CITY TO SPEND $1,239,235 ON CLIMATE ACTION PLAN
On November 8, 2022, El Pasoans voted to pass all three propositions of the City’s “Community Progress Bond,” costing a total of $272,480,000. Proposition C mandates “The issuance of $5,200,000…
CITY AUDITOR CALDERON FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST CITY OF EL PASO, TOMMY GONZALEZ, CASSANDRA HERNANDEZ, KARLA NIEMAN AND THREE OTHERS
City Auditor Edmundo Calderon has filed a lawsuit against the City of El Paso and named six individuals as defendants: Former City Manager Tommy Gonzalez, City Attorney Karla Nieman, Assistant…
CARBAJAL CLAIMS CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION ARE ONLY FOR EMERGENCIES BUT VOTED TO ISSUE A $400M CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATION
A certificate of obligation is a form of debt that is issued without voter authorization, unlike a general obligation bond, which goes on a ballot. Previously we reported that the…
JOSH ACEVEDO’S CAMPAIGN DONORS
Josh Acevedo worked in the office of County Commissioner David Stout of Precinct 2 before he was elected EPISD Trustee of District 3. He is now one of four candidates…
ARE TRACEY JEROME AND ELIZABETH TRIGGS JUMPING SHIP?
Tracey Jerome was one of several medium-level City employees who climbed to the top during the reign of City Manager Gonzalez, who selected most of his immediate subordinates for their…
ANTI-CARBAJAL MAILER HITS DISTRICT 2 RESIDENTS
Yesterday District 2 voters began receiving an anti-Carbajal mailer that reminds them of her strong support for Proposition K, the ill-fated climate initiative that was rejected by 82% of voters…
CITY AND COUNTY TO PROVIDE $110 MILLION IN ABATEMENTS FOR META HYPERSCALE DATA CENTER
The City and County are planning to provide $110 million in property tax abatements to Meta Platforms, Inc., which owns Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp, over a period of 25 years.…
CARBAJAL PAYS HERSELF TO BLOCKWALK?
Veronica Carbajal is one of four candidates running in the current Special Election for District 2. We examined her 8-day campaign finance report, which was filed on December 1, and…
SALARIES OF COUNTY VS. CITY LEADERS FY 2007-2024
We recently submitted a round of public records requests asking for salary information on both County and City leaders from FY 2007 through the present. The result is the attached…
WHAT DOES GAZA HAVE TO DO WITH SERVING AS CITY REPRESENTATIVE OF DISTRICT 2?
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