BRIAN KENNEDY LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN WEBPAGE
Brian Kennedy is running for District 1 and he just launched his campaign webpage. It is hard to imagine a candidate for City office with more relevant and substantive experience…
OLIGARCHY LOSING GRIP ON POWER IN EL PASO: ART FIERRO ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR DISTRICT 6
In the time since I sent my email below, Art Fierro announced that he is running for City District 6 against incumbent Claudia Lizette Rodriguez. City Representative Rodriguez cast many…
CITY COUNCIL VOTES TO REDUCE OUR FREEDOM!
In June I revealed (below) that the Ad Hoc Charter Advisory Committee is dominated by oligarchy surrogates whose aim is to curb the power of the Mayor and reduce citizen…
CITY MANAGER TO GET 5% RAISE TO $424,595 AND CITY ATTORNEY TO GET 2% RAISE TO $285,797
The City announced a few days ago that City Manager Tommy Gonzalez and City Attorney Karla Nieman both received performance evaluations that exceeded standards between June 2021 and June 2022,…
DISCUSSION AND ACTION ON ELIMINATION OF THE MAYOR’S “TIE-BREAKING AND VETO CAPACITY” DELAYED
As some of you already know, City staff announced yesterday morning under agenda item 40 that discussion and action to eliminate the Mayor’s “tie-breaking and veto capacity,” which had been…
CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER ELIMINATION OF THE MAYOR’S “TIE-BREAKING AND VETO CAPACITY”
On May 19, the Ad Hoc Charter Advisory Committee voted 4-3 to modify Article IV, Section 4.1 B of our City Charter so as to deprive the Mayor of his…
DALLAS CITY COUNCIL TO VOTE WEDNESDAY ON WHETHER TO FIRE THEIR CITY MANAGER
On June 15, the Dallas City Council will vote on whether to terminate City Manager T. C. Broadnax, who earns $410,000 per year. See the notice below by Mayor Eric…
OLIGARCHS ATTEMPTING TO ELIMINATE MAYOR’S VETO POWER!
On May 19, the Ad Hoc Charter Advisory Committee of the City of El Paso voted 4-3 under item 5.3 to modify our City Charter so as to deprive our…
MAYOR LEESER CRITICIZED THE CITY MANAGER BEFORE HE PRAISED HIM
Dear Friends and Media, In the attached campaign mailer, mayoral candidate Oscar Leeser told El Pasoans he would “reevaluate the scope and responsibilities of the City Manager.” At the time,…
PROPERTY TAX INCREASES: THE HYPOCRISY OF CITY COUNCIL
Last month our City Council voted unanimously to order City Manager Tommy Gonzalez to craft a plan to decrease the City property tax rate, which has risen 38% since Gonzalez…