AARON MONTES IS RUNNING FOR CITY REPRESENTATIVE OF DISTRICT 7!
Dear Media and Friends, I am pleased to announce that Aaron Montes, who announced yesterday that he left the El Paso Times, is planning to run for City Representative of…
AARON MONTES HAS LEFT THE EL PASO TIMES!
Dear Friends and Media, Aaron Montes just announced on Facebook that he has left the El Paso Times. I have followed Aaron’s career starting when he was at El Diario,…
EL PASO TIMES: CITY REP. RIVERA CLAIMS HE DID NOT CALL SITO NEGRON A “F—ING IDIOT”
Dear Friends, Molly Smith of the El Paso Times has been in El Paso only 11 months and has already distinguished herself as a solid investigative journalist. Today she published…
PAUL FOSTER WRITES TO CITY COUNCIL ATTACKING ANTI-ARENA PRESERVATIONISTS
Dear Media and Friends,Yesterday at 11:41am, Paul Foster wrote a letter (below) to the Mayor and City Council thanking them for voting against agenda item 19.1, which would have suspended…
ANTONIA MORALES AND DURANGUITO FEATURED IN THE LA TIMES!
Dear Media and Friends, Today the Los Angeles Times featured 92-year-old Duranguito resident Antonio Morales. Staff Writer Gustavo Arrellano did a wonderful job of covering her story. Six members of…
CITY REP. HENRY RIVERA CALLS SENATOR SPOKESMAN A “F—ING IDIOT” DURING PUBLIC COMMENT
Dear Media, And here is the rest of the story (see my earlier email below). Again, when agenda 11.1 was finally brought up for public comment (after the vote!), Sito…
MAYOR AND CITY ATTORNEY PREVENT PUBLIC COMMENT IN VIOLATION OF STATE LAW
Dear Media: Yesterday, under City Council agenda item 11.1, the Mayor and City Attorney blocked public comment in clear violation of Texas state law. The discussion was captured on video,…
CITY COUNCIL TO VOTE TODAY ON SUSPENDING THE “ARENA” AND MACC: SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
Dear Friends, The item is number 19.1 on the agenda for today. You may sign up for public comment on that agenda item here. You may view the City Council…
ALL THREE OF MARGO’S OPPONENTS ISSUE STATEMENTS ABOUT THE “ARENA” AND/OR MAJOR CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
Dear Media, Yesterday I contacted all three opponents of Mayor Dee Margo and asked them where they stand on the “Arena” and on tomorrow’s City Council agenda item 19.1, which…
CITY ANNOUNCES COVID-19 WILL IMPACT BUDGET $86.4M IN FY 2020-2021, 400 EMPLOYEES FURLOUGHED
Dear Friends and Media, Aaron Montes of the El Paso Times covered today’s budget discussion during the City Council Work Session. The City announced that the budget impact from COVID-19…