CITY TO DISCUSS ACTUAL COST OF THE “ARENA” ON TUESDAY
Dear Media and Friends, Claudia Lizette Rodriguez of City District 6 placed item 22 on the agenda for this coming Tuesday: “Discussion and action to direct the City Manager and…
TOUR OF SACRED HEART CHURCH AND THE SEGUNDO BARRIO TOMORROW, OCTOBER 23, 9:00 AM
Dear Friends, The event is free and includes a guided visit to the church and a short guided historical walk around the Segundo Barrio. Please consider making a donation for…
PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY: $250,000 GRANT AWARDED TO RESTORE SACRED HEART CHURCH!
Dear Media and Friends, We are pleased to announce that the National Fund for Sacred Places has awarded a matching grant of $250,000 for the restoration of Sacred Heart Church,…
NEWS REPORT FROM ALBUQUERQUE: “Publicly funded stadiums boost quality of life. But economy? Not so much.”
Dear Friends, Voters in Albuquerque will decide on November 2 whether their City should build and pay for a new multipurpose soccer stadium. Check out this excerpt from a recent…
THE “ARENA” CRISIS IS FIVE YEARS OLD TODAY
Happy anniversary! Today marks five years since October 13, 2016, when the City of El Paso announced that it would destroy Duranguito for a Multipurpose Performing Arts and Entertainment Facility.…
VIDEO: LESTER HOLT OF NBC NIGHTLY NEWS ON DURANGUITO CRISIS
Dear Media and Friends, Here is the video: https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/inside-fight-to-save-historic-latino-neighborhood-in-texas-123387973540 The City of El Paso should be ashamed of itself for attempting to destroy a Hispanic heritage site of national significance.…
LESTER HOLT OF NBC NIGHTLY NEWS TO FOCUS ON DURANGUITO CRISIS TODAY AT 5:30PM ON CHANNEL 9
Dear Media and Friends, Lester Holt of NBC Nightly News will report on the Duranguito crisis this evening at 5:30pm on Channel 9. Holt sent a team of four to…
THE GREAT EL PASO EXODUS
Dear Friends, As I indicated below, the 2020 US Census shows that the population of Texas increased 15.9% between 2010 and 2020, while the population of the City of El…
TELEMUNDO: 93-YEAR-OLD DURANGUITO RESIDENT FIGHTS TO SAVE HER NEIGHBORHOOD FROM THE CITY OF EL PASO
Dear Friends and Media, Toñita Morales, who is 93 years old, is the last remaining resident of her Duranguito tenement. She has been fighting for five years against the City…
EL PASO TIMES: 18 QOL BOND PROJECTS ARE $58 MILLION OVER BUDGET
Dear Friends, Mónica Ortiz Uribe of the El Paso Times just published a long and interesting report on Texas’ regressive tax system, which disproportionately impacts low-income residents of our state.…