WHY DOES OUR CITY FEEL IT MUST PROVIDE US WITH ENTERTAINMENT?
“A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.” –President Gerald Ford, August 12, 1974 Dear Friends,…
CITY’S BOND OVERVIEW ADVISORY COMMITTEE (BOAC) LACKS TRANSPARENCY
Dear Media and Friends, The City of El Paso’s Bond Overview Advisory Committee (BOAC) is charged with monitoring the City’s expenditure of hundreds of millions of dollars in municipal bonds.…
EL PASO TIMES: CITY MANAGER EARNS 34% MORE THAN THE MAYORS OF NEW YORK AND CHICAGO
The media have been focusing like a laser on the merit raises of City Manager Gonzalez and City Attorney Nieman. Now Anthony Jackson of the El Paso Times has published…
CITY MANAGER TO EARN SLIGHTLY LESS THAN THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AND MAYOR APPROVES
City Manager Gonzalez will soon earn a salary of $398,401, which is slightly less than President Biden’s salary of $400,000. Gonzalez probably enjoys similar perks, less the Boeing 747 and…
AARON MONTES: CITY MANAGER’S COMPENSATION INCREASING TO $398,401 PLUS BENEFITS
Yesterday, Aaron Montes of KTSM 9 News reported that City Manager Gonzalez and City Attorney Karla Nieman, the two highest paid City employees, have earned merit raises stemming from their…
EL PASO TIMES: HISPANIC ACCESS FOUNDATION ADVOCATES FOR PRESERVATION OF DURANGUITO AND CASTNER RANGE
Yesterday Anthony Jackson of the El Paso Times published a piece informing El Pasoans that the Latino Heritage Scholars, an initiative of the Hispanic Access Foundation, published a national report…
CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION: SVARZBEIN, HERNANDEZ AND RIVERA ENTER THE HALF-BILLION-DOLLAR CLUB!
With Tuesday’s 6-2 vote to publish the City’s intention to issue another $96 million in certificates of obligation without voter approval, Reps. Svarzbein, Hernandez, and Rivera have achieved the impossible.…
HISPANIC ACCESS FOUNDATION DEMANDS PRESERVATION OF DURANGUITO: CNN, BLOOMBERG, NBC, LA TIMES…
The Latino Heritage Scholars, an initiative of the Hispanic Access Foundation (a group with international reach), has listed Duranguito as one of seven sites that deserve protection because of their…
TROST SOCIETY TO HOST ARCHITECTURAL WALKING TOUR OF THE SEGUNDO BARRIO, JULY 31, 9:00AM
Established in 1885, the Segundo Barrio is a fascinating neighborhood that is rich in history and culture. The Trost Society will host an architectural walking tour of the neighborhood on…
CITY’S BOND OVERVIEW ADVISORY COMMITTEE (BOAC) TO CONVENE MONDAY, JULY 12 AT 4:30PM
The City of El Paso’s Bond Overview Advisory Committee (BOAC), a group of citizen professionals charged with monitoring the City’s expenditure of hundreds of millions of dollars in municipal bonds,…