REPS. HERNANDEZ AND LIZARRAGA “REMAIN COMMITTED” TO DELIVERING AN “ARENA”
Dear Friends, This past Friday, the El Paso Times published a guest column by Reps. Cassandra Hernandez of District 3 and Cissy Lizarraga of District 8 in which the two…
OPEN LETTER TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL: REINFORCE THE DAMAGED DURANGUITO BUILDINGS
Mayor and City Council Representatives City of El Paso 300 N. Campbell El Paso, Texas 79901 Dear Mayor and City Council Representatives: Four years ago today, on September 12, 2017,…
OPEN LETTER TO POLICE CHIEF ALLEN: WHY CONDUCT RIOT TRAINING IN DURANGUITO?
Greg Allen, Chief of Police City of El Paso 300 N. Campbell El Paso, Texas 79901 Dear Chief Allen, Yesterday, starting at around 6:30pm, more than two dozen police were…
TWO DOZEN POLICE IN RIOT GEAR PRACTICE RIOT CONTROL IN DURANGUITO
Dear Media and Friends, This evening, starting at around 6:30pm, more than two dozen police were observed inside the fenced perimeter of the “Arena Footprint” in Duranguito practicing riot control.…
DIRECTOR OF CITY’S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT RESIGNS
Dear Friends, Jessica Herrera, the head of the City’s Economic and International Development Department, has resigned. According to a report by Vic Kolenc of the El Paso Times, she has…
THE CITY’S “ARENA” DECEPTION
Dear Friends and Media, In the November 6, 2012 general election, 71.67% of El Pasoans who cast a ballot voted in favor of Proposition 2, which reads as follows: MUSEUM,…
CITY’S OUTSTANDING NON-VOTER APPROVED DEBT HITS TEXAS RECORD: MORE THAN $1.1 BILLION INCLUDING INTEREST
On Tuesday, KVIA aired an excellent report on the City’s outstanding non-voter-approved debt from certificates of obligation, but they misstated the figures. According to KVIA, the City owes $851.1M in…
CITY REP. HERNANDEZ: THE MAYOR NEGLECTS “COMMUNITIES OF COLOR” AND THE “DISENFRANCHISED”
During yesterday’s City Council meeting under agenda item 19, City Rep. Cassandra Hernandez of District 3 accused Mayor Oscar Leeser of neglecting communities of color and the poor because of…
CITY COUNCIL VOTES 6-2 TO OVERRIDE MAYOR’S VETO OF $96M IN NON-VOTER-APPROVED DEBT
“Just like a credit card, just ’cause you have it, you don’t need to continue to continue to charge on it. Sooner or later that credit card’s gonna blow up…
SUPPORT THE MAYOR’S VETO OF $96M OF NON-VOTER APPROVED DEBT TODAY: INSTRUCTIONS
Dear Friends, At today’s City Council meeting, under agenda item 19, an attempt will be made by Rep. Cassandra Hernandez and her allies to override the Mayor’s veto of $96…