DEBBIE NATHAN DOCUMENTS WHICH EL PASO POLITICIANS ARE “TAKING COP MONEY”
Dear Friends, I was born and raised in Minneapolis and am horrified by the brutal murder of George Floyd by a police officer as other officers looked on and did…
DALLAS CITY COUNCIL REJECTS 8% PROPERTY TAX INCREASE, BUT THEN THERE IS EL PASO…
Dear Friends and Media, On May 27, the Dallas City Council voted 11-3 with one abstention to reject allowing the Dallas County Tax Office to calculate a property tax increase…
TOMMY GONZALEZ AND KARLA NIEMAN ARE UP FOR THEIR ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS
Dear Media and Friends, In the agenda for the next City Council meeting, released one hour ago, you will see two Executive Session items announcing that City Manager Tommy Gonzalez…
HENRY RIVERA RECEIVES $2,500 CAMPAIGN DONATION FROM THE HUNTS
Dear Media and Friends, The agenda for the next City Council meeting was just released to the public. Item 12.2 announces that City Rep. Henry Rivera of District 7 received…
WALL STREET JOURNAL: AMERICAN CITIES STRAINED BY ARENA AND STADIUM DEBT
Dear Media and Friends, Sebastian Pellejero and Heather Gillers of the Wall Street Journal just published a very disturbing report on the state of arena and stadium financing in American…
EL PASO PORKFEST WILL BE ON THE RADIO WITH ANDREW POLK IN 20 MINUTES, AT 9:15 AM, KTSM AM 690
Dear Friends, The topics will be the “Arena” fiasco, financial waste, and City politics. The call-in line is 915-544-5876. In addition to the live broadcast on 690 AM, the show…
KVIA REPORTS 22% COVID-19 FATALITY RATE IN CIUDAD JUÁREZ
Dear Friends, KVIA and the Associated Press are reporting that the COVID-19 fatality rate in Ciudad Juárez has reached 22%, with “282 recorded deaths and 1,281 confirmed cases to date.”…
COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION IN THE AGE OF VINCE PEREZ: MEMBERSHIP DECLINES TO RECORD LOW
Dear Media and Friends, The El Paso County Historical Commission is down to only about a dozen members, the lowest number in more than 20 years. In fact, making a…
SUN METRO IS $68 MILLION IN THE HOLE!
Dear Media and Friends: Ellen Smyth, who has served as the Director of the Environmental Services Department of the City of El Paso for the last 16 years, was just…
OUR BALLPARK HAS COST THE TAXPAYERS AT LEAST $164 MILLION SO FAR, 2019 FIGURES ARE OUT
Dear Media and Friends, If you ever wondered why our local Chihuahuas franchise is called “triple A,” it is because the Ballpark that hosts them cost more than triple what…