CITY DEBT APPROACHING $3 BILLION!
According to page 79 of the FY 2023 Budget Book, our City owes $2,257,059,064, of which $851,565,991 is principal and interest on ten certificates of obligation that were issued without…
CITY BUDGET TO INCREASE TO $1.3B FOR FY 2024, HERNANDEZ WANTS MORE DEBT
Cindy Ramirez of El Paso Matters published a substantive report on the ongoing budget talks in City Council. To summarize, Interim City Manager Cary Westin and CFO Robert Cortinas proposed…
DID A THIRD INDIVIDUAL USE HERNANDEZ’S GAS CARD?
Rep. Cassandra Hernandez purchased 35% of all gas purchased by the City Council and Mayor in 2022, and 40% of all gas purchased in the first four months of 2023.…
MIDLAND CITY COUNCIL VOTES 7-0 TO HIRE TOMMY GONZALEZ AS THEIR NEXT CITY MANAGER!
Yesterday Stewart Doreen of the Midland Reporter-Telegram reported that the Midland City Council voted 7-0 to hire Tommy Gonzalez as their next City Manager, beginning July 31. According to Doreen,…
THREE CITY REPS. AND MAYOR REFUSE TO INCREASE OUR PROPERTY TAX
Our City Council and staff are in budgetary discussions in preparation for the vote next month to set the City property tax rate. Our property tax has increased every year…
BONART: GREAT WOLF LODGE LAND SWAP HAS COST THE TAXPAYERS $24 MILLION SO FAR!
The Great Wolf Lodge land swap (which Karla Nieman told City Council was impossible but happened anyway) has cost the taxpayers of El Paso $24 million so far, according to…
JORDAN AND HERNANDEZ ARE CONNECTED TO DEBORAH PAZ!
Several days ago, a PAC called “Women’s Voices for Political Reform” proclaimed that on July 5 they would announce a recall effort against a sitting member of City Council. Sure…
DEBORAH PAZ FILES COMPLAINT AGAINST CITY REP. BRIAN KENNEDY
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HERNANDEZ RESPONDS TO ETHICS COMPLAINT
City Rep. Cassandra Hernandez, who is under fire for allegedly abusing her gas card privileges, has finally responded to the ethics complaint filed against her by George Zavala, a resident…
CITY-SPONSORED STUDY RECOMMENDS EXPANDING STREETCAR SERVICE
In 2022 our streetcars had an operating loss of $2.9 million, with 65,000 free rides, which means that each ride was subsidized $44.62. By contrast, our buses were subsidized $8.77…