WHERE ARE THE OLIGARCH CANDIDATES ON THE ARENA?
It is now clear where the Oligarch candidates stand on the Arena issue. Kudos to Victor Vazquez of the Westside Democrats of El Paso and Desirae Manzanares of the El…
REP. ISABEL SALCIDO HOLDS FUNDRAISER AT THE MARGOS
On September 7, Dee and Adair Margo hosted City Rep. Isabel Salcido at their Upper Valley home for a campaign fundraiser, which was apparently co-hosted by Gracie Viramontes, Creative Director…
EL PASO COUNTY EMPLOYEE SALARIES, SEP 2022
List of El Paso County employee salaries, dated Sep 2022.
EL PASO WATER PARKS LOST $1.3 MILLION IN 2021, TO LOSE $3.4 MILLION IN 2022
The City recently released an internal audit revealing catastrophic financial losses for our four water parks. I just submitted a guest column to El Chuqueno, which Rich Wright was kind…
BRIAN KENNEDY’S CAMPAIGN VIDEOS
I have seen many campaign videos in my time, but these two by Brian Kennedy, who is running for District 1, are absolutely lethal! Property Tax: Fact or Fiction? https://fb.watch/fHgEpnnemB/…
OUR FOUR WATER PARKS ARE A GIANT FINANCIAL BLACK HOLE!
The City’s four water parks were built at a cost of $72 million, 31% over budget, and now have an average yearly operating deficit of $2.8 million, to be covered…
DISTRICT 1 CANDIDATES FORUM: SUMMARY
Yesterday evening the Westside Democrats of El Paso hosted the seven candidates running for District 1. Below I have summarized their replies to the three most important questions: 1. Do…
TAKE THE CITY “ARENA” SURVEY!
The City of El Paso has put out a new “Arena” survey which gauges, among other things, whether the Duranguito neighborhood should be preserved for posterity or destroyed for an…
THE “ARENA” IS A FINANCIAL TRAP
Rich Wright is running for District 8 on a platform calling for cutting spending and lowering taxes. He understands that building an “Arena” would be a financial trap. See his…
DISTRICT 8 CANDIDATES FORUM, HOSTED BY THE WESTSIDE DEMOCRATS
Last Wednesday the Westside Democrats hosted the four candidates running for District 8 and asked them each the same questions. You can watch the video here. The sound is poor…