BETTINA OLIVARES: “I WOULD NOT CUT ANY OF OUR CITY SERVICES”
Yesterday evening the League of Women Voters hosted a candidates forum for at the State Line Bar-B-Q. Moderator Aaron Montes asked the candidates for City District 8 what they would…
OLIGARCHY CANDIDATE SILVERSTEIN: ANOTHER MAILER
Oligarch candidate Analisa Cordova Silverstein is running for District 1 and today I received a copy of her latest mailer, which is just as deceptive as her last one. TAXES…
EL PASO MATTERS: REP. CLAUDIA RODRIGUEZ OF DISTRICT 6 MAY HAVE VIOLATED CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS
City Rep. Claudia Lizette Rodriguez of District 6, the Oligarchy incumbent running against Art Fierro to keep her seat, filed a campaign finance report that potentially violates State law on…
SEVERAL CANDIDATES FAIL TO SIGN “CODE OF FAIR CAMPAIGN PRACTICES”
Three of the four Oligarchy candidates for City office–Isabel Salcido, Claudia Lizette Rodriguez and Bettina Olivares–chose not to sign the Code of Fair Campaign Practices. Although not legally required, most…
INSOLVENT WATER PARKS: KFOX AND EL DIARIO
I am sharing with you two recent investigative reports on our four new water parks, which had $5.6 million in operating losses during the first two seasons. Ariana Parra of…
COLUMN FOR THE EL PASO TIMES: “Rep. Claudia Rodriguez’ record should be examined”
The El Paso Times just published a guest column I submitted in reply to a recent column penned by Rep. Claudia Lizette Rodriguez of City District 6, also for the…
ANALISA SILVERSTEIN AND BETTINA OLIVARES ON THE RECORD: CITY PROPERTY TAX AND CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION
Today the Community First Coalition of El Paso hosted candidates for City Districts 1 and 8 at the Sacred Heart Church Gymnasium. Each candidate was asked nine questions, followed by…
DISTRICT 1 & 8 CANDIDATES FORUM TOMORROW AT SACRED HEART CHURCH, 2:00-3:30 PM
Tomorrow, Sunday, the Community First Coalition will be hosting the candidates for City Districts 1 and 8 at Sacred Heart Church Gymnasium between 2:00 and 3:30pm at 602 S. Oregon…
BETTINA OLIVARES HAS LIVED IN DISTRICT 8 FOR ONLY 6 MONTHS!
There is an Oligarchy candidate running for election in each of the four city district races, and Bettina Olivares is the Oligarchy candidate for District 8. A LIFE IN POLITICS…
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! TODAY BEGINS THE 7TH YEAR OF THE “ARENA” BATTLE
Six years ago today, on October 13, 2016, the City of El Paso announced that it would build an “Arena” in the Duranguito neighborhood. Five days later, on October 18,…