MAYOR LEESER VETOES $96 MILLION CO ISSUANCE!
Mayor Oscar Leeser has just vetoed the issuance of $96 million in certificates of obligation, which was approved by City Council on Tuesday under agenda item 11 on a 6-2…
NPR REPORT: “IN TEXAS, A STRUGGLE TO PRESERVE HISTORIC DURANGUITO NEIGHBORHOOD”
Dear Media and Friends, There are five representatives on City Council, aka the Oligarch Caucus, who still refuse to abandon the sinking ship that is the City’s half-billion-dollar multipurpose basketball…
CITY PROVIDES “ARENA” ACCOUNTING AFTER OPEN RECORDS REQUEST
One month ago I filed an open records request with the City of El Paso as follows: “Please provide me with documentation indicating when and how much 2012 Quality of…
WHY DOES OUR CITY FEEL IT MUST PROVIDE US WITH ENTERTAINMENT?
“A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.” –President Gerald Ford, August 12, 1974 Dear Friends,…
EL PASO TIMES: HISPANIC ACCESS FOUNDATION ADVOCATES FOR PRESERVATION OF DURANGUITO AND CASTNER RANGE
Yesterday Anthony Jackson of the El Paso Times published a piece informing El Pasoans that the Latino Heritage Scholars, an initiative of the Hispanic Access Foundation, published a national report…
HISPANIC ACCESS FOUNDATION DEMANDS PRESERVATION OF DURANGUITO: CNN, BLOOMBERG, NBC, LA TIMES…
The Latino Heritage Scholars, an initiative of the Hispanic Access Foundation (a group with international reach), has listed Duranguito as one of seven sites that deserve protection because of their…
NOW WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THE “ARENA” BOND MONEY!
Last month I sent out a series of three emails (below) exploring the status of the 2012 Quality of Life Bond funds that are earmarked for the City’s G-League multipurpose…
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE “ARENA” BOND MONEY? (Part 3)
At today’s City Council meeting under agenda item 14, City Engineer Sam Rodriguez gave a lengthy presentation on the City’s various capital improvement projects, including the 2012 Quality of Life…
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE “ARENA” BOND MONEY? (Part 2)
I searched the City’s webpage and found a presentation entitled Quality of Life Update, February 18, 2020. I have attached page 4, which indicates that as of that date, the…
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE “ARENA” BOND MONEY?
At the June 8 City Council meeting, City staff gave a financial presentation which included an assessment on how much of the 2012 Quality of Life Bond has been issued.…