REP. ART FIERRO RECEIVES $7,500 FROM WOODY HUNT SINCE AUGUST
When Art Fierro first ran for City Council in 2022, he took no money from the Oligarchs and promised us he wouldn’t, so we felt comfortable supporting his candidacy. After…
FOUR INCUMBENT CITY REPS VOTED TO INCREASE PROPERTY TAX 11.5%, NOW SEEK REELECTION
City Reps. Alejandra Chavez, Ivan Niño, Art Fierro, and Chris Canales voted to increase the property tax on the average-valued home by 5.2% for FY2026 and 6.0% for FY2027. Mathematically,…
CITY REP. ART FIERRO ACCEPTS CONTRIBUTIONS FROM WOODY HUNT AND THE MARGOS
Judge him by his friends. Pro-Debt Plaza incumbent Art Fierro of District 6, according to item 17 of the current City Council agenda, recently accepted contributions of $2,500 from Woody…
PRO-DEBT-PLAZA INCUMBENTS OMIT DEBT PLAZA FROM THEIR CAMPAIGNS
There are four incumbents running for City Council: Alejandra Chavez of District 1, Ivan Nino of District 5, Art Fierro of District 6, and Chris Canales of District 8. Of…
KVIA TAKES POSITION AGAINST LIMITING SPEECH OF CITY REPS
On April 1, City Council voted 6-2 to direct the City Manager and City Attorney to draft a resolution designating the Mayor as the sole spokesperson of the City for…
SHOULD MAYOR JOHNSON BE THE SOLE CITY SPOKESMAN ON “HIGH-LEVEL” ISSUES?
On June 10, 2019, City Council voted to establish a Code of Conduct, confirming Mayor Dee Margo as “the designated representative of the Council to present and speak on the…
ART FIERRO TAKES IN $22,250 IN CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE ELITES, INCLUDING $500 FROM MAYOR JOHNSON
According to item 12 of Tuesday’s Consent Agenda, City Representative Art Fierro of District 6 recently took in $22,250 in contributions from El Paso’s elites, including $500 from Mayor Renard…
CITY COUNCIL VOTES 5-3 TO PRESERVE THE INTEGRITY OF PUBLIC COMMENT
Numerous El Pasoans were alarmed by the City’s plan to reform Public Comment, which would have been moved from the individual agenda items to a designated period starting at 10:00am,…
GROSSMAN TO EL PASO TIMES: CITY COUNCIL VOTES TO RESTRICT PUBLIC COMMENT
On April 29, the El Paso City Council voted 7-1 to amend the Rules of Order such that public comment on agenda items will be confined to a 60-minute period…
CITY COUNCIL VOTES TO MOVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON ALL AGENDA ITEMS TO 10AM
Today under item 24 City Council voted 7-1 to amend the Rules of Order such that public comment on all agenda items will be confined to a set period starting…