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…
CITY REPS HERNANDEZ, SALCIDO AND RODRIGUEZ: “WE HAVE INCREASED WAGES BY APPROXIMATELY 20%”
We have been treated to a double feature! On September 9, City Representatives Hernandez, Salcido and Rodriguez published another guest column for the El Paso Times, which comes only 39…
CITY REP CLAUDIA LIZETTE RODRIGUEZ RECEIVES MAJOR CAMPAIGN DONATION FROM STEVE ORTEGA
City Rep. Claudia Lizette Rodriguez of District 6 accepted $2,500 from Steve Ortega in support of her campaign for reelection, according to item 23 of yesterday’s City Council agenda. Ortega…
WHY DID REPS SALCIDO AND RODRIGUEZ VOTE AGAINST THE CITY BUDGET?
Elisa S. Perez of El Paso Matters published an extraordinary report titled “City representatives up for reelection switch votes on budget, tax rate.” In it she analyzes why City Reps.…
OLIGARCHY LOSING GRIP ON POWER IN EL PASO: ART FIERRO ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR DISTRICT 6
In the time since I sent my email below, Art Fierro announced that he is running for City District 6 against incumbent Claudia Lizette Rodriguez. City Representative Rodriguez cast many…
OLIGARCHY LOSING GRIP ON POWER IN EL PASO
The Oligarchy is losing its grip on power in El Paso. The first sign that the tide turned against them was Ricardo Samaniego’s victory over John Cook in his race…
PROPERTY TAX INCREASES: THE HYPOCRISY OF CITY COUNCIL
Last month our City Council voted unanimously to order City Manager Tommy Gonzalez to craft a plan to decrease the City property tax rate, which has risen 38% since Gonzalez…
EL PASO TIMES: FIVE CITY REPS VOTE TO CONCEAL “ARENA” COST FROM THE PUBLIC
Dear Friends, Anthony Jackson of the El Paso Times published a lengthy report on yesterday’s 5-3 vote to prevent the public from learning that the City’s planned “Arena” will be…
CITY COUNCIL VOTES 6-2 TO OVERRIDE MAYOR’S VETO OF $96M IN NON-VOTER-APPROVED DEBT
“Just like a credit card, just ’cause you have it, you don’t need to continue to continue to charge on it. Sooner or later that credit card’s gonna blow up…
CITY COUNCIL VOTES 6-2 TO ISSUE ANOTHER $96M IN CO DEBT WITHOUT VOTER APPROVAL
The City Council just voted 6-2 to issue another $96M in CO debt without voter approval, with Reps. Molinar and Rodriguez dissenting. This is in addition to the $93M in…