95.5% OF IVAN NIÑO’S CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS ARE FROM OUTSIDE DISTRICT 5
Last week, Vic Kolenc of the El Paso Times published a report on Ivan Niño’s victory over Richard Genera in the race for City District 5. Niño got 11,920 votes…
THE FACES BEHIND THE DARK MONEY
Odette Rosales of the El Paso Chamber, Angelica Rosales of Sundt Construction, and Eddie Trevizo of El Paso Electric are the Directors of The Sun City Coalition, Inc, a 501(c)(4)…
DARK MONEY EXPOSED: THREE OPERATIVES SEEK TO INFLUENCE CITY ELECTIONS WITH LYING MAILERS
A new 501(c)(4) “federal tax-exempt social welfare organization” has deployed four mailers aimed at influencing all four City Council races only one week before the General Election of November 3.…
DISTRICT 5 REP IVAN NIÑO HAS NO SERIOUS COMPETITOR AND WILL BE REELECTED
City District 5 has one of the lowest voting rates in the entire state of Texas. In the runoff election of December 14, 2024, voter turnout in District 5 was…
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,…
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…
CITY REP NINO SHOWERED WITH OLIGARCHY CASH
We have seen this happen time and again. A 30-something nobody runs for City office on a progressive platform and claims to stand for the working people of El Paso,…
IS CITY COUNCIL PLANNING TO FIRE CHIEF INTERNAL AUDITOR CALDERON?
The Financial Oversight and Audit Committee (FOAC) used to be chaired by Rep. Brian Kennedy. That is when Chief Internal Auditor Edmundo Calderon investigated the gas cards, P-cards and 380…
THE DEVELOPERS AND THEIR ALLIES SEIZE CONTROL OF THE CITY’S FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND AUDIT COMMITTEE
For two years, Brian Rep. Kennedy was Chair of the Financial Oversight and Audit Committee (FOAC) of the City of El Paso and served alongside Reps. Alexsandra Annello, Joe Molinar,…
IVAN NIÑO CRIMINALLY INVESTIGATED WHILE EMPLOYED BY THE COUNTY
Ivan Niño is the Administrative Support Associate of City Rep. Isabel Salcido of District 5 and is paid $71,040 to manage her office and take phone calls. Now the 33-year-old…