WILL OUR CITY PAY $500/MONTH TO NEEDY FAMILIES FROM TAXPAYER FUNDS?
On October 10 under agenda item 20, our City Council voted 5 to 1 “to authorize City Manager and City Attorney to identify a funding source for $500,000 and create…
THREE CITY REPS. AND MAYOR REFUSE TO INCREASE OUR PROPERTY TAX
Our City Council and staff are in budgetary discussions in preparation for the vote next month to set the City property tax rate. Our property tax has increased every year…
CITY AUDITOR PRESSURED TO ALTER HIS REPORT ON CITY GAS CARDS!
In its reporting on the City gas card scandal, KVIA has reminded our community why it is has the highest-rated local television news coverage. Because its anchors and reporters are…
CITY COUNCIL TO VOTE ON WHETHER TO APPOINT CAREY WESTIN AS INTERIM CITY MANAGER
This coming Tuesday, City Council will take up agenda item 23, sponsored by Mayor Leeser: “Discussion and action regarding the procedure for appointment of Colonel (Ret.) Cary Westin as Interim…
MAYOR LEESER: I DO NOT REPRESENT “ANY SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP, ASSOCIATION, OR GOOD OLD BOY NETWORK”
On Monday, Mayor Leeser published an open letter explaining why City Manager Gonzalez was fired “without cause” and pushing back against former mayor Dee Margo for his harsh criticism of…
CITY MANAGER GONZALEZ FIRED!
Today at 2:53pm our City Council voted 5-4, with Mayor Leeser breaking the tie, to fire City Manager Tommy Gonzalez without cause, per the terms of section 6.1(d) of his…
CITY COUNCIL VOTES TO PRESERVE MAYORAL VETO AND TIE-BREAKING AUTHORITY
During yesterday’s Special Meeting, our City Council considered a list of recommended amendments to our City Charter. You can view the discussion here. MAYORAL VETO AND TIE-BREAKING AUTHORITY PRESERVED Amendment…
KVIA VIDEO: MAYOR LEESER PROPOSES SOLUTION TO ARENA DEBACLE
Yesterday Erik Elken of KVIA aired his report on the latest scientific arena poll, showing that only 26% of El Pasoans support building an arena in Duranguito. Now you can…
MAYOR LEESER CRITICIZED THE CITY MANAGER BEFORE HE PRAISED HIM
Dear Friends and Media, In the attached campaign mailer, mayoral candidate Oscar Leeser told El Pasoans he would “reevaluate the scope and responsibilities of the City Manager.” At the time,…
CITY REP. HERNANDEZ: THE MAYOR NEGLECTS “COMMUNITIES OF COLOR” AND THE “DISENFRANCHISED”
During yesterday’s City Council meeting under agenda item 19, City Rep. Cassandra Hernandez of District 3 accused Mayor Oscar Leeser of neglecting communities of color and the poor because of…