MAYOR TIGHTENING CONTROL OVER TIRZ 5, REAPPOINTS ORTEGA
Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) number 5 encompasses all of Downtown, the western part of the Segundo Barrio, and a portion of Central El Paso. Any incremental increase in tax…
REP. ALEJANDRA CHAVEZ RECEIVES $2,500 FROM MARGOS AND ORTEGA AFTER VOTING TO INCREASE PROPERTY TAX
According to her campaign webpage, Alejandra Chavez “is committed to exploring options for property tax relief.” However, during the recent budget discussions she did not make a single proposal that…
RENARD JOHNSON IS THE NEW BETO
Renard Johnson is running for Mayor on a pro-Oligarchy platform. That means more large bond issuances for capital improvement projects and transportation infrastructure, generous incentives for large corporations, and higher…
STEVE ORTEGA TELLS EL PASO INC ABOUT THE “ARENA”
Over the weekend Greg Ford published an interview he conducted with Steve Ortega in the El Paso Inc. Much like Augustus Caesar, who at the end of his life penned…
CITY REP. RODRIGUEZ JOINS THE OLIGARCHY CAUCUS
It’s official. Rep. Claudia Lizette Rodriguez has betrayed her supporters who worked to get her elected to office in the first place and joined the Oligarchy Caucus. I reported how…
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…
OLIGARCHS ATTEMPTING TO ELIMINATE MAYOR’S VETO POWER!
On May 19, the Ad Hoc Charter Advisory Committee of the City of El Paso voted 4-3 under item 5.3 to modify our City Charter so as to deprive our…