DISTRICT 2 RUNOFF POST-ELECTION ANALYSIS
Only 5.74% of the 47,838 registered voters in District 2 bothered to vote in yesterday’s runoff election for their City representative, who will have purview over a $1.3 billion municipal…
ACEVEDO DEFEATS CARBAJAL, WILL BE SWORN IN AS NEXT D2 REP
And so ends the saga that was caused by the unnecessary resignation of Alexsandra Annello, who cost the taxpayers more than $500,000. She must feel good that her chosen successor…
VERONICA CARBAJAL TO HISPANIC CHAMBER: “HONESTLY I DON’T THINK PROP K WENT FAR ENOUGH.”
Once in a long while there is a candidate who makes a political mistake that is truly ruinous. In the case of Veronica Carbajal, whose political fate will be decided…
CARBAJAL: “HONESTLY I DON’T THINK PROP K WENT FAR ENOUGH”
Today at 12:00pm, District 2 candidate Veronica Carbajal was hosted by Desirae Manzanares of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce for a Facebook live. Max Grossman posed three questions for Carbajal,…
BOTH D2 CANDIDATES WANT THE CITY TO SUE TEXAS OVER SB4
Regardless of what one thinks of SB4, should our City commit money and resources to litigate an issue that is not within its purview? On January 20, one of these…
DISTRICT 2 RUN-OFF ELECTION ATTRACTS NEW VOTERS
As we reported in November, the special election to replace Rep. Alexsandra Annello on City Council will cost up to $600,000, and this was just corroborated by Adam Powell of…
THE EL PASO TAXPAYER REVOLT WILL NOT ENDORSE ANY CANDIDATE FOR CITY DISTRICT 2
As you know, we believe that Judy Gutierrez was the best candidate for City District 2, but she was eliminated in the December 9 election since she won only 24.29%…
VERONICA CARBAJAL CLAIMS SHE “INFLUENCED” CITY COUNCIL TO FIRE CITY MANAGER TOMMY GONZALEZ
We invite you to read the excellent commentary by Christopher Hernandez: Carbajal faces fellow progressive Joshua Acevedo in the runoff election for City District 2. Early voting began on January…
CARBAJAL CLAIMS CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION ARE ONLY FOR EMERGENCIES BUT VOTED TO ISSUE A $400M CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATION
A certificate of obligation is a form of debt that is issued without voter authorization, unlike a general obligation bond, which goes on a ballot. Previously we reported that the…
ANTI-CARBAJAL MAILER HITS DISTRICT 2 RESIDENTS
Yesterday District 2 voters began receiving an anti-Carbajal mailer that reminds them of her strong support for Proposition K, the ill-fated climate initiative that was rejected by 82% of voters…