By Miguel Juárez Since early April Attorney Susana Prieto Terrazas recorded videos social media and YouTube for on the ground reports of the situation of Mexican maquiladoras. Workers are forced to work by mostly American-owned companies in spite of the National Health Emergency decree which calls for suspension of work due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. […]
Posted inCommunity News, Culture, Duranguito, El Paso, History
Online petition: “TERMINATE THE EL PASO SPORTS ARENA PROJECT”
The Community First Coalition El Paso, has created a petition to terminate “The El Paso Sports Arena Project.” In the petition, the organization writes: “In response to the worst health and economic crisis in El Paso’s history, the City has implemented austerity measures, but the costliest tax-funded project—the proposed sports arena—has not yet been eliminated.” […]
Posted inThe Latino Life
Seven Years Ago Today, El Paso Demolished Its City Hall
Seven years ago today, the City of El Paso continued its revitalization plans for downtown El Paso by making way for the ballpark. The ballpark was the cornerstone of the attempt by city leaders to create an arena at the location of an Hispanic community known as Duranguito. To make room for the arena, that […]
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Mexico: The Unexpected Oil Deal Winner
The deal reached on Sunday between Russia, Saudi Arabia and other oil producing nations is not enough to solve the oil price problem. Cutting 9.7 million barrels a day is not enough to save the American shale oil companies. The pandemic has reduced oil consumption so much that the deal won’t be enough to stabilize […]
Posted inCOVID-19, Culture, Literary, The Latino Life
Poesía durante el confinamiento por Covid-19 por Xánath Caraza translations by Sandra Kingery
Poesía durante el confinamiento por Covid-19 por Xánath Caraza, translations by Sandra Kingery Sandra Kingery is Professor of Spanish at Lycoming College (Williamsport, PA). Kingery has published translations of two books by Ana María Moix, as well as a translation of René Vázquez Díaz and Daniel Innerarity; and a number of books for Xánath […]
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El Paso, TX City budget hemorrhaging – city had projected a $6 million surplus for fy2020 (ending Sept. 1), City projecting a $26M deficit. City manager states “Nothing will be open this summer, possible layoffs and furloughs.”
Source: Anonymous Whistleblower: April 13, 2020City Team Members: As we are all aware, the current COVID-19 health crisis is causing negative economic and financial impacts for every City and State across the nation. Although, we have strengthened our financial position over the years, we are not immune to this crisis.As a nimble and proactive organization, […]
Posted inCOVID-19, Culture, El Paso, From the Archives, History, Politics
Let’s do this right El Paso!
By Miguel Juárez On Monday, April 13 at 9:05am, there was a Special City Council Meeting with six agenda items. Item 6 on the Agenda reads as follows: “Discussion on renovating the Abraham Chavez Theater and/or the civic center with funds authorized by the ‘Museum, Cultural, Performing Arts, and Library Facilities’ ballot proposition of the 2012 […]
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The Back 2 Work Plan
The unprecedented economic shutdown over the last month or so is, hopefully, about to end. The question is, what will it take to recover? Many are hoping and relying on the government to step up and offer help. But the economic chaos is going to take much more than government intervention to recover the economy. […]
Posted inCommunity News, El Paso, Politics
TRACEY JEROME AND THE DEBACLE THAT IS THE MEXICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER [MACC] By Mark Pumphrey, former Director of Libraries for the City of El Paso
The following article written by Mark Pumphrey, originally ran in El Paso Porkfest on Facebook. Before his retirement, Pumphrey was Director of Libraries for the City of El Paso. The article has been edited for length. Posted with permission of the author . El Paso News Team Part One: The new Mexican American Cultural Center […]