On Tuesday, Claudia Ordaz is set to reappoint Jose Landeros to the City Plan Commission. Like I first pointed out to you on August 19, 2014, when Landeros was first appointed to the commission by Ordaz, this latest reappointment is also the continued building up of a political faction being pushed forth the Ray Caballero […]
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Candidate Dossier: Abraham Moises Monteros
Name: Abraham Moises Monteros Date of Birth: 04/15/1988 (27) Education: Senior year at UTEP majoring in Philosophy and French with a minor in Women and Gender studies. Occupation: Student/Research Assistant Home address: 2435 McKinley B54 El Paso, Texas 79930 Length of time in district: 4 years and 8 months Email address: ammonteros@miners.utep.edu Telephone: +1 915 355 0518 Campaign […]
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Barbara Carrasco Files Claudia Ordaz Appeal
Yesterday, the City’s Ethics Review Commission met to discuss the Tommy Gonzalez and Larry Romero pending ethics complaints and other complaints that were dismissed by the city attorney. As you likely know by now, the commission and Larry Romero agreed to a finding that Romero violated various ethics rules by having an alleyway on Polk […]
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Candidate Dossier: Cemellí de Aztlán
Name: Cemellí de Aztlán Date of Birth: 12/27/1980 (35) Education: Master in Divinity, Indigenous Religious Studies and Women in Religious Studies; Harvard University, 2009 Occupation: Network Weaver & Adjunct Professor Home address: 3317 Nashville El Paso, Texas 79930 Length of time in district: 1 year Email address: cdeaztlan@gmail.com Telephone: +1 915 799 2890 Campaign Information: […]
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Candidate Dossier: Dolores Garcia Baca
Name: Dolores Garcia Baca Date of Birth: 03/01/1957 (59) Education: BA in Psychology Occupation: retired Home address: 1601 Weightman Circle El Paso, Texas 79903 Length of time in district: 19 years and 11 months Email address: rregalado_98@yahoo.com Telephone: +1 915 772 7583 Campaign Information: Treasurer: Roberto R. Regalado Campaign address: Campaign telephone: Campaign facsimile: Campaign […]
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Mexican Political Intrigue as Defined by Hackers and Off-Shore Accounts
In the last two weeks, two computer system hacks that dumped private data on the web has put an uncomfortable light on Mexico’s president, Enrique Peña Nieto. Most individuals that I speak to usually have the misconception that Mexico is a little sleepy siesta country where beaches and Tequila go hand in hand. Obviously, corruption, […]
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Anatomy of Corruption: Another Case Study with Joyce Wilson
In the continued quest to make El Paso the most corrupt city in the world, Joyce Wilson has given us an opportunity to analyze, dissect and explore how corruption is incubated, maintained and spread throughout the city. As I have stated before, corrupt practices is not just the criminal element of a quid pro quo. […]
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Someone is Clearly Lying
As you likely know by now, Larry Romero submitted written responses to the Ross Fisher questionnaire on March 15, 2016. As with all controversies, it comes down to who is telling the truth. After reviewing Romero’s answers I looked to see what information, if any, I could independently verify. Official business should generate supporting documentation […]
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Guest Column from Abraham Monteros About His Campaign
Pursuant to my request for District 2 candidates to submit a write up for my blog, the following is the one submitted by Abraham Monteros. It is published as submitted to me by Monteros. My name is Abraham Monteros. I was born and raised in District 2 and I’m proud to call District 2 my home. […]
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2016 District Two Candidates Coverage Calendar
From the news media reports, the blogosphere, social media and my post about David Nevarez, you know that there are eight candidates looking to fill the unexpired term of Larry Romero. As has become my tradition, I will be compiling a complete dossier on each of the candidates. In addition, and as usual, I will […]