The American countries are dominating the 2014 World Cup. For those indoctrinated in US schools, the Americas is the American continent from Canada down to the tip of Argentina and Chile. Of the sixteen countries that have advanced, eight are from the Americas, two are from Africa, Algeria and Nigeria and the rest (six) are […]
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City Paying Employee to Stay Home
In yesterday’s Diario de El Paso there was an article by Karla Guevara Walton where she details how Jane Shang, one of the city’s deputy city manager has been put on administrative leave since June 1, 2014. You might remember that Shane was at the center of the controversy involving the streetcar restoration project where […]
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Examining Political Public Perception Management
A public policy agenda requires that the appropriate individuals be put into public office in order to control the outcome of the votes necessary to keep the public policy in place. Managing the necessary votes also requires a candidate slate to be incubated and placed into the appropriate office. Although certain individuals will pontificate about […]
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Steve Ortega Criminal Complaint Filed
My blog post; “What is it with Steve Ortega and Bain Construction?” on June 5 generated a couple of emails and a comment basically asking me why I had not filed a complaint against Ortega. As I thought about this, two issues arouse for me that necessitated some soul searching on my part. The first […]
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The Death of Daniel Saenz and El Paso Police Impunity
Excerpted video at the bottom. For a number of years I have written numerous accounts of El Paso Police misconduct. I have shared with you many examples of documented police misbehavior that has resulted in numerous monetary settlements paid by the taxpayers through the City of El Paso. In 2004, various Courts of Inquiry were convened […]
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The Politics of the Children’s Hospital
Yesterday I shared with you the finances of the Children’s Hospital. Many of you have noticed that the public rhetoric is shrouded in secrecy. Although UMC is a publicly funded organization accountable to the taxpayer, the fact remains that many of the facts regarding the hospital are wrapped in attorney-client privilege and behind closed-door meetings. […]
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The Children’s Hospital by the Numbers
As you all are aware the Children’s Hospital is on the news lately because of its finances. There is much rhetoric about its future and its ability to continue operating. Of course, regardless of the political posturing by the politicians the reality is that the taxpayers are on the hook for the hospital. Therefore, I […]
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Is the City Going to Spend another $100k to Keep Secrets?
Many of you have been following the saga between the City of El Paso and Stephanie Townsend Allala for some time now. As much as the city continues to insist that it has met the burden of releasing the requested public records the fact remains that the city has paid Denton, Navarro, Rocha & Bernal, […]
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Further Proof the Ballpark Will End Up Costing the Taxpayers
The issue that many have about the ballpark is the process by which it was shoved down the community’s collective throats. The process bypassed the normal community discussion that a citywide infrastructure investment should have. Part of the discussion would have been whether the community could afford such an endeavor. The supporters of the ballpark […]
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World Cup Fever
The 2014 World Cup fever got under way yesterday. For us “Americanos” it starts today with Mexico playing Cameroon. The other “American” team is, of course the US, which plays its first game on Monday. The United States will be playing Ghana. For most El Pasoans, unlike their counterparts in the rest of the US, […]