One of the things that drives me to blog is the hypocrisy of politicians. The hypocrisy that oozes out of Steve Ortega is unexplainable. As you probably already know, Steve Ortega filed two motions electronically on Sunday, October 13, 2013. According to the filings, copies were sent out to counsel on Friday, October 11, 2013. […]
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Laredo State Representative Interested in Clint ISD Financial Disclosure Requirement; Is Naomi Gonzalez Behind It?
As some of you already know, on Thursday, October 10, 2013, El Paso Times reporter Alex Hinojosa reported that the board of trustees for the Ysleta Independent School District opposed the financial disclosure requirement recently enacted by the Texas Legislature. Back on May 2, 2013 Marissa Márquez was successful in passing House Bill 343. House […]
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Official Statements on Joyce Wilson’s Resignation
As you all know, Joyce Wilson and Oscar Leeser held a press conference yesterday officially announcing the resignation of Joyce Wilson. The city issued two statements. I thought some of you would be interested in the statements. Leeser issued a press release announcing that Joyce Wilson was resigning and that a search for a new […]
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Ballpark Cost Increases by $8.1 million; MountainStar Provides Payment Guarantees
Earlier today, in addition to the press conference about the resignation of Joyce Wilson, the mayor announced that the downtown ballpark would cost an additional $8.1 million. Unlike the previous administration under John Cook, Oscar Leeser released a complete explanation of the negotiations, advised the community that city council would be voting on the proposal […]
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Timeline of the Joyce Wilson Information Flow
By now most of you know that at about 10:00 am this morning the city will officially announce Joyce Wilson’s resignation. The news broke late in the afternoon yesterday. I know some of you are curious, as I am, as to how information flows out of the city and into the community’s consciousness. Although not […]
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Joyce Wilson Resignation
Unconfirmed reports from multiple sources suggest that City Manager Joyce Wilson has submitted a letter of resignation. The city is expected to hold a press conference tomorrow in the morning. Wilson is expected to remain in her position through sometime in 2014. I will update you with more details as the information becomes available.
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Is The City Playing Games with Open Records?
As you all know, last week I encountered a problem with the city not accepting my money order for payment on an open records request I filed recently. As I shared with you in “Money Orders and the City of El Paso” the city’s Public Records Coordinator sent me an email on Thursday, October 3, […]
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How Public Manipulation Works
Massaging the public message is what useful idiots are tasked to do. Their job is to create illusions of reality in support of official propaganda to give the impression that the lie is the truth. I once heard someone say that there are two truths; the truth and the perception of the truth. I am […]
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Money Orders and the City of El Paso
As you are probably aware by now, I recently sent a money order to the City of El Paso in response to an Open Records Request that, according to their response yielded six DVDs of data. They sent me an invoice for a little over $100 to complete processing my request. Looking forward to the […]
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Money Order No Good For Open Records Requests at City
Frankly, I’m confused. I while back I submitted an open records request that resulted in a substantial amount of data. The city sent me an invoice for a little over $100. According to the invoice, the city accepts cash, checks or credit cards. Being over 1,700 miles away I wasn’t about to mail cash. I […]