In the latest episode of The Accessibility Corner podcast, George and Jesus spoke to local advocate Nathan Coleman about the various barriers individuals with disabilities encounter daily. The barriers are in housing, transportation, education and employment. However, the biggest barrier that individuals with disabilities face is perception. If you feel that you or someone you […]
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Federal Migrant Crisis Costing El Paso Taxpayers Almost $10 Million, Leeser Refuses To Act
Oscar Leeser and several city officials held a press conference earlier today to address the influx of migrants and the costs to the El Paso taxpayers. According to city officials, El Paso taxpayers have spent $9.5 million so far this year addressing the migrant influx in El Paso. Title 42, a health directive that allows […]
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Low Voter Turnout In Run-off Early Voting Makes For Close Race In District 6
On Saturday, El Paso Voters will go out to cast their votes for the city council run-off election for districts 1,6 and 8. The most contention race has become the district 6 race between incumbent Claudia Lizette Rodriguez and challenger Peter Art Fierro. Since November 30th, El Paso voters in the three districts have cast […]
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Felon Donated To Art Fierro According To Late Campaign Report
As we reported on Monday, Art Fierro failed to file his latest campaign report on time. It appeared on Monday morning on the city’s website. Looking at the “date received” and the “date processed” dates on the filed report we know that Fierro filed his report close to midnight on Sunday after we alerted his […]
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Accessibility Corner With George Zavala: City-County Health Authority Hector Ocaranza Discusses Respiratory Syncytial Virus
In the latest episode of The Accessibility Corner podcast, George Zavala talked to Hector Ocaranza, of the City-County Health Authority about the measures that individuals with disabilities should take to minimize their exposure to the Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), Covid and influenza that is impacting our community. Ocaranza emphasized the importance of wearing masks, washing […]
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Eight Day Campaign Finance Reports And Art Fierro Missed Filing Deadline
Three city council races are being contested in early voting with Election Day scheduled for Saturday, December 17. Early voting ends tomorrow. Brian Kennedy and Analisa Silverstein are running for the district 1 seat. In district 6, incumbent Claudia Lizette Rodriguez is fending off challenger Art Fierro. And in district 8, Bettina Olivares and Chris […]
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El Paso News Introduces New Column Focused on Disability Inclusiveness
Today El Paso News is proud to announce that long-time community disability rights advocate George Zavala has joined our team in bringing you important news and information. Zavala has worked for more than ten years advocating for the civil rights of individuals with disabilities. Although America’s public policy has been to be inclusive of Americans […]
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The Bob Moore Election Editorial Masked As a News Report: Did Moore Violate Election Rules?
Yesterday Bob Moore, the publisher and creator of El Paso Matters, posted an article that purports to report on El Paso’s lackluster voter turnout in the ongoing city council runoffs in Districts 1, 6 and 8. What makes Moore’s “article” questionable is that although it reports on the ongoing early voting turnout, it adds an […]
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The Downfall Of The First Woman District Attorney – A Video Timeline
On December 15, 2022, Yvonne Rosales, the first woman district attorney for El Paso, Culberson and Hudspeth counties will resign, although she relinquished her office on November 28. Rosales was elected the district attorney on July 2020 becoming the first woman district attorney. She took office on January 1, 2021. Almost immediately, Rosales faced an […]
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Former UMC Bond Advocate Now Says Hospital Failing Patients After Recent Experience
On November 18, 2022, Crystal Veronica Lerma, whose child is facing a serious brain health crisis, published a Facebook live stream discussing how El Paso Children’s Hospital is forcing her to go out of town to care for her child because the hospital is “failing” her child. The Facebook video was forwarded to El Paso […]