May 6, 2023 Charter Election Results
05/06/23. The Community First Coalition was proud to help get out the vote and educate our allies on the May 6th Charter Amendments. These amendments to our charter come at least every two years and heavily affect the way our city runs. CITY CHARTER ELECTION CFC RECOMMENDATIONS & RESULTS A: Authorizes City Reps to hire…
Read MoreCFC’s take on the 11 ballot propositions on the May 2023 ballot.
4/24/23. CFC makes the following recommendations. Please vote! A: Authorizes City Reps to hire their own staff YES B: Authorizes City Council to lease property for 40 years or less by resolution or ordinance NO (developer interests seek less transparency and deletes language that appears to give up right of ownership over improvements at the…
Read MoreCity Council sends proposal to make Citizen Initiatives to the Voters this May.
2/07/23. CITY COUNCIL SIDES WITH CITIZENS AGAIN when they agreed to propose changes to the City Charter that will make it easier to propose and pass Citizen Initiatives. The Council heard from numerous activists at a prior meeting who have used Sec. 3.11 of the charter to implement various initiatives like preserving Lost Dog Trail,…
Read MoreCity Ethics Commission dismisses Ethics Complaint against City Rep Brian Kennedy.
2/01/23. The City of El Paso Ethics Commission unanimously voted to dismiss all ethics complaints against City Rep Brian Kennedy lodged by Dora Oxaca.
Read MoreCommunity voices come together to denounce Gov Abbott!
1/17/23. BORDER NETWORK FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, CFC, others join in denouncing Gov. Abbott’s latest political scheme, which seeks to outlaw NGOs providing humanitarian support to migrants at the border. Furthermore, the border communities will also launch a community petition demanding Gov. Abbott to withdraw the Texas National Guard immediately, stop violating federal law by eliminating…
Read MoreCity Rep Chris Canales explains vote to kill arena project
1/03/23. At last Tuesday’s marathon City Council meeting, I spoke about the reasons why I voted to reallocate the portion of the 2012 Quality of Life Bond funds dedicated to a “Multipurpose Performing Arts and Entertainment Facility in Downtown El Paso” to renovate or upgrade existing City facilities instead of the previous plan of constructing…
Read MoreDurangito Stands – Arena falls!
1/03/23. The NEW City Council voted to approve Reps Anelllo and Molinar’s motion to abandon the multipurpose performing arts center project and to use the remaining funds to improve existing buildings. (Paraphrase —not the exact language). After more than 80 commenters and more than 3 hours in executive session the council voted as follows Anello,…
Read MoreCarmen Rodriguez’s remarks to Council regarding the Arena
1/03/23 Dear Mayor & Council: Congratulations to the new council members and good luck to all as you begin your work in this administration. Please consider that the main reason for the controversy and delay in implementing the MPC Bond project is the fact that as time has passed more and more people have become…
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