Community Issues
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued a new eviction moratorium across the country halting all evictions until December 31, 2020. Under the CDC order, announced yesterday, renters cannot be evicted from […]
Plan El Paso was awarded the Smart Growth award in 2011 as a model for a comprehensive plan for making cities more compact. Walkable and transit-friendly cities compact families and businesses into […]
Since 1963, Segundo Barrio has been facing the forced displacement of its residents by city officials to make way for revitalizing the city’s downtown. Because of its proximity to the border, much […]
Although eviction moratoriums have ended in El Paso, the need for rental assistance remains. Recently, the City of El Paso announced a Rental Assistance Program. It has $10 million in federal funds […]
In a press release issued today, by Amor por Juarez, a local 501c3 non-profit, the agency announced that is offering “up to $500 in assistance to artists experiencing loss of income due […]
Tomorrow, City Council is expected to discuss, and possibly adopt agenda item number 19.3. The item, “discussion and action to disclose to the public the daily cumulative positivity rate, daily number of […]
County Commissioners Court will be meeting on Monday at 9:30 a.m. to hold their regularly scheduled meeting. Item 12 of the agenda calls for discussion and action to establish the boundaries of […]
County commissioners are expected to revisit the division of Segundo Barrio during their next meeting. Commissioners Carlos Leon, Vince Perez and Carl Robinson continue to insist on diving Segundo Barrio leaving out […]
For the second time, El Paso County Commissioners left open the question of whether to keep Segundo Barrio intact in the historic district designation. Last week, County Judge Ricardo Samaniego and commissioner […]
Last update: September 16, 2020 Source: El Paso City/County
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