Acosta was also prohibited from publicly discussing the investigations of the Solid Waste Department. The City was prohibited from issuing any statements about Acosta that was other than neutral statements.
The confidentiality agreement expired on May 25, , five years after the agreement was signed. Today, Emma Acosta is paid her city council salary as well as her retirement benefit from the City of El Paso. Emma Acosta has been involved in several controversial issues at the city. These included the Lincoln Center issue, the ballpark and several other controversies.
In October of , Emma Acosta put forth an item for discussion and action by the city council to require city representatives to pay more for open records requests. Acosta followed that item with another on March asking that the City enact a prohibition of releasing open records requests to those convicted of a crime. Acosta targeted Jaime Abeytia with that request. Both items were not adopted by city council. Controversially, Emma Acosta has publicly supported convicted swindler Larry Medina championing him as an ethical politician.
On August 1, , Larry Medina pleaded guilty to public corruption charges. He was sentenced to 16 months in jail and 3 years of supervised release. Categories: News Desk. Tagged as: activist journalism , corruption , corruption trials , emma acosta , jaime abeytia , larry medina , news activist.
An immigrant observing and commenting on border issues, public corruption and immigration from a perspective seldom heard on national debates. View all posts by Martin Paredes. She had nothing to say or do for veterans until she decided she would campaign for mayor. Last year she arrranged for a Viet nam veterans steak dinner with mediocre side dishes. The steaks were from a chain store and was obviously low quality.
The veterans not knowing any better literally swallowed the bait, hook, line and sinker. They left having believed that the discount steak was on par with the steaks that were served by the military upon their return from Viet Nam. Not even close the steaks served by the military were bigger and better than steaks sold by famous steak houses.
The only positive thing is that the price was right, free. The negative was that the Veterans were hoodwinked to obtain their support. Like Like. Some blogger or print media will need to remind our voters of what actually transpired there, because we know our local citizens have very short memories. The politicians rely heavily on that. In your obvious low regard for the people of El Paso and especially us Veterans.
I take it you are not from El Paso. My question is, when was the last time you stepped up to do something for our Veterans.
Maybe at some point you might have done something for our Veterans if so let us know. As far as Emma Acosta is concerned, for what ever reason political or not, she is the only one that has stepped up to the plate and actually welcomed the Vietnam Veterans home to El Paso.
Have I done anything for the veterans. You would be surprised! So only el pasoans do anything for veterans? Last Name. Share this page. Follow Ballotpedia. Report an officeholder change. She was not eligible to run for re-election to the city council in due to term limits. Acosta was a candidate for mayor of El Paso in Texas. She was defeated in the general election on May 6, Acosta earned a B. At the time of her run for office, Acosta was the owner of her own consulting firm, Emma Acosta Consulting.
CityBeat Magazine asked the mayoral candidates what their first priority would be if they were elected. Acosta said, "With the Texas Rangers Investigation overshadowing the many accomplishments of this city, I propose more Ethics training for elected officials on a more frequent basis.
I propose a stronger ethics ordinance that will impose tough sanctions for those elected that violate state and local ethics laws! I propose giving government back to the people by bringing government to you. I propose no less than quarterly Evening City Council Meetings to bring government to you, so you can be involved in the votes that city council takes. Quality of Life also means Quality Jobs. I propose creating a climate that encourages businesses and entrepreneurs to invest in their ideas.
That's why I propose helping start-up businesses with tax reductions. Emma Acosta News Feed. What's on my ballot? Elections in How to vote How to run for office Ballot measures. Who represents me? President U. Ballotpedia features , encyclopedic articles written and curated by our professional staff of editors, writers, and researchers.
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