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A few years ago, when Tony Martinez mayored Brownsville, $50.00 seemed an exorbitant price to learn the "State of the City." So, during Tony's pontification at that time, a few of us, pictured above, held our own conclave within the historic Market Square, discussing what we felt to be the true condition of Brownsville, not listening to Tony promoting Tony.
None of us were totally sober, with the possible exception of the current mayor, John Cowen. I recall that, at one point, the late Ben Neece suggested I shut up and let other people talk.
Anyway, despite Biden inflation and the wreckage the incompetent Trump has done to our economy, $50.00 was still the asking price for a firsthand look at the current state of city Brownsville 2025. I passed, not knowing if the kids working with South African Elon Musk had blocked my Social Security check due on the second Wednesday of the month.
Despite my financial insecurity, political guru Jerry Danache graciously came through with the photographs below:
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It bugs the shit out of me that I have to pay $50.00 to hear the people that supposedly work for me tell me what they are doing. Maybe I'll do a freedom of information request of each department asking for them to advise what they reported at this "public" meeting. I bet they would not like it.
ReplyDeleteJohn Cowen, the Mayor of Brownsville, loves the City. That has made the whole difference. People behave and do their jobs because they do not want to fail the Mayor, no quieren quedar mal frente al mayor/alcalde.
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