Saturday, December 30, 2017

BROWNSVILLE PRIORITIES: A STUDY IN CONTRASTS


(Ed.'s Note: Our posting of the photos above has generated a continuing controversy over the priorities of silk-medias members of the City of Brownsville Commission Da Mayor Tony "El Monagillo" Martinez and Rose Gowen (La Chisquida") Zavalet(t)a. While the poor huddle under an umbrella to stave off the northern front wind and rain without the benefit of a bus shelter, local cyclists applaud the duo that has engineered a way to funnel millions in public bucks for bike-and-hike trails.

They passed a resolution to divert 10 percent of every transportation-related Certificate Of Obligation issue for that purpose. Don't believe us. Take a gander at the numbers below.

And, in the most recent outlay for them, 
 

59 comments:

Pat Ahumada said...

Lambiscon, thank Tony and Rose for the millions squandered. Thank them for increasing our utility rates. Thank them for Tenaska, real estate deals and all the corruption you stand for and support Tito. Eres in verdadero lambiscon

Anonymous said...

The poor will never get shit, juanito! Que te pasa, guey?

Pat Ahumada said...

Aparte De lambiscon, eres in pendejo Tito y te lo dice Pat Ahumada

Anonymous said...

There you go again Pat Anumada.....cursing and wishing bad on those that did not support you. If you ran against Tony Martinez another 3 terms, guess what people will do? Vote for Martinez again! Doesn't matter how much bad he has done.....what does that say about you?

You always try to come across like a man of God....but you fail at that as well. You write that you pray to God that he Punish those that wronged you......which means did not support you in your mind. I think you need to know that God teaches love and forgiveness.....traits you seem to not have. When you make enemies they are for life....you have burned more bridges than all those destroyed in past wars.

Writing ill of others is also a no no in God's plan for us.....so I have not written negatively about you, just pointed some flaws I think you should work on fixing....not continue practicing, to perfect the art.

Tito Mata

Anonymous said...

All the shit will go the lambiscones, cocos and gringos. Happy New Year Juan.

Anonymous said...

way to go Pat, these guys need to go asap! blind sided the community with their personal agendas!

Anonymous said...

I don't get it. The people I see most often on the trails are the eloteros pushing their carts, the young dudes with a ton of roses on their bikes to sell at the restaurants, teen kids on skateboards, and the men who collect aluminum cans from the trash cans in huge plastic bags they throw over both sides of their bikes. Why are you pretending like only rich people use the hike trails?

Pat Ahumada said...

Tito, I could care less about th Ming and it is motoring that bothers me, it is electing self serving people and fake people like yourself. You are a lambiscon and was when I was there wanting recognition and support to feed your ego. And, yes I am a Christian, it that does not make me stupid or pendejo like you who stands for nothing. I call a spade a spade and you are a fake. The facts are this city can thank you and your cronies for the blatant corruption we are burden with. Your priorities are out of whack. Go look at the Oliveira Park pool, last time I heard it was above ground due to tbe i competence and low standards of ad.ustration. tell your mayor and Gowen or kiss their ass to start looking out for the people you profess to stand up for, which is a bunch of crock. You are a fake Tito and a huge disappointment. Me, I tried, did some good, but regret ever so when I see people like you standing for nothing and supporting corruption just because you do not have what it takes to stand up for the ordinary people. It is because you live wait g their shit and you are a pendejo who wants to be part of their shit. Blast me all you want, see if I care and not being there is not my loss or ambition pendejo.

Pat Ahumada said...

Oh and as far of love and forgiveness, I forgave Cabler, Pete Gonzalez, Carlos Garcia a d Luis Saenz, but that does not mean I forget or bend over. Political correctness has never been my style, and I will speak out. Besides, I let My Lord take care of my enemies as he protects me. I am not going to give you a pass, just because you are part of everything I stood up to and against the corruption you stand for and support, pendejo.

Anonymous said...

Finally something good is coming out of the use of the bike trails. The citizens using the bike trails should all go out and vote for las chisquis so more bike trails can be built. Wait I've never seen eloteros pushing carts. You and the commissioner must have been in Matamoros and under the influence. PENDEJOS...

Anonymous said...

They'll do anything and say anything to justify their blatant corruption, because that's what it is. When the FBI White Collar Corruption Task Force starts investing these corrupt politicians and start singing like a little birdie (the ones you see at the bike trails) all this will come to a Skreecking halt.

Anonymous said...

For someone that lets a higher power take care of his enemies you sure meddle in the process way too much Pat Ahumada. You need to forgive and love. Hatred kills and poisons. God Bless you and find peace within yourself.

TM

Pat Ahumada said...

I am not meddling, Karma is doing good without meddling, but I will speak out. You stand for everything I stood up against to and you have hurt the people of Brownsville with supporting and being part of the corruption that has set our city back decades and it is not going to get better with self serving individuals with a self serving agenda at the expense of the majority who want hope, jobs and safety. Your mayor is just like you, a fake. He may be religious, but he does the devils work under the cloak of righteousness. He may be rich and can buy influence, but Perdition is paved with people like him. He bullied and blackmailed the maquillas to get rich when the anacephaly was not caused by the naquilad, but by pesticides in farming. Yes, this guy is a fake and corrupt to the core. You have the opportunity to stand up for what is right and not greed, but you prefer to be a wannabe and goes along with what is wrong. Just look at the record, millions and millions squandered and deals cut.

Pat Ahumada said...

The FBI will do nothing Anonymous, I submitted a detailed complaint with facts to the AG and he dismissed it by referring me to the DA and I laughed. This is about money and influence. We the people cannot buy influence, they do and it gives them the license to squander millions and rape our city.

Pat Ahumada said...

What is needed is a slate of experienced and committed business people that will make the city the agenda. We need young people that are idealist and with integrity to clean house and drain the swamp, push for a forensic audit and push accountability with a few indictments.

Anonymous said...

Mamasela a Pat Ray..... go get a room you crazy lovebirds!

Anonymous said...

2018 is 7 hours away is there any hope? A petition to the FBI or other Law enforcement agency out of RGV might help. Channel 4 or 5 might help. The evidence is right in front of everybody. Who wants to help save the city.

Xandra Treviño said...

Tito Mata speaks ill of no one. In fact, he has done quite the opposite. To my knowledge, he was one of the first people I noticed giving his dear friend, Cesar de León, a strongman hand after the commissioner acknowledged the inappropriateness of using racist slurs, before using them anyway, among other unsavory sexist and homophobic insults. Mata even went the extra mile and addressed his "Democratic brothers and sisters" to forgive Cesar, only outright condemning the behavior after he was called out on his post.

Believers, if believing literally, can forgive a person 490 times, as instructed by the Man Upstairs Jr. However, it is important to remember that the actions of any public official can affect the community they represent, burdening their constituents with the consequences, derailing actual progress being made by others, and tarnishing the image of not only the official in question but those of others, regardless of whether or not they is forgiven.

You can forgive a person 7 times, 490 times, or more, but any of the mistakes a person makes can be detrimental to those around them. Everyone needs to keep this concept of accountability and responsibility to their community in mind, from those actually making important decisions, those showing up to feel important by hanging out with the in crowd, and anyone in between, myself included, wherever I am.

Anonymous said...

Pinche P-atrocious! Ya estas como la comadre Bobby La Nuez Cervantes. You are either "losing it" or hitting the bottle harder than ever.

If the "stupid" people keep electing others and not you, it is a strong sign that they don't want YOU.

Just like Bobby, everything has to be your way or it is plain out wrong. 'Che Vatos Locos! Everyone is out to get you all, except for the voters. Even the UFOs don't want to fly over your houses to pick you all up, cabrones!

Anonymous said...

PAT AHUMADA , MAKE BROWNSVILLE GREAT AGAIN !!!!!!!!!!! MY PET ROCK & I WILL VOTE FOR YOU IF YOU RUN FOR OFFICE !!!

Pat Ahumada said...

No, I do not want to run for office, but am very hopeful some young business people with integrity and ethics will run and restore a semblance of good government. I guess you are against that Anonyous, you like the shit these elected officials make you eat and you support, like Tito Mata. It does not bother you the millions squandered and the priority being bicycles. The real estate deals, raising utility rates, city manager $225,000 pay off, Tenaska scam and poor administration with incompetent people who are given jobs based on who they know and the loss of good employees because they are obstacles to their self serving agenda. You attack me because I speak out, which means you have low standards and approve of what we have in local government. What you have not figured out is that I could care less about your attacks and it exposes you as a coward or wannabe like Tito who loves to eat their shit. I sign my name, you don't.

Pat Ahumada said...

Oh, Tito does speak ill of others. I know, so don't try to make him walk on water. I call a spade a spade and sign my name. It bothers you, then keep your blinders on to the corruption Tito supports. Or do you approve of the 30% increase in utility rates to justify a multi-millon scam known ax Tenaska costing to date to be reported between $60 to $90 million with no construction in site. You stand with Tito for wasteful spending for bicyclists that do not use the road lanes at the expense of city priorities, creating jobs and public safety. You support and stand with this leadership that has done deals costing taxpayers millions on real estate not needed or used. You support the $225,000 pay off to the city manager based on an illegal contract clearly defined by city charter. If you do. Then you are part of the problem that supports corruption, you have no integrity or ethics. And, it is not based on what I say or believe, but on the facts and their actions. Don't blame me for speaking out, because we must all speak out. Otherwise, there is no hope for change. We need young business people with integrity and ethics to run for office. If you do not like the truth or the facts, continue with your blinders.

Pat Ahumada said...

Forgiveness is good, but not going along to get along with corruption is sinful. To be silent is to condone and be part of the problem. I forgive, but will speak out against the injustice being committed that is hurting many particularly the poor with higher utility rates or that does not bother You? And so much more. Ugh!

Anonymous said...

PAT AHUMADA ...si tomas un" lie detector test" no la pasas porque tu tambien hiciste tranzas cuando fuiste mayor,yo trabajo para la cuidad tu ordenaste mover un tubo de drenaje plluvial en VICC de acuerdo con el que era dueno de VICC un tal de apedillo PEREIRA QUE NO HABIA NECESIDAD DE HACERLO LA CUIDAD PAGO POR ESTA OBRA Y LUEGO TU Y PEREIRA CONSTRUYERON UNOS TOWNHOUSES COLOR BLANCO EN ESOS TERRENOS Y TU MONTOYA YA NO LE DES ESPACIO A ESTE GUEY PORQUE SE QUIERE LANZAR OTRA VEZ PARA MAYOR, LOS APARTAMENTOS ESTAN ENFRENTE DE lOWES

Anonymous said...

Anonymous at 7:46. Shut the fuck up, Valadez! You're as much a part of the corruption as anyone , or more. Wash your Walgreens jeans, idiot.

Pat Ahumada said...

Para por el polygraph test y lo tomo pendejo. Pagalo y lo hacemos publico

Pat Ahumada said...

No se de ningun tubo o construcion que me acusas. Y hablad pendejadas. Sostenlo con testigos y nachos, no De hosico. Y no anonymo

Pat Ahumada said...

Anonymous hosicon, 've con Luis Saenz con tus pruebas. Estoy seguro que el quiere pruebas encontra mi. No tienes, lo unidos son falsedades y in hosico De veneno.

Pat Ahumada said...

Da rise, lo que dices Anonymous. Me luego De risa

Xandra Treviño said...

I was being sarcastic in my original comment, Mr. Ahumada. I know the "holier-than-thou"s tend to shift focus from the logs in their own eyes by pointing out the specks in others', whether or not they about to doing so as Mata did above.

I want change, and I hope to be a part of that change in the coming years, educating myself and setting an example that will encourage other officials and hopefuls to keep their eyes focused on people and progress before popularity and profit.

Anonymous said...

Anonymous at 1:45 sniff sniff....is that orange hair? Sniff sniff sniff.....is this an old lady from macallen? Sniff sniff....hermaphrodite? .....too easy

Anonymous said...

Anonymous 7:46 was written by the typing monkey Bobby. FYI

Anonymous said...

Tito = biggest dumbass in Brownsville. Pito Mata goes around offering support to candidates in exchange for future favors and then they throw him to the curb after they get in. He thinks he’s important but everyone knows he’s a fucking joke. He has no word. He claims to be a man of God but all he does is talk shit about others when they’re not there and kisses their asses when they come around.

No fucking way he wrote that comment signed “Tito Mata.” That moron can’t spell three words in a row correctly. He doesn’t know what punctuation or complete sentences are. Oh, but he’s a St. Joe Bloodhound. I guess you can pay for school but you can’t buy class.

Pat Ahumada said...

ANONYMOUS 1:37 PM attacks my integrity with ridiculous accusations and nothing to validate his accusations that I did something that was improper or illegal. The pipes and Pereida construction he refers to is ridiculous and absurb, because no such thing happened and Anonymous has no witnesses or proof, other than his cowardly attacks. I invite him to produce witnesses or proof that I was in any way involved with Pereida or anyone for profit or any kind of benefit. The D.A. would love to get anything on me just to justify his trumped prosecution and so would the former police chief, so they can validate their efforts to frame me. Some people find it hard to believe that there are people willing to serve and make the city the agenda, do what is right based on how they see it best for the city, because they have no integrity and attack the integrity of others with slanderous accusations anonymously. These are the cowards of our city hoping to destroy the good to justify their lack of ethics and integrity. Many have attacked my integrity, but none have been able to back up their accusation of wrong doing by me. I served full time, had an open door policy, tried to do what was right and no friend or family was hired or in any way used my position for personal or illegal means. Anonymous cannot attack my record of initiatives, policies and actions as mayor on behalf of our city, so he has to resort to personal attacks on my integrity. But, I can proudly compare my service to what you have now and if anyone says we are better off now than we were 7 years ago, then you know they support corruption and have no integrity. You don't have to like me, but the record speaks for itself. Personal attacks does not bother me, because they are based on personal hatred, but no one attacks my record for transparency and doing what was right in trying to make it better for the city. I call a spade a spade, sign my name, which is more than the coward that has nothing good to say about me, but attacks me personally for not being corrupt.

Anonymous said...

Quieres nachos Pat?

Anonymous said...

Dale gas Pat no te dejes de estos locos. Como la pinche vieja que vende carros que dice Dale gas que en realidad esta diciendo "DAME MAS" "DAME MAS".

Anonymous said...

Y EL CHEQUE 'APA'

Pat Ahumada said...

Anonymous 7:13 PM que es Chris Valadez demuestra que es bien pendejo. No sabe sumar el cheque que siempre canta con Los milliones De fuga con Los malos manejos De administration con esta alcalde y comision. El unidos esta aqui "apa" ES Valdez y hay que Dale contra a Cascos por see parte De su equips. Valdez es corrupto, por eso probablemente despidieron a Cascos De Secretario De estado. Valadez ponte los huevos y pon tu nombre en lugar de ser Anonymous como los cobardes. Y la electricidad que te robabas para tu casa y agua para el negocio De tu Pappas? "Apa"

Anonymous said...

El cheque ya se lo gasto el Tony Martinez!

Anonymous said...

The obscenity of spending public funds on bike trails in one of the poorest communities in the United States should not require any great genius to figure out. What about infrastructure (notoriously poor in a community where people still know what colonies are)? Old people in abject poverty stand in the rain waiting on buses. Potholes threaten to swallow our automobiles. Much or our road network is in truly deplorable condition. Our schools don't even come close to approximating second class. Yet when any kind of industry suggests an interest in investing in our human and material resources to produce jobs, we get an outcry from local "elites" who apparently live in an alternate reality where the environment, such as it is in the Valley, must be protected at the expense of jobs and opportunities for all of our people.

Pat Ahumada said...

Anonymous 2:53 AM, El cheque si se lo gasto el arcade Martinez con la bendiciones del Obispo y el Pappa para el bien de Los intereses del la mafia de Martinez. La absolucion se comprar con dinero del cheque.

Anonymous said...

Arcade Martinez?

You gonna open another arcade pat?

Anonymous said...

el cheque apa lo depositaste en tu cuenta SI QUE ERES PENDEJO POR PONER QUE DIGO 'ANONYMOUS' seria muy pendejo poner mi nombre pero la prueba ni de pedo la pasa eres tan corrupto y rata como MARTINEZ , TREVINO Y TU. por favor no vayas a lanzarte de candidato porque lo que quieres es ROBAR NOMTIENES 'llENADERA'. TU DEBERIAS ESTAR EN EL BOTE POR RATA. 'montoya ya por favor no le des espacio a este guey'.

Anonymous said...

Sierra ya el osico Patricia... por favor, por todo lo que es sagrado y digno en este mundo... ya ya ya que nos desesperaaaaaasssss!

Pat Ahumada said...

Anonymous con tanto coraje que me attacas y representas lo mas corriente y corrupto de esta ciudad y lo haces con run FOR sin poner tu nombre, porque no eres hombre. Yo pongo mi nombre y respondo lo que digo. Tu te escondes como los cobardes y cantas la mismo cancion porque no tienes nada bueno en ti y te agachas cuando enfrentas la integridad. Yo veo la gente sin gacharme, con mis ojos de frente tu te escondes porque eres mierda y cobarde. No te culpo a ti, culpo a tus Padres que te ensenaron como hacer quien eres. Lo que tu demuestras de characte o falta de caracte se aprende de sus Padres. No cabe duda lo que eres y mierda seran tus Padres. El cheque pendejo, no lo deposite yo. El cajero sabiendo que yo no era el pagare lo deposito. El cajero y yo hizimos un error que todos los dias pasa en transaciones de bancaria. Yo respondi como los hombres a Los cargos y fui juzgado. El jurado correctamente dio un veredicto de innocente, pero tu sigues con la cancion de culpable por el odio que trias y representas. Y me comparas con el alcalde de Martinez que tu apyaste y otros sin nada que ofrecer, nomas que odio.Eres un verdadero cobarde y la semilla de tus Padres. Yo a dicho publicamente sin tumor que Pete Gonzalez, Cabler, Carlos Garcia y Luis Saenz me pusieron un cuatro, porque no les agradaba mi politica y tu eres parte de ellos con tus attaques. Attacas mi integridad porque tu eres corrupto como ellos sin principios, ethica o integridad. Porque te da coraje que me defiendo? Porque te da coraje que Montoya publica mis postadas? Porque eres embidioso y ya quiesiras ser un verdadero hombre como yo, pero nunca lo seras. La semilla de tus Padres esta en ti y es obio que es una semilla de lo ma's bajo y corriente para procrear. Das lasting, tus amigos y familia que lean estas respuestas saben quien eres y saben que es verdad. Sigue con tus attaques, estoy seguro que todo mundo la da risa y saben que tienes problemas mental y De inferiodidad.

Pat Ahumada said...

Anonymous con tanto coraje que me attacas y representas lo mas corriente y corrupto de esta ciudad y lo haces con run FOR sin poner tu nombre, porque no eres hombre. Yo pongo mi nombre y respondo lo que digo. Tu te escondes como los cobardes y cantas la mismo cancion porque no tienes nada bueno en ti y te agachas cuando enfrentas la integridad. Yo veo la gente sin gacharme, con mis ojos de frente tu te escondes porque eres mierda y cobarde. No te culpo a ti, culpo a tus Padres que te ensenaron como hacer quien eres. Lo que tu demuestras de characte o falta de caracte se aprende de sus Padres. No cabe duda lo que eres y mierda seran tus Padres. El cheque pendejo, no lo deposite yo. El cajero sabiendo que yo no era el pagare lo deposito. El cajero y yo hizimos un error que todos los dias pasa en transaciones de bancaria. Yo respondi como los hombres a Los cargos y fui juzgado. El jurado correctamente dio un veredicto de innocente, pero tu sigues con la cancion de culpable por el odio que trias y representas. Y me comparas con el alcalde de Martinez que tu apyaste y otros sin nada que ofrecer, nomas que odio.Eres un verdadero cobarde y la semilla de tus Padres. Yo a dicho publicamente sin tumor que Pete Gonzalez, Cabler, Carlos Garcia y Luis Saenz me pusieron un cuatro, porque no les agradaba mi politica y tu eres parte de ellos con tus attaques. Attacas mi integridad porque tu eres corrupto como ellos sin principios, ethica o integridad. Porque te da coraje que me defiendo? Porque te da coraje que Montoya publica mis postadas? Porque eres embidioso y ya quiesiras ser un verdadero hombre como yo, pero nunca lo seras. La semilla de tus Padres esta en ti y es obio que es una semilla de lo ma's bajo y corriente para procrear. Das lasting, tus amigos y familia que lean estas respuestas saben quien eres y saben que es verdad. Sigue con tus attaques, estoy seguro que todo mundo la da risa y saben que tienes problemas mental y De inferiodidad.

Anonymous said...

Pat, it is Cris Valdadez who attacks you. I will vote for Eddie Trevino, because Car or has very poor judgement in having Valadez and it speaks poorly of Cascos. Chris is a coward, vulgar and looking to do deals.

Anonymous said...

COMO LLEGO EL CHEQUE A TUS MANOS?

Pat Ahumada said...

Pendejo with the same song. Go ask Pete Gonzalez how the check got to Me, especially when I had never set foot in his office. Whoever picked up the check, that person had to sign for it and before it was released. A copy of the check had to be made. Pete testified the log was shredded and that he did not know who picked up the check. What a coincidence, Pete is responsible for all the checks that leave his office, but he was not held accountable and then he destroyed/shredded or his staff government documents. So ask Pete how he sleeps at night conspiring with others to frame me?

Anonymous said...

ya a la gente no le intereso este pedo vamos a esperar mas adelante cuando comentes tu de alguien y ahi nos vemos porque aqui ya dejo la gente de comentar. y sobre mis padres a mi me ensenaron a a trabajar y ganarme el dinero trabajando no he recurrido a un puesto publico para ROBAR, ni tampoco poner maquinas de juego ilegal y que me metan al bote ni tampoco emborracharme y que me metan al bote, yo creo que tus jefes te ensenaron eso A PONERTE PEDO Y ESTAFAR GENTE CON MAQUINAS DE JUEGO NO SE DIGA SER 'MAYOR'.SIGUE COMENTANDO Y TE CONTESTO PERO EN OTRO ARTICULO PORQUE LA GENTE YA NO ESTA LEYENDO ESTE COMENTARIO.

Pat Ahumada said...

Me muero De risa y di lo que quieres, pero demuestras mas que nada que lo que dije De ti y tus Padres es sierto. Me da risa y risa y risa.. cuando gustes buscame si tienes canines. Pero por lo visto base tus anonymous no eres hombre

Anonymous said...

Boy, we sure are glad you are not seeking office. Brownsville THANKS YOU!

Anonymous said...

Apparently he sleeps fine.

Anonymous said...

YA LA GENTE NO LO VE NOS VEMOS CUANDO HAGAS OTRO COMENTARIO EN OTRA COLUMNA,Y SOBRE MIS PADRES A MI ME ENSENARON A TRABAJAR NNO ROBAR (cuando fuiste alcalde)NO HACER NEGOCIOS ILICITOS (cuando pusiste las maquinas y te metieron al bote) Y NO PONERTE "PEDO" y manejar ( y al bote fuiste a dar. MUY BONITA FAMILIA YA NO TE DESGASTES NOS VEMOS EN OTRA COLUMNA

Pat Ahumada said...

No te precupes por mi y por todo Lo que tienes coraje, precuparte por ti mismo y la mierda que te comes todos Los Dias con el Veneo que hechas en esta columna y donde yo escribo in post. Tu obsecion y odio demuestra y confirma lo dicho anterior que eres hijo De una Perra.

Anonymous said...

NO AGUANTAS NADA, "YA SE CALENTO EL EXMAYOR, EL BORRACHO,EL CORRUPTO QUE LO METIERON AL BOTE POR LAS MAQUINAS DE JUEGO, PONTE A TRABAJAR GUEY Y NO PONGAS "MIERDA EN TU BOCA Y POR FAVOR NO LA CHINGES Y QUIERAS VOLVERTE A LANZAR PARA MAYOR.

Anonymous said...

No pos guau!

Y tu, padre de perros.

Anonymous said...

Pat, don't respond. We all know it is Chris Valadez, he is obsessed with you and hates you to the core. Chris and Cascos are going down in flames this November. Pat, even if you do not like Eddie, let's work hard to make sure Cascos and Valadez don't get in. I will call you to see if you will help defeat these slimeballs.

Pat Ahumada said...

Anonymous 11:03 AM, give me a call. My # is 956-57-8172. Like they say in politics, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Who knows, I am always willing to listen... call me or have Eddie call me. I will work hard against those who have gone out of their way with hate to hurt me, like Chris and Cascos did while I was mayor. I am not I interested in running for mayor. The city is at the bottom of the pit and beyond redemption. So, as far as I am concerned the city deserves what they have and who am I to try and fix it, if the voters love what they have. But, I will stay active and may get involved in the county judge race. Call me...

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