Majority rules — unless you don't want a historic district
August 18, 2011

A question posed by Fernando Herrera, a Houston mayoral candidate, pointed out that no more than 45 percent of the residents of Glenbrook Valley, a subdivision of slightly more than a thousand homes situated in the SE area of town, just north of Hobby Airport, signed a petition asking for historical district status, yet the status was granted and imposed on the neighborhood.

Herrera asked the mayor that since less than 50 percent of residents signed the petition requesting Historic District status would she consider rescinding the ordinance.

She told Herrera "no," and went on to say (this is the interesting part!) that the petition was not even necessary. All the city had to do was have the idea presented to the Planning Commission, then to City Council, where it could be voted on. Nowhere in the process is a majority of the homeowners even required for approval of the action — an action that can drastically affect the value of homes and homeowner equity.

Read more at YourHoustonNews.com.

Could the Red-Light Camera Issue Cost Parker the Re-Election?
August 4, 2011

Anti camera activists plan to mobilize thousands to stop Mayor Annise Parker from being re-elected.

Read more -- and listen to Fernando's interview -- at KTRH.com.

HFD Chief Prepares for the Role
July 30, 2011

"As Mayor, I'm going to listen to the will of the people and cut the red-light cameras off. The drainage tax debacle: it's been a fiasco from start to finish. I want to eliminate that drainage tax."

Herrera believes Houston needs to get out of panic and fighting mode and operate like a quote on quote "business” and not like a “political agenda."

Read more at 39online.com.

Challenger to mayor to open HQ
July 26, 2011

Fernando Herrera is scheduled to open a campaign headquarters this weekend as the seat of his operations to unseat Mayor Annise Parker.

On his campaign Web site, Herrera states: “With creativity, common sense, and preparedness, balancing the city budget shouldn’t require layoffs, furloughs, and cuts in city services.” Parker issued 747 layoff notices in cutting spending by $100 million from the budget for the year that began July 1. She also ordered once-a-month furloughs for many city employees.

Read more at chron.com.