San Eli’s Mayor Is Still in Hot Water… and the Pot’s Starting to Boil

Mayor Chacón might’ve walked out of last week’s special meeting thinking, “Bueno, that was rough… but I survived.”

Ay, pobrecito. If only survival mode was enough to stop what’s rolling his way now. Because the mess in San Eli? Oh, it’s nowhere near done. In fact, it looks like it just hit the preheat cycle.

And judging by one little item he snuck onto the agenda, the mayor might already be scouting for an emergency exit - leaving tire marks and a cloud of taxpayer-funded dust behind him.

Let’s clear something up, especially for the local tinfoil-hat brigade in San Eli who think corruption started the day the Camino Real was paved: yes, the last administration wasn’t perfect. Yes, they had their chaos. Yes, folks had questions. But listen—no administration has faced this level of accusations, alleged tranzas, and potential straight-up legal violations like the one under Chacón.

No contest. Not even close.

This is the heavyweight division of political cochinadas.

Thankfully, there’s finally going to be discussion about an audit going back to 2023—because when you can’t even make payroll without pulling financial gymnastics worthy of a quinceañera dance troupe, algo está mal. And while the mayor is trying to pretend this is some inherited problem, let’s be real… this happened on his watch.

This is what happens when you fire or lose your city administrator and instead of replacing them, you just shrug and say, “Pues… I’ll do it.”

Bro, this ain’t Home Depot. You can’t just “DIY” a city government.

Now everything is going to turn into a giant finger-pointing, blame-slinging, “no fui yo” circus. That’s exactly why you need a city administrator - to keep the trains running on time. Instead, we’ve got the mayor driving the locomotive while also laying down the tracks and pretending the smoke isn’t from the engine catching fire.

Then there’s Item 8 - social media pages, vendor payments, and access. This is where things get real spicy. If the mayor had his own personal lawyer, this is the part where they’d whisper: “Señor Alcalde… shut up. Please. For the love of God.”

This item digs into the allegations about fake proposals - yes, fake proposals, as in:

Who made them?

Who ordered the Code Red?

Where is the real proposal from the vendor who magically won the contract?

Why was the procurement process treated like optional reading homework?

If I were on council, I’d show up with a notebook, a pen, and a very long list of questions.

And then - here comes the comedy - Item 11, where the mayor wants to establish a Code of Conduct for elected officials and staff.

No mammes.

Imagine creating a rulebook that you might be violating before the ink even dries. That’s like a kid writing their own bedtime rules: “No candy after 9 p.m… except on Tuesdays… or when I feel sad.”

Then we have Item 12, where the mayor wants council to file a formal complaint with the AG over someone allegedly calling him a gay slur. 

And look - if that happened, it’s wrong. 

Full stop. I’ve been an ally for years.

There’s no place for that in politics, or anywhere.

But here’s the twist: this allegation was kicked off by Ray Carrillo - a Trump supporter, who apparently has gone woke for a day - good for him, lol.

But he’s the same vato I personally had to tell to knock it off when he used that exact slur against then-candidate Chacón.

The irony is so thick you could spread it on a bolillo, but Carillo would then want to call ICE and have it deported.

But nothing - and I mean nothing - is more shocking than Item 13:

Discussion about disincorporating the entire city.

Zas.

When I saw that, I had to check the agenda twice to make sure I wasn’t reading The Onion.

What kind of diabolically narcissistic move is that?

Things get uncomfortable, questions get asked, allegations start circling… so your big leadership move is: “Hey, what if we just… stop being a city?”

Bro. That’s not leadership. 

That’s pulling the fire alarm when you see the principal walking your way.

And then there’s the executive session: three items, each one with the mayor’s name floating around it like a bad pedo. The legal implications here aren’t small. They’re not hypothetical. They’re not chisme. They’re real.

And honestly?

It’s sad.

Sad for the people of San Elizario. Sad for a community that deserves stability. Sad for the folks just trying to live, work, and raise kids without being dragged into the latest episode of San Eli: Law & Disorder.

But stay tuned.

This novela ain’t done.

And from what I can tell…The next episode is gonna be wild. Because it's an even bigger issue for him - and I don't see how his administration will survive it if its true.