City announcement raises more questions than it answers

Received this announcement from the good folks at the City of Dallas which proclaims that on Saturday District 6 Councilmember Mónica E. Alonzo, "on the occasion of the birthday of Don Benito Juarez, who was a national hero and president of Mexico in 1867 to 1872" … "will recognize the life achievements of past and current Community Heroes whose accomplishments have enriched the quality of life in our City."

Councilmember
Monica Alonzo

Sounds like a great idea. The release goes on to say the event will be held at the Benito Juárez Parque de los Héroes, located at 3352 North Winnetka in West Dallas. In case of rain, the entire shindig will be moved a tad further west to the Mattie Nash Rec Center at 3710 North Hampton.

All this is fine. But there’s one section of the announcement that gave me pause. It was the section labeled simply "Who." Not "Who will be there" or "Who will be honored," but just "who."

The names listed in this section are, in addition to councilwoman Alonzo, Cónsul General of Mexico, Juan Carlos Cué Vega; State Rep. (Dist. 104), Roberto Alonzo; Dallas County Commissioner (Dist. 4) Dr. Elba Garcia; Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez; Cockrell Hill Mayor Luis D. Carrera; and former Dallas city councilmember Steve Salazar.

My immediate question when I saw this was the one I hinted at above. Are these folks being honored or are they hosting? And of they are hosting, who exactly is being honored and why? And if they are being honored, than what did they do to "enrich the quality of life in our city." And why is someone who is not even from "our city" (Carrera) in ths lineup in any capacity? Another question just as vital (if not more so) was: Wonder what Domingo Garcia thinks about all of this? Domingo is a candidate for the new 33^rd Congressional District as is Salazar. Doesn’t this give Salazar an advantageous political platform? Or is Dr. Garcia serving as her husband’s beard?

Go ahead. Accuse me of making everything political. But isn’t it that time of year? I just wish the city authors hadn’t made that damn "Who" so ambiguous.