The U.S. Court of Appeals denied Mayor Paulette Guajardo’s motion for an injunction to stay her impeachment proceedings pending an appeal. Wednesday marks the first day of a hearing for her removal from office.
The proceedings stem from a removal petition filed last August by Rachel Caballero, a long-time critic of the mayor. The petition cites a 2024 council vote that awarded $2 million for the Homewood Suites Project.
The petition alleges the developer who received the funds used a presentation that included a doctored FEMA flood map. Caballero accuses Guajardo of misconduct, malfeasance, incompetence or willful neglect of her duties…