There are those who say that appointments are no coincidence... and Roberto Velasco's confirms it. His recent move to replace Juan Ramón de la Fuente at the head of the SRE not only marks a new chapter in his career, but also revives a long-standing political relationship: his closeness to Marcelo Ebrard, built over years when they operated in the same key within the ministry. Because in politics, teams are not improvised... they are recycled, reorganized, and, above all, protected. And that's where the uncomfortable question arises: how much of public management is being dedicated to solving problems... and how much to building an image? Because in times when the media rules, the risk is clear: that the budget will be diluted in self-promotion, while the potholes—those very ones—remain, reminding us that reality cannot be edited. Today, his new post places him in a relevant position just as Ebrard maintains a presence on the national political chessboard. On the other side, in Tlalpan, Gabriela Osorio boasts a different approach: an investment of 200 million pesos to rehabilitate neighborhoods, with its own crews and equipment dedicated to pothole repair, in an attempt to institutionalize what in other demarcations seems to be solved with a camera in hand. The contrast does not go unnoticed. For many, Velasco was more than a collaborator: a key operator at delicate moments of the international agenda, with a low public profile but a high impact on strategic decisions. In the end, they say, the problem is not the style... but when the style replaces the results. Roberto Velasco, the new foreign minister, with the Ebrard seal. And although officially it is spoken of experience and institutional continuity, in short, many interpret it as a move that keeps a network of trust alive, which has not faded with the change of administration. In Cuauhtémoc, Mayor Alessandra Rojo de la Vega has opted for the spotlight: videos, social media, and even scenes where she appears patching potholes 'by hand,' in a strategy that some have already classified as closer to TikTok content than to a deep public policy. While one bet is on narrative and exposure, the other seeks to anchor itself in work and structure. Those profiles that do not make noise... but solve problems. And in that game, Velasco seems to remain a useful piece in a chess game that Marcelo Ebrard has never stopped playing. And as proof, two styles that today contrast in Mexico City. The pothole policy.
