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Retrovision: Our local public Private Partnerships

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This post originally appeared on 08 February 2018. Public Private Partnerships are all the rage. The ballpark got one. The

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Retrovision: The Master Plan

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This post originally appeared on 22 October, 2017. How MountainStar Wants to Get You to Pay for Their Futbol Stadium

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Retrovision: Our Dirty Little Secret

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This post originally ran on 30 December 2018. Imma let you in on a little secret. In El Paso, we

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“Will You Support a Taxpayer Funded Soccer Stadium?”

2020-11-16 elrichiboy arena, ballpark, City Council, Corruption, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Joyce Wilson, MountainStar Sports Group, Slider, Taxes, Tommy Gonzalez, Welfare for the Rich 8 comments

That’s the question we should be asking candidates this election cycle. In the next four years, City Council will probably

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Retrovision: What Could We Do With $180 Million?

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This article originally appeared on 18 September 2017. If we spend $180 million for a redundant arena, that’s $180 million

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Retrovision: Rancho El Paso

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This article originally appeared on 10 March 2017. Our City Fathers would have you believe that El Paso is a

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Community First Coalition’s “Does El Paso City Hall Represent you?”

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The Death of Democracy in El Paso

2020-08-17 elrichiboy arena, ballpark, City Management, Corruption, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Great Wolf Resorts, Joyce Wilson, quality of life projects, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez 6 comments

Did you have a voice in the political process when City Council announced on a Thursday that they were going

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“Throw a Billion Dollars from the Helicopter”

2020-06-27 elrichiboy arena, ballpark, Boondoggles, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, Joyce Wilson, MountainStar Sports Group, quality of life projects, Slider, Taxes Leave a comment

Here’s a scathing article from Reason.com about cities building stadiums. Throw a Billion Dollars from the Helicopter is a new

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“Card Tricks: How El Paso’s 2012 ‘Quality of Life’ Bond Election Got Riddled With Flimflam”

2020-05-28 elrichiboy arena, ballpark, City Council, City Management, Corruption, Joyce Wilson, quality of life projects, Slider, The "Progressives" One comment

Here’s a piece on Medium.com written by veteran reporter Debbie Nathan, chronicling the run-up to the election. . . .

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The Harsh Future of El Paso

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Here’s a great read from Medium.com titled The Harsh Future of American Cities: On the nation’s current trajectory, one of

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Paul Foster Needs a Hobby

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Paul Foster inserted himself into the news cycle this week, with this email he sent to all the players on

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The Lies They Tell Us

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Tomorrow the El Paso City Council will vote on a measure to indefinitely postpone the proposed arena in Duranguito. Let’s

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About J.P. Bryan

2020-04-15 elrichiboy arena, City Council, Peter Svarzbein, Slider, Taxes 7 comments

District 1 City Representative Peter Svarzbein called J.P. Bryan a “Houston billionaire” during Monday’s City Council work session. Like being

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Paul Foster Likes the Arena

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The El Paso Inc. ran a story about the restoration of the Plaza Hotel this weekend. That renovation was undertaken

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No Pro Sports in the Arena?

2020-02-11 elrichiboy arena, City Council, City Management, Dee "Hold the Line on Taxes" Margo, downtown, MountainStar Sports Group, Slider, Taxes, Tommy Gonzalez 7 comments

Didn’t you think that the proposed downtown arena was for professional sports? Wasn’t there a lot of talk about an

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The City Can’t Stop Lying

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Here’s a Steve Jobs quote: A players hire A players, but B players hire C players and C players hire

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Retrovision: Economic Impact

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This article originally appeared on 17 January 2017. What do you think has more effect on the El Paso economy.

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Woody Hunt talking About the Arena

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Here’s Mr. Hunt in a February 19, 2018, El Paso Inc. article titled Woody Hunt: In his own words.: Q:

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A Changing of the Guard

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The power dynamic has subtly shifted at City Hall. The developers used to call the shots. But, since El Paso’s

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