The elected officials dress up, and look down at us from the dais, and once a week they might have
Category: Certificates of Obligation
More Water Parks Boondoggle
Max Grossman recently brought to light the uncomfortable fact that the water parks are losing millions of dollars every year.
Evaluating Our Priorities
They are coming out of the woodwork (and maybe from under rocks) to weigh in on Tommy Gonzalez’ future. From
Blame It On the Firemen
And the cops. That’s what other cities have done when their fiscal profligacy has run their finances into a ditch.
The KFOX Report on Tommy Gonzalez’ Contract
Last night KFOX El Paso reported on El Paso City Manager Tommy Gonzalez’ golden parachute. The report highlighted the separation
“Communities of Color”
In this video clipped from Tuesday’s City Council meeting, District 3 Representative Cassandra Hernandez accuses Mayor Oscar Leeser of discriminating
Deja Vu All Over Again
Remember that 2012 Quality of Life bond election, the way they bundled everything together, with something for everyone? For swim
The Veto and the Override
Mayor Oscar Leeser vetoed the $96 million Certificates of Obligation City Council passed this week. But, anticipating the veto, District
It’s Always Darkest Before It Gets Lots Darker
Here’s Tommy Gonzalez’ contribution to that story from the El Paso Times headlined El Paso’s property tax rate is among
Chime the Eff Up
Did you take the City of El Paso’s budget survey? It was called Chime In!, and it was available on
You Are Paying the Highest Residential Property Tax Rate in the United States
Today the El Paso City Council is voting to issue another $96 million in Certificates of Obligation. Certificates of Obligation
How Your City Representative Voted on Certificate of Obligation Debt
Max Grossman did the heavy lifting and went back to research how our elected representatives voted on various issuances of
Losing Faith In Our Institutions, Part 2
Truth, Justice, and the American Way. These days, asking if truth and justice are the American way is a legitimate
Debt and Taxes
Is your City Council Representative concerned about your property tax burden? Mine isn’t. Back in 2019, she sent out a
Agenda Review 15 February 202i Recap
Here’s the video of the 15 February 2021 El Paso City Council Agenda Review meeting. I watched (most of) it
More Certificate of Obligation Debt
While you were sleeping Monday night, the kids on City Council were stealing your credit card. Around 10 o’clock, during
Retrovision: City of El Paso #1 for Certificates of Obligation Debt in Texas
This article originally appeared on 12 February 2020. Woohoo! Yeah, the Miners suck, again, those poor dears. And people are
Mayor Margo’s Priorities
From an El Paso Times story about a recent mayoral candidate forum: [Incumbent Mayor Dee] Margo agreed with [candidate Carlos]
We Could Have Had City-Wide High-Speed Internet Instead
You know I’ve been saying that the real cost of all those vanity projects for the leisure class is what
The Fiscal Ship is Sinking
Here’s a news flash from the El Paso Inc.: El Paso leads major Texas cities in debt not approved by