Ex-mayor Dee Margo said he did the best he could, after only getting 20% support in his recent job performance
Category: City Council
The Gift That Keeps On Giving
For petty revenge, give your best frenemy a dog. Or, better yet, give it to their daughter. Make it a
The Failing Health of Government By Spin
El Paso has a long history of catering to private interest in the name of public good. That worked before
Better Candidates = Better Government
El Pasoans don’t vote. In the most recent mayoral runoff, only 13% of the registered voters cast a ballot. Yeah,
The Bets are In
The latest Campaign Finance Reports are interesting. MountainStar Sports Group has picked their favorites. Mayor Dee Margo received $23,031.48 from
Dark Money
Many people were upset by that anonymous non-political political mailer that went out before the general election. But I suspect
Retrovision: Our Dirty Little Secret
This post originally ran on 30 December 2018. Imma let you in on a little secret. In El Paso, we
The City’s Hidden Tax Increase
The City made a big deal out of not raising the tax rate this year, despite losing revenue due to
“Will You Support a Taxpayer Funded Soccer Stadium?”
That’s the question we should be asking candidates this election cycle. In the next four years, City Council will probably
Where’s Susie?
From this week’s El Paso Inc.: The woman who has led El Paso’s PBS TV station for six years has
A Failure of Government
Pizza king J. Kirk Robison penned a Letter to the Editor in Sunday’s Sun Shopper El Paso Times. It is
The Government and the Governed
El Paso is culturally unique. There is no other place in the world like El Paso. The U.S. Census Bureau’s
Is Mayor Margo Holding Walking Quorums?
Former city staffer and current District 2 candidate Judy Gutierrez had some revealing things to say in this story in
Pearl Clutching as a Political Strategy
The old. The sick. And some other group, harder to define. Maybe you’re part of that other group. Maybe you’re
The Suspense is Over
First it was the mystery mailers, and teevee ads, urging voters to support their “leaders”. Then it was that email
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
The Oligarchs are Trying to Steal This Election
First it was that dark money campaign to “Support Our Leaders”. Now it’s this email from Woody Hunt. From: Woody Hunt
The Anonymous Political Mailer
You have probably heard about that campaign to support “El Paso’s Leaders”. Maybe you’re even gotten one of their flyers
Retrovision: What Could We Do With $180 Million?
This article originally appeared on 18 September 2017. If we spend $180 million for a redundant arena, that’s $180 million