This came out of the supporting materials for Tuesday’s City Council Meeting agenda, Item 16.2: On December 19, 2017, the
Category: City Council
The Shame of the City
Today is trash day in my neighborhood Barrio Heights. Last night, as I was falling to sleep, I realized that
I’ve Got A (Conspiracy) Theory
Some conspiracy theories are a load of hooey, but people making deals out of the public eye are standard operating
Mo’ Taxes
The City offered up their newly minted Chief Financial Officer to defend our sky high tax rates. Here’s David Crowder
Making Sense About Cohen Stadium
Look, I don’t want to ruin the political discourse at City Hall by introducing things like common sense and logic,
About That NE Water Park
What’s it for? To make El Paso more attractive to the Army big brass? Or for El Pasoans. I don’t
Retrovision: El Paso: A Metaphor
This post originally appeared on 30 July 2015. Things haven’t improved since then. El Paso is like that really nice
The City’s Plan Sucks
The City of El Paso is implementing a plan that some rich guys came up with behind closed doors in
My Gentler Approach
I’m hard on our city’s leaders. They say they want Economic Development, but they don’t really have any qualifications for
“You’re Too Stupid to Understand”
From KVIA’s story about the City’s mounting debt: “The city is being very responsible with the way we’re issuing debt,”
Feeding the Neighbor’s Dog
Is city government representing you? Or is it working for the fat cats who have a financial interest in all
Government Only Grows
The difference between government and a junkie is that a junkie might quit. Once taxes go up, they are never
We’re Number One!
No, not for some made up cost-of-living click bait. For taxes! Property tax rates for industrial properties, to be specific.
Second Highest Tax Rate In The Nation
According to Lincoln Institute’s 50 State Property Tax Comparison, El Paso has the second highest homestead property tax rate among
Mayor Still Sitting on Ethics Revisions
Remember this story from the March 19 El Paso Inc.? Members of the city’s Ethics Review Commission have been waiting
It’s Only (Your) Money
From this weekend’s El Paso Inc.: We hear the deal is done, and there’s an announcement coming soon. What deal?
About Those Quality of Life Projects
Advocates of the Quality of Life bonds completely misrepresented the facts before the 2012 elections. They minimized the impact on
You Messed Up
Mayor Dee Margo, who promised during his campaign to “Hold the line on taxes,” thinks you’re not paying enough in
How To Be An Unregistered Lobbyist
It’s easy. Lobbyists are only people who are paid to lobby. If you’re paid for something else, like, say, being
Transparency, Transhmerancy
Tomorrow City Council is appointing a “City of El Paso Ad Hoc Charter Advisory Committee for the purpose of a