I don’t know it you noticed, but the citizens of El Paso lost that election the other day. The City
Category: City Management
The Consequences of Income Inequality in El Chuco
The citizens of the City of El Paso are suffering from bad decisions stemming from wealth and income inequality. Our
The Case Against Gentrification
El Paso City Government, and the multimillionaires driving the truck, are intent on forcing top-down gentrification on the city. Here’s
Catching Up on Deferred Maintenance
Tommy G has been City Manager for about seven years. Don’t you think that some of this deferred maintenance that
A Rose By Any Other Name
Here’s a story from KVIA: El Paso City Council members have approved spending more than a million dollars to renovate
You Can’t Trust the City
The City is asking us to approve $413,112,650 worth of bonds in an upcoming election. Early voting starts next week.
Pay to Play
Here’s a post from PayToPlayLawBlog.com, printed in its entirety. Trends regarding the enactment of pay-to-play legislation remain remarkably consistent and
Late to the Party
I hate to say I told you so, but . . . From the El Paso Times: Data show El Paso’s
Retrovision: They’re Bullies
This article originally appeared on 14 August 2018. Did you see this story on KVIA? Texas oilman J.P. Bryan, one
Opportunity Costs
The City of El Paso is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on stuff we don’t need. City Council [will
Retrovision: The City’s Plan Sucks.
This article originally appeared on 03 May 2018. The City of El Paso is implementing a plan that some rich
The ROI of Campaign Donations
Deciphering what’s happening at City Hall is like trying to see the truth through a cracked crystal. From CBS4Local.com: The
Naysayers, Malcontents, and Crazies
Back in 2012, when our city leaders were selling their plan to pimp El Paso, those of us who raised
Down the Economic Development Rabbit Hole
Brutus had a good post at ElPasoSpeak.com yesterday. His post included this slide: Perhaps you’ll remember this article titled Whose
Retrovision: EL PASO’S BLEAK FUTURE: A CONTRARIAN VIEW
This article originally appeared on 26 December 2012. If any of our current elected officials claim that they couldn’t have
The Future Revealed!
I can’t imagine the City of El Paso keeping next year’s budget under an amount that won’t require at least
The Arena Saga That Wouldn’t Die
I lifted this from David Crowder’s article about the Downtown arena that appeared in the El Paso Inc. this weekend.
Our Political Class
Somehow, El Paso developed professional politicians. Okay, the development of professional politicians was intentional. Corrupt power brokers recruited electable candidates
Do You Trust City Government?
I lifted this from the City’s website: The proposed 2019 Public Safety Bond is the City’s plan to use voter approved bonds
A Chance for a Do-Over
And how often in life do you get a Mulligan? This was in this week’s El Paso Inc. It looks