Yesterday I called the Mayor a liar because he made the following statement to his constituents regarding the City’s population
Category: Dee Margo
The Mayor is a Liar
At about 25 minutes into this Facebook video (recorded by Ben Carnevale) Mayor Dee Margo claims that “between 2012 to
Riding the Decline
Our city leaders — all of them, the elected and the economic and the City staff — are managing El
Welcome to the Apocalypse
It’s happening. This was the sign taped to the door of the Pat O’Rourke Center today. Meanwhile the trolley glides
The Trouble With TIRZs
You might no be so pissed off when you wrote that property tax check if your money was going for
Was Lost Dog a Referendum on City Government?
Max Grossman points out the the ballot ordinance to save Lost Dog got more votes than Mayor Dee Margo did
Retrovision: The Real Cost of the Quality of Life Projects
This article originally appeared on 12 April 2017. Sure, half a billion dollars is a lot of money. Especially for
What’s Going on With Lost Dog?
Today the El Paso City Council had a meeting to discuss their response to the Lost Dog election. Early voting
You’re Out!
Here’s an article from Reason that describes the plights of three cities who paid for ballparks. “Any normal business person
The Effects of Corruption
Back in 2009, Woody Hunt talked about the effects of corruption in this interview with the El Paso Inc. Scholarly
Corruption: The Short Version
The City of El Paso is trading 2,313 acres adjacent to the golf course in Northeast El Paso to Paul
Smells Like Corruption
If the people who run the El Paso City Government are not totally corrupt, they’re grossly incompetent. Take that Great
Who Dropped the Soap?
Here’s another informative piece from Vic Kolenc of the El Paso Times, headlined El Paso Water board breaks land-sale drought
El Paso Home Building Is At An Historical Low
From a story on Governing.com: In about 62 percent of the cities reviewed, 2018 permitting totals exceeded their averages over
Ex-Rep Heather Wilson
This week, UTEP announced, as the sole finalist to replace outgoing President Diana Natalicio, the former congresswoman from New Mexico
Mom and Dad Are Fighting
You probably saw this op-ed in the Times, where former mayor John Cook and ex-City Manager Joyce Wilson defend their
KVIA’s Special Report on QOL Cost Overruns
KVIA delivered a Special Report last night on the Quality of Life bond projects cost overruns. It’s entertaining. Just spitballing,
El Paso’s Secret City Government
Here’s something that should concern every El Pasoan. On Monday, El Paso’s City Council is having a Special Meeting. After
John Stossel on Stadiums
On the occasion of Super Bowl LIII, John Stossel reminds us. Fortunately, we’re smarter than that. Aren’t we?
The City of El Paso Is Poorly Managed
I’ve said it before: The City of El Paso is poorly managed, and they can’t stop messing up. From an