I don’t know it you noticed, but the citizens of El Paso lost that election the other day. The City
Category: economic development
Brain Drain, Jobs, and Quality of Life
Which improves your quality of life more? A good paying job, or ballparks, water parks, and and arenas? Fiscal profligacy
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
A Changing of the Guard
The power dynamic has subtly shifted at City Hall. The developers used to call the shots. But, since El Paso’s
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
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
How Stockton Went Bankrupt
Here’s a familiar tune. Only some of the words have changed, and our numbers are bigger. Daniel Berger, a senior
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.
Change is Hard
About ten years ago, the people who really run things in El Paso decided that the city needed public amenities
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
Tweedle Eedle Eet
Bob Moore’s ElPasoMatters twitter feed features the kind of feel good stories we love here at El Chuqueño. Here’s the
Whose Economic Development Do You Think They’re Worried About?
According the City’s FY2019 Budget, El Paso was poised to spend $19,814,987 on Economic Development in the 2019 Fiscal Year.
Retrovision: Make El Paso Great Again
This article originally appeared on 2017 March 30. Lemme tell you how to get us out of that hole that