Here’s Mayor Dee Margo talking about his regime: Under his regime? Pol Pot had a regime. Stalin had a regime.
Category: Ethics
Retrovision: Rancho El Paso
This article originally appeared on 10 March 2017. Our City Fathers would have you believe that El Paso is a
Campaign Finance Shenanigans
Those nice guys at The Forma Group lent almost $7,000 to their client Debbie Torres for her District 6 runoff
Breaking News: The Ethics Commission Meets
Today at 1:30, the City Ethics Commission will meet in City Council Chambers to discuss the Ethics Complaint filed against
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.
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
What’s Good for the Goose
Popular Italian tenor Max Grossman sent me an email this week that contained this interesting information: The Mayor of El
Just Like Democracy. Except not.
Did you hear about the latest attempt by your favorite City Council to stifle any voice of dissent? From the
Mayor Margo, I Apologize
Yesterday I called the Mayor a liar because he made the following statement to his constituents regarding the City’s population
Life Lessons
Here’s some wisdom from Charlie Munger, Warren Buffet’s main man, via getpocket.com. To get what you want, deserve what you
Ex-Rep Heather Wilson
This week, UTEP announced, as the sole finalist to replace outgoing President Diana Natalicio, the former congresswoman from New Mexico
Disinformation
Maybe you saw this op-ed in the El Paso Times this weekend: We are proud El Paso residents, but it
OPM
It’s hard to believe that any of the arena backers would be so enthusiastic if they were investing their own
What Is That Word?
noun plural noun: ethics; noun: ethics 1. moral principles that govern a person’s behavior or the conducting of an activity.
Comedy Council
From KVIA, here’s Representative Henry Rivera, addressing the leak of a draft of City Manager Tommy “Great Wolf” Gonzalez’ new
City Council’s Abuse of Executive Session
The El Paso City Council abuses Executive Session. A lot. There are reasons to use Executive Session. The Texas Government
The Mayor’s Missing Emails
From the El Paso Inc.: El Paso Mayor Dee Margo appears to have sidestepped the city’s public information rules and
Still No Ethics (Revision)
Remember this story from the El Paso Inc. that appeared way back on 19 March 2018? Members of the city’s
Retrovision: Payback? Ha!
This post originally appeared on 5 April 2016. In my next life, I want to come back as a member