Way back at the end of May, I made the argument that term limits restrict the electorate’s ability to retain
Category: Politics
The Trouble With Term Limits
Currently, El Paso’s elected officials are limited to two terms in office. That means that once they figure out what’s
Los Gallos Negros
We are Los Gallos Negros, a collective of people fighting to retake control of City Government. Los Gallos Negros are
Cissy, Puhleeze
An alert reader forwarded me the latest update from District 8 Representative Cissy Lizarraga. Serving the public is not easy;
Millenials Are Broke
Did you see this story? This version came from NPR, but a lot of news outlets picked it up. Since
The State of Politics
I didn’t make the runoff. But Tuesday night, before the probability curve collapsed, I went to a meeting with a
The City’s Decision Making Process
We saw it yesterday at City Council. City Council holds discussions behind closed doors, and then presents their decision to
Retrovision: Who’s Driving This Truck?
This article originally appeared on 15 December 2016. It looks increasingly like City Staff are giving direction to City Council
Retrovision: Payback? Ha!
This post originally appeared on 5 April 2016. In my next life, I want to come back as a member
Joel Is Right
There are lots of places where people can live and El Paso is one of them. Unfortunately for the El
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.
About That Arena
Remember that poll about the arena that KVIA did? Only 26% of the residents of El Paso County who were
Retrovision: The Master Plan
I was going to write about the soccer stadium, but I realized that I already did. This post originally appeared
The City of El Paso’s New Link Policy Has Nothing To Do With Municipal Golf Courses
Last week I created a link to the Interim Director of Municipal Financial Operations’ presentation to City Council, which contained
Survey Says:
Did you see the results of this survey that KVIA did on putting the arena in Duranguito? ABC-7 recently conducted
The 2017 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
Where is it? Here’s the Financial Reports page for City of El Paso’s Office of the Comptroller. The latest Comprehensive
All The News That Fits Our Agenda
Back in 2009, El Paso Inc. ran an interview titled Q and A with Woody Hunt The Real Cost of
Will Tourism Save Us?
Besides call centers, the City of El Paso’s economic development policy seems to be solely focused on tourism as a
The Conspiracy
Did y’all read that letter from former District 2 Representative Jim Tolbert? Of course you did. It’s been on a
Rent Seeking
From Investopedia.com: What is ‘Rent-Seeking’ Rent-seeking is the use of the resources of a company, an organization or an individual