Why are we still trying to build an arena? MountainStar’s not hot on it anymore. They’re worried about their soccer
Category: quality of life projects
More Debt Per Capita
According to the slideshow that accompanies this story from the Austin American Statesman, El Pasoans owe more General Obligation debt
More Gobbledygook From Our Friends at City Hall
You may have seen that the City refused to compromise on the downtown arena swindle. (Why do all the City’s
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
Riding the Decline
Our city leaders — all of them, the elected and the economic and the City staff — are managing El
Retrovision: The Bane of QoL: O & M
This article originally appeared on 18 December 2014. El Paso is a cash-strapped town. Nobody foresaw that our boom years,
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
Common Sense
Here’s an ad from Britain’s Labour Party which has some relevance for our local tax policies. But you know what
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
Water Parks = Economic Development
Sometimes the jokes just write themselves. From CBS4Local, in a story headlined New El Paso waterparks bringing economic growth to
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
Will Water Parks Be The New Streetcars? And Other Questions
In March, KFOX14 reported that the streetcars are a money pit. KFOX14 Investigates learned in the first four months of
Migration analysis from Robert Moore
Aspiring journalist Robert Moore recently reported on El Paso’s stagnant population growth for Borderzine, UTEP’s online magazIne for aspiring journalists.
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
Adios, Amigo
Remember all those reasons the bond advocates used to peddle those Quality of Life bonds? “Residential property owners are shouldering
The Organization Before the Community
The City Manager protects his team. Even when they’re wrong. So if one of his Deputy City Managers decides to
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
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