You might no be so pissed off when you wrote that property tax check if your money was going for
Author: elrichiboy
Retrovision: A Local Expert’s Perspective on Economic Development
This post originally appeared on 10 October 2015. Here’s what Jerry Pacheco, the Executive Director of the International Business Accelerator,
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
Will Paul Foster Do Better?
Now that the Borderplex Real Estate Investment Trust has sold its downtown real estate assets to Paul Foster’s Franklin Mountain
Common Sense
Here’s an ad from Britain’s Labour Party which has some relevance for our local tax policies. But you know what
Are the Wheels Coming Off?
This just in, from the El Paso Inc. Borderplex Realty Trust, the company created by businessman William Sanders that owns
Los Gallos Negros
We are Los Gallos Negros, a collective of people fighting to retake control of City Government. Los Gallos Negros are
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
“Bienvenidos, Heather Wilson”
Here’s a letter of support for UTEP’s new president Heather Wilson from retired judge Luis Aguilar that appeared in the
Sunday Matinee: Assassin’s Tale
Here’s an action flick with plenty of murder and mayhem and coping. Check it out.
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
As Goes the Golf Course, So Goes the City
According to this story in the El Paso Times, the City isn’t going to bail out the Vista Hills Country
Southern Rock
Like the Allman Brothers and Lynard Skynard had a baby raised by wolves. Check it out.
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
Retrovision: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About TIRZs*
*That the City doesn’t want you to know. This article originally appeared on 23 May 2018. What is a Tax
Retrovision: Economic Development: Economics 101
This post originally appeared on 27 August 2015. Back when I was in school, before the wheel and shortly after
The Storm That Swept Mexico
Here’s a cool two hour video that covers the history of Mexico, mostly the first half of the twentieth century.
Don’t Be complacent about Lost Dog
I know, it looks like the open space advocates have this one won. But don’t underestimate the Forces of Evil.
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.