The numbers we’ve all been waiting for have arrived, and they’re not pretty. Between 2017 and 2018, the population of
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The Mayor is a Liar
At about 25 minutes into this Facebook video (recorded by Ben Carnevale) Mayor Dee Margo claims that “between 2012 to
Riding the Decline
Our city leaders — all of them, the elected and the economic and the City staff — are managing El
Spice Up Your life, Love
Have you noticed that jalapeños aren’t hot anymore? Agronomists have Burbanked the heat right out of them. These days if
A Private Letter To Paul Foster
If you’re not Paul Foster, please stop reading this. Pablo, Can I call you Pablo? I mean, it’s just us.
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
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