El Paso is a great city. I never thought we needed to spend a billion dollars to fix it. There
Author: Rich Wright
Rock and Roll Never Forgets
Max Grossman reports that District 8 Representative Cissy Lizarraga is appointing Steffen Poessiger to the City’s Historic Landmark Commission. You
El Paso City Government is a Lamborghini
The City’s share of property taxes on the median priced home went up 6% this year. You can read about
The City Hall Budget
Did you see Adam Powell’s story at ElPasoTimes.com? It’s headlined City Hall’s budget is set: What will El Pasoans get
How Quickly They Forget
I stumbled across this gem the other day. From the El Paso Chamber of Commerce: Recommended Action [regarding the 2012
You Can Help!
I’ll tell you the truth. It’s hard for me to ask for help. But this time, I need your help
How Did It Get So Bad So Quick?
In 2012, our property tax rates was 66 cents per $100 of valuation. For FY2023, the property tax rate is
Retrovision – TEDx El Paso: A City Reimagined
This post originally appeared on 04 March 2022. Saturday, March 5 (tomorrow, or today, or last week, depending on when
The Petition
You’ve probably heard about the petition circulating in opposition to the issuance of Certificates of Obligation for expansion of the
A New Advertiser
Good news, everybody. The ballpark has a new advertiser. That should help offset some of the expense that the City
Do they have a long term plan?
I mean the richest people in El Paso. The people who got us into this mess. Do they have a
Traffic Studies
“It’s the most congested part of the freeway,” they say. I took that picture up there this morning (Tuesday, August
Big Fibbers at City Hall Redux
Somehow I missed the point of City Manager Tommy Gonzalez’ press release about the new budget. When Tommy Gonzalez was
Big Fibbers at City Hall
In a recent guest column at ElPasoTimes.com, Representatives Hernandez, Salcido, and Rodriguez wrote the following: The city of El Paso
Why Your Taxes Are So High
Because the City won’t stop spending money. While we’re catching our breath (this is, after all, an election year) the
What Gives?
Sunday I went to Cloudcroft. The high temperature was 72. The low was 58. You should try it. Nowhere on
Hard Times
The El Paso Times didn’t come out with a print edition on the 4th of July. They stopped printing a
Cary Westin’s Lucrative Retirement
You’ll remember that back in May, Col. (Ret.) Cary Westin retired from his position as Deputy City Manager for the
Trouble in ChucoTown
The trouble with City Government is that the City Manager thinks that his job is to protect and promote the
Economic Indicators
The El Paso Times reports that the Fallas Department Store in DWNTWN is closing: One of Downtown El Paso’s largest