by Rich Wright From ElPasoTimes.com: The Ethics Review Commission voted unanimously to reject a motion from El Paso city Rep.
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HOME Nuestra Señora Apartments Shaping Up
by Rich Wright HOME (the Housing Opportunity Management Enterprises, nee the Housing Authority of the City of El Paso) is
Joe Pickett for Strong Mayor!?!
Did you see this piece on CBS4Local.com last week? [S]ince 2004, El Paso has had a “strong city manager system,”
El Paso’s Population Soars to 700,698 In 2021* [Updated]
by Rich Wright From Page 3 of the City’s El Paso Uptown+Downtown Citywide Market Analysis Appendix: From the fine print:
The Brady List
From ElPasoTimes.com: The El Paso Police Department announced the arrests of five of its officers in connection with three separate
Retrovision: The Road to Economic Development
This post originally appeared on 06 June 2013. This post has been slightly edited. As an El Pasoan, I appreciate
City Settles Taser Death Lawsuit for $600,000
Did I ever tell you that the El Paso Police Department is taser happy? Here’s more of the latest evidence,
Rightsizing El Paso’s Government
by Rich Wright When you’re in a hole, stop digging. It’s time to acknowledge that the Borderplex Alliance’s plan for
Debbie Nathan on the PDNG and Plan El Paso
Lest We Forget Here’s a piece local hero Debbie Nathan wrote for Texas Monthly back in 2013. These days El
The El Paso Times Reports on the FOAC and Gassandragate
Maybe you didn’t see this story in the El Paso Times. The story was posted on ElPasoTimes.com on Friday, June
The Best Charter Amendment That Didn’t Pass
It was Proposition A: “Should section 3.1 of the City Charter, relating to creation, composition; powers and duties of Council
Who Runs El Paso Water?
by Rich Wright From the website of the City of El Paso: “The [Public Service Board] has complete management and
The City’s U-Matter Program
by Rich Wright You Are Not the You in U-Matter KVIA continues its block busting reporting with more information of
The Poor Quality of Local Media
by Rich Wright Did you see this report from KVIA? Former District 6 City of El Paso Representative Claudia Rodriguez
Arrogance
If you look at the Census Bureau estimates for El Paso’s population, the inflection point was 2012. It didn’t turn
What do you get the man who has everything?
by Rich Wright How about a man made river? According to this story from the daily rag, El Paso Water
Our Taxing Politicians
You read here that email that Max Grossman sent out, decrying the proposed $10 increase for cars registered El Paso
A Little Corrupt
As the famous Jewish philosopher said, “If I can’t trust you with gas cards, how can I trust you with
About Gassandragate
Yesterday I went to the City of El Paso’s Financial Oversight Audit Committee’s meeting at City Hall. It was great.
Buried in Debt
I lifted this image from the FY2023 City of El Paso Budget Book: You’ll notice that this year we payed