by Max Grossman Proposition 1 on the ballot of November 6, 2012 ballot authorized the issuance of $245,000,000 in general
Category: City Council
Questions Relocation Experts Ask Our City Manager
Getting back to this KFOX interview with City Manager Tommy Gonzalez: “We’ve been successful in bringing different types of big-name
What I’ll Do If I’m Elected
El Paso is a great city. I never thought we needed to spend a billion dollars to fix it. There
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
The Petition to Change Elections
From Adam Powell at ElPasoTimes.com: Elections in El Paso could look much different if El Pasoans for Fair Elections is
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
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
Public Meeting Tonight About the Arena
There is a public meeting tonight at 5:30 to discuss the economic impact of the downtown arena. The meeting will
Retrovision – Blame It On the Strategic Plan
This post originally appeared on 07 February 2022. If you want to know what’s wrong with governance in El Paso,
San Antonio’s Development Problems
From the Washington Post: Visitors entering Rebecca Flores’s San Antonio home pass a sepia-toned photo of her large Tejano family
Place Your Bets
District 1 Representative Peter Svarzbein filed a Code of Conduct complaint against Mayor Oscar Leeser today, according to this story
Evaluating Our Priorities
They are coming out of the woodwork (and maybe from under rocks) to weigh in on Tommy Gonzalez’ future. From
Tommy Gonzalez Doesn’t Like El Paso
Recently, Tommy Gonzalez applied for a job in Frisco, Texas, despite making more than $400,000 a year here. If he
People Don’t Like Tommy Gonzalez
At least the taxpayers don’t like him. He’s been here since 2014, and I haven’t met anyone who tells me
Retrovision – El Paso, a Metaphor
This post originally appeared on 30 July 2015. El Paso is like that really nice girl with the shitty boyfriend
Another Salvo in the War on Taxpayers
The City of El Paso, the El Paso Chamber of Commerce, and MountainStar Sports group are waging a class war