My personal seismograph put the epicenter at City Hall. Damages haven’t been assessed yet, but I’m hoping it’s a lot.
Category: City Council
About the Arena
Advocates say we need the arena as an engine of economic development. That’s not how economic development works. If you
A New Day
Three of the four candidates supported by the plutocrats Woody Hunt and Paul Foster lost their runoffs. Does this mean
A Question of Eligibility
Is Bettina Olivares eligible to serve as the City Representative for District 8? Here’s the part of the Municipal Code
The Future of Downtowns
The City of El Paso (that is you, the taxpayer) is spending millions, or tens of millions, or hundreds of
El Paso Police Are Taser Happy and the El Paso Times Doesn’t Want You to Know It
Here’s a few paragraphs from Wednesday’s dead tree front page story of the El Paso Times: One night in October
The City’s ED Policy is a Mess
No, not Erectile Dysfunction. That’s a separate discussion all together. Economic Development. The City’s Economic Development policies are designed to
Those Folks at City Hall Think They’re Special
The elected officials dress up, and look down at us from the dais, and once a week they might have
The City’s New Plan
Here’s an interesting story from KVIA.com: This week the city has come out with a plan to clear up some
THE OPERATING DEFICIT OF THE FOUR WATER PARKS IS $5.6 MILLION SO FAR!
by Max Grossman I recently reported that the City’s four water parks lost $1,335,420 during the summer 2021 season and
More Water Parks Boondoggle
Max Grossman recently brought to light the uncomfortable fact that the water parks are losing millions of dollars every year.
EL PASO WATER PARKS LOST $1.3 MILLION IN 2021, TO LOSE $3.4 MILLION IN 2022
by Max Grossman Proposition 1 on the ballot of November 6, 2012 ballot authorized the issuance of $245,000,000 in general
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