Our elected officials at the City (the Mayor and City Representatives) are getting 15% pay raises this year. The people
Category: City Council
El Paso is Falling
The trusted institutions we count on are letting us down. The streets are crumbling. The water utility can’t keep the
Solving the City’s Budget Problem: Let’s Get Rid of the TIRZs
Did you see last week that the City Manager wanted to charge every house and business in El Paso a
Paul Foster is Selling Land in his Campo del Sol Development
From KVIA.com: El Paso City Council unanimously approved an amendment to a 2020 incentives agreement to allow for the sale
We Don’t Need No Stinking Ethics
Isn’t it a violation of the City’s ethics rules for Mayor Renard Johnson to support the deck park when he
El Paso Matters Can’t Be Bought Cheap
An email I received from District 3 Representative Deanna M. Rocha contained this nugget: The City of El Paso proudly
No Mas La Puntita
From KVIA.com: El Paso City Council voted eight to zero to pass a resolution authorizing the submission of an application
“Yes, Your Arrogancy”
From ElPasoTimes.com: The El Paso City Council this week will take another look at public engagement at meetings after a
About the Deck Park
by Rich Wright You may have noticed that the deck park is still in play, even after funding sources have
Transparency, Chuco-style
Can you believe that 6 of our 8 City Representatives voted against citizen oversight of bond expenditures? From Adam Powell
Retrovision: The Real Costs of the QoL Projects
This article originally appeared on 12 April 2017. Sure, half a billion dollars is a lot of money. Especially for
The Obscene Entitlement of Cassandra Hernandez
You’ve read the news. From ElPasoTimes.com: El Paso city Rep. Cassandra Hernandez’s husband was arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault
City Elections Candidate Forum
El Pasoans will select six City Council Representatives and a Mayor in the General Election taking place on November 5.
The Problem with the City Manager Candidates
The horses are in the gates for the selection of the next City Manager. From ElPasoMatters.com: Four high-ranking city officials
More of What You Should Expect
From the El Paso Times: Once again bucking the will of a chorus of El Paso residents, the El Paso
What Did You Expect?
From the El Paso Times: The El Paso City Council took a timid step toward having developers and homebuilders foot
Our Petulant and Entitled Ruling Class
Here’s a story maybe you didn’t see. From ElPasoTimes.com: [El Paso Mayor Oscar] Leeser related a recent encounter with someone
Impact Fees, Developers, and Politics
From KVIA.com: El Paso Water and the City of El Paso are discussing potential changes to impact fees, which homebuilders
The Arena Saga
I am tired of writing about the ongoing swindle that local governments keep trying to pull on us. I’m talking
About the New Venue
Y’all ain’t playin’ the long game. Some people (you know who you are) want to derail the proposed hybrid, inside-outside