Here’s a story from ElPasoMatters.com: A lawsuit by former state Rep. Joe Pickett alleges the city of El Paso is
Category: City Council
Debt and Taxes
Is your City Council Representative concerned about your property tax burden? Mine isn’t. Back in 2019, she sent out a
Agenda Review 15 February 202i Recap
Here’s the video of the 15 February 2021 El Paso City Council Agenda Review meeting. I watched (most of) it
More Certificate of Obligation Debt
While you were sleeping Monday night, the kids on City Council were stealing your credit card. Around 10 o’clock, during
Retrovision: Is the City’s Strategic Plan Working for You?
This post originally appeared on 21 February 2020. In 2012, the City of El Paso began implementing a strategic plan
How To Cripple an Economy
Economies are delicate ecosystems that develop over time. Agent Orange, or napalm, or diesel fuel might kill a garden, but
Retrovision: The Lies they Tell us
This post originally appeared on 27 April 2020. Tomorrow the El Paso City Council will vote on a measure to
Oscar Leeser Has a Mandate
Oscar Leeser won the election by a 4 to 1 margin. That’s more than a little bit. That’s a landslide.
Lobbyist Loophole?
Or maybe the City Clerk is just not doing her job. Here’s Chapter 2.94 – REGULATION OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES of
What a Bunch of Jerks
From KVIA: An El Paso attorney maintained Friday that plans to have a historic district downtown that includes the Duranguito
Pay Attention!
Ex-mayor Dee Margo said he did the best he could, after only getting 20% support in his recent job performance
The Gift That Keeps On Giving
For petty revenge, give your best frenemy a dog. Or, better yet, give it to their daughter. Make it a
The Failing Health of Government By Spin
El Paso has a long history of catering to private interest in the name of public good. That worked before
Better Candidates = Better Government
El Pasoans don’t vote. In the most recent mayoral runoff, only 13% of the registered voters cast a ballot. Yeah,
The Bets are In
The latest Campaign Finance Reports are interesting. MountainStar Sports Group has picked their favorites. Mayor Dee Margo received $23,031.48 from
Dark Money
Many people were upset by that anonymous non-political political mailer that went out before the general election. But I suspect
Retrovision: Our Dirty Little Secret
This post originally ran on 30 December 2018. Imma let you in on a little secret. In El Paso, we
The City’s Hidden Tax Increase
The City made a big deal out of not raising the tax rate this year, despite losing revenue due to
“Will You Support a Taxpayer Funded Soccer Stadium?”
That’s the question we should be asking candidates this election cycle. In the next four years, City Council will probably
Where’s Susie?
From this week’s El Paso Inc.: The woman who has led El Paso’s PBS TV station for six years has