Remember when the machine was pitching those Quality of Life bonds? Some of us were afraid that all that new
Category: City Council
The Gift That Keeps on Giving
According to this story in the El Paso Times, County Commissioner David Stout has nominated former City of El Paso
“Why Tax Rates Matter More Than Incentives”
Here’s an excellent article that explains why lower property tax rates are more important than economic incentives for attracting new
You Decide
Well, here’s how it is. Household income in El Paso is going down. Wages are among the lowest in the
The Robber Barons versus the Citizens of El Paso
One time, (okay, more than once), I accused the Big Money in El Paso of foisting all those Quality of
It’s Only Money
According to this story in El Diario, the City of El Paso has hired attorneys to defend the City against
And they all lived happily ever after.
Let me tell you how the City Manager Tommy Gonzalez saga is going to end. The City will buy Mr.
It depends on who you are
Remember just a few short years ago, when City Council was circumventing state law to award El Paso a Triple
Oops, again.
The Pope is coming to Juarez to highlight his message about immigration? What a great opportunity to talk up El
An Acceptable Level of Risk?
If you want to know what it’s like to live in a police state, try walking through the Segundo Barrio
How to win friends and influence people
With their current rate case, El Paso Electric Company (EPEC) is sticking it to its El Paso ratepayers so hard
Deliver us from idiots.
Let me get this straight. To highlight his message on immigration, the Pope will visit the actual border (presumably, the
A hundred years ago . . .
I was in Ciudad Chihuahua, in a bar in a restaurant close to the Hotel Victoria. I was delivering the
Cable Update
Do you suppose this is the cable that we had to reorder from Germany, because the first one was too
Idle Speculation
Do you suppose the local heavyweights turned sour on City Manager Tommy Gonzalez when they discovered that he would award
A Present from Our Friends at City Hall
The agenda for the December 7 Special Meeting of the City Council included this item: Discussion and action that the
Hot Potato
You’ve probably heard that political considerations caused the ballpark bonds to be issued later than expected, and the delay cost
Spoiler Alert
In today’s El Paso Inc., there’s a story about an improper redaction by somebody in the office of our omniscient
Now that’s a good looking man.
According to the agenda for next Tuesday’s City Council meeting, the Mayor is reappointing Fire Chief Samuel Pena to the
Tim Cook on the Importance of Learning Computer Coding
Imagine what we could do if we took all that money we’re throwing away on ballparks and arenas and devoted