From a Time.com article, titled Two Rich Men Decided to Fund a Failing City. Some People Say They Made It
Category: City Council
What Do You Want From City Government?
The types at City Hall think City Government should be a growth industry. So do the people that benefit from
Retrovision: Chime the Eff Up
This post originally appeared on 12 July 2021. Did you take the City of El Paso’s budget survey? It was
The Worms Turn
Did you see this item from Monday’s City Council Work Session agenda? Discussion and action on the development of cost
Redistricting Update – City Council Cheats Again
KTSM tells us that the City is inviting the public to attend, either virtually or in person, the meetings of
Blame It On the Firemen
And the cops. That’s what other cities have done when their fiscal profligacy has run their finances into a ditch.
Scorched Earth
Way back in 2014, when I was trying to figure out the twisted logic of the City’s plans, I wrote
Who Will Isabel Salcido Represent?
If she’s re-elected? This notification appeared in today’s City Council meeting agenda: For notation pursuant to Section 2.92.080 of the
How Much Would the “Arena” Cost today?
Tomorrow, City Council will vote on whether or not to tell City Manager Tommy Gonzalez to come up with a
El Paso is a Third World Country
Since August 15, El Paso has been pouring raw sewage into the Rio Grande. From BorderReport.com: Between 3 million and
Vote No on Prop 2
Did you know that blight was a condition to creating a Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone in Texas? From the Texas
“Fossil fuel industry gets subsidies of $11m a minute, IMF finds” – The Guardian
The Guardian says that fossil fuel industries are welfare queens. The fossil fuel industry benefits from subsidies of $11m every
Eventually You Run Out of Other People’s Money
In this illuminating story from Monica Ortiz Uribe and the El Paso Times, headlined Texas tax burden is heaviest on
Retrovision: The Local Economy is Booming. For Contractors.
This story originally appeared on 7 August 2017. Good news, sports fans. The El Paso economy is growing, according to
Andrew Yang and Hubris Syndrome
From Politico.com, here’s former presidential candidate Andrew Yang talking about the psychological effects of running for president: The historian Henry
Something’s Rotten in Chucotown
Dr. Max Grossman and Brutus at El Paso Speak did the heavy lifting for this one. You remember the $413
Life Choices
Did you go to college? Have you/are you raising kids? Have you ever had a job? Can you imagine doing
The KFOX Report on Tommy Gonzalez’ Contract
Last night KFOX El Paso reported on El Paso City Manager Tommy Gonzalez’ golden parachute. The report highlighted the separation
The Effects of Fiscal Profligacy
“Why do you keep hitting yourself in the head with that hammer?” “Because it feels so good when I stop.”
Manufacturing Consent
Reality is subjective. That notion isn’t popular in the hard sciences, but anyone with a television or internet connection can