There is a public meeting tonight at 5:30 to discuss the economic impact of the downtown arena. The meeting will
Category: City Management
Retrovision – Blame It On the Strategic Plan
This post originally appeared on 07 February 2022. If you want to know what’s wrong with governance in El Paso,
San Antonio’s Development Problems
From the Washington Post: Visitors entering Rebecca Flores’s San Antonio home pass a sepia-toned photo of her large Tejano family
Evaluating Our Priorities
They are coming out of the woodwork (and maybe from under rocks) to weigh in on Tommy Gonzalez’ future. From
Retrovision – El Paso, a Metaphor
This post originally appeared on 30 July 2015. El Paso is like that really nice girl with the shitty boyfriend
Another Salvo in the War on Taxpayers
The City of El Paso, the El Paso Chamber of Commerce, and MountainStar Sports group are waging a class war
Retrovision – El Paso, (Temporary) Home of the Carpetbaggers
This post originally appeared on 10 February 2021. You know why there’s so little crime in El Paso? Because we
Tommy Gonzalez Has Been Cheating On Us
You’ve heard the news. El Paso City Manager Tommy Gonzalez is among three other finalists being considered for city manager
Warren Buffett — The Rich Are Winning the Class War
He said it in a New York Times article back in 2006. “There’s class warfare, all right,” Mr. Buffett said,
Is This What Corruption Looks Like?
From ElPasoTimes.com: The [El Paso City Council] voted to hire a San Francisco-based architecture firm to provide an updated cost
Homeowners Carry the Burden
Here’s a couple of factoids I extracted from this El Paso Times article about rising property valuations: The overall market
El Paso’s Class War is Not Happenstance
In their recent opinion piece in the El Paso Times titled El Paso’s Resurgence is not Happenstance, State Representative Lina
Ahead of the Curve
Here’s an impractical solution to the decline in baseball’s popularity, headlined Baseball is Dying. Government Should Take It Over. From
Retrovision – Nothing’s For Sure but Debt and Taxes
(This post originally ran on 10 March 2017.) The ever-vigilant Brutus over at El Paso Speak alerted me (and all
City Settles for $1.2 Million
From ElPasoMatters.com: The El Paso City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to pay $1.2 million to settle a lawsuit that
Circle the Wagons
Did I ever mention that the El Paso City Government, the Chamber of Commerce, and MountainStar Sports have declared war
Adios, David Jerome
From the El Paso Times: David Jerome, who has been the El Paso Chamber’s chief executive officer for just over four years,
And the Hits Keep Coming
More good news, from ElPasoMatters.com : The Public Service Board voted unanimously Wednesday to ask El Paso City Council to
The Ongoing Class War
Have I ever mentioned that it feels like the City of El Paso, and the El Paso Chamber of Commerce,
9 Years Ago
On March 8, 2013, El Paso Police Officer Jose Flores shot the handcuffed prisoner Danny Saenz in the sallyport of