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The Problem with the City Manager Candidates

2024-07-22 Rich Wright City Council, City Management, Col. (Ret.) Cary Westin, Joyce Wilson, Slider 3 comments

The horses are in the gates for the selection of the next City Manager. From ElPasoMatters.com: Four high-ranking city officials

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Tales from the Crypt

2024-07-11 Rich Wright Col. (Ret.) Cary Westin, Edmundo "Mundo!" Calderon, Joyce Wilson, Opinion, Public Private Partnerships, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez 4 comments

by Rich Wright Former City Manager Joyce Wilson must be off her meds again, God bless her. Here is the

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Planning for a Static State

2024-01-27 Rich Wright Arrogance, City Council, City Management, Col. (Ret.) Cary Westin, Cost of Living, Slider, Urban Planning 6 comments

According to U.S. Census Bureau estimates, in 2012, El Paso’s population was 674,588. In 2022, our population was 677,456. Since

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Proposition C

2024-01-04 Rich Wright Arrogance, City Council, City Management, Climate Change, Col. (Ret.) Cary Westin, Nicole Alderette-Ferrini, Opportunity Costs, Slider 2 comments

From CBS4Local.com: El Paso’s City Council approved the agenda item to pay over a million dollars to form a Climate

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Today’s Dumpster 2023-12-19

2023-12-19 elrichiboy Col. (Ret.) Cary Westin, Dumpsters, Ellen Smythe, Mario D'Agostino Leave a comment

And the hits keep coming.

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Yesterday’s Dumpster 2023-12-18

2023-12-19 elrichiboy Col. (Ret.) Cary Westin, Dumpsters, Ellen Smythe, Mario D'Agostino Leave a comment

This one was on the corner of California and Florence yesterday.

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El Paso’s Population Soars to 700,698 In 2021* [Updated]

2023-07-17 Rich Wright Arrogance, City Council, City Management, Col. (Ret.) Cary Westin, Liar Liar, population, Slider Leave a comment

by Rich Wright From Page 3 of the City’s El Paso Uptown+Downtown Citywide Market Analysis Appendix: From the fine print:

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Cary Westin’s Lucrative Retirement

2022-07-07 Rich Wright City Council, City Management, Col. (Ret.) Cary Westin, Slider, Taxes, Tommy Gonzalez 11 comments

You’ll remember that back in May, Col. (Ret.) Cary Westin retired from his position as Deputy City Manager for the

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