From a Time.com article, titled Two Rich Men Decided to Fund a Failing City. Some People Say They Made It
Category: City Management
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
City Spin
ElPasoMatters.com has A Q&A with Joe Pickett on his upcoming run for City Council, in which City City spokesperson Laura
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.
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
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
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
“I Was Scared.”
Things are not going well for the City of El Paso in a deadly force lawsuit filed by the family
El Paso’s Failed Economic Development
Remember when El Chuqueño speculated that the recent shakeup in the City’s Economic Development Department might be because the proposed
Where are the Whistleblowers?
When City Manager Tommy Gonzalez leaves office, he’ll float away on his golden parachute. The rest of the six-figure carpetbaggers
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
Their Strategy is Your Money
Here’s part of the City of El Paso’s Strategic Plan, which I lifted from their website. Look at 6.6. Does
Another One Bites the Dust
According to this article in the El Paso Times, some changes are taking place in the City of El Paso’s
Deja Vu All Over Again
Remember that 2012 Quality of Life bond election, the way they bundled everything together, with something for everyone? For swim