Income is finite. That’s a hard concept to get your mind around, because income, in aggregate, is so large, and
Category: Economic Development
Affordable Housing
Brutus over there at ElPasoSpeak alerted me to this list from Canadian data muncher Point2Homes that ranks housing affordability in
Rent Seeking
From Investopedia.com: What is ‘Rent-Seeking’ Rent-seeking is the use of the resources of a company, an organization or an individual
Retrovision: Commercial Property Tax Valuations Down
[Our shrinking tax base isn’t a new thing. This article originally appeared on August 5, 2014. Since then, our city
About That Children’s Museum
El Paso Community Foundation President Eric Pearson says the Children’s Museum is going to be an economic driver. From KVIA:
How Do We Evaluate Our Economic Development Policy?
Short answer: We don’t. I mean, except by the bank accounts of our community’s wealthiest citizens. They’re not going to
City of El Paso, Inc.
Here’s a list of lobbyists registered with the City of El Paso. There are links to their lobbying activity during
El Paso Then and Now
Perhaps they meant well. Maybe they were trying to seize the moment. Maybe they thought that the tide had turned,
The Crab Bucket Analogy Revisited
See, there were all these crabs in a bucket. And the rich crabs said, “Hey, let’s make a better bucket.
That Crab Pot Analogy
Lately I’ve been hearing that crab pot analogy a lot. Paul Foster mentioned it in his TEDx talk, and Jim
The Lying Liars at City Hall
Maybe you read this in the El Paso Times: El Paso’s Hispanic, bilingual workforce was a major selling point for
Se Fueron de Rancho El Paso
City Government does what the rich folks want, and then tells the rest of us it’s good for us. It’s
Fake News
To hear him tell it, he’s a victim. From the El Paso Times story about the money the City has
Paul Foster’s Vision for El Paso
Here’s Paul Foster presenting his vision for El Paso at the recent TEDx El Paso event. When, do you suppose,
Nurturing Kudzu
Good news, everyone. From KVIA: Transmountain partners is planning to build a massive new mall and entertainment complex expected to
Is El Paso City Government a Secret Public/Private Partnership?
Nothing else makes sense. The City is pursuing a plan formulated by the Paso del Norte Group, a bunch of
The Emperor’s New Clothes
Is the City out of touch with the taxpayers? Here’s an op-ed in the El Paso Times from Mayor Dee
Reuters on El Paso and NAFTA
Here’s a report from Reuters on the effect that NAFTA had on El Paso, and the likely effect discontinuing NAFTA
A New Verse to the Same Old Song
Remember last week I asked “Is the City Paying Companies to Not Leave Town?” Well, Vic Kolenc of the El
Is The City Paying Companies To Not Leave Town?
At the October 3, 2017, meeting, the El Paso City Council passed the following ordinance: That the City Manager is