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Another Shoe Drops

2017-08-02 elrichiboy ballpark, City Council, Commissioners Court, Cost of Living, Economic Development, If it didn't probably happen, then I wouldn't have to talk about it, It's All Good, Politics, Quality of Life Projects, Slider, Taxes, The Arena Leave a comment

Well, there it is. From the El Paso Times: El Paso County commissioners are looking at a preliminary general fund

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Grit

2017-07-31 elrichiboy Economic Development, Education, Video Leave a comment

Here’s Angela Lee Duckworth talking about grit, the power of passion and perseverance. Check it out.

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Make El Paso a Bastion of Passion

2017-07-26 elrichiboy Economic Development, Slider 4 comments

El Paso’s a poor town, and we’re not getting any richer. That’s just a fact. We’re at the absolute bottom

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The City Budget is Fake

2017-07-25 elrichiboy City Council, Economic Development, Taxes One comment

Or at least extremely conservative. The proposed budget show sales tax revenues declining by $525,000. El Paso hasn’t experienced a

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We’re Zigging When We Should Be Zagging

2017-07-21 elrichiboy Economic Development, Quality of Life Projects 2 comments

Our city leaders have been ostensibly pursuing strategies that lead to economic development. If that’s their real goal, then they’re

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The Ouija Speaks!

2017-07-20 elrichiboy Economic Development, Politics, Slider 2 comments

My Ouija board says they’re all shook up in the halls of power around here. Not about the court’s decision

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The Beat Goes On

2017-07-17 elrichiboy ballpark, Brand El Paso, City Council, Economic Development, If it didn't probably happen, then I wouldn't have to talk about it, Quality of Life Projects, Slider, Taxes, The Arena One comment

Did you read this weekend’s El Paso Inc.? It’s pretty good. Here’s the lede from one story: What began as

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TopGolf Will Save Us

2017-07-12 elrichiboy ballpark, City Council, Downtown, Economic Development, Taxes, The Arena 4 comments

I’ve got a math problem for you. Don’t worry, we’re not giving grades, and we’re not asking for real numbers

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The Landlord Class

2017-07-05 elrichiboy Economic Development One comment

Lookie here. We’ve got a problem. Say you want to open a business in El Paso. Maybe it’s a bar,

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Home Appraisals Steady, Apartment Appraisals Up

2017-07-03 elrichiboy Economic Development 6 comments

Here’s a story from the June 25 issue of the El Paso Inc.: Preliminary valuations of single-family homes by the

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They Don’t Know How to Politick

2017-06-28 elrichiboy ballpark, City Council, Economic Development, If it didn't probably happen, then I wouldn't have to talk about it, Quality of Life Projects, Slider One comment

Remember Lance Armstrong? He was the greatest bicycle racer that ever lived until they started testing his old blood samples.

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What the Employment Numbers Mean

2017-06-19 elrichiboy City Council, Economic Development, Politics 2 comments

I’ve been sussing out the employment situation here in El Paso over the last some years, and here’s what I’ve

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Now That the Horse Has Left the Barn . . .

2017-06-14 elrichiboy Economic Development, Slider, The Arena 3 comments

Too late for some stadiums . . . From ESPN.com: A group of politicians who are tired of taxpayer money

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The Latest Numbers

2017-06-01 elrichiboy City Council, Economic Development 2 comments

The U.S. Census Bureau estimates for cities are out. According to their Quick Facts, the population of the City of

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Which End of the Stick Do the Taxpayers Get?

2017-05-30 elrichiboy City Council, Economic Development, Slider, Taxes 12 comments

Our friends on City Council today gave away another million dollars. From KVIA: Construction on a new $16 million development

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The Devitalization of Downtown

2017-05-23 elrichiboy City Council, Cost of Living, Economic Development, Quality of Life Projects, Slider, Taxes, The Arena 9 comments

Look at that map. I’ve highlighted the ballpark, the civic center, and the proposed site for the arena. I’m guessing

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If You Oppose the Electric Rate Hike, You Hate Women

2017-05-21 elrichiboy Cost of Living, Economic Development, Slider Leave a comment

Remember when Mayor Oscar Leeser said that no woman deserves the kind of money that El Paso Electric CEO Mary

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Is the Truth Too Much to Ask For?

2017-05-17 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, City Council, Economic Development, The Arena 2 comments

Our local government was way ahead of Mr. Trump. They were lying before he even started his campaign. Somehow our

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About Those QoL Bonds: A Retrospective

2017-05-04 elrichiboy Economic Development, Slider, Taxes, The Arena Leave a comment

Let’s put it in perspective. In 2012, El Paso was enjoying a singular moment. Fort Bliss was benefitting from Bass

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He’s Such a Good Boy

2017-05-01 elrichiboy Cost of Living, Economic Development, Slider 2 comments

Did you see Mayor Oscar Leeser’s column in the El Paso Times this weekend? It has not even been a

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