Here’s something I lifted from ElPasoSpeak.com: Here are some interesting facts you might find ‘eyebrow raising:’ In the last five
Category: Politics
War of the Worlds
In this week’s news, the City is considering jacking the parking rates at metered spots during events. The city is
History belongs to the victors (and the guys that run the websites)
I was going to write about this post, on ElPasoSpeak.com. In it you will notice that, even under the model
They’ll do whatever it takes, and they don’t care how much it costs you.
Remember when everyone was celebrating all the new development going on in downtown El Paso? One of the big projects
The City of El Paso Gets Sued for Throwing Poor People in Jail
Remember when Buzzfeed reported that El Paso’s policy of jailing people who can’t afford to pay their traffic fines was
Winners and Losers
Former City Manager and current Chair of the Steering Committee of the Borderplex Alliance Joyce Wilson would like you to
Poor Joyce
It was a lot of responsibility to unilaterally saddle El Paso taxpayers with debt from the ballpark, and now those
Payback? Ha!
In my next life, I want top come back as a member of El Paso’s Ruling Class. It’s as much
Just the facts, ma’am.
Has the local economy ever performed worse? Household income in El Paso is going down. Wages are among the lowest
It’s Only (Your) Money
Remember when the machine was pitching those Quality of Life bonds? Some of us were afraid that all that new
The Gift That Keeps on Giving
According to this story in the El Paso Times, County Commissioner David Stout has nominated former City of El Paso
“Why Tax Rates Matter More Than Incentives”
Here’s an excellent article that explains why lower property tax rates are more important than economic incentives for attracting new
You Decide
Well, here’s how it is. Household income in El Paso is going down. Wages are among the lowest in the
The Robber Barons versus the Citizens of El Paso
One time, (okay, more than once), I accused the Big Money in El Paso of foisting all those Quality of
It’s Only Money
According to this story in El Diario, the City of El Paso has hired attorneys to defend the City against
The Shooting of Daniel Saenz
Today is the third anniversary of the day when El Paso Police Officer Jose Flores shot handcuffed prisoner Daniel Saenz
Cross Border Shootings
Here’s a story from the New York Times Magazine reviewing the shooting of José Antonio Elena Rodríguez, a sixteen-year-old boy
And they all lived happily ever after.
Let me tell you how the City Manager Tommy Gonzalez saga is going to end. The City will buy Mr.
It depends on who you are
Remember just a few short years ago, when City Council was circumventing state law to award El Paso a Triple