One of the first issues our next mayor is going to have to confront is the budget. We’re in debt,
Category: Politics
If You Don’t Expect Too Much, You Won’t Be Disappointed
Maybe it’s because El Pasoans are used to paying less than retail. But we sure are in the habit of
Titilating Speculation
Here’s an entry from Jaime Barceleau’s Campaign Finance Report. Mr. Barceleau is campaigning to be the City Representative for District
Public Debt: It’s for the Children
Here’s a question you should ask your candidates for public office: If you are elected, will the City use the
The Mayoral Candidates’ Alternate Universe: We’re Doomed
The El Paso Times today reports on a debate among three of the mayoral candidates, sponsored by everyone’s favorite higher-tax
About El Chuqueño
I’m not against change. Change is the natural state of the universe. Change is as inevitable as gravity. Or friction.
What’s it for, anyway?
I still have some questions about that Multipurpose Performing Arts Center. Like where and when to build it. I know
Can’t we go back to the drawing board?
Here’s a breakdown of El Paso County’s population change for the year ending July 1, 2016, courtesy U.S. Census Bureau
Dangerous Naivete
El Chuqueño doesn’t endorse candidates. We’ve had our hearts broken too many times. But anyone who says they can build
The Other Shoe Drops . . .
but it hasn’t hit the ground yet. The El Paso Times reports this morning that Mayor Oscar Leeser vetoed the
The Fourth Anniversary of the Killing of Daniel Saenz
Four years ago today, El Paso Police Officer Jose Flores shot and killed handcuffed prisoner Daniel Saenz in the sallyport
AMLO Presente!
Next Monday, perennial Mexican presidential candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador will visit El Paso courting the vote of Mexican expatriates.
Duh.
In an announcement that only surprised the members of City Council, City Staff yesterday revealed that the streets in El
Protest Video
Here’s a video with music by my little girl. No Ban No Wall March | 2.25.2017 from Sarah Vasquez on
Drunk Trump
Have you seen these videos of President Trump slowed down? They’re probably on teevee. I don’t watch teevee.
I Love El Paso.
I love El Paso. I love the weather. I love the desert. I love those orange-red sunsets we sometimes get
The Arena: Issue Fatigue
They stopped arguing. They’re just going to do it. They thought they could persuade us. Or, at least, present a
White Power?
Please read this article on the DailyKos. Unless the pictures are Photoshopped, it sure looks like some of our president’s
Tomorrow is the deadline to register as a candidate.
Tomorrow (Friday, February 17) is the last day to register as a candidate in the May election. Half the seats
Oh, that smell.
You may have missed this story from the El Paso Times. I was only alerted to it by a comment