From 9 June 2013: “Why are we making a significant investment in Downtown? The answer’s very simple. When I come
Category: Quality of Life Projects
Why Tommy Gonzalez Got Fired
It happened. El Paso City Manager Tommy Gonzalez got canned Tuesday after 7 or 8 years on the job. By
Economic Development?
Everybody’s talking about all the Economic Development taking place downtown. Here, for instance, is that nice lady who has taken
About the Arena
Advocates say we need the arena as an engine of economic development. That’s not how economic development works. If you
Quality of Life Much?
Woody and Gayle Hunt are El Paso Inc.’s El Pasoans of the year, 2022. Here are couple of things that
Those Folks at City Hall Think They’re Special
The elected officials dress up, and look down at us from the dais, and once a week they might have
More Water Parks Boondoggle
Max Grossman recently brought to light the uncomfortable fact that the water parks are losing millions of dollars every year.
How Quickly They Forget
I stumbled across this gem the other day. From the El Paso Chamber of Commerce: Recommended Action [regarding the 2012
Do they have a long term plan?
I mean the richest people in El Paso. The people who got us into this mess. Do they have a
Is This What Corruption Looks Like?
From ElPasoTimes.com: The [El Paso City Council] voted to hire a San Francisco-based architecture firm to provide an updated cost
Retrovision – The Big Lie
This post originally appeared on 23 April 2018. The advocates for the City’s Quality of Life projects pretend that we
Homeowners Carry the Burden
Here’s a couple of factoids I extracted from this El Paso Times article about rising property valuations: The overall market
The Myth of the Trickle Down Economy
From Business Insider India: Inequality has remained persistently high for decades, and a new report shows just how stark the
Quality of Life Much?
Here’s a heartbreaking story from the El Paso Times. I am reprinting it in its entirety. This holiday season, the
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
Retrovision: The Local Economy is Booming. For Contractors.
This story originally appeared on 7 August 2017. Good news, sports fans. The El Paso economy is growing, according to
The Exodus
Nine years ago, powerful people in El Paso pushed the 2012 Quality of Life bonds. According to U.S. Census estimates,
“Communities of Color”
In this video clipped from Tuesday’s City Council meeting, District 3 Representative Cassandra Hernandez accuses Mayor Oscar Leeser of discriminating
It’s Always Darkest Before It Gets Lots Darker
Here’s Tommy Gonzalez’ contribution to that story from the El Paso Times headlined El Paso’s property tax rate is among