It happened. El Paso City Manager Tommy Gonzalez got canned Tuesday after 7 or 8 years on the job. By
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Retrovision: Max Grossman — “OUR WATERPARKS ARE A GIANT FINANCIAL BLACK HOLE”
This is the text of an email that I received 30 September 2022. by Max Grossman THE OPERATING DEFICIT OF
Max Grossman — “THE CASE FOR FIRING TOMMY GONZALEZ”
by Max Grossman Tommy Gonzalez became City Manager of the City of El Paso on June 23, 2014. So what
Economic Development : We’ve Been Doing It Wrong.
The Woody and Gayle Hunt Family Foundation hired the Perryman Group to study and propose some suggestions regarding Economic Development
More Blood From a Turnip
You probably got a letter from El Paso Water last week. The letter announced a new fee that our municipally-owned
The City’s “Slush Fund”
by Max Grossman If you pay a monthly water bill like I do, you will notice a tax levied by
Economic Development?
Everybody’s talking about all the Economic Development taking place downtown. Here, for instance, is that nice lady who has taken
A Cruel Joke
Mexico has come out with some new banknotes. The 500 peso note is blue. It has a picture of Benito
Robert Reich — “The Stadium Scam”
Robert Reich takes on the billionaires in this piece on his website. Ever notice how there never seems to be
The Problem With TIRZs
Part of the reason that property taxes are so high in the City of El Paso is because not everyone
El Chuqueño Presents Almost Live for 2/8/23
Here’s the latest from the El Chuqueño podcast, Almost Live, with some talk about the AirBnB ordinance, and a brief
I’ve Got a Secret
It’s a podcast. You can tune into El Chuqueño presents Almost Live, wherever you get your podcasts, like Spotify, or
We Will Not Be Silenced
It came to my attention yesterday that your favorite website was somehow compromised, and we’re not sending out emails after
Tobacco in Mexico
Here’s one you didn’t see coming. From the New York Daily News: Mexico now bans smoking in hotels, beaches, parks
The New Feudalism
Water rates are going up again, for the eighth year in a row. From the El Paso Times: El Paso
Economic Development for the Few
Some of those arena advocates act like it’s our patriotic duty to support downtown development. “Economic development,” they say. “Fortune
Did You Feel That Earthquake?
My personal seismograph put the epicenter at City Hall. Damages haven’t been assessed yet, but I’m hoping it’s a lot.
About the Arena
Advocates say we need the arena as an engine of economic development. That’s not how economic development works. If you
Retrovision: “How Quickly They Forget”
This article originally appeared on 2022 August 31. I stumbled across this gem the other day. From the El Paso
The Three Mummies: A New Year’s Ode to Ghost Voices
By Kent Paterson They stand on an El Paso street like the shadowy, eerie artifacts of a forgotten ancient civilization.