Y’all ain’t playin’ the long game. Some people (you know who you are) want to derail the proposed hybrid, inside-outside
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Mexico’s Mega Elections: The Time of Women
By Kent Paterson Amid bots, bombast and border bullying, Mexico’s general election campaign kicked off March 1. An estimated 98.9
A Message From the Border
Check out this letter that appeared in the New York Times print edition, and on NYTImes.com: To the Editor: Re
Business as Usual
This story by Elida Perez on ElPasoMatters.com reveals that 4 of the 5 candidates for the Democrat nomination for Sheriff
A Homegrown City Manager?
Two weeks ago City Council rejected Mayor Oscar Leeser’s proposal to restrict the search for a City Manager to locals.
More From Joyce
Here’s another email that disgraced former City Manager Joyce Wilson sent to Mayor Oscar Leeser: Since the 2012 Quality of
Impact Fees, Annunciation House, and Tropicana Homes
Here’s an great article from Diego Mendoza-Moyers at ElPasoMatters.com about the subsidies El Paso taxpayers give to local home builders.
Revisiting the 2012 Quality of Life Bond Promotion
Debbie Nathan was a local hero. She’s still a hero, but she’s not local anymore. Ms. Nathan is an accomplished
Another Reason We’re Doomed
Leila Martinez has it figured it out, according to this ElPasoTimes.com article: Upskilling. That’s what El Paso’s workforce needs to
The Failure of the 2012 Quality of Life Projects
They promised us economic development. They promised us a vibrant downtown. They promised us a minimal increase in property taxes.
What Joyce Said
Here’s the email that former City Manager Joyce Wilson sent to Mayor Oscar Leeser last week: Even though I’ve been
“I think we deserve a 14,000 seat arena.”
That’s what District 6 Representative Art Fierro was quoted as saying in this ElPasoTimes.com article. Why? Have we been misbehaving?
AMLO and the Third Rail of Mexican Politics
By Kent Paterson If outgoing Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has accomplished anything during his five year plus
Joyce Speaks! (Updated*)
Did you see this opinion piece by former City Manager Joyce Wilson at ElPasoMatters.com? This is why political leadership is
“Department of Public Health Concerns”
The following guest column was submitted anonymously, but I thought it was an entertaining (and concerning, if it’s true) read.
Inflation, Chucostyle
Did you get a gas bill this month? Was it about twice as high as last month’s? Ouch. Have you
Diesel Exhaust is Toxic
From TheEngineer.co.UK: But even when governments were promoting diesel cars, we knew there were issues with toxic emissions (those immediately
What’s Wrong With El Paso
That’s not a question. Or maybe it is. Look at this story in the El Paso Times: For Pete Faraone,
Pollution at the Bridge of the Americas
Commercial traffic on the Bridge of the Americas is contributing a lot of pollution to the surrounding neighborhood, and there’s
Planning for a Static State
According to U.S. Census Bureau estimates, in 2012, El Paso’s population was 674,588. In 2022, our population was 677,456. Since