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Thank You.

2022-11-13 elrichiboy Elections, Slider 9 comments

Well, the election has come and gone and I’m not on that train. A lot of you have expressed condolences.

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Vice News – “From Texas to New York on a Migrant Bus”

2022-11-13 elrichiboy Migration, Slider Leave a comment
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The City’s ED Policy is a Mess

2022-11-07 Rich Wright City Council, City Management, Economic Development, Slider, Taxes One comment

No, not Erectile Dysfunction. That’s a separate discussion all together. Economic Development. The City’s Economic Development policies are designed to

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Election Night Viewing Party

2022-11-06 Rich Wright Political Advertisement, Slider 5 comments

First I’d like to thank everyone who brought me this far in this year’s election. Thank you to the donors,

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District 8 Small Businesses Support Rich Wright

2022-11-05 Rich Wright Political Advertisement, Slider 2 comments

They mean business! And they support Rich Wright for City Representative for District 8. And many more!

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History Showcase this Saturday

2022-11-04 Rich Wright History, How to Live in El Paso, Slider Leave a comment

Here’s a local history showcase with El Paso history all-stars.

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Vote for Change

2022-11-03 Rich Wright Political Advertisement, Slider One comment

It’s crunch time. We are down to the final countdown. Three days left for voting. Today, tomorrow, and Tuesday. We

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Venezuela on the Rio Grande

2022-10-31 Kent Paterson Immigration, International Relations, Juarez, Mexico, Migration, Slider Leave a comment

By Kent Paterson Standing tall and stoic, Albert Silva gazed at the barbed wire topping the fence on the U.S.

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Dave Marino on the Proposed Bonds

2022-10-25 elrichiboy City Council, City Management, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez 3 comments
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El Paso is Unique

2022-10-17 Rich Wright Economic Development, Political Advertisement, Slider, Taxes, The Arena, Water Parks 3 comments

El Paso is as culturally unique as New Orleans, or San Francisco, or Key West. There is no place in

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Those Folks at City Hall Think They’re Special

2022-10-07 Rich Wright Certificates of Obligation, City Council, City Management, Quality of Life Projects, Slider Leave a comment

The elected officials dress up, and look down at us from the dais, and once a week they might have

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Big Signs Available

2022-10-05 Rich Wright Political Advertisement, Slider 2 comments

Hey, I’ve got some of these big (4′ x 8′) signs available. If you live in District 8, and have

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Juarez Loses a Defender of the People

2022-10-03 Vanessa Johnson History, Juarez, Slider One comment

by Vanessa Johnson Beto Dominguez Rodriguez passed away on September 16, 2022, at 4 p.m., surrounded by his loved ones,

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The City’s New Plan

2022-10-01 elrichiboy City Council, City Management, Slider, Taxes, Tommy Gonzalez, Water Parks 6 comments

Here’s an interesting story from KVIA.com: This week the city has come out with a plan to clear up some

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THE OPERATING DEFICIT OF THE FOUR WATER PARKS IS $5.6 MILLION SO FAR!

2022-09-30 Max Grossman City Council, City Management, Isabel Salcido, Slider, Water Parks 3 comments

by Max Grossman I recently reported that the City’s four water parks lost $1,335,420 during the summer 2021 season and

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Ballad of a Corrido, Part Two

2022-09-28 Bob Chessey History, Slider 2 comments

By Bob Chessey Gabriel Jara and “El Contrabando de El Paso” On the night of August 7, 1924, a somber

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More Water Parks Boondoggle

2022-09-27 elrichiboy Certificates of Obligation, City Council, City Management, Quality of Life Projects, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez, Water Parks One comment

Max Grossman recently brought to light the uncomfortable fact that the water parks are losing millions of dollars every year.

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EL PASO WATER PARKS LOST $1.3 MILLION IN 2021, TO LOSE $3.4 MILLION IN 2022

2022-09-24 Max Grossman City Council, City Management, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez, Water Parks 12 comments

by Max Grossman Proposition 1 on the ballot of November 6, 2012 ballot authorized the issuance of $245,000,000 in general

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Questions Relocation Experts Ask Our City Manager

2022-09-22 elrichiboy City Council, Liar Liar, Slider, Taxes, Tommy Gonzalez 2 comments

Getting back to this KFOX interview with City Manager Tommy Gonzalez: “We’ve been successful in bringing different types of big-name

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Ciudad Juárez: Haitians in Limbo

2022-09-20 Kent Paterson Immigration, Juarez, Slider One comment

By Kent Paterson With his wife and small child seated nearby, Noel mused about the family’s round-about journey to the

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