The El Paso Inc. reported this week that there’s a new plan for downtown El Paso. This month, the DMD,
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Oh, the Hypocrisy
Here’s a story from KVIA.com: Several city representatives say they will direct City Manager Tommy Gonzalez to decrease the City
El Paso Electric’s Profits Rise 87.4%
From ElPasoTimes.com: El Paso Electric’s profit increased 87.4% in 2021 to $146.2 million, a new financial report shows. . .
Doña Rosario: The Unfinished Legacy of a Fiery Mexican Mother and Activist
By Kent Paterson A giant of a woman in Mexican political life, civil society and human rights advocacy passed away
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
City Council to Vote on Districting
City Council will meet in a Special Session this afternoon with only one item on the agenda: Discussion and action
Jaguars, Almonds, and Mary Jane
By Kent Paterson Well, it’s finally come to pass. Denizens of the Land of Enchantment – and their neighbors –
Congratulations, Tommy G!
Look at this ad in this week’s El Paso Inc.: Did you see who the ad’s apparent sponsors are? Who
El Paso’s Class War is Not Happenstance
In their recent opinion piece in the El Paso Times titled El Paso’s Resurgence is not Happenstance, State Representative Lina
reddit.com/r/ElPaso
Did you know that there’s an El Paso sub-reddit? Here’s a post from reddit.com/r/ElPaso : Is it just me or
Ahead of the Curve
Here’s an impractical solution to the decline in baseball’s popularity, headlined Baseball is Dying. Government Should Take It Over. From
We’re Fourth (From the Bottom)
An alert reader just hipped me to this table from DQYDJ.com showing comparative rankings for metro areas in the U.S.
Take Me Out to the Ballgame
The El Paso Times ran an advertisement for article about the upcoming Chihuahuas baseball season in the print edition today.
The Naked Emperor
Recently Lina Ortega and David Jerome penned an opinion piece for the El Paso Times. Here’s some of it: Sixty
City Settles for $1.2 Million
From ElPasoMatters.com: The El Paso City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to pay $1.2 million to settle a lawsuit that
The Emerging Front
We are at war. No, I’m not talking about the Ukraine. I’m talking about the undeclared class war that MountainStar
The Ongoing War
At last Tuesday’s City Council meeting, City Staff wanted to renege on a promise the City made to El Pasoans
Circle the Wagons
Did I ever mention that the El Paso City Government, the Chamber of Commerce, and MountainStar Sports have declared war
Adios, David Jerome
From the El Paso Times: David Jerome, who has been the El Paso Chamber’s chief executive officer for just over four years,
Capitalism In Action
Walking across the Santa Fe Street bridge in the old days, like pre-pandemic, sometimes you’d have to stop to let