From the May 29, 2017, El Paso Inc.: [Mayoral candidate Dee Margo] says he’ll take what’s broken at City Hall
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Watching Our Wasteline
The trolley’s not coming back. Right? The City will break it out for special events, like Chalk the Block. Maybe
At Least They’re Honest About It
From the ElPasoMatters.org About Us page: Our organization retains full authority over editorial content to protect the best journalistic and
Will Tommy G Self-Quarantine?
Did you see the new directives for dealing with COVID-19? Especially this one? Except for Healthcare Operations in Section 5(c),
We Should Fire Tommy Gonzalez
He might be a nice guy. Maybe. He’s been here five years, and I’ve never heard anyone accuse him of
I Think I’ve Got the Coronavirus
On February 29th, I shook hands with someone who, unbeknownst to me, had just returned from Milan. A couple of
About That Gran Logia del Lobo
Joel and Dr. Sam “She just wouldn’t shut up” Morgan think that people from Juarez and Chihuahua City will support
Sam Morgan is Full of Shit
God Bless Him. At last Tuesday’s City Council meeting, Dr. Sam “She Just Wouldn’t Shut Up” Morgan claimed that the
The Great Ongoing Land Swindle
Way back on 30 July 2014, in a post titled Can El Paso Go Bankrupt?, I wrote: I mean, we’re
Conflict of Interest?
Yesterday I reported on an article I found on Page 8A of the El Paso Times. The article said that
The Alternate Realities of Living in El Paso
The people running El Paso are delusional. They’re drunk. Drunk on power and ego. They latched onto this idea that
Bernie Sanders on the EPEC Sale
There’s a story in today’s El Paso Times: Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and two other United States senators want two
Bertrand Russell on Local Politics
Sometimes, when me and my friends are passing around the plastic flask of Old Forrester, the conversation turns to the
Is a Gated Community a Public Good?
Will it benefit you? Tomorrow, City Council will consider amending the parameters of Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone 13, that TIRZ
How America Killed Mass Transit
From CityLab.com: One hundred years ago, the United States had a public transportation system that was the envy of the
Fake News: “El Paso Has the Second Highest Homestead Tax Rate in the U.S.”
A lot of people have been saying that El Paso has the second highest homestead tax rate in the country,
Paul Foster Likes the Arena
The El Paso Inc. ran a story about the restoration of the Plaza Hotel this weekend. That renovation was undertaken
Is the City’s Strategic Plan Working for You?
In 2012, the City of El Paso began implementing a strategic plan to foster economic development in the area. According
Campaign Finance Shenanigans
Those nice guys at The Forma Group lent almost $7,000 to their client Debbie Torres for her District 6 runoff
Relationship Advice for the City of El Paso
Dear City of El Paso, I get it. You’ve been dumped. Boeing left you for Huntsville, Alabama, and Huntsville doesn’t