An alert reader forwarded me District 8 City Representative Cissy Lizarraga’s latest newsletter. Rep. Lizarraga is proud to tell her
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Brother, Can You Spare a Billion Bucks?
This November, the City of El Paso will ask its taxpayers to approve a $940 million bond. From CBS4Local.com: “At
Chime the F Off
From today’s print version of the El Paso Times: City staff said 2,200 El Pasoans participated in a community-wide survey
Quality of Life
What makes for a good quality of life? I may be shallow, but my Quality of Life is improved when
“Assessment Limits”
Sharp-eyed El Pasophiles will have noticed that El Paso came in both first and second place in homestead property tax
WSJ On Tax Incentives: A Race to the Bottom
Here’s a story from last week’s Wall Street Journal about using tax incentives to lure businesses: Concerns have mounted in
It’s All Tommy G
Look, when they hired him, they told him that we were sitting on a half a billion dollars of Quality
“And the Winner Is . . .”
Yay! We’re Number 1 on another list! The Lincoln Institute for Land Policy has come out with their list of
The City’s Streetcar Fetish
The City is facing budget shortfalls while the trolley is bleeding money because of a lack of riders. The obvious
Quote du Jour: Henry James
“Life is, in fact, a battle. Evil is insolent and strong; beauty enchanting, but rare; goodness very apt to be
Retrovision: The Economic Impact of a Downtown Baseball Stadium
This article originally appeared on 07 August 2012. Are they crazy? Seventy-one games a year. Four hours a game, including
Retrovision: Hubris, and an Attack on Democracy
This post originally appeared on October 3, 2017. They felt the wind and thought it was their own breath. When
Be Like Aguascalientes
Go read this cartoon that was featured in The Guardian. Of course, supporting a vibrant arts community would never work
The Trouble With The Trouble With Term Limits
Way back at the end of May, I made the argument that term limits restrict the electorate’s ability to retain
Free Streetcar Rides!
Good news! If you are one of those people who usually takes the bus from UTEP to downtown, or vice
Retrovision: Does El Paso Need Downtown Development?
This piece originally appeared on 13 August 2012. All across American, downtowns are in trouble. They’re dead, or dying. It’s
The Downtown Historic District
Today, or tomorrow, or yesterday, depending on when you’re reading this, the El Paso County Commissioners Court will consider, or
BUSINESS VS. BUSINESSES
Rising property taxes don’t help small businesses. And all these vanity projects aren’t making the pie any bigger. Where is
Just Like Democracy. Except not.
Did you hear about the latest attempt by your favorite City Council to stifle any voice of dissent? From the
Welcome to the Future
I’m in downtown Ensenada. Downtown Ensenada on a Monday night is like Mexican Vegas after the apocalypse. The streets are