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Straight Talk About the Arena

2017-09-28 elrichiboy City Council, Downtown, Economic Development, Slider, The Arena 5 comments

There’s a lot of noise about the arena. Duranguito. Gringolandia. Contempt of court. Arrogant and dismissive. Mysterious phone surveys. Voter

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Greetings From Gringolandia!

2017-09-25 elrichiboy City Council, Commissioners Court, Economic Development, Slider, The Arena 6 comments

Wish you were here! County Commissioner Vince Perez is all in our face about Senator Jose Rodriguez’ quote in Texas

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Finally, A Good News Story About El Paso

2017-09-22 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, Economic Development, Media, Slider, The Arena Leave a comment

Here’s a story in Texas Monthly that paints El Paso as an enlightened community. Fighting the developers. Duranguito and the

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Brand Management Chuco-Style

2017-09-19 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, City Council, Economic Development, Slider 5 comments

Five years from now, when people hear the name “Margo,” are they going to think of Tom Lea and FEMAP,

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What Could We Do With $180 Million?

2017-09-18 elrichiboy City Council, Economic Development, Slider, The Arena 6 comments

If we spend $180 million for a redundant arena, that’s $180 million we can’t spend on something else. Some people

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The Story That Didn’t Happen

2017-09-14 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, City Council, Economic Development, Law Enforcement, Slider, The Arena 9 comments

At three Tuesday afternoon I was home, trying to punch out a story through the fog of the night before.

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Dear Santa

2017-09-12 elrichiboy City Council, Politics, Slider, The Arena 3 comments

From the El Paso Times: “The city of El Paso is complying with the order [suspending demolition in Duranguito] issued

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How Bad Does Your Life Suck?

2017-09-11 elrichiboy Media, Quality of Life Projects, Slider, The Arena Leave a comment

Here’s El Paso Times entertainment reporter Dave Acosta addressing the ongoing conflict between the Quality of Life projects’ proponents and

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Remember When?

2017-09-05 elrichiboy City Council, Economic Development, MountainStar Sports Group, Politics, Quality of Life Projects, Slider, Taxes, The Arena 4 comments

It seems like only yesterday that MountainStar Sports Group announced their ad campaign in support of the downtown arena. The

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What’s It Mean?

2017-09-04 elrichiboy ballpark, City Council, Economic Development, If it didn't probably happen, then I wouldn't have to talk about it, MountainStar Sports Group, Slider, Taxes, The Arena 2 comments

After years of playing the part of disinterested bystanders, MountainStar Sports came out with an ad this week in support

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The Downtown Management District’s War on Taxpayers

2017-09-02 elrichiboy Downtown, Economic Development, Quality of Life Projects, Slider, Taxes, The Arena 2 comments

Here’s Downtown Management District Executive Director Joe Gudenrath blowing all his credibility and what’s left of his integrity to support

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They Outright Lied To You

2017-08-31 elrichiboy City Council, Economic Development, Elections, Media, Politics, Quality of Life Projects, Slider, Taxes One comment

Remember when all our good civil servants, elected officials, and captains of industry were pitching those Quality of Life bond

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City Government is Killing El Paso

2017-08-28 elrichiboy City Council, Downtown, Economic Development, Politics, Slider, The Arena 7 comments

Since 2012, the City of El Paso has only grown by 7,472 people, according to estimates by the U.S. Census

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A Failure in Branding

2017-08-24 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, City Council, Downtown, Economic Development, Slider, The Arena 15 comments

Here’s a letter to the editor from the El Paso Times: Here in my hometown, I have never witnessed the

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Baby Stations on Sale

2017-08-22 elrichiboy City Council, Slider, Taxes 4 comments

Have you ever wondered why everything our City Government buys is so expensive? I mean, $7 million to fix up

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Our Tax Base Is Collapsing

2017-08-22 elrichiboy City Council, Cost of Living, Economic Development, Slider, Taxes, The Arena One comment

People are leaving town. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that between 2012 and 2016, El Paso County only grew by

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It’s Not As Bad As It Looks. It’s Worse.

2017-08-17 elrichiboy Politics, School Districts, Slider, Taxes 2 comments

Surely (May I call you Shirley?) you saw that EPISD property taxes are going up by an average of $64

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Oh, the Hypocrisy!

2017-08-16 elrichiboy Politics, Slider, Taxes, The Arena 3 comments

Are out-of-towners meddling in El Paso’s affairs? From KVIA: A leader of the Paso Del Sur group opposing building an

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They’re Bullies.

2017-08-14 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, City Council, Slider, Taxes, The Arena 15 comments

Did you see this story on KVIA? Texas oilman J.P. Bryan, one of the state’s richest men and one with

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City Council is Helpless

2017-08-09 elrichiboy City Council, Politics, Slider, Taxes 7 comments

In this week’s El Paso Inc., Mayor Dee Margo explains why the property tax increase isn’t his fault. Dee Margo

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