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COUNTY VOTES FOR 16% SALARY INCREASE FOR COMMISSIONERS, UP 113% SINCE 2016

2023-08-24 Max Grossman Commissioners Court, Slider, Taxes One comment

by Max Grossman Our County Commissioners Court consists of four Commissioners and a County Judge. In 2016, our four County

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HERNANDEZ’S HUSBAND FILED BAR COMPLAINT AGAINST ETHICS COMMISSION CHAIR!

2023-08-22 Max Grossman Cassandra Hernandez, Gassandrgate, Slider 3 comments

by Max Grossman Adam Powell of the El Paso Times just published a report revealing that Jeremy Jordan, the husband

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HOME Nuestra Señora Apartments Shaping Up

2023-08-19 Rich Wright Downtown, Economic Development, Slider 5 comments

by Rich Wright HOME (the Housing Opportunity Management Enterprises, nee the Housing Authority of the City of El Paso) is

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Inter Miami vs Nashville SC

2023-08-19 elrichiboy Slider, sports Leave a comment

Tonight at 7 Inter Miami plays Nashville SC for the Leagues Championship. I imagine you’ll be able to watch it

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Joe Pickett for Strong Mayor!?!

2023-08-17 Rich Wright City Management, Elections, Politics, Slider 3 comments

Did you see this piece on CBS4Local.com last week? [S]ince 2004, El Paso has had a “strong city manager system,”

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REP. HERNANDEZ MAINTAINS INNOCENCE AFTER REPRIMAND

2023-08-17 Max Grossman Cassandra Hernandez, Gassandrgate, Slider One comment

by Max Grossman Adam Powell of the El Paso Times just published an excellent report on Rep. Cassandra Hernandez’s refusal to

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Retrovision: The City’s War on Small Business

2023-08-14 elrichiboy City Management, Economic Development, Slider, Taxes One comment

This post originally appeared on 7 December 2016. God bless those nice people in city government. They are completely clueless.

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EL PASO BADLY NEEDS MORE INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING

2023-08-12 Max Grossman El Paso Matters, El Paso Times, Media, Slider, Taxes, Uncategorized One comment

by Max Grossman Houston, like most major cities, has journalists with the requisite skills for investigating complex financial matters and

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Rio Grande Revisited: A Crisis of Civilization

2023-08-07 Kent Paterson Climate Change, Slider, The Environment Leave a comment

by Kent Paterson A one-hour audio documentary highlighting issues affecting the Middle Rio Grande Valley and the Paso del Norte

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TOMMY GONZALEZ WAS EMPLOYED BY CITIES OF EL PASO AND DURANGO SIMULTANEOUSLY!

2023-08-05 Max Grossman FOAC, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez 3 comments

by Max Grossman August 3 at 9:34pm, City Reps. Kennedy, Annello, Molinar and Fierro—who all happen to serve on the

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“8 Hours in Juarez”

2023-07-27 elrichiboy Juarez, Juarez Walking Tour, Slider Leave a comment
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Retrovision: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About TIRZs*

2023-07-26 elrichiboy City Council, City Management, Slider, TIRZs, Welfare for the Rich One comment

*That the City doesn’t want you to know. This post originally appeared on 23 May 2018. What is a Tax

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“On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs: A Work Rant”

2023-07-25 elrichiboy Business, Culture, Slider 4 comments

by David Graeber From StrikeMagazine.org: In the year 1930, John Maynard Keynes predicted that, by century’s end, technology would have

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Tornillo Truck Crossing to Resume in August

2023-07-24 elrichiboy Bridge of the Americas, Mexico, Slider One comment

From BorderReport.com: A border crossing built to spare urban areas in El Paso, Texas, and Juarez, Mexico, of heavy commercial

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CITY DEBT APPROACHING $3 BILLION!

2023-07-18 elrichiboy Debt, Slider, Taxes Leave a comment

by Max Grossman According to page 79 of the FY 2023 Budget Book, our City owes $2,257,059,064, of which $851,565,991

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El Paso’s Population Soars to 700,698 In 2021* [Updated]

2023-07-17 Rich Wright Arrogance, City Council, City Management, Col. (Ret.) Cary Westin, Liar Liar, population, Slider Leave a comment

by Rich Wright From Page 3 of the City’s El Paso Uptown+Downtown Citywide Market Analysis Appendix: From the fine print:

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CITY BUDGET TO INCREASE TO $1.3B FOR FY 2024, HERNANDEZ WANTS MORE DEBT

2023-07-16 Max Grossman Cassandra Hernandez, City Council, Slider, Taxes 2 comments

by Max Grossman Cindy Ramirez of El Paso Matters published a substantive report on the ongoing budget talks in City

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DID A THIRD INDIVIDUAL USE HERNANDEZ’S GAS CARD?

2023-07-14 Max Grossman Cassandra Hernandez, Corruption, FOAC, Gassandrgate, Slider 3 comments

by Max Grossman Rep. Cassandra Hernandez purchased 35% of all gas purchased by the City Council and Mayor in 2022,

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The Brady List

2023-07-13 Rich Wright Crime, Dionne Mack, El Paso Police Department, Law Enforcement, Slider One comment

From ElPasoTimes.com: The El Paso Police Department announced the arrests of five of its officers in connection with three separate

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JORDAN AND HERNANDEZ ARE CONNECTED TO DEBORAH PAZ!

2023-07-06 Max Grossman Cassandra Hernandez, City Council, Gassandrgate, Slider Leave a comment

by Max Grossman Several days ago, a PAC called “Women’s Voices for Political Reform” proclaimed that on July 5 they

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