I don’t know it you noticed, but the citizens of El Paso lost that election the other day. The City
Category: Taxes
“A Streetcar Named Quagmire”
From the Wall Street Journal: St. Louis business leaders looking to boost tourism and development spent years bringing the Loop
Does Tommy G Know El Paso?
Do you reckon City Manager Tommy Gonzalez has ever been to the east side? Has he ever had a beer
The Case Against Gentrification
El Paso City Government, and the multimillionaires driving the truck, are intent on forcing top-down gentrification on the city. Here’s
Misplaced Priorities
Tomorrow City Council will vote to give $45 million cash to Great Wolf Resorts to build a Great Wolf Lodge
Vote No. Vote Now.
The police and fireman’s unions are going to go big to the polls. They want new stations and Lazy Boy
Catching Up on Deferred Maintenance
Tommy G has been City Manager for about seven years. Don’t you think that some of this deferred maintenance that
A Changing of the Guard
The power dynamic has subtly shifted at City Hall. The developers used to call the shots. But, since El Paso’s
You Can’t Trust the City
The City is asking us to approve $413,112,650 worth of bonds in an upcoming election. Early voting starts next week.
Late to the Party
I hate to say I told you so, but . . . From the El Paso Times: Data show El Paso’s
Retrovision: They’re Bullies
This article originally appeared on 14 August 2018. Did you see this story on KVIA? Texas oilman J.P. Bryan, one
Opportunity Costs
The City of El Paso is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on stuff we don’t need. City Council [will
Retrovision: The City’s Plan Sucks.
This article originally appeared on 03 May 2018. The City of El Paso is implementing a plan that some rich
Shank Shank Shank Went the Trolley
First they said it was a bus stop, then they said it was a Sun Metro stop, but I think
The Future Revealed!
I can’t imagine the City of El Paso keeping next year’s budget under an amount that won’t require at least
How Stockton Went Bankrupt
Here’s a familiar tune. Only some of the words have changed, and our numbers are bigger. Daniel Berger, a senior
The Arena Saga That Wouldn’t Die
I lifted this from David Crowder’s article about the Downtown arena that appeared in the El Paso Inc. this weekend.
Do You Trust City Government?
I lifted this from the City’s website: The proposed 2019 Public Safety Bond is the City’s plan to use voter approved bonds
Whose Economic Development Do You Think They’re Worried About?
According the City’s FY2019 Budget, El Paso was poised to spend $19,814,987 on Economic Development in the 2019 Fiscal Year.
Six Feet High and Rising
Well, lookie here. The dead tree edition of the El Paso Times reports that our County’s Hospital District is raising