


The 10th Anniversary of the Killing of Daniel Saenz
Ten years ago today, on March 8, 2013, handcuffed prisoner Daniel Saenz was shot in the back by El Paso

“Lots of Empty Spaces”
Here’s a story from the El Paso Times headlined Downtown El Paso’s vacant buildings await next wave of redevelopment: Lots

Can’t We Do Better?
This item appeared in the Whispers column of this week’s El Paso Inc.: So, who’s next? As you know, the

Ancient History — Mayor John Cook’s Interview with the El Paso Inc.
From 9 June 2013: “Why are we making a significant investment in Downtown? The answer’s very simple. When I come

Max Grossman: “THE FIRING OF CITY MANAGER GONZALEZ: OPEN LETTER TO REPS. HERNANDEZ, SALCIDO AND RIVERA”
March 3, 2023 Rep. Cassandra HernandezRep. Isabel SalcidoRep. Henry Rivera City of El Paso300 N. Campbell St.El Paso, TX 79901

Retrovision — This Guy Got Beat Up By the (Alleged) Kern Place Dog Killer
This post originally appeared on 08 March 2018. That’s Mark Boykin, the proprieter of Mark’s Cantina. Three years ago Mr.

Why Tommy Gonzalez Got Fired
It happened. El Paso City Manager Tommy Gonzalez got canned Tuesday after 7 or 8 years on the job. By

Retrovision: Max Grossman — “OUR WATERPARKS ARE A GIANT FINANCIAL BLACK HOLE”
This is the text of an email that I received 30 September 2022. by Max Grossman THE OPERATING DEFICIT OF

Max Grossman — “THE CASE FOR FIRING TOMMY GONZALEZ”
by Max Grossman Tommy Gonzalez became City Manager of the City of El Paso on June 23, 2014. So what

Economic Development : We’ve Been Doing It Wrong.
The Woody and Gayle Hunt Family Foundation hired the Perryman Group to study and propose some suggestions regarding Economic Development

More Blood From a Turnip
You probably got a letter from El Paso Water last week. The letter announced a new fee that our municipally-owned