Buried in Debt
I lifted this image from the FY2023 City of El Paso Budget Book: You’ll notice that this year we payed
Community First Coalition Voting Guide
Here’s a voting guide prepared by the Community First Coalition. The Community First Coalition is made up of local organizations
Max Grossman: 318 BANKRUPTCIES IN EL PASO FROM JANUARY TO MARCH, UP 32.5% OVER LAST YEAR
by Max Grossman According to today’s issue of the Paso del Norte Economic Indicator Review of the Hunt Institute for Global
My Take: About the City’s New Bond Rating
by Rich Wright I get it. If you can believe everything the City is telling us (always a dubious proposition),
Max Grossman: About a New Bond Rating for the City
by Max Grossman Luisa Barrios of KTSM 9 News broke the “news” on Thursday that the Kroll Bond Rating Agency
New Podcast Episode: What’s Up With Prop I?
What’s Prop I? From ElPasoMatters.com: El Paso voters are being asked to decide whether the city should lift a long-time
Who Is Behind the Prop K Propaganda?
We the people are supposed to know who is financing election high jinks. There are laws for that. Unfortunately, the
Tollgate Canyon, New Mexico
by John Mulhouse Take the Flat Way Home If you’re reading this it means I’ve managed to successfully upload the
“Adios, Amigos”
El Paso’s population growth continues to stagnate, according to this report in ElPasoMatters.org: El Paso County’s population grew by fewer
CITY COUNCIL TO VOTE ON FATE OF STREETCARS, WHICH LOSE $2.9M PER YEAR, COSTING TAXPAYERS $44.61 PER RIDE!
by Max Grossman Tomorrow under agenda item 17 our City Council will decide the fate of our insolvent streetcars, which are
Día de San Ricardo
Today is the feast day of Saint Richard, or, as we say en español, el día de San Ricardo. So
Our Forecast Budget Shortfall
Look up at that graph there. I lifted it from the budget presentation that the City gave to City Council
