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  • Retrovision: Rat Park and Addiction

    2023-09-27 elrichiboy

    This post originally appeared on 04 September 2018. What are the factors that contribute to drug abuse and addiction? We are largely a country of

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  • An Open Letter to El Paso’s Mayor and City Council

    2023-09-25 Max Grossman

    from Max Grossman Dear Mayor and City Council, In 2017, the El Paso County Commissioners Court conducted an architectural survey of Downtown El Paso and

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  • City of El Paso Strategic Communications Director LAURA CRUZ-ACOSTA BARS MEDIA FROM INTERVIEWING CANDIDATES FOR POLICE CHIEF

    2023-09-19 Max Grossman

    by Max Grossman Those in our media who have had contact with the City’s Director of Strategic Communications, Laura Cruz-Acosta, will not be surprised to

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  • Bait and Switch

    2023-09-19 Rich Wright

    by Rich Wright From KTSM.com: The federal government plans to spend up to $700 million on an expansion of the international Bridge of the Americas

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  • TOTAL DEBT OF OUR FIVE TAXING ENTITIES EXCEEDS $5.1 BILLION!

    2023-09-19 Max Grossman

    by Max Grossman Our property tax consists of the combined levies of five local taxing entities. If you live within the El Paso Independent School District

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  • Us and Them

    2023-09-12 Rich Wright

    The problem with giving our “public servants” big salaries is that it changes who they are and who they serve. When you’re pulling down $100k

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  • COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHAIR ATTACKS NON-PARTISAN PETITION

    2023-09-11 Max Grossman

    by Max Grossman Michael Apodaca, Chair of the El Paso County Democratic Party, issued a press release today attacking the non-partisan effort to recall City

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  • Cartels at the Border

    2023-09-08 Rich Wright

    Here’s an enlightening article about corruption at the border from the author of El Narco: Since the Department of Homeland Security was created in 2002,

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  • COUNTY VOTES 4-1 TO INCREASE PROPERTY TAX

    2023-08-28 Max Grossman

    by Max Grossman Today the County Commissioners Court voted 4-1 to increase the County property tax rate to $0.458889 per $100 of assessed value, which

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  • Rep. Cassandra Hernandez’ Letter of Reprimand Upheld by City’s Ethics Commission

    2023-08-24 Rich Wright

    by Rich Wright From ElPasoTimes.com: The Ethics Review Commission voted unanimously to reject a motion from El Paso city Rep. Cassandra Hernandez to reconsider the

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

    2023-08-24 Max Grossman

    by Max Grossman Our County Commissioners Court consists of four Commissioners and a County Judge. In 2016, our four County Commissioners were paid $62,680 per

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

    2023-08-22 Max Grossman

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

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Max Grossman: “THE FIRING OF CITY MANAGER GONZALEZ: OPEN LETTER TO REPS. HERNANDEZ, SALCIDO AND RIVERA”

2023-03-04 Max Grossman Cassandra Hernandez, City Council, Henry Rivera, Isabel Salcido, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez 2 comments

March 3, 2023 Rep. Cassandra HernandezRep. Isabel SalcidoRep. Henry Rivera City of El Paso300 N. Campbell St.El Paso, TX 79901

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“Why The US Prison System Is The Worst In The Developed World”

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Retrovision — This Guy Got Beat Up By the (Alleged) Kern Place Dog Killer

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This post originally appeared on 08 March 2018. That’s Mark Boykin, the proprieter of Mark’s Cantina. Three years ago Mr.

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“Hellbender”

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Why Tommy Gonzalez Got Fired

2023-03-03 elrichiboy City Council, City Management, Economic Development, Quality of Life Projects, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez 10 comments

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

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Retrovision: Max Grossman — “OUR WATERPARKS ARE A GIANT FINANCIAL BLACK HOLE”

2023-02-27 Max Grossman City Council, City Management, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez 12 comments

This is the text of an email that I received 30 September 2022. by Max Grossman THE OPERATING DEFICIT OF

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Gregory Peck in “Night People”

2023-02-26 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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“The USA Loves To Meddle In Other Countries”

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Max Grossman — “THE CASE FOR FIRING TOMMY GONZALEZ”

2023-02-24 Max Grossman City Council, City Management, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez 11 comments

by Max Grossman Tommy Gonzalez became City Manager of the City of El Paso on June 23, 2014. So what

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Economic Development : We’ve Been Doing It Wrong.

2023-02-19 Rich Wright Borderplex Alliance, Chamber of Commerce, City Council, City Management, Economic Development, Slider, Tommy Gonzalez 3 comments

The Woody and Gayle Hunt Family Foundation hired the Perryman Group to study and propose some suggestions regarding Economic Development

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“How Liberty Dies: The Politics of Star Wars”

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“Fresh Guacamole by PES”

2023-02-17 elrichiboy Friday Short Leave a comment
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More Blood From a Turnip

2023-02-15 Rich Wright El Paso Water, Slider, Taxes One comment

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

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The City’s “Slush Fund”

2023-02-15 Max Grossman City Council, City Management, Karla Nieman, Slider, Taxes 2 comments

by Max Grossman If you pay a monthly water bill like I do, you will notice a tax levied by

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Economic Development?

2023-02-14 Rich Wright Chamber of Commerce, Downtown, Economic Development, Quality of Life Projects, Slider, Taxes, Tommy Gonzalez One comment

Everybody’s talking about all the Economic Development taking place downtown. Here, for instance, is that nice lady who has taken

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A Cruel Joke

2023-02-14 elrichiboy Juarez, Mexico, Slider Leave a comment

Mexico has come out with some new banknotes. The 500 peso note is blue. It has a picture of Benito

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New Chief, Same as the Old Chief

2023-02-13 Rich Wright City Management, El Paso Police Department, Karla Nieman, Tommy Gonzalez Leave a comment

The City of El Paso has appointed an EPPD veteran as acting Police Chief. From the El Paso Times: City

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Robert Reich — “The Stadium Scam”

2023-02-13 elrichiboy ballpark, MountainStar Sports Group, Opportunity Costs, Slider, The Arena Leave a comment

Robert Reich takes on the billionaires in this piece on his website. Ever notice how there never seems to be

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“The Crooked Way”

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The Problem With TIRZs

2023-02-10 Rich Wright City Council, City Management, Slider, Taxes, TIRZs, Tommy Gonzalez 2 comments

Part of the reason that property taxes are so high in the City of El Paso is because not everyone

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