Dear Media, The Trost Society’s architectural walking tour of the Segundo Barrio, scheduled for Saturday at 9:00-11:00am, is sold out. About 80 will be attending, plus Trost Society staff and…
Elida S. Perez just published an excellent report on the City’s abuse of certificates of obligation. It is rare for El Paso Matters to delve into government financial matters, so…
In preparation for confiscating even more of our wealth, our City Council heard a presentation yesterday from CFO Robert Cortinas in which he affirmed that in FY 2022 the total…
Dear Media and Friends, There are five representatives on City Council, aka the Oligarch Caucus, who still refuse to abandon the sinking ship that is the City’s half-billion-dollar multipurpose basketball…
Dear Friends, I don’t know Ms. Susan Butkiewicz of East El Paso, but the sentiments she expressed in her recent letter to the Editor of the El Paso Times are…
One month ago I filed an open records request with the City of El Paso as follows: “Please provide me with documentation indicating when and how much 2012 Quality of…
Yesterday at a District 2 event I had the opportunity to ask City CFO Robert Cortinas two questions, and you may view the video of our exchange here: 1. Given…
Dear Media and Friends, PlaceEconomics, a Washington-based real estate and economic development-consulting firm with over 30 years experience analyzing the economic impact of historic preservation, will be hosted by the…
“A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.” –President Gerald Ford, August 12, 1974 Dear Friends,…
Dear Media and Friends, The City of El Paso’s Bond Overview Advisory Committee (BOAC) is charged with monitoring the City’s expenditure of hundreds of millions of dollars in municipal bonds.…
