TAXABLE PROPERTY VALUES INCREASE 4.23% TO $38,742,350,037
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…
NPR REPORT: “IN TEXAS, A STRUGGLE TO PRESERVE HISTORIC DURANGUITO NEIGHBORHOOD”
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…
EL PASO TIMES LETTER TO THE EDITOR: “TAX BURDEN BEYOND BELIEF”
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…
CITY PROVIDES “ARENA” ACCOUNTING AFTER OPEN RECORDS REQUEST
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…
CITY CFO ROBERT CORTINAS TAKES TWO QUESTIONS FROM US
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…
“PLACE ECONOMICS” TO HOST WEBINAR ON THE 24 REASONS HISTORIC PRESERVATION IS GOOD FOR OUR COMMUNITY
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…
WHY DOES OUR CITY FEEL IT MUST PROVIDE US WITH ENTERTAINMENT?
“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,…
CITY’S BOND OVERVIEW ADVISORY COMMITTEE (BOAC) LACKS TRANSPARENCY
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.…
EL PASO TIMES: CITY MANAGER EARNS 34% MORE THAN THE MAYORS OF NEW YORK AND CHICAGO
The media have been focusing like a laser on the merit raises of City Manager Gonzalez and City Attorney Nieman. Now Anthony Jackson of the El Paso Times has published…
CITY MANAGER TO EARN SLIGHTLY LESS THAN THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AND MAYOR APPROVES
City Manager Gonzalez will soon earn a salary of $398,401, which is slightly less than President Biden’s salary of $400,000. Gonzalez probably enjoys similar perks, less the Boeing 747 and…