CITY DOUBLES DOWN ON RESTRICTIONS TO PUBLIC COMMENT
This past Saturday, the El Paso Times published a guest column by Max Grossman criticizing the City Council vote on April 29 restricting public comment on agenda items to a…
GROSSMAN TO EL PASO TIMES: CITY COUNCIL VOTES TO RESTRICT PUBLIC COMMENT
On April 29, the El Paso City Council voted 7-1 to amend the Rules of Order such that public comment on agenda items will be confined to a 60-minute period…
DOES DISARMING LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS MAKE YOU FEEL SAFER?
Of all the wasteful, useless government programs, this one has got to be the dumbest. Instead of disarming law-abiding citizens, the County should focus on arresting and prosecuting armed criminals.
EL PASOANS RELOCATING TO DOÑA ANA COUNTY TO ESCAPE HIGH TAXATION
Today we interviewed Melissa Robinson of Cripple Creek Realty, LLC about El Paso families selling their homes and fleeing to Santa Teresa and Las Cruces, NM to escape high taxation.…
JUST SAY NO TO LEAH HANANY, VOTE FOR MONICA BENJAMIN FOR EPISD DISTRICT 1
Leah Hanany assumed her position on the EPISD Board of Trustees on May 12, 2021 and has been a fierce advocate for social justice ever since. She has been the…
CITY PAYS TRIPLE APPRAISED VALUE FOR PROPERTY TO EXPAND CONVENTION CENTER
Ben Fyffe is “Quality of Life Projects Manager” and is the 24th highest paid employee in the City of El Paso, drawing a salary of $191,445 plus benefits. He assures…
CITY COUNCIL VOTES TO MOVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON ALL AGENDA ITEMS TO 10AM
Today under item 24 City Council voted 7-1 to amend the Rules of Order such that public comment on all agenda items will be confined to a set period starting…
CITY LEASES, APRIL 2025
We wrote to the City of El Paso requesting “all current property leases for City offices, including for the Anson Mills Building.” The City replied April 28, 2025 and sent…
DECK PLAZA IS PROJECTED TO COST $412 MILLION, DOUBLE WHAT CITY CLAIMS
In November 2022, City Council voted to hire Stantec Consulting Services at a cost of $1,321,785 to conduct a feasibility study for the construction of a downtown deck plaza over…
MAYOR JOHNSON STACKS TIRZ 5 BOARD WITH DECK PLAZA SUPPORTERS
Tomorrow our City Council will vote under agenda items 6 and 7 to reappoint Deborah A. Zuloaga and Arlene Carroll to the Board of Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone 5 and,…