MAYOR TIGHTENING CONTROL OVER TIRZ 5, REAPPOINTS ORTEGA
Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) number 5 encompasses all of Downtown, the western part of the Segundo Barrio, and a portion of Central El Paso. Any incremental increase in tax…
KVIA TAKES POSITION AGAINST LIMITING SPEECH OF CITY REPS
On April 1, City Council voted 6-2 to direct the City Manager and City Attorney to draft a resolution designating the Mayor as the sole spokesperson of the City for…
CITY’S BOND OVERVIEW ADVISORY COMMITTEE NOW HAS PURVIEW OVER ALL GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS
We reported on March 27, 2025 that Reps. Chris Canales and Lily Limon spearheaded an effort to expand the scope of the Bond Overview Advisory Committee, which only had purview…
LETTER TO EL PASO TIMES: DEBT PLAZA WILL EASE ANXIETY, DEPRESSION AND STRESS
The El Paso Times published an essay claiming the proposed Debt Plaza over I-10 is a “strategic investment in our physical and mental well-being” that will encourage El Pasoans to…
CHARGES AGAINST FORMER SISD TRUSTEES CASTELLANO AND BARRERA DISMISSED
We reported in March 2024 that whistleblowers Ricardo Castellano, a retired EPPD officer who was then the District 3 Trustee of the Socorro Independent School District, and his wife Gabriela,…
CHIEF INSTIGATOR OF THE EL PASO TAXPAYER REVOLT
Max Grossman is the founder and Chief Instigator of the El Paso Taxpayer Revolt. It is easy to mistaken him for a Soviet spy or an agent of the CIA…
LA NUBE IS UNAFFORDABLE FOR MOST EL PASOANS
The recently completed Childrens Museum cost $60 million to construct. The City contributed $39.5 million of the cost, including a $20 million certificate of obligation issued without voter authorization. That’s…
FORMER CITY ADMINISTRATOR TRACEY JEROME UNDER FIRE
Tracey Jerome was one of several medium-level employees who climbed to the upper echelon of the City administration during the reign of City Manager Gonzalez, who rewarded his subordinates for…
CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF THE OLIGARCHY GAZETTE
The El Paso Inc (aka Oligarchy Gazette) is not a newspaper by any stretch of the imagination. It is a business journal for the wealthy elite of Coronado and the…
MISDEMEANOR CASE AGAINST GROSSMAN DISMISSED BY JUDGE
“The decision to refer the Defendant to pre-trial diversion was made after a comprehensive review of the facts and circumstances of the case, the strength of the evidence, and the…