CITY EXPENSES TO EXCEED PROPERTY TAX REVENUES BY $60 MILLION IN FY 2025
David Crowder of the El Paso Inc published a report in which he analyzed a PowerPoint presented by City CFO Robert Cortinas–yes, the same CFO who recently told me that…
IS THE POPULAR BEING CONVERTED INTO A GROCERY STORE? (Part 2)
Yesterday I posted my observations below on the Facebook page of the El Paso History Alliance, which has more than 63,000 followers. That is a lot of people, and two…
IS THE POPULAR BEING CONVERTED INTO A GROCERY STORE?
Yesterday I was walking downtown when I saw something interesting on the north entrance of the Popular Department Store Building, which was designed by Trost & Trost and completed in…
PLAN TO CONVERT TROST MANSION IN SUNSET HEIGHTS INTO A LUXURY B&B AND “BRUNCH CAFE”
Dear Friends and Media, Yesterday I learned about a plan to convert the Mathias Residence at 607 W. Yandell Drive in Sunset Heights into a luxury bed & breakfast. The…
FIRE IN DURANGUITO: DON LUCIANO’S TENEMENT
A 121-year-old tenement in Duranguito owned by Don Luciano caught fire this afternoon, but it was put out quickly by the fire department. Built in 1900, it is located at…
CITY MANAGER GONZALEZ GRILLED BY EL PASO TAXPAYERS
On Friday morning at 7:30am, City Manager Gonzalez was hosted by City Rep. Joe Molinar of District 4 at a Denny’s in Northeast El Paso. Gonzalez, who is set to…
SATURDAY’S TROST SOCIETY ARCHITECTURAL WALKING TOUR OF THE SEGUNDO BARRIO IS SOLD OUT! PRESS IS WELCOME
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…
TEXAS PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION ON THE CITY OF EL PASO: “ABUSING” CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION IS “BAD BEHAVIOR”
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…
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…