Dear Friends, As I have reported previously, CFO Robert Cortinas estimates that the budgetary impact of COVID-19 will be approximately $32.5 million during FY 2020 (ending September 1). This is…
*NOTE: THIS REPORT FOCUSES ON THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BUT DOES NOT CONSIDER THE NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE Dear Friends, This morning I wrote to you that the City is planning…
*NOTE: THIS REPORT FOCUSES ON THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BUT DOES NOT CONSIDER THE NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE Dear Friends, Since 2014, our City property tax rate has increased 38%, from…
Dear Friends, Please read this excellent report from this past Friday on the financial failure of government-subsidized stadiums in the US. “Cities across the country are scrambling to figure out…
Yup, couldn’t have said it better myself. Peter takes campaign donations from billionaires and even worked for billionaire Mike Bloomberg yet publicly attacks billionaires. http://elchuqueno.com/about-j-p-bryan/
Dear Friends and Media, Fitch Ratings, Inc., one of Wall Street’s “Big Three” credit rating agencies, has reaffirmed the “A” rating for general revenue bonds for the El Paso International…
Dear Friends and Media, The Hilton Garden Inn El Paso Airport Hotel closed its doors one month ago. That was followed a week or two ago by the Holiday Inn…
Dear Friends and Media, KVIA has reported that the award-winning Butterfield Trail Golf Club, which opened in 2007, has been subsidized by the City of El Paso every year since…
Dear Friends, KVIA is reporting that more than 28,500 El Pasoans have filed for unemployment since the beginning of March, while the lines at our local food banks get longer…
Dear Media: During public comment a few minutes ago, I urged City Council to ask City Attorney Karla Nieman how it is the Paul Foster land swap was concluded although…
