EL PASO WATER RAISES RATES FOR NINTH YEAR IN A ROW
The Public Service Board is one of the most powerful organizations in El Paso. It has maintained direct control over our water and wastewater systems since 1952. According to their…
EL PASO POPUATION GREW LESS THAN 0.5% SINCE 2012 BUT CITY GOVERNMENT SPENDS 32% MORE
The City of El Paso has only 2,868 more residents than it did in 2012 but spends 32% more, adjusted for inflation. We refer you to this excellent commentary by…
JEREMY JORDAN, HUSBAND OF REP. CASSANDRA HERNANDEZ, TAKES PETTY SWIPE AT REP. BRIAN KENNEDY
Yesterday Rep. Kennedy posted about the long awaited reopening of the Dorris Van Doren Library in West El Paso, which had 103,500 books checked out during 2022, representing 28% of…
THE BOLSHEVIK CAUCUS
You already know about the Oligarchy Caucus, representing the interests of the local business elite. In the last couple of years, a second political force has been gaining momentum: the…
RENARD JOHNSON: CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR
We have received word from multiple sources that Renard Johnson will be the Oligarchy candidate for Mayor of El Paso, representing the interests of our local business elite. He appointed…
2012 QUALITY OF LIFE BOND $63,607,763 OVERBUDGET
Yesterday we attended the meeting of the the Bond Overview Advisory Committee, at which City staff presented a chart detailing the expenditures from the Quality of Life Bond, which was…
MALCOLM MCGREGOR III: THE CITY’S BAIT-AND-SWITCH CLIMATE PLAN
Imagine, if you will, that you voted for a ballot item about energy-efficient Green apple pie and then found out you are going to get a festering squid with tentacles…
CITY BOND OVERVIEW ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO MEET TOMORROW, FAILS TO POST BACKUP OR PREVIOUS AGENDAS
The City of El Paso’s Bond Overview Advisory Committee (BOAC) is charged with monitoring the City’s expenditures from the 2012 Quality of Life Bond, which cost the taxpayers $473,225,000. Tomorrow,…
CITY OF EL PASO “CLIMATE OPEN HOUSE,” JANUARY 24, 5:30-7:30PM
Climate Czar Nicole Ferrini has big plans for expanding her Office of Climate & Sustainability and you are not going to like them. Please attend this event and make your…
DISTRICT 2 RUNOFF POST-ELECTION ANALYSIS
Only 5.74% of the 47,838 registered voters in District 2 bothered to vote in yesterday’s runoff election for their City representative, who will have purview over a $1.3 billion municipal…