A PRAGMATIC SOLUTION FOR THE STREETCARS
As you know, I have been critical over the years about the cost of the streetcars. This week we learned that in 2022 they had an operating loss of $2.9…
PROPOSITION K SUPPORTERS UNABLE TO ADDRESS CONCERNS ABOUT ECONOMIC IMPACT OF SECTION 9.12-2
I am a committed environmentalist and avid hiker who has supported a wide range of environmentalist causes, including Save Lost Dog, but I am alarmed by some of the provisions…
CITY COUNCIL TO VOTE ON FATE OF STREETCARS, WHICH LOSE $2.9M PER YEAR, COSTING TAXPAYERS $44.61 PER RIDE!
Tomorrow under agenda item 17 our City Council will decide the fate of our insolvent streetcars, which are free to ride. The City is now calling them the “no-cost option”…
FITCH DOWNGRADES BOND OUTLOOK OF EL PASO HOSPITAL DISTRICT FROM “POSITIVE” TO “STABLE”
Fitch “has affirmed at ‘A-‘ the rating on Series 2013 and 2017 general obligation (GO) refunding bonds and Series 2013 combination tax and revenue certificates of obligation issued by El…
PROPOSITION K AND FINANCIAL CALAMITY
Dear Fellow El Pasoans, No, I am not exaggerating. If passed, the Climate Charter Amendment would cause a financial calamity. Yesterday I stated that “Proposition K would effectively shut down…
PROPOSITION K MUST BE DEFEATED
Fellow El Pasoans, On April 24, early voting begins for the Uniform Election scheduled for May 6. Among the items to be considered is Proposition K, the so-called “Climate Charter…
THE CITY’S NEW STRATEGIC PLAN
The City of El Paso has published yet another Strategic Plan. While I am encouraged that there seems to be no displacement or mass demolition, this document is clearly a…
PRESERVATION TEXAS ON THE EL PASO HISTORY RADIO SHOW, APRIL 1 AT 10:05am
Former State Sen. Jose Rodriguez and I represent West Texas on the Board of Directors of Preservation Texas, a nonprofit based in San Marcos, Texas. Tomorrow, April 1 at 10:05am…
NO MORE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION!
Karla Sierra is the Grassroots Engagement Director for The LIBRE Initiative-Texas, a Hispanic group promoting constitutional principles, free-market solutions, individual liberty, and conservative policies. She recently published an excellent opinion…
NIEMANWATCH EPISODE 4: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA vs. CITY OF EL PASO
In this episode of Niemanwatch, we examine how City Attorney Karla Nieman took 53 days to inform City Council that the City of El Paso is being sued by the…