EL PASO BALLOT PROPOSITIONS: ENDORSEMENTS
I know that many of you will not agree with me on all of these, but for what they’re worth, here are my endorsements for the 11 ballot propositions that…
VOTE “HELL NO” ON PROPOSITION K!
Here are the five reasons why we need to defeat Proposition K: 1. It mandates an expansion of our City government that would cost over $154 million plus $4.1 million…
318 BANKRUPTCIES IN EL PASO FROM JANUARY TO MARCH, UP 32.5% OVER LAST YEARÂ
According to today’s issue of the Paso del Norte Economic Indicator Review of the Hunt Institute for Global Competitiveness, “the El Paso Office of the Western District of Texas U.S.…
KFOX UNCRITICALLY REPEATS CITY TALKING POINTS: “EL PASO’S CREDIT SCORE JUST GOT BETTER”
Our local media have created much confusion over the City of El Paso’s bond ratings, with KTSM, followed by the El Paso Times, and now KFOX incorrectly describing the AA+…
KROLL ASSIGNS CITY AA+ BOND RATING, BUT WHO IS KROLL?
Luisa Barrios of KTSM 9 News broke the “news” on Thursday that the Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA), which promotes itself as a full-service credit rating agency registered with the…
VOTE YES ON PROPOSITION J
Most of you plan to vote NO on Proposition K, which would raise electric rates, increase taxes, kill jobs, and contract our local economy. Enough said. But please remember to…
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…