WHAT HAPPENED TO THE “ARENA” BOND MONEY?
At the June 8 City Council meeting, City staff gave a financial presentation which included an assessment on how much of the 2012 Quality of Life Bond has been issued.…
At the June 8 City Council meeting, City staff gave a financial presentation which included an assessment on how much of the 2012 Quality of Life Bond has been issued.…
Dear Friends and Media, Mayor Leeser gave an interview to Sara Sanchez of the Oligarchy Gazette (aka El Paso Inc) in which he was asked about the “Arena.” He responded…
*NOTE: This post is flawed because we only discuss tax rates without indicating whether they are above or below the no-new-revenue-tax rates. When City Manager Gonzalez assumed office on June…
El Paso is the sixth largest city in Texas but has the highest outstanding debt in certificates of obligation. $642,000,000 in CO debt has been authorized since 2012 without voter…
Dear Media, This email is just for you! One year ago I submitted to you my research on the City’s outstanding debt from certificates of obligation, which are supposed to…
*NOTE: This report is flawed because we do not where the tax rate stands in relation to the no-new-revenue tax rate. Tommy Gonzalez was appointed City Manager on June 23,…
“The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.” –Plato, The Republic, circa 375 BC. Friends, El Paso is now at a…
Dear Media, The law firm Kemp Smith, LLP has led the effort to kill the County’s plan to establish a National Register Historic District in Downtown El Paso, which would…
Elida S. Perez writes for El Paso Matters, whose biggest individual supporters are Woody and Gayle Hunt. On April 26, she published a report on J.P. Bryan’s effort to contact…
I am sharing with you the latest media reports on Saturday’s unanimous decision by the State Board of Review of the Texas Historical Commission to recommend establishing the Segundo Barrio…