Apparently they believe that they know best…never mind the cost exacted in human, financial and historical terms. That sinking taxpayer dollars into this mammoth arena project will be the silver bullet that magically turns downtown into the mecca that will shift the tax burden from we, some of the highest property-taxed individuals in America, to the corporations and companies who hire hundreds of white collar, college-educated, tech-savvy employees who can’t wait to relocate here because...
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El Paso’s Arena Fustercluck Part 2 • Potential legal issues
The most basic thing about a legal and binding contract is that it has to be worded in exact and unambiguous language that leaves no room for guesswork or interpretation. Any lawyer worth their salt understands this.
The city would like us to believe that they have been straightforward with us from the beginning of what was to become the 2012 QOL bond...
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El Paso’s Arena Fustercluck Part 1 • Why I am against it
City leadership believed it would be a simple cut and dried process—offer the tenants some relocation assistance, pay property owners fair market value, and exercise eminent domain on any holdouts. I’m fairly certain they assured the investors the arena would move forward quickly with no headaches.
Resistance. Backlash. Protests. Neighborhood meetings. Bound and determined abuelitas. Blogposts. Ethics complaints. Texas Rangers. And a slew of other obstacles got in the way.
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As the worm turns
If I could choose two words that perfectly describe Superintendent Juan Cabrera and EPISD Board President Dori Fenenbock they would hands down be the words “TONE DEAF”.
They both display a stunning lack of awareness when it comes to how they are perceived by most El Pasoans.
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A Cautionary Tale
Some politicians, when they term out, find it hard to say goodbye.
Susie Byrd wrapped things up as El Paso’s District 2 representative several years back but telltale Byrd feathers can be found as proxies in and out of the district continue her work to some degree.
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The REAL REASON Attorney General Jeff Sessions visited El Paso last week
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions paid us a visit the other day and if you were to believe him, the notorious Mara Salvatrucha MS-13 gang has made their home here and is looking for people to swing their machetes at.
He acknowledged El Paso is one of the safest cities in America but then he added “You have gangs.”
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This ad promoting El Paso SUCKS
Is this the best the people responsible for attracting tourists to El Paso can do?
I found an insert in todays El Paso Times promoting tourism to various Texas cities large and small including our fair city of El Paso.
Naturally I wanted to see what amazing ad represented our shining city
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And it eats our hard-earned dollars.
There is a two-headed beast roaming around City Hall these days and it’s after our tax dollars.
Dr. Noe and Claudia Ordaz Perez both have an insatiable appetite to “tax and spend” and won’t be satisfied until they’ve gotten their furry little mitts on as much of our money they require to fund their agenda.
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