Many readers may be aware of the Paso Del Norte Group’s (PDNG) downtown redevelopment plans and its attempt to gentrify the Segundo Barrio neighborhood. What readers may not know is that the […]
The Tentacles Of The PDNG In Education
“Leave Me Alone”
On March 19, 2003, the Five Points Development Association hosted a mayoral candidate’s forum at Cappetto’s. In attendance that day were then-mayoral-incumbent Ray Caballero, who arrived late, and contenders Joe Wardy, Ray […]
Teen Vandals Caught On Security Video
On Friday October 15, 2021 teen vandals broke into a home in far-east El Paso at around 2am. They were caught on security tape. The home builder is seeking information about the […]
El Paso CAD Responds To Our Request And Two Questions Remain Unanswered
As we reported yesterday, we submitted an open records request to the El Paso Central Appraisal District inquiring whether an affidavit had been filed by Claudia Ordaz-Perez for the 65 and older […]
Breaking News: Claudia Ordaz To Run Against Art Fierro Plus Tax Avoidance And Abandoned Office?
Update: The El Paso Central Appraisal District responded to our open records request on October 20, 2021. We have published the new information in this article. The Texas legislature has adopted new […]
The Shepard Dossier: Cathedral High School, Sexual Abuse And The Diocese Of El Paso
Editor’s note: The following is from a dossier compiled by Joseph P. Shepard starting on February 6, 2004. Shepard passed away last month. The dossier was sent to us anonymously. Unless specifically […]
The Downtown Sports Arenas And “Vision”
The ongoing controversies over the downtown sports arena and gentrification in El Paso is not new to El Paso’s politics. Economic development through “vision” strategies go back to at least 2000 when […]
Plan El Paso
In 2011, Plan El Paso was awarded the Smart Growth award as a model for making cities more compact. Smart growth has being dubbed as the future of America’s urban cities. However, […]
Visions Of A Central Park For El Paso
Much of the controversies in El Paso’s public policy agenda can be traced back the notion that El Paso has a “vision” for greatness. The Chihuahua’s ballpark was to be the catalyst […]
The Smart Growth Philosophy And The Downtown Sports Arena
The idea of using Smart Growth in El Paso goes back to November 2002 when the Caballero administration dubbed their growth strategy as “Smart Growth”. The Caballero philosophy suggested that the role […]
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