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 […]
Visions Of A Central Park For El Paso
The TIF District Primer For Gentrification
The Border Health Institute’s (BHI) vision, as proposed by then-mayor Ray Caballero and publicly propelled by Eliot Shapleigh, required land to implement it. The land that surrounded the proposed BHI medical campus […]
The Community Problem Of Media Censorship
El Paso is the second most expensive large city in the nation for property taxes, according to Roofstock, an Oakland-based online rental property marketplace. According to Roofstock, El Pasoans pay an effective […]
The Story Behind The Glass Beach Study
Author’s note: The following is excerpted from court filings, freedom of information documents, interviews, and other public records reviewed by the author as part of his research into an upcoming book about […]
Hotel Occupancy Taxes By The Numbers
In August of 2012, the City of El Paso adopted ordinance no: 017850 calling for a Quality of Life Bond Election to fund the Chihuahuas Ballpark. The bond funding called for using […]
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