January 2006 - blogHOUSTON

Don't take the kids to Memorial Park

January 31, 2006 Anne Linehan

This is not good: Riding through Memorial Park’s Picnic Lane loop is popular among bicyclists. But it is also a hotspot for illicit rendezvous. Houston Police Officer Kenny Cech took 11 News into the woods

Sheila Jackson Lee at the SOTU

January 31, 2006 Anne Linehan

Banjo’s got the pics: You can set your watch to it. Every year, right after the President of the United States makes his way into the U.S. House chamber to deliver the State of the

Campaign finance and double standards (the series)

January 31, 2006 Kevin Whited

Houblog comments on SEIU’s ongoing efforts to organize municipal employees. And the Chronicle Editorial LiveJournalists finally address SEIU’s possibly illegal efforts to elect Sue Lovell to City Council: The unions have also engaged in political

Local volunteer to be recognized at State of the Union speech

January 31, 2006 Anne Linehan

Judge Eckels’ office has sent out a press release with the news that a Harris County Citizen Corps volunteer will be sitting with First Lady Laura Bush during tonight’s State of the Union address: Harris

Acronyms and task forces can't mask manpower shortage

January 31, 2006 Kevin Whited

KHOU-11’s Mike Zientek reports more disturbing news about HPD response times: Houston Police Chief Harold Hurtt answered questions from 11 News about the slow response time to a hotel shooting that ended with a man

Fireworks at City Council

January 31, 2006 Kevin Whited

City Council business under Mayor White has tended to have all the excitement of paint drying, which has been quite a contrast to the last, acrimonious years of the reign of Lee P. Brown. However,

Nixon suspended; Marticiuc comments on chase policy

January 31, 2006 Kevin Whited

KTRH-740 is reporting that HPD officer Tom Nixon, who was assigned to desk duty after his comments about HPD’s chase policy, has been suspended without pay for 15 days. The suspension is not related to

Boy injured in latest HPD chase dies

January 30, 2006 Kevin Whited

KPRC-2 reports that a 12-year-old boy has died following HPD’s most recent pursuit: A 12-year-old boy has died from injuries he suffered when the car he was riding in was struck by a sport utility

Rep. DeLay makes the Economist, Hardball

January 30, 2006 Kevin Whited

MSNBC ran a segment on the 22nd Congressional District race, including a long interview of Rep. Tom DeLay (R) by Hardball‘s Chris Matthews earlier tonight. Video and a partial transcript are available here. In the

Move It! seeks feedback

January 30, 2006 Anne Linehan

Rad Sallee is soliciting input regarding the Chronicle‘s “Hot Spots” feature: The Chronicle is evaluating how it gets the word out to readers about road repairs and construction and the resulting traffic problems. Computer users