March 2006 - blogHOUSTON

Houston Press: Run over by Metro

March 31, 2006 Anne Linehan

The Houston Press has conducted an in-depth look at Metro bus safety and how the transit agency handles the aftermath of accidents. It’s a disturbing expos

CoH: downtown parking is bad, be prepared to walk

March 31, 2006 Anne Linehan

I suppose this counts as KTRK-13’s Parking Commission story — a story that explains how downtown parking sucks and you might as well just walk: The good news is that downtown Houston is getting more

Metro bus hits pedestrian (again) (cont'd.)

March 31, 2006 Anne Linehan

Maybe more pedestrians are wearing city camouflage: A pedestrian was hit by a Metro bus this afternoon at the Metro Transit Center, at Fannin and Pressler. The man stepped into the pedestrian crosswalk, “so the

The LiveJournalists wake up; protest-fever must be over (updated)

March 30, 2006 Anne Linehan

We can only assume the media’s interest in “La Gran Marcha” has peaked, since the Editorial LiveJournalists have now weighed in with not one, but two approving editorials. They applaud the school-ditching, Mexican-flag waving youth

FBI enters City Hall probe

March 30, 2006 Anne Linehan

The FBI has requested Councilwoman Carol Alvarado’s bank records: The Federal Bureau of Investigation asked for the bank records of Houston City Councilwoman Carol Alvarado as it entered the investigation into improper bonuses at City

Parents support protesting students (updated)

March 29, 2006 Anne Linehan

Students protested again today, although in smaller numbers: More than 50 students from Marshall Middle School did not immediately show up for class Wednesday morning. Instead they showed up the reflection pond by City Hall.

Dynamo's ticket sales a bit lackluster

March 29, 2006 Anne Linehan

This story about the Houston Dynamo’s ho-hum ticket sales: The team will host the Colorado Rapids on Sunday in what will be Houston’s debut in Major League Soccer, and word out of the Dynamo ticket

Another boondoggle to add to the Lee P. Brown files

March 29, 2006 Anne Linehan

This KPRC-2 story on Houston’s (not-functioning-very-well) automated water meter reading system is mind-blowing: In 1999, former Houston Mayor Lee Brown trumpeted Houston as the first city to have a completely automated water meter reading system.

DA's office delivers Bonusgate subpoenas

March 29, 2006 Anne Linehan

The city hall probe rolls along, as grand jury subpoenas are handed out: The district attorney’s office handed out grand jury subpoenas Wednesday. One went to the mayor pro tem’s office and a number went

Chron's Spur 527 map leads to confusion?

March 29, 2006 Anne Linehan

The reopened Spur 527 is still slow as molasses, apparently, and a visit to the Chronicle Corrections box could explain part of the reason: The outbound lanes of Spur 527 enter the southbound lanes of