November 2006 - Page 7 of 8

France is the ideal state! (cont'd)

November 3, 2006 Kevin Whited

Yesterday, the humorless Chronicle Editorial LiveJournalists came to the rousing defense of … France [insert your own joke here], whose honor they apparently feel was insulted by Rick Perry’s “Mr. Way too liberal for Texas

MeMo: Rules for thee, but not for me

November 3, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Kyrie “MeMo” O’Connor insists her readers are being mean to her, and she’s NOT going to put up with it any more: But, dear reader, we still have to have some rules for

HPD investigations hampered by equipment failures

November 3, 2006 Anne Linehan

Almost two years ago, KHOU-11’s Jeremy Rogalski reported that HPD was having trouble getting its officers the equipment and training they needed to perform their duties properly, especially investigations: “It’s just terrible,” said Sam, one

Is "Customer Only" parking enforceable?

November 3, 2006 Anne Linehan

KTRK-13’s Jeff Ehling got to the bottom of a question many of us have: what happens if you park in a “Customer Only” parking space and you aren’t patronizing that particular business: Towing signs dot

If you're going to have a blog…

November 2, 2006 Kevin Whited

John Wagner offers some of the Chron.com bloggers a primer on the terminology. We would have assumed Dwight Silverman would have given a quick lesson on the terminology and mechanics of the thing prior to

Council to debate airport advertising contract

November 2, 2006 Anne Linehan

An airport advertising contract will be a topic for Council to discuss next week, and according to KHOU-11’s Doug Miller, the advertising isn’t aimed at passengers: On the council agenda next week is an airport

Good, hyperlocal reporting from the Chron

November 2, 2006 Anne Linehan

The Chronicle‘s Helen Eriksen reports that supporters of Katy ISD’s latest (and bigger) bond initiative include a new group made up mainly of two developers: Supporters of a school construction bond measure in the Katy

Stick a fork in Jordy Tollett

November 2, 2006 Anne Linehan

No more beating around the bush — Mayor White wants Jordy Tollett out of the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau when Tollett’s term expires (via KHOU-11): Houston’s mayor has taken another step toward ousting

City of Houston to increase total tax revenues

November 2, 2006 Anne Linehan

Well, this one flew under our radar: at the end of October, the city held two public input meetings regarding a property tax increase a proposal to increase total tax revenues (see forum for correction):

Metro's evolving mission

November 2, 2006 Anne Linehan

What’s Metro up to these days? Well, certainly not 50% more bus service, but there are other things keeping Metro officials busy, such as building neighborhoods, developing bottled water and bike repair amenities, and creating