June 2008 - Page 6 of 11

Litton Loan: Unsatisfactory to the BBB, good enough for Mayor White*

June 17, 2008 Anne Linehan

Did you know that Mayor White recently teamed up with ACORN, and some financial institutions to hold a “Foreclosure Prevention Fair”? The Houston Press‘ Richard Connelly dug up a stunning tidbit about the event: One

Sheriff's office video. Let's go hunting! (Houston Politics)

June 16, 2008 Kevin Whited

Matt Stiles questions the tone of this video featuring the Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Task Force (Houston Politics). I think it’s pretty cool, and Cynthia Hunt’s inclusion is even better. What do you think?

Lifestyles of the less well-heeled (cont'd)

June 16, 2008 Anne Linehan

From today’s Chronicle: Mayor vows action on apartment safety With renewed attention on substandard conditions at some Houston apartments, Mayor Bill White plans to spend up to $1 million a year on additional inspections to

Trees for Houston unhappy over Kirby reconstruction

June 15, 2008 Kevin Whited

The Examiner news group’s Michael Reed checks in with ongoing complaints over the Kirby reconstruction that will take out trees between Richmond and Westheimer: Four months after learning a compromise it agreed to on Kirby

Plagiarism at Hearst: A tale of two Texas newspapers

June 15, 2008 Kevin Whited

A few days ago, Bob Richter, the (not-invisible) public editor/ombudsman/reader representative of Hearst’s San Antonio newspaper reported that one of the newspaper’s columnists had resigned (no doubt under pressure): “Ramiro [Burr] caused the Express-News to

METRO's insanity

June 15, 2008 Anne Linehan

I thought these three opinions on METRO’s current focus were worth highlighting. First up are two letters to the editor in today’s Chronicle: MARTA vs. Metro Councilman Peter Brown is against any delay in the

Dash Express: Very cool, but a little stupid where it counts (Chron TechBlog)

June 15, 2008 Kevin Whited

Dwight Silverman gives a Dash Express a Houston test drive (Chron TechBlog).

Clarence Bradford sighting! (cont'd)

June 15, 2008 Kevin Whited

A local reporter was sort of able to ask Harris County DA candidate Clarence Bradford a question this week. Here’s Chron reporter Alan Bernstein’s account: DA candidate Clarence Bradford, the former Houston police chief, asserted

Thinking jobs and cost of living? Think Houston.

June 15, 2008 Kevin Whited

A publicist for BusinessWeek passes along the news that in their latest compilation of “Best and Worst Cities For Your Job,” Houston gets the most mentions. The accompanying article reflects on some of Houston’s strengths:

The definition of insanity, Harris County style (Off the Kuff)

June 15, 2008 Kevin Whited

Charles Kuffner laments the “insanity” of Harris County wanting to expand its space to lock up bad guys (Off the Kuff). In their provocative book Freakonomics, Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner argue persuasively that the