Anne Linehan, Author at blogHOUSTON

Alvarado: new ordinance will make no difference, but who cares?

December 13, 2007 Anne Linehan

Councilwoman Carol Alvarado today led City Council in addressing an issue of critical importance to Houstonians: taxi cab emissions (via KHOU-11): […]city leaders want new taxi cabs to be more eco friendly. “We understand that’s

This could be part of the problem

December 9, 2007 Anne Linehan

What’s the size of the copper theft division at HPD? KHOU-11’s Lee McGuire tells us: Just two police officers. “It’s very difficult for us to keep up. 250 cases [per month], two people. You don’t

Chron journalist blogs a little religion

December 8, 2007 Anne Linehan

Last week Julie Mason focused her razor-sharp wit on President Bush and his relationship with God: Phew! A few weeks ago, the blog noted with some alarm that the President of America had pretty much

More on public-private Grand Parkway proposal

December 5, 2007 Anne Linehan

Following-up on yesterday’s post about the county considering an unsolicited proposal to complete the Grand Parkway as a public-private partnership, here’s Bill Murphy’s latest reporting: In other business, the court authorized employees to study an

Private firms try to push construction of Grand Parkway

December 4, 2007 Anne Linehan

Without a lot of fanfare, something popped up on the latest Commissioners Court agenda: Recommendation that an unsolicited proposal by Grand Parkway Constructors be subjected to review and fact-finding negotiations by county staff and consultants

Progressive Bag Alliance supports Mayor White

December 2, 2007 Anne Linehan

The name might sound like a parody, but the Progressive Bag Alliance has a mission — to save plastic grocery bags, and Mayor White is in its camp: Some cities, including Austin, that once considered

A joint press release effort between the Chron and Metro

December 2, 2007 Anne Linehan

How has the line blurred between the Chronicle‘s Metro reporting, and Metro’s blog postings? So much so that this Rad Sallee story on the new stores Metro has opened to “ease the pain” of light

Interview with new GHCVB leader

December 1, 2007 Anne Linehan

Last week the Houston Business Journal posted an interview with the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau’s new president, Greg Ortale. It sounds as if he’s quite the polar opposite of Jordy Tollett.

Miami-Dade's surveillance drones won't write traffic tickets?

November 28, 2007 Anne Linehan

Along with HPD, Miami-Dade is the other police department that will be testing unmanned surveillance drones as part of an FAA program. This story on the Florida city’s upcoming experimental program is notable in that

Additional red light cameras help the city's coffers!

November 28, 2007 Anne Linehan

Those last twenty red light cameras the city hurriedly installed (to beat a state deadline) have provided Houston quite a tidy little stash of cash, according to the Chron‘s Matt Stiles. Stiles notes that the