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The fallout

March 26, 2009 Kevin Whited

We comment on local media quite a bit on the blog, so readers have probably been wondering about the deafening silence on the big layoffs at the Chronicle. Frankly, what was there to say in

Chief Hurtt announces more crimefighting by acronym

March 24, 2009 Kevin Whited

Chief Hurtt has broken out an excellent crimefighting acronym on his blog: To combat the drunk driving problem in the city of Houston, HPD is acquiring six Breath Alcohol Testing (B.A.T.) vans to be used

Frank Wilson: The Main Street Line is irreplaceable

March 23, 2009 Anne Linehan

METRO’s very expensive blogger posts an excerpt from a trade magazine interview with Frank “Procurement Disaster” Wilson, where METRO’s CEO says: “Before there was a rail line on Main Street, Houston didn’t understand what rail

A tale of two transit projects

March 23, 2009 Anne Linehan

Cory Crow comments on the news that METRO will not receive “stimulus” funds for light rail, while Harris County has been allocated almost $200 million for the Grand Parkway: Metro has dithered, changed technology, changed

Great moments in Houston Public Works

March 22, 2009 Anne Linehan

City Disconnects Sprinklers, Threatens Day Care (KRPC-2): The owner of a Houston day care said city contractors dug up her fire sprinkler system and then the city threatened to shut her down for having no

Finally, Spring is here!

March 21, 2009 Anne Linehan

What a beautiful day it looks to be! Hope you’ll be out enjoying it. SUNDAY UPDATE: Still beautiful. Still outside. Hope you are, too!

Houston's fair housing ordinance

March 19, 2009 Anne Linehan

Local media is reporting the city is suing a homeowner in the first test of the city’s fair housing ordinance. Here’s the Chron’s story: The city of Houston on Tuesday filed its first criminal misdemeanor

Bring back the "Red, White and Blue"

March 18, 2009 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle has posted a story by political reporter Alan Bernstein that is a real head-shaker. The quick synopsis is as follows: Following last November’s elections, KUHT general manager John Hesse put the weekly Gary

Chron's Olson: "MWBE showdown at City Hall"

March 17, 2009 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Brad Olson reports that next week’s Council meeting could be entertaining: A federal judge today ordered the city to put to a City Council vote a settlement agreement over the participation of women

METRO: Our performance levels aren't bad!

March 17, 2009 Kevin Whited

METRO’s expensive blogger has posted the organization’s latest “web chat,” this time with Andy Skabowski, associate vice president of operations (long titles and bureaucratic bloat are fun!). We didn’t sit through it, but we think