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Linkpost: 09/02/09

September 2, 2009 Kevin Whited

It’s a midweek local blogtalk compilation, for your clicking pleasure! The Zindler tapes: The return of "The Roving Mike" (Bayou City History) Marvin Zindler: Houston’s original podcaster? Gene Green Town Hall 9-1: 65% of My

Mayor's spokesman confirms BARC move, following last week's denial

September 1, 2009 Kevin Whited

An email from a city official was floating around earlier today, and KRIV-26’s Isiah Carey has confirmed the news with Mayor Bill White’s communications director Frank Michel: BARC will be moving out from under the

Last-minute entrant into Houston mayoral race stuns political observers

August 31, 2009 Kevin Whited

Houston political observers were still buzzing on Monday night after a last-minute entrant into the mayoral race surged to a huge lead in the latest public polling. Candidate Don’t Know, who had hinted at entering

The elephant that's always in the room

August 30, 2009 Anne Linehan

Today the Chron’s Ericka Mellon profiles HISD’s potential new superintendent Terry Grier as a man of reform, pushing hard, and making bold moves. HISD Superintendent Dr. Abe Saavedra also is a reformer who has pushed

Linkpost: 08/30/09

August 30, 2009 Kevin Whited

It’s time to clear the blog links and get ready for a new week. Enjoy! Have You Heard the One About the Baker Institute and the Oil Speculators? (Streetwise Professor) Is Houston Ready for an

HMEPS board scuttles budget increase; Chron editorial board mischaracterizes

August 29, 2009 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Caucasian Think Tank weighed in today on the news that the board of the Houston Municipal Employees Pension System (HMEPS) scuttled a proposal to increase its staff payroll budget by 6% from last

KTRK's Dolcefino checks in on the Mobility Response Team

August 27, 2009 Kevin Whited

KTRK-13’s Wayne Dolcefino checked in last night with an update on the changes the City of Houston has made in response to his investigation of one of Mayor Bill White’s pet projects, the Mobility Response

Linkpost: 08/27/09

August 27, 2009 Kevin Whited

Here’s another round of local blog links. Enjoy! Annise Parker: The People's Choice … Some of the People … A Certain Kind of People … But Still, Lots of People! (Slampo's Place) Sue Lovell –

Just when you think the local newspaper is dead… (updated)

August 26, 2009 Kevin Whited

We have to admit that the Chronicle has surprised us. We thought they had largely given up on the watchdog journalism business (in favor of the user-submitted party photo online business), and suddenly *BAM* three

Locke offers his "me too!" on Ashby highrise; campaigns free to move on to other areas of agreement

August 25, 2009 Kevin Whited

On Sunday, we posted about the decision by the City of Houston late Friday to notify local media (but not the developers) about its decision to approve the latest revisions to the Ashby highrise proposal.