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Downtown jaywalking revenue stream targets Astros parking

July 6, 2005 Kevin Whited

Rich Connelly reports that jaywalkers aren’t the only target of Mayor White’s “downtown mobility” revenue stream: The Houston police crackdown on jaywalkers is creating some collateral damage on private enterprise. Specifically, that living laboratory of

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HPD capitulates — won't photograph illegal immigrants

July 6, 2005 Anne Linehan

This is disappointing, but not surprising: The Houston Police Department has instructed officers not to photograph illegal immigrants seeking day jobs, after an incident last month prompted an outcry from an immigrant rights group. Houston

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Casey wants to "prevent" political speech (cont'd)

July 6, 2005 Kevin Whited

Chronicle metro/state editorialist and gossip columnist Rick Casey has previously written in favor of restricting political speech with which he disagrees. Today, he’s at it again, writing in favor of restricting more political speech with

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Coincidence? When news and editorial dovetail

July 6, 2005 Kevin Whited

On July 5, the Washington Post‘s Mike Allen reported that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D) is the latest member of Congress to turn in revised (and, in her case specifically, delinquent) expense reports for

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Stroud case isn't moving fast enough for Chronicle

July 6, 2005 Anne Linehan

I am completely baffled by this Chronicle editorial: Harris County District Attorney Chuck Rosenthal indicated a month ago that he would have preferred that Houston Independent School District officials had called in law enforcement during

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Homeless in Houston — it's not easy

July 6, 2005 Anne Linehan

Apparently Montrose residents are not enamored with the homeless in their midst: “It’s concentrated in this area right here,” said Caldwell. Caldwell works in Montrose and said he has seen what is behind some of

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Mistrial declared in corruption trial involving Brown officials

July 6, 2005 Kevin Whited

We’ve been keeping a fairly close eye on Chronicle reporter Dan Feldstein’s coverage of a corruption trial in Cleveland that involves former City of Houston officials, but Tom Kirkendall beat us to the punch today

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Aiyer addresses HPD manpower shortage

July 5, 2005 Kevin Whited

Jay Aiyer, a candidate for City Council’s At Large 2 seat, has posted his thoughts on HPD’s manpower shortage as well as a proposal to get more officers trained and on the streets. Here are

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HEC audit identifies multiple problems (updated)

July 5, 2005 Anne Linehan

It looks as if an audit of the Houston Emergency Center is complete: Houston’s 911 system needs some major work according to an independent audit of the emergency center. The City Controller’s office hired a

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Chron celebrates Independence Day with George the ape

July 4, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle begins an Independence Day editorial as follows: July Fourth, with its parties and parades, concerts and fireworks, finds Americans of different minds concerning public policy, but citizens of a nation that cannot correctly

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