Feb

15

Mayoral campaign goes negative

February 15, 2007 | 1 Comment

Gone Mild reports on the first attack ad of the campaign season.  Since there is no source printed on the ad it is probably illegal.

Feb

15

Mayoral Debate Tonight

February 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment

The League of Women Voters is sponsoring a mayoral debate tonight. Should be interesting, considering today’s reports of the campaign’s first negative attack.
7:00 p.m.
Campus Center
Metro Community College - Penn Valley
31st Street and Southwest Trafficway in Midtown

Feb

15

Roundup

February 15, 2007 | 2 Comments

The Pitch’s David Martin exposes the so-called Citizens Association as a pay-for-endorsement cabal of movers and shakers, not the iconic housewives with brooms image that they still perpetuate. Kudos to David for taking on a powerful and cantankerous group of power brokers.

The Pitch: Power to Some People.

Street performers descend on City Hall to testify [...]

Feb

14

3rd District candidate polling

February 14, 2007 | 1 Comment

Last night the Church/Community Organization, along with other churches and neighborhood groups, held a forum for candidates in the 3rd District City Council races.  Here are the results of their informal poll of forum attendees, with 52 ballots cast.
3rd District (In-District)
Brandon Ellington: 44%
Sharon Sanders-Brooks: 32%
Saundra McFadden-Weaver: 16%
Carol Coe: 4%
Teola Powell: 4%
3rd District (At-Large)
Dee Williams: 71%
Melba [...]

Feb

13

City could ban street performers

February 13, 2007 | 11 Comments

4th District City Council candidate Mark Forsythe notes on his blog a proposed ordinance that would potentially outlaw street performers. That’s not the stated intention of the proposal, but rather a possible consequence of an overly broad definition of panhandling that could outlaw performers who work for tips. The ordinance is sponsored by [...]

Feb

13

Northland Fountain

February 13, 2007 | 3 Comments

Photo by Gwenvision
One of the coolest fountains in the City of Fountains is the Northland Fountain, because it’s one of the few than run all year. After a long cold snap like we are currently experiencing, the ice builds up to monumental heights. If you aren’t familiar with it, the fountian is at [...]

Feb

12

Agencies take a hit from TIF

February 12, 2007 | 3 Comments

My, My Life, and Infrastructure notices a Star editorial mentioning that the KCATA, KCPD, and KCFD are all seeing declining revenue due to the explosion of TIF projects. All three rely on sales tax revenue. That money is increasing, but so much is being diverted to retail TIF projects that the agencies are [...]

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