Henry Gomez reports that City Council members like Kevin Kelley and Kevin Conwell “fired a warning shot Thursday at [local] state legislators” who voted for the state anti-residency law that the Supreme Court upheld yesterday:
Their message: Start looking out for the best interests of our constituents — or look elsewhere when you need political support [...]
Thanks to Erick Trickey, here’s the draft county charter petition that you read about in the Plain Dealer Tuesday morning.
Interestingly, it says “CONSENSUS DOCUMENT 6-4-2009″ right on the front page… which means it’s been floating around since Friday, right?
There are no names attached to the document, so we unwashed masses are still left to wonder [...]
In the New York Times yesterday:
As she describes it, Beth Jacobson and her fellow loan officers at Wells Fargo Bank “rode the stagecoach from hell” for a decade, systematically singling out blacks in Baltimore and suburban Maryland for high-interest subprime mortgages.
These loans, Baltimore officials have claimed in a federal lawsuit against Wells Fargo, tipped hundreds [...]
Today is the big twice-a-year Street Sale on Archwood Avenue, where I live. (Tomorrow, too.) I’m sitting on my front porch watching the shoppers go by and showing those who ask how our new “Free Archwood WiFi” works.
Yes, we now have a free public wifi mesh serving our block. It currently covers a 500-foot stretch [...]