If little else, attending Trinity River Corridor Project Committee meetings is a constant reminder of the jaw-dropping ignorance of council member Carolyn Davis. After an hour-long presentation this morning updating the committee on the city’s 100-year remediation plan for the levees, Davis wrapped up by tagging the phrase “since we’re…
In case you forgot, today Governor Rick Perry delivered his State of the State address down in Austin. And, far as he’s concerned, ain’t nothing wrong with Texas a little streamlinin’ and reformin’ won’t take care of. And as for that $27-billion budget shortfall, well, damn it, that’s all media-manufactured…
Down at Dallas County Commissioners Court this morning, where the fire marshals were out to keep the overflow crowd at bay, County Commissioner Marine Dickey’s move to keep Bruce Sherbet running county elections — under a two-year consultant’s contract — opened the door to a half-hour airing of the grievances…
I just had Schutze come take a look at the artwork you see above. I explained to him: Stephen Lovelace, who lives on Worth Street in Junius Heights, wants to use this large piece as a driveway gate the city has made him take down as it’s presently out of…
Sure, they’re only ceremonial — not like they’re getting someone into Dallas City Hall or Mac’s or the downtown Neimans after hours. But Mayor Tom Leppert’s taken note of his pro tem’s gift to Michael Vick over the weekend and just sent this statement about how he wants this honor…
Take a look at the formal agenda for tomorrow’s meeting of the Dallas County Commissioners Court. On Page 7 you’ll find Court Order 34, which reads, simply:Approving by a voice vote of the Commissioners Court that Mr. Bruce Sherbet be approved for this agreement and a two (2) year employment…
Several Friends of Unfair Park have sent along the video that follows, in which two things of note transpire. First: Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway — who’d take the reins should Mayor Tom step down before the May election — is seen presenting a key to the city of Dallas…
Throughout 2009 and ’10 there were a series of magazine pieces wondering how it was that Texas “powered through the global fiscal crisis” (per Fortune) and experienced “something like an economic boom” (according to The Atlantic) while California suffered. But then, of course, we discovered that the state’s facing a…
It’s been almost two years since State Fair of Texas President Errol McKoy began talking about his plans to take a bite out of Six Flags’ business by erecting his own monster Top of Texas Centennial Tower on the Midway — the first part of plans to turn Fair Park…
The probability that Mayor Tom Leppert finishes his term before launching a U.S. Senate campaign is about the same as Jerry Jones relinquishing his role as general manager. In other words, it ain’t happening. Clearly, Leppert wanted to remain mayor during the Super Bowl — a decision he may be…
No doubt, in coming weeks the Dallas City Council will hold committee briefings during which officials with the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Oncor, Atmos, the Texas Deparment of Transportation, Dallas Area Rapid Transit and various city departments will be asked to explain their responses, for better and worse, to…
That $202-million figure seen in the screengrab above comes from PricewaterhouseCoopers’s much-debated Super Bowl guesstimate released a few days ago — though, as you’ll note in Mayor Tom’s interview with FOX Business Channel, he pushes that number up to, oh, ’round $600 million-ish. Which is what happens when you conduct…
Way back back on Monday, Patrick was at Love Field watching Dallas Police arrest cabbies who’d abandoned their rides in front of the airport, while I spoke with Mayor Tom about how the escalating protest — which, earlier in the day, involved a dangerously slow roll down Central Expressway and…
Speaking of slickery downtown sidewalks and the city’s response to ’em …A good Friend of Unfair Park directs our attention to Chapter 43, Sections 43-96 through Sections 43-98.2 of the Dallas City Code — the sections dealing specifically with snow and ice. Turns out, the city has copious ordinances dealing…
What a Week For the New County Judge Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins has been pummeled in the media and political circles for playing Scottie Pippen to Commissioner John Wiley Price’s Michael Jordan in the game to push out Elections Administrator Bruce Sherbet. But just when things seemed like they…
We’ve already covered the conditions at Love Field, where just the one runway’s open at present — and, from the looks of this, Southwest has yet to begin its limited operating schedule. (City Hall PIO Frank Librio’s checking with airport spokesman Jose Torres, who hasn’t been available most of the…
Earlier this morning, City Hall PIO Frank Librio sent word that the city asked Oncor to keep the city’s lights on during the rolling blackout. He just sent further word about how Oncor energizes downtown. “You learn something every day,” Librio says. To the missive, which includes a streets update…
For a good hour or so this morning, there was a parade of people to the briefing-room podium at Dallas City Hall to discuss the Mayor’s Youth Fitness Initiative, funded with $1 million worth of seed money from Oncor. Among those on hand: Mike Rawlings, Park Board president and would-be…
Personally, I’d love nothing more than to see the council chambers go dark during this morning’s briefing. Need something to liven up that ho-hum agenda that includes runaway shopping carts and a look at the Mayor’s Youth Fitness Initiative — or MyFi, as it’s called. Besides, what glorious irony: That…
The majority of Dallas County’s courtrooms were closed today because of inclement weather, but the commissioners court pressed on and held its weekly meeting this morning. Freezing temperatures and icy roads kept us and others away, but a dozen or so supporters of ousted Elections Administrator Bruce Sherbet were on…
Only yesterday, former Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle filed his campaign treasurer papers with the City Secretary’s Office and made it all official-like: He’s running for Dallas mayor. His website launched this morning — so too the requisite Facebook and Flickr pages and Twitter account. And I see yardsigns, like…
When a crowd of independent cabbies kicked off their Super Bowl week boycott last week — upset by the city’s preferential treatment for CNG-powered cabs and frustrated their past strikes hadn’t accomplished much — some drivers talked about simply hanging up their keys for the week and seeing how the…
