20 October 2009
Newman: A tale of two cases
MURRAY NEWMAN blogs a tale of two cases in the Harris County District Attorney's Office:
While Miss Montgomery's talking on the cell phone got her a conviction and some nasty names from the D.A.'s Office, apparently the fact Mr. Gonzalez killed not one, but two people (who were leaving church) while speeding in a tow truck, and had cocaine metabolite in his system was somehow less egregious.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 10/20/09 08:17 AM |
19 October 2009
Fun with campaign finance reports
WHICH HOUSTON MAYORAL CANDIDATE loaned his campaign money at usurious interest rates?
Click here to find out. It's not the first time it's happened.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 10/19/09 11:35 PM |
Day of the dead
THE CHRON'S ALISON COOK blogs about Hugo's and Houston's Day of the Dead festivities.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 10/19/09 10:29 PM |
A BH Public Service announcement
GINA GASTON, DAVE WARD, AND A KTRK GRAPHIC couldn't quite decide tonight when the Houston Marathon will be run. They intruded on Tim Heller's weather time to announce, finally, that it's January 17th. You probably needed to be watching to be amused by any of this (some KTRH-beat reporters may even question our amusement tomorrow. *shrug*)
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 10/19/09 10:21 PM |
Tech blogger picks up the local politics blog beat
THE CHRON'S DWIGHT SILVERMAN has apparently mastered the tech beat and is now interjecting on the Houston Politics blog, at least through the local elections.
Do you think he'll disclose to readers that his bosses won't let him link to some blogs? We're guessing not.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 10/19/09 10:08 PM |
"You have children who are being exposed to direct traffic"
DAVE FEHLING REPORTS THAT a re-developing Houston neighborhood has a sidewalk problem -- mainly because a city department allowed developers effectively to ignore the rules (KHOU-11 News).
Some planning fans are touting a new poll allegedly showing support in the city for more planning. Will more planning help if we can't sensibly enforce the many rules we already have?
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 10/19/09 06:40 PM |
Kirkendall's latest football review
CLEAR THINKER TOM KIRKENDALL'S LATEST WEEKLY FOOTBALL REVIEW is a good lunchtime read, for those lunching in the office (or just needing a quality local sports fix).
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 10/19/09 11:36 AM |
Somebody has been overseeing METRO?
THIS LINE IN BRAD OLSON'S CHRON STORY on Houston voter preferences struck us as odd: "The sunny outlook for White does not translate to the Metropolitan Transit Authority, which he has played a major role in overseeing."
Major role? Hasn't Mayor White largely deferred to Frank "Procurement Disaster" Wilson and crew, in contrast to much greater involvement from Mayors Lanier and Brown?
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 10/19/09 09:27 AM |
Yes we can.... abuse private property
THE OBAMA MURAL AT HIS FORMER CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS near the Breakfast Klub in Midtown was apparently defaced over the weekend (KTRK-13 and KPRC-2). The taggers had more of a sense of humor than most, but the blog still hates graffiti.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 10/19/09 09:19 AM |
Heights serial arson #15?
IS A HEIGHTS SERIAL ARSONIST just taunting HPD at this point? KTRK-13 reported last week that the latest incident took place the same night as an HPD neighborhood town hall about the issue.
Time to call in these guys?
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 10/19/09 06:20 AM |
18 October 2009
What the heck is going on here?
WHAT IN THE WORLD has happened to the blog? Short answer: We got tired and decided to change things.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 10/18/09 08:20 PM |
Prop 10
ONE OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS on the November ballot is Proposition 10 which would extend the terms of emergency service districts commissioners from two years to four years.
Last May, KPRC-2 ran a multi-part investigation on local ESD 1, raising questions about how that district awarded a big dollar contract, and how the district was spending tax dollars. KPRC's story highlighted the need for voters to hold all governmental entities accountable.
Posted by Anne Linehan @ 10/18/09 05:01 PM |
Slampo's no fan of the Caucasian Think Tank's move either
SLAMPO calls the Chronicle's endorsement in the mayor's race "a weak, meaningless gesture by a fading institution...."
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 10/18/09 04:24 PM |
EADO Palooza!
EADO PALOOZA! Be sure to mark next Saturday on your calendar for East Downtown's big rebranding party. Hopefully the cleaning up will be done before the coming out party begins!
Posted by Anne Linehan @ 10/18/09 01:58 PM |
Chronically lame and useless editorial board
THE CHRON CAUCASIAN THINK TANK today "co-endorsed" Gene Locke and Annise Parker for mayor.
That's about as lame and useless as usual. Here's a thought: Maybe the newspaper should follow the lead of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and drop endorsements. Even better, get rid of chronically lame and useless staff editorials altogether, and redeploy the resources in the depleted newsroom.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 10/18/09 12:02 PM |
Peter Brown, Architect
THAT'S PETER BROWN, ARCHITECT: "He suggested his professional background would help him broker compromises between developers and neighborhood leaders. 'I would sit down, as I have before, with a yellow tracing pad and come up with some ideas for how we could agree on a design,' Brown said."
Of course!
Posted by Anne Linehan @ 10/18/09 06:27 AM |
17 October 2009
How about that?
YESTERDAY, WE speculated that Peter Brown might just be leading Annise Parker in the mayoral race.
Today's Chronicle confirms our speculation: Peter Brown leads Annise Parker, Gene Locke, and the trivial candidates.
Not Sure holds a commanding lead in the race. blogHOUSTON favorite Don't Know apparently was not part of this polling.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 10/17/09 10:58 PM |
No more ICE
THREE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT BROTHERS are sentenced for holding smuggled illegal immigrants against their will; in other news, HPD pulls out of the federal 287g screening program.
Posted by Anne Linehan @ 10/17/09 01:35 PM |
Editor/opinionist
A LOCAL MEDIA EDITOR/OPINIONIST doesn't know what to think about objective journalists offering their opinions.
Posted by Anne Linehan @ 10/17/09 01:28 PM |
Up, down, who can tell?
HOUSTON'S job losses are decreasing. Or maybe not.
Posted by Anne Linehan @ 10/17/09 01:26 PM |
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