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Jaxport Push to Dredge the St. Johns River :The Tragic Results

THE TRUE SIGNIFICANCE of the Corps' impact upon the Florida environment(St. John's River) has yet to be measured in full. But one thing is certain: there is enough positive evidence that the end of a Florida that...

Jaxport ship kills three manatees and one baby whale

Whales  and Manatees need our help. Since Jaxport has allowed Larger Ships to enter the Narrow St. Johns River There were  337 Manatee deaths  whales in jacksonville. last...

JAXPORT DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS

Talk about adding insult to injury violations of municipal codes and land use requirements are wavied for Jacksonville Port Authority regardless of its numerious infractions at least for the moment. To...

Victory for W2 Café

City Council today approved the W2 Social Enterprise Café on the ground level of the Woodwards redevelopment. This is a historic victory for W2 Community Media Arts Society who has been in a four year RFP...

Campaign Countdown

It's officially campaign season. In just 22 days, many of the races throughout the city will have been decided (thanks to a practically impenetrable Democratic majority). So Gotham Gazette is gearing up now, to get you the most comprehensive and incisive coverage of...

The Future of the Edmonton Indy

With the reorganization of the Indy Racing League a few years ago, Edmonton was pleased to learn that Edmonton had been scheduled as a venue for both 2008 and 2009. The race organized by Edmonton Northlands and...

Former candidate for Long Beach City Council is M.I.A.

   It’s been a week since Robert Garcia won the elections for the 1st District seat of the Long Beach City Council. His former opponent, controversial candidate Bill Grisolia is nowhere to be found.  ...

Urban Orgs. to Question City Council and Mayoral Candidates

Ten urban-minded organizations are combining forces to question City Council and mayoral candidates about their vision for Austin’s urban core.Event details:WHEN: Saturday, April 4th, 10 am – 1:30 pmWHERE: St. David’s Episcopal Church @ 304 E. 7th StreetAttendees are...

Fruit of the Poisonous Tree

March 23, 2009 This week, CPR is profiling two insidious examples of government overreach which should have been recognized as bad public policy at conception, as their basis is a blatant disregard of private property rights: 1) The Jacksonville Port...

Bus Strike Disagreement May Cost City Councillor Funds

Ottawa Mayor Larry O'Brien and his henchmen on city council seem to have taken a page out of the Bush Administration.  Not liking the comments regarding the bus strike coming from City...

Okay, They're Not Brangelina, but They're Our Future City Councillors (Some o...

Read where they come from, what their childhoods were like, what their parents did for a living, where they went to school, and why the hell they are running for city council.  Inform yourself about their...

George Chow, Vision Vancouver City Council Incumbent, Says He Might Do Even M...

And if elected, he'll rock, because George Chow grew up on the downtown eastside and he knows it from the inside out.  Read the rest of this profile, which is a window into how Chow thinks,  on The...

Vancouver's Granville Street may get $20M upgrade

If this proposal goes through, I expect it will be news for a while in Vancouver. Anyone who's been downtown on a Saturday night recently might have the same question as me: is $20 million enough?"The final...

DANA Announces 2008 City Council Endorsements

The Downtown Austin Neighborhood Association (DANA) has announced endorsements in the 2008 City Council election.The organization hosted a City Council candidate forum Wednesday, April 23rd.  During the forum, panelists and audience members asked the candidates about...

DANA to Host City Council Candidate Forum

Downtown residents and stakeholders will soon have a chance to hear what their future leaders plan to do to shape the future of Austin. The Downtown Austin Neighborhood Association (DANA) is hosting a City Council candidate forum Wednesday, April 23, 2008.  The forum...

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