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Pasadena Labor Talks Hit the Skidsnew
Roughly 250 of the city staff’s supervisors and middle managers returned to work with shortened schedules, under a furlough city officials imposed on members of the Pasadena Management Association following a breakdown in labor talks with the union’s representatives.
Pasadena Weekly |
Jake Armstrong |
02-08-2010 |
Business & Labor
Permit Pulled: DEP Action Halts Construction of a Waste-Coal Plantnew
Plans for a power plant that would have operated by burning waste coal were scrapped when the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection invalidated its air-quality plan permit on January 20.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
02-08-2010 |
Environment
In Greater Memphis, Two Long-Awaited Greenways are Becoming a Realitynew
When the greenways projects are complete, the attendees of a meeting were told, a person will be able to walk or bike from downtown to Cordova. Some touted the benefits such exercise opportunities offer to a city ranked one of the unhealthiest in America.
The Memphis Flyer |
Bianca Phillips |
02-05-2010 |
Environment
Beyond Guantanamo: The Story of Julia Hall and Oybek Jamoldinivich Jabbarovnew
The SOS from Oybek Jamoldinivich Jabbarov came to Julia Hall in 2007 via his attorney, Michael Mone. The plea for help, originating behind the concrete walls of Guantánamo Bay, carried the message of a man locked in a nightmare.
Artvoice |
Charlotte Hsu |
02-05-2010 |
Immigration
When Life Takes You Out of Your House and Into Your Carnew
Maybe one has even parked on your street: a conversion van, curtains drawn, or a camper with signs of everyday life. They are so ubiquitous in Venice, Calif. that some have been trying to turn the onetime hippie enclave into a parking-permit-only town as a way to ward off "undesirables."
L.A. Weekly |
Linda Immediato |
02-05-2010 |
Economy
Town of Nederland's Vote on Pot Legalization Going to Ballot
The Town of Nederland’s Board of Trustees voted Tuesday night to send a marijuana legalization measure to the April 6 ballot. The proposal would remove all criminal penalties in Nederland municipal code related to marijuana, its concentrates and paraphernalia for anyone who is at least 21 years old.
Boulder Weekly |
Jefferson Dodge |
02-04-2010 |
Drugs
Xcel Doesn't Always Tell Customers When They're Being Cut Loosenew
On the evening of Jan. 12, the heat in Taylor Lindstrom’s home went out without warning. She called Xcel Energy, and was told that Xcel had turned off the electricity because the bill had not been paid. Lindstrom asked why she had not been notified.
Boulder Weekly |
Jefferson Dodge |
02-04-2010 |
Housing & Development
A Portland Street Changes its Name to César E. Chávez Blvd., After a Fightnew
The city's effort to rename a major street after the activist and farm worker crumbled in 2007 after a push to rename Interstate Avenue spurred allegations of racism against opponents. The rename process kicked off for a second time last winter, this time with a professional consultant and a new street.
The Portland Mercury |
Sarah Mirk |
02-04-2010 |
Transportation
Tags: César E. Chávez, Portland
Refugee Uses Website to Help Others Learn About Sudannew
The horrors of Sudan, halfway across the world, still chug in Duop Wuol's veins, urging him to do something. So this month, the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs philosophy major, husband, father of four, and former Southern Sudan refugee waged a truly all-American protest: He started a website.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
02-04-2010 |
International
Gassed Up: Large Institutions Get a Price Break For Virtually Nothingnew
Seventeen institutions, including The Broadmoor and Colorado College, get a generous price break by signing up for interruptible utilities rates. Yet, they're rarely interrupted, so guess who pays for their price break? Everybody else offsets what could amount to millions of dollars annually.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
02-04-2010 |
Housing & Development
Just When You Thought it was OK to be African American, it Looks Like Negro is Backnew
The word negro — which ungraciously left the American linguistic stage sometime in the 1970s — has recently rejoined the mainstream discourse. And it looks like it’s not poised for an exit anytime soon.
New York Press |
Jamaal Young |
02-04-2010 |
Race & Class
UC Santa Cruz Researcher Finds Albatross Tragedynew
Myra Finkelstein has discovered that lead paint chips from an abandoned U.S. Navy base on the Midway Atoll are poisoning thousands of albatross chicks each year. Her latest study shows that the disease droopwing is causing a substantive drop in the Laysan albatross population worldwide.
Good Times Santa Cruz |
Curtis Cartier |
02-03-2010 |
Animal Issues
At Long Last, Geeks Get Respectnew
Ashley Eldred was trying to figure out how to make Hell into a cuter place. The young blonde woman with a confident manner is a student at the Guildhall at SMU - the school Jay Leno was talking about that teaches students how to make video games.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin and Cole Williams |
02-03-2010 |
Media
Breeding Trouble in North Texasnew
In the August heat, more than 500 dogs sweltered in un-air-conditioned kennels on a farm near the town of Mabank in Kaufman County. They panted in wire cages stacked atop one another, fleas swarming, many of the dogs sick, most of them filthy. Near the gate across the gravel drive, part of a dog's skeleton lay like an omen.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Sarah Perry |
02-03-2010 |
Animal Issues
Eight Relentless Watchdogs Who Hound Public Officials in Pursuit of Answersnew
On good days they’re known as citizen watchdogs. On bad days, they’re civic-minded pains in the neck. If you’ve been to a public meeting in process-happy Portland, you know the type. They’re the activists who testify time after time at City Council - and elsewhere.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
02-03-2010 |
Civil Liberties
