It was one of those “good news / bad news” stories, as reported by James Bruggers over at the C-J: * Good news: The downtown Convention Center is getting a two-year renovation that will make it more inviting and up-to-date AND add 55,000 square feet of exhibit space. (Cool!) * More good
Just a quick note about a word I keep using, and some reflections on ProgLou a few weeks after the relaunch. Heft. It’s a word I’ve used a number of times to describe part of my vision for the site. I think it speaks for itself, but in
As noted by WFPL back in September, Mayor Fischer refused to join other mayors in calling on the EPA to set stricter smog standards. The current standards of 75 parts-per-billion for ozone have been in place since 2008, but the EPA is under court orders to update them. The Sierra
Some of us are old enough to remember when government work was largely done in the shadows. Committee meetings, communications between elected officials, documents — you just couldn’t get them, even though it was the public’s business being done. With the signing of the Freedom of Information Act in
This morning at church, I got the two boxes of Girl Scout cookies I had bought: Do-Si-Dos and Tagalongs. (Yes, I have a thing for peanut butter.) I promised myself I would take them to work, rather than just eat the entire box in one sitting at home. But after
Ever since Jim King’s death, numerous tributes and retrospectives have been written and spoken. I cannot, and do not hope to, match any of those for either depth or eloquence. I did wish, however, to share a small tribute from my own experience with Jim. I did not know
One mark of a progressive city is that is continually looks for ways to improve the quality of life for its citizens. A key way to do that is effective use of data and technology, and our local government continues to take ground in that area. In November , the city
