Daily Archives: September 4, 2010

Saturday video break: Let’s talk about sex, baby

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

As this is the Labor Day weekend, it is also the traditional start to the high campaign season. Sadly, you will not see the following political ad on your teevee this year, or any other year: Of course, we’ve already … Continue reading →

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Another Wal-Mart meeting

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

There was another meeting about the proposed Wal-Mart on Wednesday, this time for residents only. [I]n the second public meeting in eight days addressing concerns over the Walmart-Ainbinder Company development, the city’s proposed 380 Agreement with the developers took center … Continue reading →

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Lawsuit filed to stop red light camera referendum

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

And now the fun really begins. A federal lawsuit was filed Friday afternoon in an effort to prevent Houston residents from voting on whether to ban red-light cameras. Multiple sources told KPRC Local 2 that the lawsuit was filed on … Continue reading →

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Laura Spanjian

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

Meet Laura Spanjian, the new Director of the city’s sustainability office. She has some ambitious goals. Most ambitious, but most important, to Spanjian is getting every Houstonian access to single-stream, curbside-pickup recycling. You may have heard happy tales of those … Continue reading →

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