Category: City of Memphis
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Congratulations Jim
I wasn’t able to make it out to the festivities tonight, but I wanted to take a moment to congratulate my friend Jim Strickland on his win tonight in the Memphis Mayoral contest. This is the first election I’ve had to sit out since the 2007 City election. Its been kinda weird from the sidelines.…
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Profiles in Cowardice
Backing off his support of the CLERB isn’t the first time the Mayor lost his backbone at the last second Monday, the Memphis City Council met with key stakeholders to finalize a draft ordinance that would give additional oversight of the Memphis Police Department. The Citizen Law Enforcement Review Board, an entity that has existed…
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District 5 free-for-all
The entry of District 5 Councilman Jim Strickland into the race for Mayor of Memphis has set up a free-for-all in the race for his district. Right now there are four people who have either declared, or are openly considering a run. I’ll be honest with you, I only know two of them, and a…
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The Comedy and Tragedy of James Harvey’s Mayoral Aspirations
In the blur of pre-Thanksgiving preparations, and the shadow of the Ferguson Grand Jury decision, a process that even Justice Scalia thinks was nuts, comes this article on the “non-traditional” campaign of former County Commissioner, James Harvey for Mayor of the City of Memphis. Now, Harvey’s illustrious eight years on the County Commission are remarkable,…
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On the proposed Peabody Place Convention Center
Monday, Mayor Wharton opened the possibility that Peabody Place might be a good opportunity for increasing Memphis’ convention space on the cheap, without throwing more good money after bad (like we did in 2002) at the Cook Convention Center. Peabody Place has been vacant for the better part of four years, though it didn’t officially…
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Reality Check: “Is crime really down” in Memphis? – Part 2
Tuesday, I sought to answer the question that many are asking…”Is crime really down in Memphis?”, like we’ve been hearing it is for the past few years. And at least for violent crime, the answer is no…its not down enough to call it a trend, though it is down from the 2006 high that is…