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The Chron Visits Sharpstown
Chris Moran at the Chron took some time out of his busy City Hall schedule to do this write-up on my new neighborhood–Sharpstown. While Moran reminds us of the various negative things in the area, such...
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Houston, We Have A Wage Theft Problem!
The good folks with the Down With Wage Theft campaign released a report on the impact wage theft has on the community (PDF), and let me tell you, it’s worse than one would generally think. Wage theft...
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DC-Inbox: Public Service Career Expo on Tuesday
From the Mayor’s Office: Who: City of Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority Houston Independent School District 15 colleges and universities More than a dozen agencies and private-sector companies...
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City and Southwest Agree on Hobby Expansion
Well, congrats to all those involved, especially Council Member James Rodriguez, for leading on this particular issue. Although the vast majority of Houstonians agree that a 2nd international airport...
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$1.65 an Hour Raise, Too Much?
Houston Janitors conducted a strike and work stoppage on Tuesday as the companies that hire them aren’t willing to give them a $1.65 per hour raise, along with other contract requests. Service...
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Inbox: Janitors Fired for Defending Their Rights
From Service Employees International Union: Janitors across Houston have been without a contract for more than a week and they have now been forced to call strikes in multiple buildings due to employer...
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Texas Dem Chair Hinojosa Calls for Continued Support of Janitors
“It is like we’re disposable. They can use us for a while and then they just discard us, like if we were trash too.” –Hernan Trujillo, a Houston janitor tells the Houston Chronicle “…Just because we’re...
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Parklets? Parklets? What’s A Parklet?
I had given some mention to parklets previously during the City of Houston budget amendment fun-time a few weeks ago and thought they were a good idea from my friend CM Ed Gonzalez. The Chron seems to...
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Event: Up With The Workers! ~ Gulfton Forum on Wage Theft
From the Inbox Saturday, July 28th at 2PM Join us this Saturday at the Neighborhood Centers Baker-Ripley House (6500 Rookin St. 77074) for our first ever “Up with the Workers!” Gulfton Community Forum...
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DC Reviews: Los Texmaniacs ~ Texas Towns and Tex-Mex Sounds
First of all, I want to see Los Texmaniacs do the intro and exit music for SA Mayor Julian Castro at the Democratic National Convention. Secondly, Los Texmaniacs happen to be my favorite conjunto band....
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No Consensus on Closed Meetings; Proposal Dead
Well, I’m happy about this. What a mayor’s spokeswoman called a “lack of consensus” was manifest in a committee meeting last week during which several council members criticized the idea as bad policy...
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HCC Set to Add $425 Million Bond to Ballot
There’s no doubt that our community college systems are bursting at the seams and Rick Perry and the Republicans at the State Capitol have cut deeply into investment in higher education. And the...
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Caravan for Peace to Confront Gun Dealer
As DC has reported to you all, the Caravan for Peace and Justice, an effort to stop the failed “war on drugs,” will be arriving in Houston tonight. Click here to get the latest itinerary. On Monday,...
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Chip In and Support Los Angeles del Desierto
We’ve all heard the stories of migrants who cross deserts and treacherous waterways as they attempt to find a better life. Along with those stories are those in which migrants lose their lives in...
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CPPP Releases New Family Budget Tool
One of my favorite policy groups, the Center for Public Policy Priorities released a new data tool that finds what a two-income family with two kids must earn to cover basic expenses in various areas...
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