Justin Jeffre on Supportive Housing

December 19, 2013 at 7:33 pm

As part of a recent discussion on the Green Party forum about the Alaska Project, Justin Jeffre responded with a particularly well-framed argument in favor of supportive housing.

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I thought this might be helpful if anyone is calling or writing city council (or anyone else for that matter) in support of the project. It seems particularly relevant in light of resident testimony yesterday claiming that the project would be a “haven” for drug dealers.

City Council Watch: Budget and Finance Committee 12.16.13

December 16, 2013 at 4:22 pm

Two major issues were discussed in this morning’s Budget and Finance Committee meeting:

  1. Funding for energy saving capital improvements
  2. Funding for the MLK interchange.

The committee also took up the motion to move the city manager communication director under the office of the mayor.

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Interviews with Famous People #26: Matteo Brunetta, Director of “The Highest Cost”

December 10, 2013 at 10:07 am

Matteo Brunetta is an Italian-born documentary film maker who lives in New York City.

His film The Highest Cost looks at the fight of two 9/11 first responders against cancer developed from months of working at Ground Zero.

The Highest Cost TRAILER from Matteo Brunetta on Vimeo.

On Saturday, I had the pleasure of speaking with him.

Because I’m tired of explaining a conservative health care law to conservatives

December 6, 2013 at 11:30 am

If you haven’t noticed yet, the conservative wedge issue for 2014 is going to be health care.

Democratic Senators like Mary Landrieu have noticed.

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They simply don’t appear to have much of a strategy to date: 1) apologize for the horrible website, 2) focus on the economy, and 3) keep explaining to conservatives why a conservative solution is not such a bad thing.

If we can’t do better, well before November, expect to lose the Senate.