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CRA Problems in Southern Florida
... renovating older downtown or residential areas." The usual term for such areas is "blighted area." CRAs are not meant for development of ... in the same breath. Please for the future include www.redevelopment.net as an educational resource. There is a lot of ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment
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F. G. Bailey's The Prevalence of Deceit
... for power that employs rhetoric. The goal of rhetoric is to persuade (the politician's most important means of manipulation) and, in ... of why I keep comming back to read your excellent quality content that is forever updated. Thank you! Log ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment
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Legislative Immunity, Local Government Attorneys, and Bell, California
... uninvolved citizenry. Well, guess what. According to an article in Friday's Los Angeles Times , a Los Angeles County judge ... is that state EC decisions are usually not about the content of a vote, such as the amount of an official's salary, but rather about ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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The Limits of an EC's Jurisdiction: A Situation in San Francisco
... just been elected sheriff, and the mayor has the power to remove someone found to have committed official misconduct, makes the case ... but this is a hope, not an expectation. An EC faced with the term "official misconduct" should interpret it as strictly as possible to ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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NJ's Ineffective Local Government Ethics Program Is Up for Renewal
... a proposal that appeared in a 2009 guest column for nj.com (a consortium of New Jersey newspapers) by the chair of the state ethics ... them. All aspects of information, counseling and website content should parallel that of the State Ethics Commission." This ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Cronyism and Ethics
... that must be disclosed include only family and lover. The term "cronyism" is not used in any other provision of this ordinance. ... its ethical leadership. See the unsuccessful U.S. House Anti-Cronyism and Public Safety Bill of 2005 for an approach to a ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA
... country; and San Francisco, notwithstanding a population of 0.7 million, has been no exception. Prior to 1977 and again from 1980 ... Mayor and members of the Board of Supervisors are subject to term limits under the San Francisco Charter. None may serve more than two ...
donmc - 2006-06-24 16:34
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Indirect Benefits, Expertise, and the Responsibility for Poor Ethics Advice
... (see below) The saying goes that there are two sides to every story. But more commonly there is a story and ways to spin the story. ... of time volunteers have able to spend, without having deep content expertise and knowledge – is a bad model." A better model, and a ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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What Is Free Speech?
Body: In a letter to the editor in yesterday's New York Times , two lawyers who represent clients seeking to gut Arizona's Citizens Clean Elections public campaign financing program end ... the airwaves with mean-spirited ads that contain little content of value to voters? Is there anything more dystopic than many of our ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Houston Ethics Reform II: The Ethics Provisions
... problems with Houston's new ethics provisions, in addition to what I pointed out in my last blog post. Some of them are typical, some of ... provision. They are put together by repeating the term "use of the official's position." But misuse of city facilities is not ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
