Baltimore Politics Examiner

The litter problem caused by the Thursday SunPlus paper

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:59:14 -0700

In many Baltimore neighborhoods that contain empty houses the Baltimore Sun is distributing its free SunPlus paper on Thursdays. In Reservoir Hill the people distributing the free papers do not seem to care in front of which houses they dump the pap...

The end of the Mount Royal Democratic Club

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:39:01 -0700

Political clubs were killed by the Internet. Below is an email I received from the Mount Royal Democratic Club. It explains the situation. Thanks for the memories, Senator Jack Lapides! "This year, the Mount Royal Democratic Club will hold its ...

Amazing interview with a Guardian Angel

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:32:26 -0700

The guys at the Washington Village Development Association just posted an amazing interview with a Guardian Angel. The WVDA has been working with the Baltimore Guardian Angels since they came back to Baltimore in 2006. Some really controversia...

Elijah Cummings wants to audit the Federal Reserve

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:23:32 -0700

Elijah Cummings wants to audit the Federal Reserve. You can see the letter where he states this desire here. We all know that when the bailout was approved that Cummings blindly jumped on the bandwagon and approved it. Now it appears he has com...

Where's the outrage over the GBC and Donald Fry?

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:36:58 -0700

Yesterday the GBC came out with a propaganda piece entitled: "Where's the outrage over crime?". It was written by Harford County resident and Greater Baltimore Committee President Donald Fry. He uses the term "We" a lot even...

We buy houses signs- The spam of Baltimore

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:16:33 -0700

On Sunday I decided to walk to the corner of Liberty Heights and Auchentoroly Terrace just south of Druid Hill Park to take a photo of a van covered in Conaway family political propaganda that I had seen on my Saturday afternoon jog. The van had bee...

Why do we allow the Baltimore Housing Department and the HABC to continue to screw up this city?

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:20:17 -0700

Commissioner Paul Graziano is the man behind everything housing related in Baltimore. He is a holdover from the O'Malley administration. When the tax payers of Baltimore finally rise up and point fingers, it will be at him and not Mayor Dixon when it...

New online newspaper that covers Maryland politics

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:27:42 -0700

Last night I was told about a new online newspaper that covers Maryland politics. MarylandReporter.com is the URL where you can find this new publication. They will have four people covering the statehouse while the Sun will have two. Cool stuff.

Still waiting for the Charm City Circulator

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:03:32 -0700

Last year we started to hear about the free downtown shuttle that would take tourists and residents to popular areas around downtown Baltimore. This free shuttle was to be funded by higher parking rates that went into effect in 2008. Eventually the...

The unexplored political consequences of lowering property taxes in Baltimore

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:02:10 -0700

Jamie at the Real Estate Wonk writes about how local economist Anirban Basu thinks that Baltimore property taxes need to be lowered right now. This is something that most people with an ounce of mathematical knowledge can agree on. We have covered t...

Just in case you have not seen the video of Sheila Dixon getting angry at the media

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:32:27 -0700

Here it is:The Sun and other media outlets are doing a pretty good job of covering this story and I have been very busy lately. I also think that Dixon will be be acquitted even though she is guilty so I am not that interested in all the hype that is...

The New York Times runs a story about Sheila Dixon and uses a questionable photo

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:11:22 -0700

Here is the story. They could have picked a better photo. UPDATE: They changed the photo! They are now using one of the mayor with a law enforcement officer in front of her. Originally the photo was the mayor at a press conference looking...

News from the Suite Ultralounge saga

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:02:29 -0700

One form of Baltimore community activism:"For over a year MVBA has been working very hard to try and eliminate a very problematic nightclub in our community, Suite UltraLounge. Our community organization has done just about everything in our pow...

The looting of Baltimore that we never hear about

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:56:28 -0700

When I was a kid I heard various older people talk abut the blizzards of 1979 and 1983. On rare occasions I would hear people mention looting that went on during the 1979 snowstorm in the city. Mass looting is a pretty traumatic event for any major c...

Another Baltimore creative solutions event and my Ignite Baltimore speech

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:37:47 -0700

A few weeks ago I wrote about the exciting Ignite Baltimore speaking series that I was a part of. The night went very well. Unfortunately the official video recording of the entire night was seriously damaged so most of the great speeches were lost. ...

A recent trip through the suburbs

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:25:12 -0700

On Tuesday morning I found myself in Baltimore's northwestern suburbs. Around 9AM I received a phone call from my grandmother asking me to pick her up off of Greenspring Avenue in Pikesville and take her to a doctor's appointment also off of Greenspr...

Video of a fight on Halloween night outside of club 1722

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:34:40 -0700

On Halloween night at 1:50AM (The second 1:50AM since it was daylight savings night) some friends and I were leaving Club Charles a 1724 North Charles street after a great Halloween night. When we exited the bar we immediately noticed some commotion ...

BmoreSmart- a positive story

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:22:38 -0700

BmoreSmart -"Created by and for Baltimore Social Entrepreneurs working to make Baltimore a better city to live, work, and grow in. Creating change in Baltimore made easier." It's always nice to see outside of the box thinking individuals p...

Increased police presence in Bolton Hill this weekend

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:04:53 -0700

The following statement comes from MICA (Maryland Institute College of Art) in Bolton Hill:"On Friday and Saturday nights, the Central District of the Baltimore City Police Department (which includes Bolton Hill) will have an additional 57 polic...

Just like every Baltimore bureaucracy the Baltimore Police Department refuses to be transparent

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:17:13 -0700

The police department is the one part of city government that should not act like a stiff old bureaucracy. When the police department is seen as an organization that hides information then trust is destroyed and people start to wonder if the good gu...