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Voluntarily or Otherwise, City Workforce Will Markedly ShrinkBy Ari L. Noonan @ 3:00 PM February 01, 2012Found in: News On the day after the Redevelopment Agency was muscled out of existence by the state Legislature, City Manager John Nachbar pondered the question of how many jobs it will cost at City Hall. read |
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Weissman Prepares Community for a Sobering DialogueBy Ari L. Noonan @ 2:00 PM February 01, 2012Found in: News Going before the Chamber of Commerce board yesterday morning to seek their endorsement for a return engagement on the City Council was as routine for Andy Weissman as having lunch with his wife or playing with his young grandchildren. read |
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Why Clarke Impressed the Chamber BoardBy Ari L. Noonan @ 1:00 PM February 01, 2012Found in: News Standing before 21 members of the 28-person Chamber of Commerce board early yesterday morning at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel, Jim B. Clarke was “a bit nervous.” read |
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Redevelopment Agency Goes Out on a Prolific NoteBy Ari L. Noonan @ 9:00 AM January 31, 2012Found in: News Like a stoical, self-effacing man going reluctantly but dutifully to his final reward, the doomed Redevelopment Agency morphed out of existence last night on the wings of a chill but prolific wind. read |
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City Retains Some Control as Properties Are SoldBy Ari L. Noonan @ 4:00 PM January 30, 2012Found in: News When the Redevelopment Agency leans up from its death bed this evening at the City Council meeting and transfer – sells – a handful of properties to developers, the City Manager says it will be more than hollow symbolism. read |
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Final Agency Agenda in Two Words: Ho and HumBy Ari L. Noonan @ 11:00 AM January 30, 2012Found in: News Despite the dramatic Buildup to tonight’s 7 o’clock City Council meeting – billed as the last stand of the Redevelopment Agency 24 hours before it dies – the Agency’s farewell program figures to sail quietly, prosaically, beyond the horizon. read |
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Extending Redevelopment Agencies ‘Not Going to Happen’ – SteinbergBy News @ 4:00 PM January 26, 2012Found in: News From Tony Rice [Editor’s Note: Mr. Rice is a lobbyist for City Hall.] read |
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Is Myron Grant the Wrong Brother in the Bilodeau Murder?By Ari L. Noonan @ 3:00 PM January 26, 2012Found in: News Days after the third anniversary of the still mystifying Fire Station murder of City Hall consultant Paul Bilodeau, the chief suspect’s attorney edged closer to detonating a bombshell he has been pursuing for a year: read |
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Chamber Urges Lawmakers to Pass 60-Day Agency Reprieve BillBy News @ 3:00 PM January 25, 2012Found in: News From Steve Rose Legislation has been introduced in Sacramento that would allow for a two-month extension to the fading life of the state’s Redevelopment Agencies, scheduled to go out of business one week from today. read |
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A Wave of Endorsements for MeghanBy News @ 12:00 PM January 25, 2012Found in: News From James Klein Meghan Sahli-Wells’s City Council campaign appears to be gaining momentum by winning a host of major endorsements. read |










