Salt Lake City Councilmember J.T. Martin clearly does not care about Salt Lake’s West Side; well, at the very least, he does not care enough about his fellow Salt Lakers to actually understand the complaints of his fellow citizens. You see, Martin seems to be under the impression that the area west of I-15 has [...]
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My Republican Fiance and the Tim Bridgewater Honk and Wave
I want to show you a picture: That is a picture of a parking stall that should have contained this type of car in our apartment complex: That car is known as a Buick Rainier, and the one owned by MRF is pleasantly known as “Cheney,” yes, as in Dick Cheney. Cheney was driven by [...]
Bills to Watch: SB 117 – Pete Suazo Memorial Highway, L. Robles
This time last year I discussed how Senator Luz Robles (D – Salt Lake, District 1) was sponsoring a bill to designate the portion of Redwood Road in Salt Lake City the “Pete Suazo Memorial Highway.” Sadly, the bill had the enacting clause struck and made it nowhere. For those of you who don’t know, [...]
Bills to Watch: SB 32 – Rainwater Harvesting, S. Jenkins
This time last year, I wrote about Senator Scott Jenkins’ (R – Plain City – District 20) SB 32 – Rainwater Harvesting. Sadly, the bill did not pass, mostly because it was low on totem-pole of bills the House and Senate had to vote on, and so died in the House before it could be [...]
Bills to Watch: SB 38 – Restrictions on High Occupancy Vehicle Lane, K. Morgan
I have been amazed by the flurry of arguments surrounding Karen Morgan’s (D – Salt Lake – District 
SB 38 – Restrictions on High Occupancy Vehicle Lane. The bill adds seven lines of text to the HOV (carpool) lane laws and, if it were to pass, would open up the carpool lane to any [...]
Bills to Watch: HB 91 – Traffic Control Signs for Bicycles, C. Spackman-Moss
I have never been much of a bicycle rider, I much prefer my car. The most obvious reason for this is that I don’t have a bicycle friendly commute, as I would imagine most people don’t. Now, in my particular case, my job often requires me to meet people in far flung reaches of the [...]
Live blogging from SLC State of the City
7:12 – festivities get underway 7:14 – Salt lake has a great responsibility to not only the city, but also the region and it is hoped that the 2010 will continue to be the “centerpiece of the region” 7:15 – The city must focus on the environment, efficiency , equality and engagement. Environment: Our air [...]
Happy Birthday Trax!
Today marks the tenth anniversary of the Salt Lake-Sandy line of Trax and it is interesting what a difference a decade makes. This time ten years ago, the average price for a gallon of gas in the US was $1.46, adjusted for inflation and you are looking at $1.94 in today’s dollars. At the time [...]
Race for Salt Lake City Council District 3 heats up
Most people are unaware that there is even an election this November, let alone one tomorrow. But, in what is rapidly becoming the most contentious race in the Salt Lake Valley, the Avenues is seeing no less than five contenders vie for a spot on Salt Lake City’s Council. Their first major hurdle, however, is [...]
Basic Civil Rights V. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints – Part 2
Here is an account of what took place in my previous post from one of the individuals that was at the receiving end of the arrest. Written by Derek Jones: My boyfriend and I were walking home from the Gallivan Center concert series and naturally had to walk down the pedestrian mall (it was a [...]
