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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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, [...]
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 [...]
Analysis of LDS Churches Change in Tone on Tuesday
The majority of the people in the room were stunned to hear Michael Otterson issue an official statement from the LDS Church stating that, officially, the Church had no objection to the Nondiscrimination ordinance being discussed that eventing. To be sure, this statement represented a policy shift within the Church. It soon became clear that [...]
Live blogging – SLC Non Discrimination Ordinance
Hit F5 to receive updates – Please note that quotes are not accurate as I don’t have a playback option, however all quotes are in the spirit of what the speaker wished to say. 7:00 – Council members greet the near packed chamber building. All the big wigs of the GLBT community are ready to [...]
Endorsement – Carlton Christensen, Salt Lake City Council – District 1
Carlton Christensen, the Gentle Giant, has been a mainstay in west side politics for the past 11 years as District 1’s representative. Carlton’s work with many civic organizations, combined with his life long love of the district, not only shows his passion to serve, but also his effectiveness. I wholeheartedly support Carlton in his bid [...]
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 [...]
Basic Civil Rights V. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Breaking: So a friend of mine informed me, by way of Facebook status updates, that he was, he claims, illegally detained and charged with a Class C Misdemeanor for trespassing on the Main Street pedestrian mall in Downtown Salt Lake. The reason, he claims, is that he was holding the hand of his gay partner. [...]
Becker Sticks to Plans – Trib/Public Wrongly Label him as Flip-Flopper
There is just no pleasing some people. We all recall the recent dust up regarding the Public Safety Building (PSB) being located on Library Square. Mayor Becker, seeing the writing on the wall, backed down from this plan in what I feel was a win for his transparent government style. Not ignoring the fact that [...]
