Questions from Wednesday’s Debate Round 3
Last set of question from Debate: Housing/Gentrification: 1. What will you do to support affordable housing for all, and address rental rates and displacement? I […]
Month: July 2015
FOX 17 Interview
Here’s an interview with FOX17 TV’s Josh Sidorowicz which aired recently.
Pay to Park in Your Own Driveway?
This is part of the logical progression when you have politicians that either believe in, or are ignorant of, Agenda 21. Based on past actions, […]
WOOD TV Interview
Recorded 7/16/2015. I’m a bit unclear regarding debt in the video. All figures discussed here are from the city comptroller. The unfunded liability is approximately […]
Is Politics Today Follow the Money, Not the Message?
Many people don’t know what they’re voting for, they concentrate on who they’re voting for. Money helps perpetuate this. The races become personality/popularity contests. Can an […]
Best Estimate Total Debt 7/27/2015
Data is from the Comprehensive Annual Fiscal Report. If this page looks jumbled up, you can see a PDF here. Long Term Obligations Governmental Activities […]
What You See Isn’t Always What You Get If It’s Grand Rapids Debt
Most of us have probably seen the following in our mailboxes in recent weeks: If you were the 1 in 180,000 that took the time to go to […]
Climate Change II
From page 43 of this very expensive report, comes this chart, indicating some temperatures from March of 2012. The report is dated 9-29-2014, wonder why they […]
$100K Problem: Marijuana Tickets
In 2012, Grand Rapids voters approved a charter amendment to decriminalize marijuana. After a delay involving the Kent County prosecutor, the voter’s wishes were finally recognized and […]
Would You Have Followed Jim Jones? Answer From Most Voters? Yes!
Old enough to remember the Jim Jones mass suicides. Do you know where the phrase ‘Don’t Drink the Kool-Aid‘ came from? Are you so committed […]