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December 14, 2012
Mayor Rawlings Says New Drilling Rules Are At Least Six Months Away. In the Meantime, Trinity East May Drill Under the Old Ones.
Yesterday afternoon, we were summoned down to City Hall via a text message from Paula Blackmon, Mayor Mike Rawlings' chief of staff. After several long months of silence, it appeared that there was finally going to be some semi-official word on the new regulations for gas drilling within Dallas city ... More >>
Blogs
August 13, 2012
Facebook Tells Mayor Rawlings Not to Aerial Spray, So Get Ready For Aerial Spraying
Remember last time Mayor Mike Rawlings went to Facebook to ask for feedback on a controversial topic of citywide import? And how he ignored the overwhelming majority of comments and pledged his full support for the Trinity Parkway? Well, he's put out another call for feedback on Twitter and Facebook ... More >>
Blogs
April 18, 2012
OK, OK: The Latest Trinity River Toll Road Report Sprinkles B.S. on the Peak of Mount B.S.
Look, we're sorry. We wanted badly to just ignore the earth-shattering news. Unfortunately, though, Schutze is off in Arkansas ingesting giardia all week, and not everyone reads The Dallas Morning News (cheap bastards), so it's up to those left behind to let everyone in on it. Ready? Here it is: F ... More >>
Blogs
February 23, 2012
LGBT Group to Remind Mayor Mike Tomorrow It's Still Upset Over That Marriage Pledge
It's not often we get invitations to flood the mayor's office with phone calls -- we tend to do that all on our own -- but LGBT rights group GetEQUAL TX is planning a different sort of mass phone-in to Mayor Mike Rawlings's office tomorrow. According to this here Facebook invite, GetEQUAL -- last se ... More >>
Blogs
February 8, 2012
Mayor Mike to Debut Plans for Fixing Dallas ISD, Growing Southern Dallas Next Week
Jim will be along shortly with his take on the passionate discussion surrounding Uplift Education's efforts to get the city to assist with the selling of bonds to help with the charter school's expansion. I'll just note this: During his closing remarks on the subject, just before council voted to ... More >>
Blogs
February 6, 2012
No Room at the Inn? It's February, But The Soupman Already Needs a Christmas Miracle.
For seven years David Timothy has brought to the Hyatt Regency downtown 500 homeless people for a Christmas dinner, followed by a night's stay in a warm bed; as Mayor Mike Rawlings said during this year's event, "it's the way we do things in Dallas -- in a classy way." But this morning Timothy so ... More >>
Blogs
January 30, 2012
Mayor's Chief of Staff: Yes, Rawlings and Blackburn Met Friday, But Not About Charters
Oh, and there's one more thing to ask Edwin Flores about tonight: his $10,000 check from the Dallas Regional Chamber-connected EducateDallas political action committee. At least, Carla Ranger, Flores's fellow Dallas ISD trustee, has some issues with it; she says so this morning on her blog, benea ... More >>
Blogs
January 24, 2012
Mayor Backs Out of Citizens Meeting Tonight. "Unexpected Circumstances." (LGBT Protest.)
Left a message this morning for Paula Blackmon, chief of staff to Mayor Mike Rawlings, to talk about his decision to pull out of a long-scheduled meet-and-greet with the citizens tonight at Kiest Park on Hampton. It's been on our schedule for a month, and just Monday morning he (or someone, Black ... More >>
Blogs
January 19, 2012
Mayor Mike Rawlings on Why He Didn't Join Mayors in Signing Same-Sex Marriage Pledge
The Dallas Voice ran a piece last night in which Mayor Mike Rawlings's chief of staff, Paula Blackmon, explains why he's not joining more than 70 other mayors in supporting same-sex marriage at a press conference tomorrow to be held during the U.S. Conference of Mayors in D.C. Todd Gillman follow ... More >>
Blogs
November 11, 2011
Council to Vote Next Week on Suspending Rules to Bring Redistricting Back to Horseshoe
Yesterday we confirmed the existence of council member Delia Jasso's amended council-districts map she hopes will replace the version the city submitted to the Department of Justice at the end of October. Actually, we were told, it wasn't really a map, more like a redo of District 1, with Jasso a ... More >>
Blogs
November 10, 2011
Jasso Acknowledges She's Drawing a New Redistricting Map to Present to City Council
Photo by Patrick MichelsSo far, there's been little indication that the council has any interest in reopening the debate over the new council-districts map approved (barely) on October 5 and dispatched to the Department of Justice three weeks later. As you may recall, six council members did ask ... More >>
Blogs
November 8, 2011
Mayor Awaits Report on Occupy Dallas; Group Vows It Won't Protest Omni, Vets Parade
Photo by Chris HowellIn the wake of two reports concerning the city's response to Saturday's arrest of eight Occupy Dallasites, some Friends of Unfair Park have asked: Is the city going to boot the protesters camping out behind Dallas City Hall, allowed by agreement following last month's trip to ... More >>
Blogs
November 8, 2011
Reading is Fundamental, Which Is Why DISD's Trying to Round Up 1,111 Readers For Friday
Genius.Speaking of learnin' stuff ...At last week's Dallas ISD board meeting, district spokesman Jon Dahlander told the trustees that so far, a few hundred folks had signed up to read to kiddos on Friday, when the district's hoping to round up 1,111 volunteers for its so-called "community-wide ce ... More >>
Blogs
October 31, 2011
Mayor Mike Rawlings Gets Rowdy as City Hall's Halloween Party Also Gets Occupied
Photos by Anna MerlanNo, I can't imagine we'll ever see this photo at right ever again. Not at all. No, never.My most terrifying night at Dallas City Hall involved a six-hour Redistricting Commission meeting, during which I was forced to eat 1,000-year-old, partially fossilized peanut butter ... More >>
Blogs
October 28, 2011
Read Frank Luntz's Dreams of Dallas
From Luntz Global's report to the city council The Dreams of DallasIt only took, what, a week? But here, at long last, is GOP pollster Frank Luntz's presentation to the Dallas City Council, given last week during its retreat at the Arboretum. Mayor Mike's chief of staff, Paula Blackmon, just sent ... More >>
Blogs
October 26, 2011
Mike Rawlings' Official Proclamation: Today is Chicken Fried Steak Day
FlickrYesterday, I called Paula Blackmon, Chief of Staff for the city of Dallas, to verify Ed Murph's claim that the city had proclaimed today Chicken Fried Steak Day. It took her a few minutes to find the proclamation, which gave us some time to talk CFS. "My favorite is my mother's," she ... More >>
Blogs
October 21, 2011
The Ad Man Cometh: One Mayor's "Great Value" Is Another Council Member's Waste of $30,000
Photos by Anna MerlanFrank Lutz addressing the council yesterdayThe Degolyer Estate at the Dallas Arboretum is a beautiful spot, a big house set back from a broad lawn, edged this time of the year with pumpkins and purple flowers. In the library, retreating Dallas City Council members and various ... More >>
Blogs
October 20, 2011
Before He Talks to Council, Meet Frank Luntz
Perhaps by now you've seen Rudy Bush's item about Frank Luntz, one of two speakers lined up to address the city council at its Arboretum retreat today. Among pols and media folks, Luntz is a pretty well-known guy -- after all, he's the man who, in 2003, told George W. Bush to start referring to "glo ... More >>
Blogs
October 18, 2011
Tomorrow, LULAC to Tell Council How It Feels About "Unconstitutional" Redistricting Map
Unfair Park and Barack Obama, together at lastWhat's that? You want another redistricting item? Well, then, you are so in luck. Anna too, since she's got some place to be at 9 tomorrow morning.The city has not yet sent to the Department of Justice the new map of council districts approved by the ... More >>
Blogs
October 11, 2011
"It's Time to Take Action": Latino Redistricting Task Force Pledges to Fight New Council Map
Photo by Anna MerlanDomingo Garcia and, sitting to his right, Scott Griggs at last night's meeting over the map in Oak CliffLast week we sat through a very long, very ugly city council meeting, which ended with the members narrowly adopting a new redistricting plan. At that time, council member D ... More >>
Blogs
October 10, 2011
Turns Out We May Not Be Done With Fighting Over Redistricting Map After All
And here Anna thought she was done with redistricting. Hah!A Friend of Unfair Park just sent us an invite to wingding Domingo Garcia's throwing at Tejano Restaurant on West Davis scheduled to kick off at 6:30 p.m. Says the come-one-come-all signed by the redistricting commissioner:"The Dallas cit ... More >>
Blogs
September 27, 2011
Paul Quinn President, Regional Chamber Prez Ask Council to Delay Vote on Flow Control
Paul Quinn College President Michael SorrellAnyone who's even glanced Unfair Park in the last few months knows by now that City Manager Mary Suhm and Mary Nix, head of Sanitation Services, are hoping that the city council will vote tomorrow on a proposal that will force all solid-waste haulers to ... More >>
Blogs
September 16, 2011
Well, So Much For That Redistricting Redo Deadline. It's Been Pushed Back to Monday.
Forget what I just wrote below about council members turning in their redistricting amendments by 5 p.m. today. I just got a call from someone at City Hall informing me that, no, that deadline was just changed -- at the request of the mayor's office. The Redistricting Commission office confirms: ... More >>
Blogs
September 15, 2011
Not Sure if Mayor Has New Redistricting Map. We Do Know When Council Will Discuss 'Em.
Photo by Mark GrahamWonder if Mayor Mike will keep Dwaine Caraway and Vonciel Jones Hill in the same district ...Thanks to Anna's unswerving dedication to documenting the entirety of the redistricting process, I've become addicted to the proposed maps that may or may not decide council districts ... More >>
Blogs
September 14, 2011
Mayor Mike's "Considering" His Own Redistricting Map. Meanwhile, at the DOJ ...
Photo by Mark GrahamDuring the morning portion of today's city council meeting, Mayor Mike Rawlings told his colleagues he's been "doing some thinking" about redistricting. Lord, haven't we all. In reviewing what the Redistricting Commission has done, he said, "I believe the transparency was ther ... More >>
News
September 1, 2011
Mayor Mike Rawlings, the Promise Keeper
Hizzoner swears he'll keep vow to clean up City Hall lobbying.
Blogs
July 28, 2011
Mayor Mike's Dinner With Council Ain't Open
Photo by Mark GrahamA couple of times, including this morning, we've noted that Mayor Mike Rawlings has scheduled a dinner with the entire city council on Tuesday, which has prompted a few Friends of Unfair Park to wonder: Like, isn't that a violation of the state's Open Meetings Act? Technically ... More >>
Blogs
June 20, 2011
With Familiar Name as Chief of Staff, Mike Rawlings Talks About Top of His To-Do List
First off, to the Friend of Unfair Park who noted yesterday that Paula Blackmon would be named mayor-elect Mike Rawlings's chief of staff today, kudos. That's indeed correct, says City Hall: Former Mayor Tom Leppert's deputy chief of staff, who took a gig ... More >>
Blogs
April 15, 2011
Mike Rawlings Clobbers Ron Natinsky and David Kunkle in Mayoral Fund-Raising Effort
Photos by Sam MertenWe're guessing this was Rawlings's reaction when he received bills from his consultants.Former TracyLocke CEO Mike Rawlings easily outpaced the field of mayoral candidates by raising a whopping $1.03 million -- nearly three times the combined haul of Ron Natinksy and David ... More >>
News
April 14, 2011
Dallas' Next Mayor Will Face Tough Budget Choices. Too Bad The Candidates Won't Talk About Them.
Welcome To The Dull House
Blogs
February 25, 2011
Trifecta of Dallas Mayoral Candidates Offers Little Substance at First Forum
Photos by Sam MertenThe three announced mayoral candidates -- Ron Natinsky, Mike Rawlings and David Kunkle -- squared off for the first time last night in North Oak Cliff.Although he typically exhibits a dry temperament, former Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle nabbed some much-needed laughs f ... More >>
Blogs
September 2, 2009
As City Council Considers New Lobbying Rules, We Learn Carol Reed Banked $65,000 From Mayor's Back to School Fair
Brandon ThibodeauxIn case you missed it, Reed was profiled in December 2007 by former Observer-er Matt Pulle.In this week's paper version of Unfair Park, Schutze uses two of Mayor Tom Leppert's top political consultants -- Carol Reed and Mari Woodlief -- to explain why the mayor is hardly the "Angel ... More >>
Blogs
July 15, 2009
Leppert Leads Trade Mission to Canada in Search of Sustainability, Whatever That Is
Patrick MichelsWe suggest Leppert make it a short trip -- arrive wearing these shades and demand all of Canada's sustainability secrets "or else."A group of city officials and business leaders will join Mayor Tom Leppert today for a four-day trip to Toronto, Canada, where they're set to tackle the ... More >>
Blogs
June 24, 2009
City Council Kicks Booting Ordinance to August
Patrick MichelsMayor Tom Leppert huddles with Angela Hunt, Linda Koop, chief of staff Chris Heinbaugh, deputy chief of staff Paula Blackmon and, with her back to the camera, Pauline Medrano before booting the booting ordinance.A conference broke out during this morning's city council meeting shortly ... More >>
Blogs
March 27, 2009
Anti-Hotel Group: Leppert Told "Outright Lies" to Push Toll Road, Now Using "Selective Information and Lies" to Sell Hotel
Sam MertenAnne Raymond, if you see a liar in the room, could you kindly give us a heads up?Citing Wednesday's editorial in The Dallas Morning News, Citizens Against the Taxpayer-Owned Hotel in a press release blasted Mayor Tom Leppert for misleading Dallas voters during the Trinity River toll road ... More >>
News
March 13, 2008
Death in the Inner Circle
Apparent murder-suicide cuts to the heart of the mayor's southern Dallas advisors

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