We need a hero. Well, it looks like embattled (should that be her first name now?) Sheriff Lupe Valdez may have an opponent in the Democratic primary. We don’t know much about the guy yet, other than he’s relatively young and works in the District Attorney’s Office, but we’ll fill…
Harriet Miers’ SMU yearbook pic from 1967 — and I gotta say, kinda cute. Hey, looks like Harriet Miers won’t have to make the trip from Dallas to D.C. after all. Apparently, it doesn’t matter if Congress commands you to testify before a House Judiciary Committee on Thursday investigating the…
Important Moments in Dallas-Houston History: Doug Cosbie says hi to Dan Pastorini. At least, Houston wants to be like us when it comes to the success (more or less — sorry, Ed Oakley) Democrats have had at the polls in recent elections. Reports the Houston Chronicle this a.m.: Democrats in…
Though it’s yet to be officially announced, we feel very comfortable saying Dave Neumann will be the chair of the council’s Trinity River Committee. Well, he’ll probably be the chair. Hedge bets much? A very good Friend of Unfair Park sends this morning a report from last night’s Trinity Trust…
We have a few questions about Tom Leppert’s inaugural speech, delivered yesterday at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center and reprinted in its entirety after the jump (courtesy the city’s Web site). But chief among them is this: Why did Leppert say, “A well-known philosopher once said, ‘What is a…
Mayor Laura Miller — and her pal Councilman Leo Chaney, standing to her immediate right — attended her last groundbreaking today. Pastor Fredrick Eddington is third from the left. Mayor Laura Miller, Councilman Leo Chaney, my pastor — Elder Fredrick Eddington, Sr. — and several other city and neighborhood dignitaries…
If you’re keeping score at home, the proper gift for a 2-year anniversary is cotton — though, says here, china’s a great modern-day alternative for those looking to drop a little more coin. Us, we’re waiting till the 3-year mark before purchasing gifts — that’s the leather anniversary, by the…
Because we’ll never let this one go… A good Friend of Unfair Park sends this reminder: Speaking of getting all political in this piece, I’m sure you already know this anyway, but Rudy Giuliani is in town today for a presidential committee benefit at his pal Bob Sambol’s steakhouse. The…
Nancy Brinker — though you can call her “ambassador.” As it’s unlikely you saw this press release from the White House yesterday, perhaps you missed the announcement that President Bush has nominated two Texans (one of whom is very local) for some gigs currently open in his administration. Fine –…
Perhaps the most interesting question after Saturday’s runoff election is the gay one: Did Ed Oakley lose votes because of his sexual orientation — or, at least, the way it became part of the campaign in recent weeks? Certainly many Friends of Unfair Park believe so, and if he did,…
A woeful but way better-than-expected 85,590 turned out to cast their vote for mayor, and they’ve chosen Tom Leppert. And it wasn’t even close: 49,512 votes to Ed Oakley’s 36,078. Good night, Dallas, and good luck. –Robert Wilonsky…
We haven’t called Tom Leppert for mayor yet. But Leppert’s people sure have. Oakley’s too, damned near. “It’s not looking good at this point,” Ed Oakley told KDFW-Channel 4 at 9:04 tonight — nonetheless, the nattily dressed council member said he was “cautiously optimistic” about gaining ground on his Republican…
Tom Leppert and some new friends — who, looks like, probably voted for the millionaire construction worker With 320 out of 470 precincts completely reporting, Tom Leppert still has a commanding lead: He’s got 57.76 percent of the vote now, which translates to 37,464 votes. Oakley — who had predicted…
One-hundred fifty-seven of 470 precincts have reported in now, and Tom Leppert’s still way up with 59.81 percent (or 26,440 votes) of the vote. Ed Oakley’s still got 40.19 percent, which translates to 17,767 votes. Matt reports that Leppert’s “destroying Oakley” in the north while “losing but holding his own”…
Matt Pulle’s scouring over spreadsheets at the moment, and he’s discovered that while Tom Leppert’s pulling in the Northern sector and Ed Oakley’s doing well south of I-30, Leppert’s still managing to keep it respectable in the Southern sector. In a number of individual northern precincts during early voting, Leppert…
While we’re waiting on more election result from Mr. Pulle over at Dallas County Elections HQ, here’s a missive from a Friend of Unfair Park who says he too experienced voting problems this gloomy Saturday: I got the same story at the Reverchon Park Rec Center this morning. The ballots…
“Math” Pulle just phoned from county election HQ and wanted to point out that after early voting on May 12, Leppert had a five percent lead over Oakley — now, he’s got a 19 percent lead. He’s just sayin’. Math also has some council updates. In Oakley’s old district, No…
Tom Leppert’s your early leader in early voting, but it’s early yet. Just ask Roger about last-second comebacks. …Tom Leppert, with 59 percent of the vote in early voting — which translates to 19,096 ballots cast his way. Ed Oakley, on the other hand, got 12,897 votes. Which means, as…
Several Friends have e-mailed, wondering if Matt Pulle will be reporting from county elections HQ tonight as he did back when we had 11 candidates from which to choose. Yup — and, from the sound of it last night ’round the office, Mr. Schutze will also join in the fun…
Last night, I attended my last event of Your 2007 Mayor’s Race, the Vickery Place Neighborhood Association Candidate Forum in East Dallas. To celebrate, I planned to grab a beer or two at my favorite drinking establishment, the bar at the Belmont Hotel in Oak Cliff. A little confused on…
Pardon, but what’s the big deal here? So Ed Oakley and a majority of his fellow council members voted on Wednesday to give $583,360 in tax abatements to Crow Holdings so Harlan Crow and his team could renovate the former Parkland Hospital on the corner of Maple and Oak Lawn…
This is the board of directors of Heritage Alliance. In case you were wondering. One of the two guys running for mayor is gay, though damned if I can tell which one. Good thing Reuters is bringing up the rear today in the parade of “Ed Oakley is gay” articles…
