Mark DeSantis proposes a raft of ethics reforms, including the appointment of an Ethics Compliance Officer. (P-G, Tim McNulty; Trib, David M. Brown)Editorial Comment: We bet he won't be stealing this one.
The County is launching a program to spruce up small business districts by offering grants, no-interest loans and tax-abatements, called Allegheny Together. (P-G, Ann Belser)
Editorial Comment: What's with the names, already?
A certain Bernard Taylor has filed an application to open a strip club just blocks away from the casino on the North Side. (P-G, Mark Belko)
Editorial Comment: How about, no?
The Post-Gazette gets all up in the Tribune-Review's dirty familial cashmere. (P-G, Dennis Roddy)
Editorial Comment: We initially thought it was awful petty of the P-G to bother bringing this to our attention. Then we remembered that Mr. Scaife himself once powered a far uglier campaign to investigate and expose a noteworthy couple's personal family business out of spite and political disdain. So we only care to comment, "Ah hah!"
Seems like this DeSantis move is for show, i'm not sure this necessitates a full time position.
ReplyDeleteNot to say that bidding processes and other "practices" are being done to the highest of standards, but to me that indicates a broken system rather than the need for a new "ethics czar".
Might as well just hire some consultants n'at.
A certain Bernard Taylor has filed an application to open a strip club just blocks away from the casino on the North Side. (P-G, Mark Belko)
ReplyDeleteEditorial Comment: How about, no?
-Agent Ska-
I share your concern regarding the strip club, but I think--I could be wrong--that unless zoning codes specifically address adult businesses, you cannot deny permission to one to operate simply because it is an adult businesses.
ReplyDeleteThat a casino is attracting this kind of business should come as little surprise.
Intern - If things are broken enough, it probably would make for a full time job. It would probably take many many man-hours just to dig up the necessary information and track down the right people -- particularly if you happen to be a Republican administration unearthing generations of one-party chuminess.
ReplyDeleteSka -- That is indeed what I wrote. Wanna make something of it?
Jonathan -- I'm sure there must be creative strategies to hold them up and annoy them into submission, even though you can't discriminate against their kind of business outright.
No stripper joints on the North Side!
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