Side Issues, Open Thread

Bill Peduto, Councilman-Blogger, writes about the side-issue of attorneys' fees for this whole Lamar fiasco:

Trying to figure out just what the heck is going on in City Council over the Lamar sign issue and the payment of attorney fees? So am I! Well you don’t need to use the Vulcan mind meld in order to get to the bottom of both sides. Here at RPN, we provide you with the documents to draw your own conclusions.

To read the Solicitor’s opinion on why certain Council members should not vote on the issue or possibly face removal from office, click here. To read the concerns those Council members brought to the State Ethics Commission regarding this opinion click here. Lather, Rinse, Repeat, Enjoy.

This appears under An Interesting Conflict of Interest, where he also posts some YouTubage. We don't get it. We must be the dog.

Professor-blogger Chris Briem is writing his own series: Why Vallejo Matters. It has to do with all of the debt Pittsburgh carries, and whether or not we should file for bankruptcy. The way the Comet sees it, this all gets us back to debt, which gets back to pensions management which gets you halfway back to the side issue. Mike Madison has some similar contributions.

Enjoy.