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American Bank Center Taskforce that doesn’t exist issues report.

Submitted by John Kelley on Thu, 07/08/2010 - 11:50
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At Tuesday’s City Council meeting Joe Esch representing developers Wallace & Begali and Innovative Leisure Horizons LLC, gave a report from the non-existent ABCenter Taskforce.

Politics Gone Awry

Submitted by John Kelley on Tue, 11/10/2009 - 18:17
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Leal Stumbles, Grow Corpus Shrivels

Priscilla Leal, District 3 Councilperson decided to get tough on staff today and in the process may have inadvertently demonstrated her own ignorance.

City Fails to Notify Residents of Toxic Waste

Submitted by John Kelley on Thu, 09/03/2009 - 12:34
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Suzie Canales Executive Director of Citizens for Environmental Justice revealed today that Mayor Adame was said to have known about toxic chemicals found in ground samples on a site for a planned public housing project since shortly after he took office but has failed to take any action or even make public the information.

Group Says Housing Study Proof of TCEQ's Industry Favortism

Submitted by Readers Write on Thu, 09/03/2009 - 10:29
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By Suzie Canales, Executive Director of Citizens for Environmental Justice (CFEJ)
Citizens for Environmental Justice (CFEJ) has learned that the Corpus Christi Housing Authority has suspended their plan to build the D.N. Leathers Townhomes, a development that was to be located at 1001 Coke Street, Corpus Christi, Texas, 78401 because the land is contaminated.

Caller-Times Runs Cover for Las Brisas – Adame Conflict

Submitted by John Kelley on Mon, 08/31/2009 - 15:22
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The Sunday, August 30, 2009 edition of the Caller Times ran two stories which appeared to be responses to the Aug-Sept issue of We the People. Front page stories “City moves forward on water pipeline” by Denise Malan and “Council strives to avoid conflicts” by Sarah Foley both tried to spin facts in a favorable light regarding the controversial Las Brisas-Garwood Water Line and the Mayor’s resignation from the Coliseum Committee. In a brilliant piece of journalistic deletion articles in We the People showing the possible costs of Las Brisas or the Mayor’s Whatadeal ownership leading to his resignation from the committee were not referenced.

Mayor Owns Whataburger Next to Development Site

Submitted by John Kelley on Tue, 08/25/2009 - 10:01
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Mayor & Some Council Members Disclosure Forms Incomplete. Bidders say Adame will step down from Coliseum Committee. Maybe there is a reason some council members except Nelda Martinez and Priscilla Leal were willing to weaken the Ethics Policy prohibiting members contracting with the City.

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