Dave Frazier
Mayor Hotline May 5 To May 11
OPEN THE DEPOT, FIX THE FOUNTAIN, WRITE SOME RED LIGHT TICKETS, NO BOOB SIGNS 5/7/07 John Hecht 2500 W. Jefferson Boise, ID 83702 Depot: I had the pleasure of seeing the Union Pacific train yesterday at the Depot. Unfortunately there were no on-train tours but that’s not the city’s fault; however I was very, very […]
Council To Consider Opening Depot
Wonder of wonders. Team Dave is talking about some limited access to the Boise Depot for the general public in addition to those who rent it nearly every weekend for close to $1,000. Election years are great fun. A plan by historian Todd Shallat would use some portions of the Depot for historic displays. Currently […]
CCDC Doles Out Promotion Cash
We have heard advertising on Boise State Public Radio touting the CCDC (Capital City Development Corp.). One script says “support comes from listeners like you and Capital City Development Corp., Boise’s urban renewal agency, partnering with businesses and residents in Old Boise to preserve and enhance the area’s unique character.” Why the heck does Boise’s […]
City of McCall Faces Bankruptcy
If you think growth pays for itself, talk to the 2,500 residents of McCall who will consider the option of bankruptcy for their city government at a town hall meeting Monday, May 14. Residents of this once tiny Valley County community need to come up with $6 million pronto as part of a federal court-ordered […]
Two More Planners Exit Ada County
The GUARDIAN has it on good authority two more employees of the Ada County Development Services have left. They are dropping like flies. The sudden departure Monday of veterans Mike McClenahan, who ran the “support services” and Scott Cook, a planner, have tongues wagging in the courthouse. Some speculate the departure of these two highly […]
Looking Down On Development
With the great weather Tuesday worthy of putting Boise on some magazine “Top Ten” list, we decided it was time to take a close look at the are we write about– from 500 feet in the sky. Amazing how different things looked from the helicopter! It had been seven years since our last aerial tour […]
Historic Train Plays To Closed House
We had several inquiries regarding the big 844 Union Pacific steam locomotive and vintage passenger train at the Boise Depot over the weekend. It made a stopover enroute from Cheyenne to Portland. The locomotive has made several visits to Boise including one in 1976 as the bicentennial Freedom Train painted red white and blue. As […]
C. College ReRun, Three Views
The GUARDIAN has previously posted three views on the Community College ballot question. There has been a lively debate, but the issue is still important so we offer the links below to the stories. FOR C. College. AGAINST C. College. INSIDER VIEW.
GUARDIAN Wins Idaho Press Award
Thanks to all of you who read and offer comments on the GUARDIAN, we were honored by the Idaho Press Club Saturday with the First Place award for web site GENERAL EXCELLENCE for 2006. Like everyone else, the club didn’t have a pigeon hole for blogs, so we ended up in the “Magazine Category.” The […]
Buying Votes For C. College
GUARDIAN sources tell us more than 10,000 Ada County residents have already applied for absentee ballots in the single issue Community College election. The Community College vote on May 22 has us concerned because there is just too much money being tossed at this thing by too many well to do people in the big […]
MAYOR Hotline April 28 to May 4
STILL NOT ENFORCING NOISE ABATEMENT ON CONSTRUCTION SITE, FIX FOUNTAIN, NO TO BOOB BILLBOARDS 4/29/07 Carolyn Casey 9259 W. Beachside Ln. Boise, ID 83714 DBA: I’m calling to request that the Mayor and City Council put recycling bins for the public any place where they have public trash containers, so that would be in particular […]
GUARDIAN PARTY TONIGHT
Join Dave and the regulars at the BOISE GUARDIAN 2nd birthday party. Join your fellow bloggers at the Pizza Hut near University and Capitol Blvd…not far from the locked up Boise Depot. Friday May 4 at 5:30 p.m. Donations accepted for the pizza and drinks. The closed Depot was our first post two years ago. […]
Growth Pays (off) For County Officials
If you are a developer and want to profit from selling houses in Ada County it makes sense to hire people who know the business and have contacts in local government. Hubbell Homes has done some pretty sharp hiring in the past few months. First they picked up former County Commish Judy Peavey-Derr after she […]
Bull Moose Murphy For Mayor
Perhaps stung by the GUARDIAN’s lack of serious regard for his declaration as the Bull Moose candidate for Boise Mayor, Mike Murphy has issued the following statement: “Much ado has been made about my candidacy on MySpace, earning me the somewhat derogatorily delivered moniker amongst some members of the local press as: “The MySpace Candidate.” […]
Peddling It All Over Town
Frequent GUARDIAN contributor and avid environmentalist BIKEBOY solicits a free plug for bikes, along with a slight jab on behalf of growthophobes. I’d like to encourage all Guardian family/friends to participate in Boise Bike Week, May 14-19. (It’ll be here sooner than you think!) More info: Boise Bike Week I’m a bit mystified by the […]
GUARDIAN Birthday Reminder
Come one and all to the BOISE GUARDIAN 2nd birthday party. Join your fellow bloggers at the Pizza Hut near University and Capitol Blvd…not far from the locked up Boise Depot. Friday May 4 at 5:30 p.m. Donations accepted for the pizza and drinks. Meet the likes of Sharon, Bikeboy, Treva, Luddite, and maybe even […]
Mayor Hotline April 21 to 27
Love the cops, hate the growth over and over, more anti-miners 4/22/07 Kit Paporello City of Boise Police Officer BPD: I’m calling to voice my concern over the city contacting me directly at my home regarding police officer union negotiations. The reason I have elected union officials is for you to talk to them; you […]
GUARDIAN Birthday Party May 4
IF you want put a name with a face or just say “howdy” to a fellow GUARDIAN reader, we are going to have a party to celebrate our 2nd Anniversary. Several readers put it together on their own. It will at the Pizza Hut near Capitol and University at the entrance to Ann Morrison Park. […]
Kushlan Salary Based On Faulty Data
A story in this week’s Idaho Business Review makes it clear you shouldn’t bluff reporter Lora Volkert with numbers. Last week she talked to CCDC (Capital City Development Corp) chairman Cheryl Larabee about the salary for director Phil Kushlan who makes about $128,000 a year running the Boise urban renewal agency. Larabee said “peer cities” […]
Meridian Bond Will Fund Growth
By MIKE HAWK On May 15 we Meridian School District voters are being asked to to help out our friends the developers. There are just too many homes (full of kids) and not enough schools for the third year in a row. The District blames the State for not providing enough funds to meet the […]
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