Dave Frazier
Legislators Have No Business In Turkey
Whenever states enter into the international arena of business and diplomacy you can figure there is something wrong with the plan. The local news outlets played it pretty straight yesterday when news was received that a delegation of Idaho legislators and their spouses was safe following a terrorist blast in Ankara, Turkey. This was nothing […]
Chamber Wants YOU To Pay While Business Gets Tax Breaks
The Idaho Chamber Alliance met in Meridian this week to plan how to influence the legislature. The Chamber of Commerce is a private special interest lobbying group–not officially connected with government. The alliance consists of 21 chambers of commerce from across Idaho, including Boise Metro, Eagle, Garden City, Gem County, Kuna, Meridian and Nampa. Their […]
Mayor Hotline Sept 10 to 16
The once fertile hotline is a mere shadow of its former self. We don’t know if this is due to the superb editing talents of the Team Dave staff or just a token list of complaints received by the city staff. The GUARDIAN will continue to offer the space to readers, but without more detail […]
Daily Paper Headline Open To Interpretation
Gotta admit, they got our attention over at the DAILY with this headline: “IDAHO WIC PROGRAM IS AMONG TOP 3 IN THE NATION FOR BREAST-FEEDING RATES” Does this mean Idaho babies are some of the fastest little suckers in the country? Does it mean more Idaho women are prone to the natural method in lieu […]
Can’t Find Local Officials? Try Valley County’s Tamarack Resort
If you can’t find your local mayor, city councilor, or county commish, try looking at Tamarack Resort in Valley County. These members of the “Treasure Valley Partnership”–comprised of local elected officials–are spending YOUR tax money for hotel rooms, travel, and rental houses to meet and discuss a topic near and dear to Treasure Valley residents: […]
Bad News: Property Taxes Rise Over 30% In Past 4 Years
We are in much deeper economic trouble than it would appear when we take a close look at property taxes in Ada County. The Daily Paper’s Cynthia Sewell filed a TAX STORY Thursday which was accurate enough, but didn’t sound the alarm we should all be hearing. Sewell properly noted that property values are going […]
Attention Editors & Reporters: Give Us NEWS!
We admit up front it’s easy to sit on the sidelines and snipe, but the past few days of news has been lacking content. Editors, please don’t go on the defense and mention all you HAVE covered. We’re just saying… Please stop running all these stupid surveys! They are for the most part worthless and […]
Mayor Hotline September 3 to 9
9/5/11 Sgt. First Class Glenn ISSUE: He would like Boise police to be aware that recently returned troops are respected soldiers and not to discriminate against them. (Called again on 9/9/11 with same message). BPD 9/3/11 Mieke Holloway Morris Hill Road Boise, ID 83706 ISSUE: Sidewalk on Orchard Road between Franklin and Overland is covered […]
Jobless Woes Persist, Government Can’t Fix
By DAVID R. FRAZIER, editor BOISE GUARDIAN We visited a “job fair” recently, but rather than an arena full of employers recruiting workers, we found countless private and public educational institutions vying to take the last nickel from the pockets of the unemployed through assorted training offers. There were several charitable organizations seeking volunteers, verterans […]
Coppers Cap Cornered Cougar
A three year old mountain line was shot and killed by police early Thursday morning after they declared it to be a threat to public safety. After repeated sightings of a four legged cougar prowling Boise residential neighborhoods, Boise coppers and an Ada Sheriff’s Deputy cornered the cat on the grounds of St. Alphonsus Regional […]
Mayor Hotline Aug 27 to Sept 2
8/27/11 Danielle Rawley ISSUE: Someone she cares about needs medicine for his heart but hasn’t received it. BPD 8/30/11 Erica A. Russell N Glencrest Way Boise, ID 83714 ISSUE: Concerned about discontinuation of on-site visits to Ada County Jail inmates. Suggests a recorded message with visitation times. Referred to Ada County Sherriff
Mayor Hotline Aug 20 to 26
8/20/11 Moira Elcox Crescent Rim Drive 83706 ISSUE: Events in Ann Morrison Park are too loud. Parks & Rec, Special Events 8/24/11 Mike Shirley Harrison Boulevard ISSUE: Homeless people congregating in nearby park and alley behind his house and his yard. Police 8/24/11 Roslyn Muller S Grey Eagle Way Boise, ID 83712 VP Falling Brook […]
What Citizens And Candidates Should Know
Each election cycle, the GUARDIAN tries to stimulate interest in the local Boise City election with a posting about issues, budget, etc. Here is the current attempt–10 days before the filing deadline for council and mayor races. Issues of concern to candidates and citizens alike: –Fire department has taken over the North Ada County Fire […]
Ada Commishes Didn’t Play With A Full Deck
When Ada County Commishes got together with Boise’s Team Dave to make a compromise deal over who pays what and how much for misdemeanor court services they were one card short of a full deck–Commish Sharon Ullman was not in the game. We have said in the previous post the deal is probably a good […]
Boise, Ada Agree On Court Deal, Ullman Opposes Terms
Here is some real news. Boise City and Ada County officials appear to have come to an agreement on something! After repeatedly losing their legal fight with Ada County, Boise will begin paying the county $750,000 to $830,000 a year for magistrate court facilities and services. The commishes and councilors are set to ratify the […]
Mayor Hotline August 13 to 19
The first entry this week deserves a stand alone recognition. This guy could easily be a city councilor or mayor using his line of reasoning of how to avoid the law! 8/18/11 Shane Lowe N 28th Street Boise, ID 83703 ISSUE: He feels that he got cited for having his dog in a park, on […]
Businesses Halt ALL Campaign Contributions?
Finally, a reason to drink Starbucks coffee. The CEO of STARBUCKS has begun a national move to financially boycott all congressional and presidential elections. He claims to have 100 businessmen onboard who will stop making campaign contributions (payoffs). Imagine what would happen if all the developers and contractors did that at the local level. Or […]
Judge: Boise Acted Frivolously Withholding Documents
Fourth District Judge Thomas Neville has ruled the City of Boise acted frivolously when it withheld 7 of 10 public record request filed in a contract dispute between the city and Clearview Cleaning. The court has ordered Boise to pay $4,137 in attorney fees to Clearview. The city has a history of refusing to provide […]
GBAD Ponies Up Cash To BCVB
The GBAD boys were able to get around the GBAD girls Wednesday and pony up $24,500 to the Boise Convention and Visitor’s Bureau for promotional services. No other agency was asked to bid. The Greater Boise Auditorium District treasurer refused to sign a check to BCVP, citing a Pocatello court ruling that prevented using auditorium […]
Land Board Reveals Vacancy Rates
After the GUARDIAN broke the story of the Idaho Land Board advertising for a construction manager to build a brew pub in downtown Boise, it was revealed they were spending the endowment fund money to attract a new tenant to the building with an 86% vacancy rate. One of our readers provided the results of […]
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