City Government
Father Clegg Offers Insight
In the interest of fairness, the GUARDIAN is posting a response from Mr. Brett Clegg. It is reasoned, restrained, and should be treated with respect by GUARDIAN readers. Our guess is that some official action may be forthcoming with regard to park parking. My daughter got a good scolding. She learned a hard lesson and […]
Police Patches, Look Alike Cars Abound
When is a cop car not a cop car? When it is driven by a renta cop trying to look just like a real cop. A couple of readers report sighting a white Ford Crown Vic “police car” sporting a set of overhead lights, the outline of Idaho on a shiny gold shield pasted to […]
Illegal Valet Parking Scam Downtown
For those wanting downtown Boise to grow up and be like a big city, your wishes may be coming true. When GUARDIAN reader Ryan noticed a guy at 6th and Main last Friday walking back and forth, but not really doing anything it caught his attention. After awhile three cars left parking spaces outside China […]
Councilor Clegg Furious At Park Policy
When it comes to daughters of local politicos in conflict with the law, Meridian’s Tammy de Weerd doesn’t have a corner on the market. Boise City Councilor Elaine Clegg’s young daughter parked her car in a yellow NO PARKING zone last month at Ann Morrison Park only to find the vehicle had been towed when […]
Boise Mayors and Trains Page Two
Someone PLEASE explain what it is with Boise Mayors and trains! Boise Mayor Dave Bieter is now floating another attempt at a downtown trolley to run from the Depot–which is closed to the public most of the time–to downtown among other routes. He tells the business “leaders” at the charity speech for the Chamber of […]
North Enders Get Special Treatment
A GUARDIAN reader living on the bench in Boise noticed ACHD gives advance notice of street sweeping in the North End and wonders why she can’t have the same in her neighborhood. Even on “GUARDIAN STREET” the sweeper has to navigate around parked cars and pick ups, leaving large patches unswept. The thinking is that […]
ATV Use On Local Streets?
Shane of Boise suggests the use of four wheeler ATVs on city streets would be a good idea for energy saving and pollution control after seeing one apparently licensed for street use in Germany. The GUARDIAN actually saw one cruising along the autobahn at about 50 mph one time. We suspect they are polluters and […]
Mayor Hotline May 17 to 23
Complaints this week include the HUMANE SOCIETY, PANHANDLING DOWNTOWN (just follow the money), NEWSPAPER BINS and BUS BENCHES littering intersections. Our new policy is to provide a link to the complete transcript of the calls to the Mayor’s office. Here is the link: Download file
Mayors Will Talk For a Price
We noticed a story on the Daily Paper site about the daughter of Meridian Mayor Tammy de Weerd getting a grand from the city in the form of a scholarship…we take note, but make no judgement about the propriety of that action. However, we note this sentence, “The scholarships do not come from taxpayers’ money, […]
Boise Ranked Yet Again
The latest “ain’t Boise neat”rankings from a national group is a CARBON FOOTPRINT study which places us at #5 for emissions from home energy use and transportation–Portland and Los Angles are supposedly better. Our ranking comes mostly from the use of hydro electric power generation rather than any greenie good things. While we have almost […]
Articulate Dogged Discussion
A GUARDIAN READER OPINION– By North End Neighbor Observing the behavior of dogs and their owners as a resident of a home across the street from Boise City Park for nearly 30 years, I am angry and disgusted by the relatively recent proliferation of loose dogs in the park. They displace children and game activities […]
Mayor Hotline May 10-16
Because it hs gotten longer and more difficult to process, we are goiong to try a new Mayor Hotline format. A few comments and a link to the complete transcript. Download file A retired phychiatrist wants to save families by encouraging thjem to play in the foothills with their dogs.
Dancing The Tax Dollar Shuffle
It seems like all the cities in Ada county and the courts themselves can’t get along with each other and the battles are all over money and poor decisions. Gone are the days of “putting the people first.” A recent ruling by 4th District Court Judges simply fails the test of logic when it comes […]
Boise Needs A True Farmers Market
Even with the qualifier of being a “Northender,” we doubt the people who want fresh veggies during the growing season under the politically correct greenie label of “sustainable,” will be able to overcome the powerful CCDC urban renewal agency (Capital City Development Corp.) or the Downtown Business Association. Those outfits control the popular Saturday market. […]
GUARDIAN On City Land Speculation
The GUARDIAN talked to Eyewitness 2 News a couple weeks ago about Boise City’s land speculation deals. To be fair, most of these parcels were acquired by previous administrations, but Team Dave can’t seem to let go. Reporter Vanessa Brown did the story for sweeps week–we probably didn’t help their ratings much–but the piece does […]
Mayor Hotline April 25 to May 2
IT IS ALL ABOUT DOGS–18 pages, LIBRARY KUDO, THIS IS THE LONGEST HOTLINE WE HAVE SEEN–THE FOOTHILLS DOG CROWD MUST ACCOUNT FOR A LOT OF DOG BONZE AND TENNIS BALLS, BUT NOT MANY LEASHES. 4/25/08 Al Henderson 7230 El Caballo Dr Boise 04 Foothills Dog Policy: I’m calling to object to the article in the […]
Stay Out Of Depot, Visit Locomotive
Big Mike, the historic steam engine has a new parking spot at the west end of the Boise Depot after being moved from Julia Davis Park. The Daily paper reports construction will start today on an $86,000 plaza with informational kiosks and signs. Now, if they can only see their way clear to open the […]
Mayor Hotline April 19 to 25
DYING TO GET IN & OUT OF CEMETERY, DOGS, DOGS, and MORE DOGS 4/21/08 Pam Fraser 1005 Balsam St. BPR: This evening I went for a walk after dinner (in the Morris Hill cemetery). At 6:35 a security officer finished locking up the cemetery. It was not dusk; it wasn’t even close. You folks need […]
Sun Valley Politico Junket
Finally! The GUARDIAN has found common ground with local politicos and the Chamber of Commerce. We both discuss ad nausea the topic of growth, blueprint for growth, smart growth, regional cooperation, transit, local option taxes etc. AND WE HAVE BOTH ACCOMPLISHED NOTHING! The difference is the GUARDIAN does it for free. Once again the hard […]
Fire Wages Revealed, Bennies Compared
The Daily Paper and others reported last week that Boise City and the firefighters union had settled on a labor contract. Those agreements are conducted in secret and the citizens are just asked to pay the bill. That’s the way it is and there are good points and bad with such a system. However, we […]
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