The message was beyond parody. Mayor Nancy Vaughan asked during her State of the City address regarding the city’s high homicide rate, “Where is the outrage?”. She asked this after having spent many years undermining the police, playing identity group politics and hamstringing law enforcement. She and her fellow council […]
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Greensboro City Council’s Artful Dodge on Crime at City Manager’s Home
There was an interesting article on the News and Record website this morning. The city council had reviewed the police body camera footage of the incident at the city manager’s home. They then issued this statement: “It is our collective opinion that the domestic disturbance was thoroughly investigated,” the statement […]
New Details On the Greensboro City Manager Incident
We have some new reporting at the Rhino Times regarding the violent incident at the home of Greensboro’s city manager, Tai Jaiyeoba. There is some discussion about whether the City Council should be considering this matter. When Zack Matheny suggested a closed meeting on this matter, he got some pushback […]
Another Council Member, Another Non-Profit
The News and Record reported on Sunday that Greensboro City Councilman Hugh Holston has accepted a position as executive director of the Greensboro Housing Coalition. That means three council members lead non-profit organizations that seek the resources of local government to fund their activities. That is an illustration of the […]
Now They Want Speed Bumps
The matriarchal dingbats on the Greensboro City Council have a new dragon to slay. According to John Hammer at the Rhino Times, they are directing city staff to plan to install numerous speed bumps on area roads to “calm traffic”. It is not specified whether these would be installed on […]
The Greensboro City Council’s Decision to Make Triad Stage Less Viable
There had been a major push within the Greensboro establishment to fund and build the Tanger Center as a city-owned and operated facility. Bonds put city taxpayers on the hook for interest expense. And the annual operational expenses were bound to be a financial liability for taxpayers. But this decision […]