Man convicted of 11th DUII sentenced to 5 years - KPTV - FOX 12
Thursday, January 5, 2012
LONNIE HITS THE TRIMET BUS-TWICE!
Man convicted of 11th DUII sentenced to 5 years - KPTV - FOX 12
Great Bus Stops of Portland
TriMet should not be tolerating this. If this were a MAX stop, there'd be cops and tow trucks here PRONTO. What is the difference between MAX and a bus? There should be cops and tow trucks here PRONTO...and the idiot that actually authorized the placement of two parking spaces in front of the shelter should be fired. This is Portland, for pete's sake!
DID OBAMA FINALLY DO SOMETHING RIGHT?
President Obama has also made recess appointments to fill three vacant
positions on the National Labor Relations Board, avoiding a suspension
of the board’s operations. The NLRB had faced
the prospect of shutting down this month with one board member’s term
expiring and Republicans refusing to confirm two Obama nominees, thereby
leaving the board without quorum. But on Tuesday, Obama tapped
Democrats Sharon Block and Richard Griffin and Republican Terence Flynn
to fill the vacant seats. In a statement, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
denounced the move, saying it will "further poison the well with regard
to labor-management issues pending in front of the board and on Capitol
Hill." Labor leaders meanwhile have praised the recess appointments. AFL-CIO
President Richard Trumka said, "We commend the President for exercising
his constitutional authority to ensure that crucially important
agencies protecting workers and consumers are not shut down by
Republican obstructionism."
TRANSIT RIDERS GET PINCHED BY NEW TAXES
Due to Congressional inaction during last month’s tax deliberations, the
new year ushered in a tax increase to public transit riders.
Currently, commuters who use public transit, commuter buses and van
pools may see their annual commuting costs increase by more than $550
based on a bias in the tax code that benefits driving over taking public
transit. In addition, the failure to extend the benefit has resulted
in a tax liability increase for companies offering the benefit.
Congressional Inaction on Extending Commuter Benefits Leads Public Transit Riders to See Taxes Increase More Than $550 in 2012
Congressional Inaction on Extending Commuter Benefits Leads Public Transit Riders to See Taxes Increase More Than $550 in 2012
Bruce Hansen provides some valuable information over at Facebook
Regarding how to change the bylaws:
you rewrite the new verbiage
with the changes as one and show the old language and give it to the
Eboard,or read it at the charter. First is the reading with no
discussion, the second mtg will have discussion and a vote.
UNION MEETING PROMISES EXCITEMENT
Jeff Welch
For the runner – here’s the deal, short and sweet: the bus isn’t
early: YOU’RE LATE. If the driver continues on by the stop you’re
heading for, that’s not the driver’s fault: IT’S YOURS. This is true
even if you jaywalk (or jay-run) in front of the bus to attempt to force
them to slow down/stop for you; or if you criss-cross your way through
moving traffic, mainly because you cannot read a bus schedule. It
remains true even if you stick out your arm as if to hail a cab (hint:
buses are not cabs). It remains true even if you run to the next stop
and are able to board your favored bus, then browbeat the driver for
“passing you up”. It remains true even if you LIE YOUR ASS OFF and
claim you were “standing at the last bus stop” – even though you were
nowhere near it, and running to catch a bus whose schedule you clearly
didn’t know nor care about
FULL ARTICLE IS HERE!
FULL ARTICLE IS HERE!
Jefferson Smith
Fourth: The safety on the MAX line is something I’ve been working on
for the past year and a half with a bunch of people to try and find
low-cost alternatives to improve safety on the MAX line. Crime on TriMet
is down everywhere in the city except for east of 82nd Avenue.
One thing we can do is link to my fifth point, which is community
policing with a strategy. The plan we’re working towards is an “adopt a
station” plan. The easiest way to think about it is combining
neighborhood watch with Adopt A Highway and doing it around MAX
platforms.
http://streetroots.wordpress.com/2012/01/05/mayoral-candidate-jefferson-smith-talks-to-street-roots/
http://streetroots.wordpress.com/2012/01/05/mayoral-candidate-jefferson-smith-talks-to-street-roots/
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