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Yes, they run Dayton- sometimes well, but most of the time- it’s a spectator sport. Entertaining, stupid, visionless, marred by cronyism, it’s always fun to watch and comment from the sidelines.
Bill Rain used to think that the main library should buy the Dayton Career Academy building at 441 River Corridor Dr., Dayton, OH 45402 for a new downtown library. With a beautiful view of the river, ample space for parking, and a relatively new building, it didn’t seem like a bad idea. As part of [...]
Note: this is a long post. It’s an important one. Please read it – and then discuss with your friends and neighbors. Elections are too important to be sold or manipulated unfairly. “Better luck next time, Dave!” was what was yelled at me yesterday by a neighbor as his wife drove him past me with [...]
On the campaign trail, Commissioner Williams talks about how he brought fiscal responsibility to City Hall under his watch. Sure, that’s why the city spent over $4 million first declaring part of Twin Towers blighted, then paying for appraisals, options and buildings in a 12 acre parcel over 5 years of his watch- with no [...]
Dayton – Mayor Gary D. Leitzell 2338 23.69% A. J. Wagner 2566 26.00% Nan Whaley 4965 50.31% Dayton City Commission David Esrati 2087 11.80% David K. Greer 2230 12.61% Joseph C. Lutz 1696 9.59% Jeffrey J. Mims Jr. 5282 29.88% Joey D. Williams 6384 36.11% Nan spent, conservative estimate: $180,000 for 4965 votes or $36.25 [...]
I’m sorry, this isn’t going to seem right on election day. People will say “Esrati went negative”- and that’s not the point of this at all. I just want to report the news as I see it, so all know what’s going on. I waited way later than I normally vote to head to the [...]
Today, Dayton voters get to narrow the field. It’s not about electing anyone, it’s just about choosing who won’t be elected, a test pattern, a process of winnowing. In a country that has thousands of flavors of hot sauce, somehow, when it comes to voting, we’re increasingly asked to pick between ketchup and mustard, and [...]
This story has a happy ending. But, it’s not because we’ve got our priorities right in Dayton. That’s up to Dayton voters tomorrow, who get to decide on if they want a City Commission that works for them, or one that works for the big money that backs the same old dog and pony show [...]
Here’s the video from this morning’s interview with Dan Edwards from WDTN. This time- with me running for Dayton City Commission :-) It was on at 8:20am on CH 26. Esrati says Dayton digitally divided And, it figures, yet another Nan Whaley mailer today. She’s going to spend more than Rhine McLin’s entire campaign spent [...]
I arrived when I was supposed to. Commissioner Joey Williams was in the middle of his presentation, I turned on the iPhone and recorded. After him came Joe Lutz, who is now talking about city wide WiFi- as if it’s his idea. He’s going to use the money he wants to collect from it to [...]
