City hall

Quoted in DBJ about Dayton Diode- our hackerspace

Page 3 of Dayton Business Journal, January 28, 2011, published on the 25th anniversary of me buying 113 Bonner Street for $14,500- I’m quoted about economic development; David Esrati, a local political blogger and chief creative officer of Dayton-based advertising agency The Next Wave, said Dayton Diode represents true economic development because it boosts the Read More

Based on a true story…

“Changeling” was a movie that was nominated for three Oscars, including Angelina Jolie for “best performance by an actress in a leading role.” Here is a synopsis from IMDB: Los Angeles, 1928. A single mother returns from work to find her nine-year-old son gone. She calls the LAPD to initiate a search. Five months later, Read More

It’s time to fire Inspector Gotcha

I’m going to leave out names, because they really don’t matter. This is an issue of culture in City Hall, and it’s one that needed to be shown the door long ago. Talking to another local small businessman, I heard yet another story of a small business opening being delayed by Inspector Gotcha. After turning Read More

Is anyone in City Hall thinking?

I think the thing that bothers me most about the Dayton City Commission- and our city hall in general, is that other than John Gower in Planning, no one seems to bring forward new ideas, innovative ideas, on their own – and tries to make them fly. It’s a siege mentality downtown, and has been Read More