November 30, 2007

City Council, Home Of Pointless Arguing

Wednesday, there was a hearing in City Council about a housing bill that would require developers to set aside homes to low- to middle-income residents. And, of course, developers had a problem with it. But there was a reasonable debate in City Council about the bill, and although the developer Carl Dranoff disagreed with Councilman Wilson Goode, he... oh, whatever, you know this is a lie.

(Goode): "What you're saying is that, as a developer, you do not want to reinvest in an inclusionary zoning program?"

(Dranoff): "No, I never said that sir. Not at all. I am saying, and remember I started my testimony, excuse me I have the floor! I'd like to finish what I'm starting!"

(Goode): "No actually, I have the floor."

(Dranoff): "You asked me a question. I'm answering it. I'm answering your question."

(Goode): "I have the floor. The chair recognized me."

(Dranoff): "OK."

Both of these guys make a ton of money and could afford a really nice house, if you're wondering.

Affordable Housing Bill Triggers Testy Exchange in Council [KYW 1060]

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October 13, 2006

Leftovers: Here, Kitty, Kitty

• Someone dumped a bunch of purebred kittens in South Jersey, and now these wittle wittle guys are up for adoption! Yes, this was basically just an excuse to post a photo of a kitty, to shush the people who complain I'm only about puppies.

• Albert Yee posts about PhillyCarShare's pimp our ride contest, where people can get to design a wrap that'll be going around one of the cars for a month. A commenter on the post: "Did no-one in your office think that using the word 'pimp' to mean 'prettify' might be offensive to those campaigning for 'pimp' not to mean 'bring a woman into the country illegally, make her sell sex to pay off debt bondage, hook her on drugs, make her see ten or twenty men a night, and brutalise her to keep her compliant'?" Uh, wait, wouldn't using "pimp" to mean "prettify" be not having it mean that long definition she came up with? Right? [dragonballyee]

• Phils great Johnny Callison died today at the age of 67. The story also notes that Callison merchandise will be in hot demand any day now. Indeed. [KYW 1060]

• Hello! David Grasso is proposing a $315 million complex that includes a Whole Foods and a five-star hotel! (And another store, possibly a major electronics chain.) The Whole Foods is supposed to be "taking the experience of coming to a food store to a new level." Boy, how can you wait? [Inky]

• The Rock Paper Scissors Keystone Classic is this Saturday, with a top prize of $850! Eight-hundred-and-fifty bucks, for playing Rock Paper Scissors! C'mon, you know you want to. [Northeast RPS Champs]

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