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| Racine Common Council member Sandra Weidner: The city sought court sanctions against her for discussing her public records lawsuit against the city, a case that was under seal. (Photo: Mike De Sisti/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) |
Will the potential for violence spill over into Racine? CPD fears revenge killings after assassination of Black Disciples gang leader Police at scene where Black Disciples leader Lawrence "Big Law" Loggins was killed Lawrence "Big Law" Loggins, 46, was shot in the head Wednesday night as he stood near a Nissan Rogue in the 7100 block of South Union Avenue, police said. He was found face-down on the driver’s seat of the SUV. | Fox 32 Chicago He doesn’t have a household name like Larry Hoover, Jeff Fort or other infamous leaders of Chicago gangs. Lawrence “Big Law” Loggins kept a low profile — no mentions in the newspaper and no arrests since he was released from prison in 2009. But he was the head of the Black Disciples, one of Chicago’s most notorious gangs, police say. And he was trying to consolidate power before he was assassinated Wednesday night, according to law-enforcement sources. Now the Chicago Police Department is bracing for a potential bloodbath on the South Side in retaliation for Loggins’ murder, officials said Friday. Anthony Guglielmi, chief spokesman for the department, said investigators will try to prevent those revenge killings. Message boards on the Internet were buzzing Friday about the possible motive for the killing. Rapper Lil Durk tweeted out “RIP Big Law.” Loggins, 46, was shot in the head at 9:08 p.m. Wednesday as he stood near a Nissan Rogue in the 7100 block of South Union Avenue, police said. He was found face-down on the driver’s seat of the SUV. A man wounded in the shooting told police the assailants ran through an empty lot and fled in a gray Infiniti sedan. https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cpd-chicago-police-black-disciples-gang-leader-killed-lawrence-big-law-loggins-revenge-killings/
Well, I can see, what you mean It just takes me longer And I can feel, what you feel It just makes you stronger…
Dear Village Board and City of Racine Alderpersons, UWM Economics Professor Menzie Chinn notes: "Scott Walker Is a Rube" From NYT, “Foxconn Is Reconsidering Plan for Wisconsin Factory“: Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/30/business/foxconn-factory-wisconsin.html Foxconn, the giant Taiwan-based company that announced plans for a $10 billion display-making factory in Wisconsin, now says it is rethinking the project’s focus because of “new realities” in the global marketplace. Clearly, neither the explicit subsidies and tax expenditures, nor the relaxations of environmental regulations, were sufficiently large to ensure the Foxconn investment. Discussion in my 2017 post. See a broader recap of such incentives in a guest contribution by Professor Ann Markusen. A CROWE economic analysis contingent on implementation as planned, here. It is possible that Foxconn will reverse its recent decision, and move back to planning for a massive production facility. However, with global growth slowing and US labor costs relatively high, I don’t see this happening in the near future. Link: http://econbrowser.com/archives/2019/01/scott-walker-is-a-rube Be sure to read it all - including the comment section, and follow the links. Foxconn admits that manufacturing costs for labor are too high in SE WI to be profitable in a Global Economy. Does MTP Village President David "Sewer Monster" DooFus, er... DeGroot, have anything to say about that? Maybe Village Staff and Employees will need to begin experiencing severe cuts to their wages and benefits to bring them better in line with Third World Countries, H-1B's, and emerging industrialized countries such as China and India. I suggest that MTP could begin by paying questionably competent Village Clerk Stephanie Kohlhagen $2.50 per day and requiring her to work 12 hour shifts - 6 days a week. Hurrah! for Equality and all that other stuff! Now she qualifies to be a Foxconn Employee! No more MTP Village overpaid, overcompensated, and incompetent staff! And MTP Village President David DeGoofus can finally lower taxes - as he so promised due to his being a Tea-Tard. A potential bright spot - as Amazon seems to have lost it's taste for New York - why not MTP, WI. The infrastructure is ready to go! The Taxpayers are on the hook - and the timing is perfect..... "A Devastating Loss" - NYC Real Estate Stunned After Amazon Threat To Leave Our initial reaction when we saw the headline in the Washington Post this morning about Amazon reconsidering its move to Queens was that all the real estate speculators who had scrambled to buy up nearby property (or shares in NYC-based REITs) would experience a dizzying surge of anxiety. And as it turns out, in offices across NYC, hundreds of real estate brokers were thinking the exact same thing. Late on Friday, reporters for Bloomberg canvassed established brokers with most of the big houses across the city, and their responses ranged from shock, to amusement, indignation, and disbelief. Bill Montana, a senior managing director at Savills, exclaimed that Amazon would be "exceedingly foolish" to scrap its plans to move to the Big Apple. Bill Montana was schmoozing with real estate brokers Thursday at an industry event in New York, talking about the biggest deal in years: Amazon.com Inc.’s decision to build a major campus in Queens. By the next morning the euphoria had evaporated. Reports the tech giant was reconsidering its plans amid a fierce public backlash sent a jolt through the real estate community that was pinning their hopes on a significant pickup in activity. "You gotta be kidding me!" Montana, a senior managing director at brokerage Savills Studley, said when reached by phone Friday. "Amazon would be exceedingly foolish to actually pull out of this deal." Continuing with that theme, a broker at Colliers said scrapping the move to Queens would hurt Amazon as much as - if not more than - the city itself. "It would be somewhere between a terrible shame and a devastating loss," said Michael Cohen, tri-state region president at brokerage Colliers International Group Inc. "It’s not the end of the world, but it’s a self-inflicted wound that will possibly send the signal to others that might have wanted to follow in Amazon’s footsteps." Savanna, the owner of Citigroup's Long Island City office, affirmed that Amazon had signed a letter of intent to move about some employees into the Citigroup building at 1 Court Square. Citi is already preparing to move 1,100 employees out of the building. Both parties would undoubtedly be less-than-pleased if Amazon backed out of the agreement. Brokers who have been in the process of negotiating sales are probably also pissed about possibly losing out on some fat commissions, as even the whiff of a possible Amazon pullout could send would-be buyers - some of whom were planning to pay premiums as high as 20% over recent prices - immediately fleeing. Link: https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-02-08/nyc-real-estate-brokers-express-frustration-shock-disbelief-after-reports-amazon If Foxconn refuses to provide 13,000 jobs paying $53,000 per year - then bring Amazon here. That's better than Plan "B" - aka Bankruptcy. No doubt, MAGA President Donald Trump can assist MTP Village President David DeGoof in bringing Amazon to MTP - to fill the empty spaces created by the failure of the Foxconn miracle to materialize. Good luck to all - and Happy 2019! Surely, Residents can't wait to see their 'NEW" and "IMPROVED" lowered tax bill due to all of the revenue generated from the BILLIONS of $$$$ invested in the Fox-Scam Fiasco.
====================================================== City of Racine can now *FIRE* 3 unnecessary positions from the 5 currently ensconced in the Mayor's Office - begin wage and compensation decreases - to better match that of 3rd World Nations and emerging economies, and.... *FIRE* City Attorney Scott Letteney and his entire staff. *FIRE* City Administrator Nick Palenick. *RESIGN* Cory! *FREE* Sandy! Sincerely, Tim & Cindy
Shut it all down! http://www.dailyjobcuts.com/ The Phoenix arises from the ashes!
The Boy Scouts of America welcomed the establishment of Troop 86 in Vulcan and Troop 219 in Helena on February 1st. But these two troops are different -- no boys, all girls. The first two of their kind in Central Alabama. With the formation of these two troops, a debate has taken hold. Some think this compromises the central mission of the Boy Scouts, whereas other believe it gives girls new opportunities that they never had before.It won't be long before men are excluded from the pulpits of Fake Christian "churches" too. This is why our ancestors didn't allow women to join men's groups in the first place.
Of all the crimes the foe has inflicted on us, turning white females into our class enemies was the most unforgivable.Unforgivable, because it was an engineered betrayal that struck at the strongest bond of a society: the bond between man, woman, and child. To corrupt everything else, the sexual market first had to be corrupted. And then the dominoes fell easily.
They found the weakest link, like in the story of Adam and Eve. The serpent whispered: “Come with me and turn against your man, nation, tradition and ancestors, and you will have a seat at the table with our privileged minorities. Affirmative action, preferential hiring, gibsmedat as much as you want, the victimhood aura, the right to be irresponsible and to be believed no matter what you say, like them. Just betray everything you are supposed to stand for.” She listened and she obeyed.She obeyed so well that she now serves as guardian and gatekeeper for Globohomo.
the poor working conditions and a "dog and pony show" at Tesla's
Buffalo plant that was conceived to help secure taxpayer money, one
state senator is growing increasingly unamused and skeptical of Tesla.
In fact, State Senator Tim Kennedy is "infuriated".
Recently an investigative report was written about the working
conditions at Tesla's Buffalo plant, claiming:
During a media tour, work was "fabricated" to make employees look busy
Tesla had walls built to hide unused equipment and blocked off
large areas for media appearances
Employees would watch movies on their cell phones while on 12 hour shifts
Tesla's reported employment numbers in the state for 2018 did not
match FOIA requests that returned employment data from 2017
"Nothing improved during the entire employment as far as
production,” according to an ex-employee
Kennedy also claims that these ex-employees had reached out to his
office with similar complaints.
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"I don’t know how Gigafactory II has been going on this long without
any checks and balances or any government officials or politicians
actually monitoring or watching and holding them to some standards,"
one employee told WIVB.
Also, Kennedy isn’t ignoring the complaints of his constituents: “We
immediately contacted Tesla, we let them know that if these
allegations were in fact true, certainly they were disturbing and
raised eyebrows. We wanted to know the answers.”
He has yet to receive a formal response from the company, but stated
that he was "infuriated" when he found out that Tesla had laid off
about 50 employees at the Buffalo plant as part of the company's 7%
cut in overall workforce.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-02-07/ny-state-senator-infuriated-tesla-layoffs-after-750-million-taxpayer-assistance Sounds like..... FOXSCAMMMMMMMM! Can you say.... Fox-Scam-O-Rama Mount Pleasant?!!! I knew you could!
A huge tax break was supposed to create a manufacturing paradise, but interviews with 49 people familiar with the project depict a chaotic operation unlikely to ever employ 13,000 workers. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-02-06/inside-wisconsin-s-disastrous-4-5-billion-deal-with-foxconn
Dear City of Racine Alderpersons, Journal Times just ran this article where City Administrator Nick Palenick is alleged to have stated: "Palenick reported the meters bring in a modest profit — $53,659 in 2017, $41,030 in 2018 — but said that is not their purpose". See: https://journaltimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/parking-meters-prompt-long-discussion-council-to-wait-for-study/article_98a78586-a726-586e-8e20-5c7ad8ed67d7.html#tracking-source=home-top-story A "PROFIT"? Is that true - and where did City Administrator Nick Palenick obtain those numbers from? A Profit would be AFTER expenses were deducted...... so what is the actual revenue stream? I've looked at the 2017 Audited Financial Report for City of Racine - and cannot find the number he provided the Journal Times with. Can any Alderperson point me to the actual source of the information - besides HEARSAY? I do find a Parking Utility chart - which indicates that it is being operated at a major loss of over $500,000 per year. What is a meter maid(s) paid - and how about the expenses for vehicle(s), maintenance, and the tax free fringe? Now I do realize that this number also includes the parking ramps - So there may be another number - hidden elsewhere. I truly cannot believe that the Parking Meters Revenues are exceeding Expenses - and I do NOT believe - until I see actual audited numbers - that a Profit is being generated - but then again - this type of "little white lie" is to be expected from the generally incompetent Administration which operates the City - usually at a loss. If there is NO Alderperson at City Hall who can show me - in an audited financial report where Nick Palenick got his numbers from - and that the Profit is REAL - that is Revenues exceed expenses - then he needs to be *FIRED* because he is incompetent. Just like City Attorney Scott Letteney who mis-classified many public open records as Attorney-Client privilege. There is Revenue vs. Expenses. Profit vs. Loss. Does City Administrator Nick Palenick understand these distinctions? I suspect he may not. As for Mayor Cory Mason - why did he run for Mayor if he couldn't handle the job? Having to increase the City Administration Office number of employees from a bloated 3 to an outrageous 5! Taxpayer funded position! He needs to resign. The 2017 Audited Financial Report just shows how lousy the City Administration is when judged as to "Stewardship' - see attached screenshot. With Foxconn being severely scaled back, it is time to eliminate 3 of the 5 positions in the Mayor's office. And Alderperson Terry McCarthy - City of Ratcine isn't the "Community of Choice" - it's the Community of VICE. FIRE! City of Attorney Scott Letteney and his entire staff. FIRE! City Administrator Nick Palenick and 3 more in the Mayor's Office! RESIGN! Mayor Cory Mason! *FREE* Sandy and stop the hate! Protect the Taxpayers who live in and love the City of Vice. Then we have the issue of Mayor Cory Mason's Top-Secret $100,000 RPD Police study..... https://journaltimes.com/news/local/nine-months-later-police-morale-study-results-and-cost-still/article_5295c144-6088-5645-bfdd-429b659736ed.html#tracking-source=home-top-story-1 Nine months later: Police morale study results and cost still not released... *SIGH*... So when does the Mason's Lakefront property get properly assessed? LOL! Sincerely, Tim & Cindy
In regards to: https://journaltimes.com/news/local/council-to-finally-discuss-proposal-to-eliminate-parking-meters/article_42dad674-5ee7-50e0-a05f-ecd2b77c5320.html#tncms-source=infinity-scroll-summary-siderail-latest The City of Racine Parking Utility is being run at an operating loss of $538,360 according to the City of Racine 2017 Audited Financial Report. The Civic Centre is #1 at an operating loss of $675,357. Of course, no one beats the operating losses of the RDA, and where the funds go - nobody knows!
From HOT Government UPDATE on the pending elimination of Cable Access Racine / CAR 25 (aka Belle TV.) The Finance and Personnel Committe...
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