[Note: Park Board aficionados should note the links at the bottom of this
post.]

Doug Mann writes:

> Why is city hall not providing info from the affidavits of candidacy (the
> forms we filled out when filing), such as street address and telephone
number?

The policy apparently changed after the forms were sent out. It involves a
city interpretation of recent state Data Privacy law changes. Here's a story
on the matter from the new SW Journal:

http://www.swjournal.com/articles/2005/08/12/news/news06.txt

I'm sorry I haven't been of more help to citizens' efforts to compile info
this year, but the city change has upped our professional workload
(especially Scott Russell's) in what is an unusually busy election year to
cover.

Speaking of, here are stories of not from the brand-new Southwest Journal:

Park Board at-large race:
http://www.swjournal.com/articles/2005/08/12/news/news02.txt (intro)
http://www.swjournal.com/articles/2005/08/12/news/news05.txt (profiles)

Public-private problems for Park Board's Fort deal
http://www.swjournal.com/articles/2005/08/12/news/news03.txt

City may shift traffic cops to police department
http://www.swjournal.com/articles/2005/08/12/news/news25.txt

Aug. 24 mayoral public-safety forum set
http://www.swjournal.com/articles/2005/08/12/news/news08.txt

City's graffiti response time improves; abandoned cart policy questioned
http://www.swjournal.com/articles/2005/08/12/news/news09.txt

Aug. 20 Library forum
http://www.swjournal.com/articles/2005/08/12/news/news12.txt

Feds fund bike trail, Lake Street project
http://www.swjournal.com/articles/2005/08/12/news/news13.txt

Calhoun Square plan tweaked after neighbor concerns
http://www.swjournal.com/articles/2005/08/12/news/news16.txt

Crime updates:
Whittier double murder
http://www.swjournal.com/articles/2005/08/12/news/news24.txt
Wedge robbery suspect stabs cops, is killed
http://www.swjournal.com/articles/2005/08/12/news/news22.txt

There's more, new, at www.swjournal.com

David Brauer
Kingfield
Editor, Southwest Journal/Downtown Journal

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