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  • Mayor Hotline November 14 to 20

    MORE ANTI STREET CAR, WHY CHARGE VETS FOR PARADE?, JESUE LOVES YOU

    11/17/09
    Bob
    Boise, ID
    Consultant: This message is for Dave Bieter. I would like to express my utter distaste for what
    I read in the Statesman this morning. I cannot believe that someone who I would hope as a[...]

    Posted: November 23, 2009, 6:38pm EST
    by dave
  • Poll Supports GUARDIAN Transit Plan

    Number of comments: 9
    1379-1

    According to a poll commissioned by the Daily Paper, 63% of folks in the city of trees agree with the GUARDIAN position that we should upgrade the bus system and forget about the “Desire NAmed Street Car.”

    OK, they didn’t exactly say they supported the [...]

    Posted: November 22, 2009, 2:45pm EST
    by dave
  • Poet Paul’s Post

    Number of comments: 2

    On the change of command at Idaho’s transportation Department.

    Transportation was run by Pam Lowe
    Otter said she had to go
    Butch gave the whole mess
    to a Michiganer named Ness
    So much for “Buy Idaho”!

    Related posts:COMPASS Action Politically Linked To Otter

    [...]
    Posted: November 20, 2009, 10:47am EST
    by dave
  • Mayor Hotline Nov 7 to 13

    Number of comments: 10

    HOMELESS YES AND NO

    Heidi Caye
    1934 Division Ave.
    Boise, ID 83706
    921-9309
    Homeless Citation: I’m calling in regard to something that I saw last week. I was up on
    Federal Way and I was watching a police officer ticket a homeless man on the corner of the
    street with his [...]

    Posted: November 17, 2009, 9:00pm EST
    by dave
  • Trolley PR Transparency Not So Clear

    Number of comments: 10

    FROM POET PAUL–
    The streetcar bid was Cronin’s wish
    Now there seems to be something amiss
    The facts are apparent
    And may not be transparent
    But we can certainly see through this!

    Chalk one up for the DAILY PAPER! Using the public records law and some good old fashioned reporting [...]

    Posted: November 17, 2009, 5:30pm EST
    by dave
  • Internet Pricing Lesson Please

    Number of comments: 2

    The day job has taken the GUARDIAN editor to Mexico, suck up smog, sun, and more images for the Photolibrary.

    It isn’t as cheery as a couple years ago–economy is bad, swine flu scare lingers with hand washing fluid everywhere, heavy police presence, drugs.
    As a result, you can get [...]

    Posted: November 17, 2009, 8:09am EST
    by dave
  • Guv Wants Piece Of Your Mind

    Number of comments: 10

    A state rep from Moscow is floating a 5% “surcharge on Idaho taxes” to keep certain state services afloat. You can post here as we know they read the GUARDIAN at the state level too.

    For starters, we explained to a staffer a couple weeks ago that those of us who [...]

    Posted: November 16, 2009, 4:14pm EST
    by dave
  • BSU Sells “Non-Stock” Corp. Shares For $100

    Number of comments: 10

    A fund raising campaign by Boise State’s athletic department appears to be a deceptive meaningless promotion at best and a cheap gimmick at worst.

    In an effort to raise $20,000,000 for athletic programs Boise State has created a non-profit corporation comprised of thin air–we’ve dubbed it “Bronco BLUE SKY.” A [...]

    Posted: November 12, 2009, 3:39pm EST
    by dave
  • Homeless-No Solution, No End

    Number of comments: 10

    FROM POET PAUL–
    Homeless have decided to sue
    These folks haven’t a place to sleep
    From he City we get nary a peep
    It’s objectionable to some
    No matter where from
    But there’s a difference
    Between Homeless and Bum

    As we travel around Boise these days, it seems like every corner–and [...]

    Posted: November 11, 2009, 9:25am EST
    by dave
  • Regional Jail Could Solve Crowding Woes

    Number of comments: 10
    handcuffs1

    Instead of asking Canyon voters to pony up for a new jail, we would suggest that Sheriff Chris Smith follow his own advice and go for a regional jail somewhere near the Ada-Canyon county line.

    Smith is an advocate of regional jails and wrote an article [...]

    Posted: November 09, 2009, 5:32pm EST
    by dave
  • Poet Paul’s Post

    Number of comments: 2

    ON VETS–
    One thing we should’nt forget
    We’ll always be in their debt
    Whether a hawk or a dove
    If it’s freedom you love
    Go out and thank a Vet!

    ADVICE TO TJ–
    T J Thomson was handily elected
    Will he see the trolley is rejected?
    If he follows the mayor[...]

    Posted: November 07, 2009, 4:06pm EST
    by dave
  • PR Agencies Get Public Money To Manipulate Minds

    Number of comments: 10

    The use of Public Relations firms to build support for everything from jails to street cars and now football bowl bids is reaching the level of absurdity.

    Does anyone really believe ADVERTISING and promotion will influence coaches and sports writers to grant BSU a bowl game bid?

    The most prominent [...]

    Posted: November 06, 2009, 3:06pm EST
    by dave
  • Boise Is The Best In The World!!

    Number of comments: 10

    Attention Sports Fans! Here’s some hot news that will shock you.

    Mayor Dave Bieter is telling folks the #1 Sports Event of 2009 was held right here in Boise!

    Here is an excerpt from the “Mayor’s Memo” for this week:
    “…according to readers of SportsTravel, the sports world’s event magazine, the title [...]

    Posted: November 05, 2009, 4:20pm EST
    by dave
  • Election Results Send Strong Message

    Number of comments: 10

    Tuesday’s local election results sent a strong message from voters: NOBODY REALLY CARES!

    Turnout for Boise was 17% of registered voters–just about what all the experts had predicted. Throughout the Valley incumbents were returned to office and the only close call was the defeat of the Canyon County Jail bond which [...]

    Posted: November 04, 2009, 8:59am EST
    by dave
  • Mayor Hotline October 24 to 30

    Number of comments: 1

    NEARLY TOTAL OPPOSITION TO THE DESIRE NAMED STREETCAR. NO OTHER CALLS EVEN REPORTED ON OTHER TOPICS AND JUST ONE SINGLE FAVORABLE CALLER.
    10/23/09
    Gary Zimmerman
    851 W. Front St. #904
    Boise, ID
    841-6047
    Streetcar; I’m calling to voice a concern with the streetcar that Mayor Dave Bieter is in support[...]

    Posted: November 03, 2009, 7:27pm EST
    by dave
  • Your Vote Counts More Than Ever This Year

    Number of comments: 10

    With a really small voter turnout predicted this year–no state, federal or mayor race in Boise–your vote counts more than ever.

    Why? If voter turnout is as low as some predict–in the range of 15% to 20% of eligible voters–and with multiple candidates in some races, a candidate could conceivably win [...]

    Posted: November 02, 2009, 1:20pm EST
    by dave
  • Mayor Mum On Staff Expansion

    Number of comments: 8

    Despite repeated requests from the GUARDIAN, Team Dave has refused to confirm or deny reports of staff expansion in the office of Mayor Dave Bieter.

    While private sector jobs are at a premium, unemployment rates are at record highs, and there have been (limited) layoffs in other city departments, we hear [...]

    Posted: November 02, 2009, 10:48am EST
    by dave
  • Poet Paul Posts A Poll Plea

    60 million to build a trolley
    When other things we need so much
    Things that are wearing out
    Like bridges, schools and such

    But the council does not listen
    It seems we hardly have a chance
    They plan to get the money
    From the pockets in out pants

    Be sure to raise [...]

    Posted: November 02, 2009, 8:48am EST
    by dave
  • Like A Rudderless Ship, Fire Truck Crashes

    Number of comments: 10

    It seems impossible to hear of a fire truck leaving the station without a driver, but that’s what happened Thursday when Boise’s Truck-5 responded to an alarm at Adams School, but forgot the “tillerman”–the guy who steers the back half of the 100 foot aerial ladder.
    EMS[...]

    Posted: October 30, 2009, 10:55pm EDT
    by dave
  • Abuse Of Police Authority Not Tolerated

    Number of comments: 10
    Boi MC parking sign

    We gotta hand it to Boise PD chief Mike Masterson for “doing the right thing.” Here is a little true yarn that shows how the public can be served while the coppers are humbled.

    When a Boise copper blatantly ignored the law and parked [...]

    Posted: October 29, 2009, 3:18pm EDT
    by dave
  • Poet Paul’s Post

    Number of comments: 1

    Commenting on the recent city council candidate “forums” and an announcement that Idaho Power is to get stimulus money for a long planned and partially implemented upgrade of meters.

    We could use a Power Company Smart Meter
    so we could vote for an intelligent leader
    It would be so grand[...]

    Posted: October 29, 2009, 12:04pm EDT
    by dave
  • Ada Sheriff, State Pen Job Opportunities

    Number of comments: 5
    Apen

    The past week hasn’t been a good one for coppers.

    Ada Sheriff Gary Raney gets credit for acting quickly to shed a deputy who crashed a personal car into a fence while off duty in Meridian recently. The (former) deputy claimed problems with meds and booze.

    Then the [...]

    Posted: October 29, 2009, 9:12am EDT
    by dave
  • “Chippendale” Hockey At Ice World!

    Number of comments: 10

    We figured it would be impossible for Boise’s Ice World to beat the world-wide publicity garnered when two employees made a midnight food run to the Burger King drive-thru aboard a couple of Zamboni ice groomers, but this story of “Puck Naked” hockey may come close.

    Seems the Idaho Junior [...]

    Posted: October 27, 2009, 11:58am EDT
    by dave
  • Mayor Hotline October 17 to 23

    Number of comments: 5

    SKINNY SKATING, COLE SCHOOL, VALLEY RIDE, NO TO TROLLEY,
    10/21/09
    Anonymous
    IDAHO ICE WORLD: I would really like to know what the hell is going on out at Idaho Ice World. My wife and
    daughter were out there today and there was a hockey team out there skating practically naked.[...]

    Posted: October 27, 2009, 10:48am EDT
    by dave
  • How A Bad Idea Just Got Worse

    Number of comments: 10

    Only Team Dave and a handful of people with blinders and earplugs think there is public support for a $60 million trolley to nowhere in downtown Boise.

    Just when we figured the issue was off track, council candidate Dave Litster sends us a lettter he received from the CCDC confirming the [...]

    Posted: October 27, 2009, 9:08am EDT
    by dave
  • City Tells Residents How and Where To Vote

    Number of comments: 3

    Boise citizens have no excused this year when it comes to voting in the city council election. The city has provided a neat new interactive voter map available HERE.

    Just type in your address and it should not only tell you where to vote, it will provide a map with [...]

    Posted: October 26, 2009, 7:36pm EDT
    by dave
  • Home Stretch In Boise Political Campaign

    Number of comments: 10

    As we enter the final days of the political season for local elections, the GUARDIAN will try to keep moving this post to the top of the list to afford candidates and voters a forum to exchange questions, answers, and opinions.

    The Sunday DAILY PAPER endorsed TJ Thomson over [...]

    Posted: October 25, 2009, 12:53pm EDT
    by dave
  • Historic Public Health Event Fighting The Flu We Don’t Call Swine

    Number of comments: 10
    flu

    The free vaccine program for the H1N1 flu–the one we don’t call swine–is being billed as the most massive public health effort in more than 50 years in the USA.

    For anyone over 60 it brought back childhood memories of when we stood in line for the [...]

    Posted: October 24, 2009, 3:16pm EDT
    by dave
  • Poet Paul’s Post

    On the subject of two ISP motorcycle coppers being struck by an apparently outraged motorist on I-84 east of Boise…

    To avenge a ticket he got in town
    He ran a couple of troopers down
    This act of road rage
    Made the news front page
    Please throw the book at this [...]

    Posted: October 24, 2009, 1:51pm EDT
    by dave
  • Canyon Prosecutor Says Cop Rally Wrong

    Number of comments: 9
    JOHN BUJAK

    Canyon Prosecuting Attorney John Bujak reacted quickly and properly Friday when he learned local on-duty coppers in uniform attended a rally advocating a “yes” vote for a jail bond issue on the November 3 election ballot.

    JOHN BUJAK


    Officers and chiefs from Nampa Caldwell, and [...]
    Posted: October 24, 2009, 5:09am EDT
    by dave
  • Poet Paul’s Post

    In the foothills dog owners refuse
    to pick up their doggy do-dos
    It’s where I hike and I jog
    pick up after your dog
    so I don’t have to scrape my shoes!

    Related posts:Poet Paul’s PostPoet Paul’s PostPoet Paul’s [...]

    Posted: October 23, 2009, 8:03pm EDT
    by dave
  • Target Audience?

    Number of comments: 4
    We don't know which sign appeared first, but they all compliment each other.

    We don't know which sign appeared first, but they all compliment each other.

    Related posts:Obama Prompts Idaho Free Speech Movement

    ' [...]
    Posted: October 23, 2009, 4:56pm EDT
    by dave
  • Canyon Coppers Violate Public Purpose Law

    Number of comments: 6

    We noticed a front page picture on the Friday IDAHO PRESS TRIBUNE showing police chiefs from Nampa and Caldwell posing with the Canyon Sheriff and about 20 other police in uniform. Each of them held campaign signs urging a “YES” vote on a ballot question for a new jail.

    While [...]

    Posted: October 23, 2009, 3:02pm EDT
    by dave
  • Force Feed The Taliban Halloween Candy

    Number of comments: 3

    We read a story on the Daily Paper site about a dentist in Eagle who has a brilliant plan to fight tooth decay–and get some publicity in the process.

    He is offering to pay $1 a pound for trick-or-treat candy collected by local kids. It has to be wrapped and [...]

    Posted: October 21, 2009, 4:55pm EDT
    by dave
  • Boise Taxpayers Pay Bill For Eagle Bus

    Number of comments: 10

    In a move that defies logic, Boise taxpayers are spending at the rate of $1,000 a year per round trip passenger that Eagle City officials have refused to pay.

    It all started when Valley Transit–the regional bus outfit–said they would discontinue the “Highway 44 Express” which ran twice daily out State [...]

    Posted: October 21, 2009, 9:22am EDT
    by dave
  • Flu and Health System Make Us Sick

    Number of comments: 10
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    We are not impressed with the way any of the players have handled the “pandemic” assosciated with either the seasonal flu or the one we don’t call swine flu.

    On one hand we read that it is a worldwide disease that could kill millions and [...]

    Posted: October 20, 2009, 4:36pm EDT
    by dave
  • Poet Paul’s Post

    Number of comments: 1

    The Canyon Jail doesn’t have enough space
    so many criminals they can’t keep pace
    It will cost a wad
    to have them live in a “pod”
    but they’ll sure have a “whale” of a place

    Related posts:Poet Paul’s PostPoet Paul’s Post[...]

    Posted: October 19, 2009, 7:30pm EDT
    by dave
  • Early Voting Open In Boise Council Race

    Number of comments: 10

    Several candidates for Boise City Council have reminded us folks can vote early, starting today, October 18th, Monday through Friday for the next two weeks, from 10AM to 4PM. The early voting poll location is 400 N. Benjamin Lane (behind Target near the mall between Franklin and Emerald in a [...]

    Posted: October 19, 2009, 2:20pm EDT
    by dave
  • Mayor Hotline October 10 to 16

    MORE STREETCAR OPPOSITION, NO POTS FOR PUPPY POOP, SAVE COLE SCHOOL, POOR BUS SERVICE, AIRPORT PARKING

    10/12/09
    Chuck Weir
    12868 W. Ginger Creek Dr.
    Boise, ID
    Glass Recycling: I’ve been trying to drop off my recyclable glass at the fire station on McMillan for weeks now. Every time I go over [...]

    Posted: October 19, 2009, 2:00pm EDT
    by dave
  • The Apple Is Smaller, Bite The Same

    Number of comments: 10
    apple2

    Everything we oldtimers learned in economics classes seems to be as applicable to current events as film is to photography in this digital age.

    When interest rates go down, stocks go up. NOT! It pays to save–not when you get less than 2% for a CD. The [...]

    Posted: October 19, 2009, 9:36am EDT
    by dave
  • County Workers Skirt Security Scrutiny

    Number of comments: 10

    The request by Ada County Commishes for a crosswalk on Third Street west of the courthouse points up a glaring inequity between citizens and government workers. Ada County workers enter through a side door that has NO SECURITY SEARCHES.

    They use their county ID tags or a code to enter. [...]

    Posted: October 17, 2009, 3:42pm EDT
    by dave
  • What It Takes To Earn Your Stripes

    Number of comments: 10

    United States District Courts not only accept electronic filing of legal documents, they REQUIRE it. Apparently not the case with the Ada County Highway District.

    The Ada County Commishes have agreed to pay about $3,000 for a designated crosswalk on Third Street just north of Front. There is an employee parking [...]

    Posted: October 16, 2009, 7:02pm EDT
    by dave
  • Poet Paul’s Post

    Number of comments: 2

    Dear council candidate TJ
    on the trolley is it a yea or a nay
    Since you’re the man of Team Dave
    your yea vote you’ll save
    until after election day!

    Related posts:Poet Paul’s PostPoet Paul’s PostPoet Paul’s Post

    [...]
    Posted: October 16, 2009, 10:52am EDT
    by dave
  • Poet Paul’s Post

    Number of comments: 2

    A double shot today…local and national.

    HEALTH CARE–
    The committee needed one vote more
    to send a health care bill to the floor
    popularity will wane
    for the lady from Maine
    Looks like we got a Snowe job for sure!

    BOISE BOY–
    He coached basketball on the courts
    now he’s in a [...]

    Posted: October 14, 2009, 11:29am EDT
    by dave
  • Poet Paul’s Post

    Number of comments: 1

    Dave Litster’s got a lot to gain
    He’s got a big boost in his campaign
    It seems he’s got dibs
    on the seat left by Tibbs
    since Jim endorsed him by name!

    Related posts:Poet Paul’s PostPoet Paul’s PostPoet Paul’s [...]

    Posted: October 13, 2009, 11:46am EDT
    by dave
  • TJ Thomson Rakes In The Dough

    Number of comments: 6

    DISCLAIMER: The following is a press release from Thomson and not an endorsement. We will publish “news” from any candidates based on the judgement of the GUARDIAN.

    On Monday, TJ Thomson filed his first Campaign Financial Disclosure Report with the City of Boise. TJ raised over $40,000 through September 30th from [...]

    Posted: October 13, 2009, 7:29am EDT
    by dave
  • If Only Boise Politicos Had Listened…

    Number of comments: 6

    The Daily Paper reports Boise officials can’t find the cash to build bike paths near the new Park Center Bridge at a cost that is about the same as a trolley pitchman $93,000.

    We will admit to just a tiny bit of “I told you so” on the lack of money [...]

    Posted: October 12, 2009, 1:44pm EDT
    by dave
  • Poet Paul’s Post

    Number of comments: 2

    On a bridge Baker’s name was missed
    Sara feels she was personally dissed
    fools names and fools faces
    are seen in public places
    so she might be too smart for the list!

    Related posts:Poet Paul’s PostPoet Paul’s PostPoet Paul’s [...]

    Posted: October 12, 2009, 9:53am EDT
    by dave
  • Mayor Hotline October 3 to 9

    TOTAL OPPOSITION TO STREETCAR, NO METH CLINIC NEAR SCHOOL, GLASS RECYCLE
    Terry Aldrich
    1407 Newport St.
    Boise, ID 83709
    322-4250
    Streetcar: I just wanted to voice my disapproval for the trolley system. The city should not be spending one cent of my tax dollars for anything other than police or [...]

    Posted: October 12, 2009, 9:53am EDT
    by dave
  • Council-Citizen Meeting Place

    Number of comments: 5

    The GUARDIAN will use this headline and story as the “meeting place” for ideas and opinions during the Boise City Council race that is currently underway.

    Whether you are a candidate with an idea or a citizen with an opinion, you can share it here in the comment section. We will [...]

    Posted: October 11, 2009, 10:50am EDT
    by dave
  • Poetic Trolley Talk

    Number of comments: 2

    The GUARDIAN poet laureate “Paul” has weighed in with a short take on the trolley issue.

    Sixty million for a downtown trolley
    The mayor says “Yes, by golly!”
    He’s on the wrong track
    As a matter of fact
    It will become known as Bieter’s Folly!

    Related posts:[...]

    Posted: October 10, 2009, 5:11pm EDT
    by dave
  • Council Candidates Square Off Over Trolley Plan

    Number of comments: 10

    The Team Dave proposal for a trolley in downtown Boise has touched off a round of press release exchanges between council candidates TJ Thomson and Dave Litster who are both seeking the seat of Jim Tibbs who is not running for reelection.

    First shot came from Litster who is aiming to [...]

    Posted: October 09, 2009, 1:50pm EDT
    by dave
  • Wisconsin Has A better Transportation Idea

    Number of comments: 10
    It may look like just a bus, but with designated lane use, traffic signal priority, and decent bus stops with electronic signs announcing the schedule and "next bus" it can be a BUS RAPID TRANSIT.

    Seems like the cheesehead state is getting a lot of attention these [...]

    Posted: October 08, 2009, 2:27pm EDT
    by dave
  • Commish Baker Dissed On ACHD Plaque

    Number of comments: 10
    THE PARK CENTER BRIDGE TABLET MINUS BAKER'S NAME.

    THE PARK CENTER BRIDGE TABLET MINUS BAKER'S NAME.

    Ada County Highway District Commish Sara Baker got dissed by whomever ordered up the permanent brass plaque for the new Park Center Bridge and she isn’t happy.

    When the new span was dedicated' [...]

    Posted: October 08, 2009, 10:15pm EDT
    by dave
  • Take Two Sneaky Trolley Resolution

    Number of comments: 10

    Based on the content of a Team Dave press release and the overwhelming public opposition to awarding a $90,000 contract to Dave Bieter’s campaign ad agency, it would be fair to conclude Boise City Hall is in a bit of upheaval.

    Team Dave tried to sneak the bid award resolution past [...]

    Posted: October 06, 2009, 6:55pm EDT
    by dave
  • City Tries To Hide New PR Expense

    Number of comments: 10

    Boise’s Team Dave is a step away from a legal land mine as they seek council approval of a PR/marketing agency to promote one side of a public policy issue.

    The GUARDIAN sees it as a blatant violation of the “public purpose doctrine” in law which dictates that all expenditures [...]

    Posted: October 06, 2009, 9:43am EDT
    by dave
  • Mayor Hotline Sept 26 to Oct 2

    Number of comments: 3

    LOTS OF DERAIL THE TROLLEY, ONE ABOARD TROLLEY, STINK OVER SEWER, HEALTH RESOLUTION OFF TRACK, SWANS NEAR BRIDGE, NO BUS FOR BLIND

    9/30/09
    Lance Danger
    P.O. Box 986
    Boise, ID 83701
    Trolley: Gee Mayor, you’re a fricking idiot. Why don’t you just go back to the horse-and-buggy?
    Wouldn’t that be a [...]

    Posted: October 05, 2009, 7:32pm EDT
    by dave
  • Trolley Open House Not So Open

    Number of comments: 10
    MEDIA AND PAID TROLLEY PROMOTERS MINGLE AT OPEN HOUSE THAT WASN'T.

    MEDIA AND PAID TROLLEY PROMOTERS MINGLE AT OPEN HOUSE THAT WASN'T.

    A Thursday event in a vacant downtown store billed as an “Open House” to discuss Team Dave’s Trolley Folly turned out to not be so open.

    GUARDIAN' [...]

    Posted: October 01, 2009, 8:32pm EDT
    by dave
  • It’s Litster vs Thomson

    Number of comments: 10
    LAY, LITSTER, AND SIEBERS ON CITY HALL STEPS

    The GUARDIAN has had a standing offer to all candidates to post their initial campaign blurb and profile. Dave Litster is running for the Boise City Council seat being vacated by Jim Tibbs.

    LAY, LITSTER, AND SIEBERS ON CITY [...]

    Posted: October 01, 2009, 3:57pm EDT
    by dave
  • STATESMAN Readers Bash Bieter Trolley

    Number of comments: 10

    Mayor Dave Bieter continued his pitch for a trolley in the narrow streets of Downtown Boise with an op-ed piece in the Daily Paper Wednesday.

    Out of 10 comments posted so far, there was one flat out supporter, one “sorta for it” and eight who flat out were against it. [...]

    Posted: October 01, 2009, 10:49pm EDT
    by dave
  • Mayor Hotline September 19 to 25

    Number of comments: 2

    AGAINST TROLLEY AND TRAIN, AGAINST TROLLEY FOR TRAIN, COPPERS ON PHONE IGNORE CITIZEN, TRASH TALK, NO FREE PARKING

    9/23/09
    Vicki Morrison
    5424 Eugene St.
    Boise, ID 83703
    Streetcar & Amtrak: I’m calling about two concerns. One is the streetcar that Mayor Bieter is
    proposing, which I think is a complete waste [...]

    Posted: September 30, 2009, 3:55pm EDT
    by dave
  • Who Can Drive Safely AND Text?

    Number of comments: 10
    THIS COPPER IS SAFELY PARKED. CAN ANYONE DRIVE SAFELY AND READ A COMPUTER?

    THIS COPPER IS SAFELY PARKED. SHOULD ANYONE DRIVE AND READ A COMPUTER?

    Lots of buzz today about proposed laws to ban texting while driving. One source claimed truck drivers were 23 times more likely to [...]
    Posted: September 28, 2009, 7:53pm EDT
    by dave
  • Boise FD To Sell Services To North Ada District

    Number of comments: 10

    Another “business plan” to come out of Thursday’s “strategic planning” meeting with city officials is the planned expansion of the Boise Fire Department by two dozen personnel in a “take over” deal which will have Boise selling fire protection to Garden City, Hidden Springs, and the rest of the North [...]

    Posted: September 26, 2009, 7:03pm EDT
    by dave
  • Items Of Little Interest, But Important To Pols

    Number of comments: 8

    Here is a list of current news topics with a typically cynical GUARDIAN SLANT.

    –The Park Center Bridge that Harris Ranch Developers stuck taxpayers to build so they would benefit is about to open with great fanfare from Ada County Highway District.

    –Micron is still slurping at the public trough. This time [...]

    Posted: September 25, 2009, 2:53pm EDT
    by dave
  • Council Cools Fire Ambulance Plans

    Number of comments: 4

    Boise City councilors worked on “strategic planning” Thursday, engaging in some give-and-take with department heads to exchange ideas and goals and offer direction from the council.

    If that sounds like “corporate speak” with the young and restless bouncing their dreams off the board of directors, you got the picture.

    The meetings are [...]

    Posted: September 25, 2009, 9:15am EDT
    by dave
  • Stabbing Suspect Has No Driver’s License!

    Number of comments: 9

    We have to admit to making a visit to the Daily Paper’s web site today where we noticed a headline about a fatal stabbing in the parking lot of a bikini bar.

    The Daily–and apparently coppers–found it noteworthy the suspect was driving without a license.
    “An Idaho City man accused of [...]

    Posted: September 24, 2009, 2:03pm EDT
    by dave
  • French Grow Suspicious Pine Trees

    Number of comments: 10
    CellTree

    The GUARDIAN just got back from a week in France working on the day job, but with heart and mind still firmly tied to Boise.

    We were driving through the Champagne area northeast of Paris when we spotted this perfectly straight tall pine tree. A little suspicious [...]

    Posted: September 23, 2009, 9:21am EDT
    by dave
  • Mayor Hotline September 12 to 18

    Number of comments: 10

    OVERWHELMING OPPOSITION TO THE HEALTH CARE RESOLUTION WHICH WAS IGNORED BY MAYOR AND COUNCIL, USUAL PARKING AND TRASH ISSUES, TOTAL OF 22 PAGES, MUCH OF IT JUST NAMES and “AGAINST.”

    Walt Baker
    10189 Edna St.
    Boise, ID 83704
    853-0192
    Health Care Resolution: I’m concerned about the thought of supporting universal health [...]

    Posted: September 21, 2009, 11:39am EDT
    by dave
  • AMBUS Every Minute For Cost Of AMTRAK

    Number of comments: 4

    For the cost of a daily AMTRAK train or two, the GUARDIAN can provide bus service that would run a bus EVERY MINUTE 24/7.

    That’s right. We got out the ol’ electronic calculator and punched in the numbers for the cost of the GUARDIAN’s fantasy AMBUS plan versus the cost of [...]

    Posted: September 20, 2009, 10:52am EDT
    by dave
  • Study Shows Boise Amtrak Not In Financial Best Interest Of USA

    Number of comments: 10

    After spending at least $374,000,000 to get the tracks and people up to speed, Amtrak would have to charge passengers an average of $353 for each ticket–IF they could get 102,000 riders–just to break even on the cheapest option for trail service to Boise, according to figures released in an [...]

    Posted: September 19, 2009, 8:48am EDT
    by dave
  • BPD Union President Offers Swam Song

    Number of comments: 6

    KIP WILLS HAS BEEN A FREQUENT COMMENTER ON THE GUARDIAN–USING HIS REAL NAME–AS PRESIDENT OF THE COPPERS UNION. HE IS HEADED FOR THE BIG LEAGUES WITH THE FEDS AND ASKED THAT WE POST HIS FAREWELL.

    I wanted to take a moment and thank you for your efforts for a more open [...]

    Posted: September 18, 2009, 7:52am EDT
    by dave
  • Boise Weighs In On Health Care

    Number of comments: 10

    Mayor Bieter and Team Dave need a lesson in priorities. They snubbed the GUARDIAN town hall meeting on ambulance service, but weigh in on a national political health issue.

    They still haven’t had any public discussion on Boise FD ambulances!

    The only city operated area of “Health Care” that comes to mind [...]

    Posted: September 16, 2009, 3:44am EDT
    by dave
  • Team Dave Tries Brainwashing Public

    Number of comments: 10

    We have long been unhappy with the efforts of Team Dave to shape public opinion on the “Trolley Folly.” Now it looks like the mayor and staff are following in the mold of the infamous Brent Coles

    Coles spent public funds to influence the outcome of the Foothills Tax Levy election, [...]

    Posted: September 15, 2009, 3:09pm EDT
    by dave
  • Mayor Hotline Sept 5 to 11

    9/6/09
    John Weber
    3025 N. Five Mile Rd. Apt. 203
    Boise, ID 83713
    321-4998
    Library and Weed Abatement: My comment is regarding the new LEED library on Ustick and Cole. I and many other residents have noticed that very late at night all the lights are on in this energy [...]

    Posted: September 12, 2009, 1:50pm EDT
    by dave
  • Mayor Hotline Aug. 28 to Sept 4

    Number of comments: 10

    SORRY ABOUT THE FORMATTING, WORKING FROM A STRANGE SITE IN PARIS FOR THE DAY JOB.

    8/30/09
    Pete Peterson
    6212 W. Lucky Ln.
    Boise, ID 83703
    853-0932
    BPD: The reason for my call is I had a very bad experience with a bicycle policeman today at Curb Cup about 3:45 p.m. Two [...]

    Posted: September 10, 2009, 11:29am EDT
    by dave
  • Drying Paint More Exciting Than Council Race

    Number of comments: 10

    We hate to dis any of the candidates for Boise City Council, but this race may set a record for non-interest of voters and the media.

    We have said it before, but the chances of anyone beating an incumbent are slim to none and the one seat being vacated by Jim [...]

    Posted: September 09, 2009, 10:36pm EDT
    by dave
  • Bad Sports Not Treated Alike In Idaho

    Number of comments: 10

    All it took for Oregon Tailback LeGarrette Blount to get out of town without an arrest by Boise PD was an apology after sucker punching BSU defensive end Byron Hout when players and coaches from both teams mingled on the field following the game.

    Football is a rough game that brings [...]

    Posted: September 04, 2009, 11:44am EDT
    by dave
  • SW Boiseans Sent Out Of Town To Vote

    Number of comments: 10
    AMAP

    Boise has a new ordinance giving preference to local vendors, but apparently that doesn’t apply to polling places. According to the latest information on the city website, they are sending people out of town to vote–but only in two southwest Boise precincts.

    If that sounds [...]

    Posted: September 04, 2009, 10:01pm EDT
    by dave
  • Baumbach Claims Victory In Precinct Battle

    Number of comments: 4

    We previously posted a dispute voiced by Boise City Council candidate Lucas Baumbach over what he claimed was a conspiracy to “disenfranchise” conservative voters through gerrymandering.

    Today, he offers up a press release claiming vindication and posing half a dozen questions to the city clerk. The GUARDIAN will try to post [...]

    Posted: September 03, 2009, 1:10pm EDT
    by dave
  • Another View On Bike Safety

    Number of comments: 8
    bike

    GUARDIAN reader Clancy offers up some logical and common sense ideas about bike safety as school gets underway in Boise and all the surveys, committees, and news of bike accidents have been discussed.

    BY CLANCY
    GUARDIAN Guest Post

    Boise and the Treasure Valley are in the midst of [...]

    Posted: September 03, 2009, 10:41pm EDT
    by dave
  • “Wolf Sighting” Prompts Prediction

    Number of comments: 10
    NateDog

    After observing the massive media coverage on Idaho’s wolf hunt the GUARDIAN will offer this prediction: BEFORE THE SEASON IS OVER THERE WILL BE A TRAGIC SHOOTING DEATH OF A PET DOG, no doubt prompting an entirely new controversy.

    When we ran across Nate and his beloved [...]

    Posted: September 02, 2009, 9:10am EDT
    by dave
  • Candidate Baumbach Claims Gerrymander

    Number of comments: 10

    FINALLY! Something to write about on the Boise City Council election with Council Candidate Lucas Baumback claiming a conspiracy against conservative candidates through gerrymandering voting precincts.

    “The poll closures are a bold attempt to disenfranchise thousands of voters by making it inconvenient to vote, due to poll overcrowding and extended travel [...]

    Posted: September 01, 2009, 4:32pm EDT
    by dave
  • Mayor Hotline August 22 to 28

    Number of comments: 6

    LOTS OF TRASH TALK, BIKE SAFETY, NO TO FIRE AMBULANCE, HOMELESS AND KIDS BAD MIX

    8/24/09
    Mark Rinehart
    5326 Kootenai
    Boise, ID 83705
    EMS: Reference please: the current discussion between the Boise Fire Department and the
    Boise Ada Paramedics. Comment: I think the Fire Department is doing what they do best,[...]

    Posted: August 31, 2009, 5:33pm EDT
    by dave
  • Praying Mantis, Nature’s Garden Guardian

    Number of comments: 1
    PrayingGuardian

    The day job includes making photos for textbooks and we just couldn’t resist sharing this one made in the back yard.

    Many gardeners consider mantises to be desirable insects, as they prey upon many harmful insect species. Organic gardeners who avoid pesticides may encourage mantises as a [...]

    Posted: August 30, 2009, 1:13pm EDT
    by dave
  • Quick Thinking Girl Saves Sister

    Number of comments: 3
    Brianna Moss

    A summer blackberry picking outing on August 20 resulted in a near tragedy when 8-year-old MaKayla Moss fell into a West Boise Canal canal.

    MaKayla and her sister Brianna,13, were “adventuring” along the canal, picking berries when the younger girl reached out to a duckling swimming [...]

    Posted: August 29, 2009, 2:51pm EDT
    by dave
  • Town Hall Meeting Video On Line

    Number of comments: 10

    The unedited video of the GUARDIAN’S Monday Town Hall Meeting to discuss the ambulance issue is available on the ADA COUNTY website. Click on the notice appropriate listing. It is about an hour and a half with a 10 minute intro by the fat bald GUARDIAN editor.

    No allegations of [...]

    Posted: August 27, 2009, 3:06pm EDT
    by dave
  • Boise Pays $165,000 Monthly To Ship Recyclables

    Number of comments: 10
    Adump

    Information provided to a citizen by Boise City’s Trash Programs “solid waste coordinator” touched off a GUARDIAN investigation revealing Boise is shelling out big bucks for tons of junk.

    When a GUARDIAN reader inquired about distribution of revenues (if any) from recycling under the new [...]

    Posted: August 27, 2009, 1:50pm EDT
    by dave
  • Votes Cost More With Technology

    Number of comments: 8
    ELECTION CZAR CHRIS RICH EXPLAINS POTENTIAL BALLOT COMBOS AT POLLS

    ELECTION CZAR CHRIS RICH EXPLAINS POTENTIAL BALLOT COMBOS AT POLLS

    A new election headquarters complete with optical scanners, ballot storage, and everything else that is needed to run an election is up and running at the Ada County [...]
    Posted: August 26, 2009, 7:24pm EDT
    by dave
  • Ada Beats Boise Again In Supreme Court

    Number of comments: 10

    In a 5 zip decision, the Idaho Supreme Court has ruled that Boise City must provide courtroom space for the magistrate court handling Boise cases.

    State law says district court judges have authority to order cities to provide adequate quarters and equipment for the magistrate division and those costs can be [...]

    Posted: August 25, 2009, 3:41pm EDT
    by dave
  • Ada Beats Boise Again In Supreme Court

    In a 5 zip decision, the Idaho Supreme Court has ruled that Boise City must provide courtroom space for the magistrate court handling Boise cases.

    State law says district court judges have authority to order cities to provide adequate quarters and equipment for the magistrate division and those costs can be [...]

    Posted: August 25, 2009, 3:41pm EDT
    by dave
  • Boise City Ambulance Plan On “Hold”

    Number of comments: 10

    In a letter to Ada Commish chair Fred Tilman ( with the Commish’s name spelled incorrectly), Boise Mayor Dave Bieter said he and the council have put their plans to get an ambulance transport license on “hold.”

    They cryptically refer to the GUARDIAN revelations (and subsequent legacy media coverage) over the [...]

    Posted: August 25, 2009, 2:03pm EDT
    by dave
  • Boise City Ambulance Plan On “Hold”

    In a letter to Ada Commish chair Fred Tilman ( with the Commish’s name spelled incorrectly), Boise Mayor Dave Bieter said he and the council have put their plans to get an ambulance transport license on “hold.”

    They cryptically refer to the GUARDIAN revelations (and subsequent legacy media coverage) over the [...]

    Posted: August 25, 2009, 2:03pm EDT
    by dave
  • Boise Officials “No Show” At Town Hall Meet

    Number of comments: 10

    About 60 concerned citizens and a handful of Ada County EMS paramedics got together for the GUARDIAN Town Hall meeting at the library Monday to discuss the status of ambulance service in the county and city.

    Sadly, the Boise Firefighters union accused the GUARDIAN of bias on the issue and boycotted [...]

    Posted: August 24, 2009, 9:15pm EDT
    by dave
  • Mayor Hotline August 15 to 21

    Number of comments: 4

    TRASH TALK, DEAD TREES, GRAFFITI, HEROINE
    8/20/09
    Susan Merritt
    Special Recognition: I just wanted to ask if you give any kind of awards for saving someone’s
    life because I know a little girl who saved her sister’s life yesterday when she fell into the canal.
    Her sister is 8 years [...]

    Posted: August 24, 2009, 5:14pm EDT
    by dave
  • Mayor Hotline August 15 to 21

    TRASH TALK, DEAD TREES, GRAFFITI, HEROINE
    8/20/09
    Susan Merritt
    Special Recognition: I just wanted to ask if you give any kind of awards for saving someone’s
    life because I know a little girl who saved her sister’s life yesterday when she fell into the canal.
    Her sister is 8 years [...]

    Posted: August 24, 2009, 5:14pm EDT
    by dave
  • Sneaky Language In Revised Ordinance

    Number of comments: 10

    Boise City Councilors have just come off an intense season of budget work and approvals during tough economic times, but it appears they don’t know the status of important city government issues.

    Councilors are about to approve an ordinance that will give the fire chief additional sweeping authority, including going into [...]

    Posted: August 24, 2009, 11:50am EDT
    by dave
  • Boise Fire Contemplates Stretcher Purchase

    Number of comments: 10

    While Team Dave sent a letter to a citizen signed by Mayor Dave Bieter claiming that “neither the council nor the mayor has authorized emergency transport…,” it would appear that plans are forging ahead to do just that without any public discussion or prior council action asking for staff to [...]

    Posted: August 23, 2009, 9:27am EDT
    by dave
  • Commish Baker Proposes ACHD Budget Cuts

    Number of comments: 4

    Ada County Highway Department Commish Sara baker has proposed some across the board budget cuts in HER BLOG. She may qualify as a “rebel with a cause” by seeking $1,000,000 in savings.

    While the local street budget for the county is not the hot button issue of ambulance service, there [...]

    Posted: August 22, 2009, 12:18pm EDT
    by dave
  • You Don’t Have To Eat Wolf Meat

    Number of comments: 10

    When it comes to wolves, we can only assume reader Gordon was asking about the four legged variety of wolves and not the political variety. No doubt the tag and bag limits might be appealing. One could argue both varieties are carnivores.

    Q- “If Idaho now has tags, hunting season and [...]

    Posted: August 21, 2009, 11:40am EDT
    by dave
  • EMERGENCY! Meeting At LIBRARY!

    Number of comments: 10

    THE BOISE GUARDIAN WILL SPONSOR A PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS THE PROS AND CONS OF A CITY OPERATED AMBULANCE SERVICE.

    LOCATION: Boise Library! on Capitol Blvd. auditorium (entrance around back)
    TIME: 7p.m. Monday August 24
    FORMAT: Town Hall forum with BFD and EMS each presenting up to 10 minute openers.

    Since [...]

    Posted: August 20, 2009, 2:22pm EDT
    by dave

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