If The Center Serving Persons with Mental Retardation does end up losing its West Dallas Avenue land, it's clear it won't happen quietly: Yesterday, about 200 of The Center's residents, board members and supporters made the scene at City Hall, holding banners outside the building and packing the City Council chamber to make their side of the story heard. The Center, you'll remember, is concerned over news that the city wants to seize the land...
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So, just short of a month after a group of local janitors went on strike to demand higher wages and health benefits, the strike seems to be over: The striking janitors and the city's five major cleaning companies reaches a tentative agreement yesterday. Which means the strike was a success, right? Well, yes. And no.
A divided City Council voted 8-6 today to give the OK to American Traffic Solutions for the installation of red-light cameras across the city. The move ends months of discussion about whether the city should have the cameras and who should install them — or maybe "ends" isn't the right word, as we're sure this won't really be the end of anything.
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