Lydia A Hubbell, a candidate for Metro Council in Nashville says “Being ‘Gay’ is nothing to be proud of, but she’s “not opposed to them
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DEAD DEAL: City to table parking privatization plan
Multiple sources within the city administration now confirm that Mayor Briley’s parking privatization plan will be deferred indefinitely, effectively killing the plan. Mayor Briley’s Office
Briley Administration threatens general fund; says parking privatization already baked into budget
During the meeting, an assistant finance director confirmed that the parking company’s upfront payment is necessary for this year’s Metro budget numbers to work and threatened to pull an equal amount of money out of the general fund if this privatization deal is not completed.
Details: Mayor Briley’s plan to outsource parking spaces & permits to a private company for $30 mil upfront
DETAILS: Mayor David Briley reveals plan to turn over management of Nashville’s parking spaces to a private company for $30 cash million up front, increase fines by 227%, extend enforcement times to 10 p.m., add Sunday enforcement, increase meter rates, and eliminate free parking for clean energy vehicles.
‘Cultural Incompetence’ – says Mayoral Candidate about Mayor Briley’s decision to remove cherry blossom trees for NFL Draft
State Representative John Ray Clemmons, who is Running to be the next Mayor of Nashville, said Saturday the decision by Mayor Briley’s administration to allow the removal and destruction of over 21 cherry blossom trees to accommodate the NFL Draft event in downtown Nashville displayed ‘cultural incompetence.’
Car club says I-24 shutdown was protest over lack of meeting space – wants meeting with Mayor
#HighwayShutdown: We now know WHY a local car club shut down I-24 Saturday night. They’re upset about being pushed out of meeting space for car clubs, and want the city, to do something about it. The Night Goonz car club says the protest was to get the attention of Mayor David Briley – their full statement inside.
Metro Nashville’s failed transgender response; How Goodlettsville got it right
Metro Nashville has been quietly handling their response to the transgender shaming incident by multiple city employees in October. Along the way, they have shown some signs of progress. However, they also took 28 days to ask the victim’s name, and are considering a city-wide response that does nothing to address the behavior of the employees. Goodlettsville, however, addressed the incident with a passion, and moved forward with the support of their community.
Editorial: Why Chief Anderson’s private apology isn’t enough
Who will step up and take responsibility? Mayor Briley is pretending it never happened, and Police Chief Steve Anderson is privately apologizing to the richest LGBT business owner in the city, instead of the community or the actual victim.
Nashville, we MUST #DoBetter, it’s time.
Mayor Briley uses clever phrasing to hide opposition to Community Oversight Board proposal
Mayor David Briley participated In a town hall event Tuesday night at The Temple, that was live tweeted by his staff to the official @MayorBriley
Metro Nashville Disclosed 19,340 Employee’s Email Addresses, Many Private / Personal Accounts
Metro Nashville made over 19,000 current & former employee email addresses, many of them private personal addresses (gmail, yahoo, live, etc), available online for anyone to view or download as a database, linked to the employee’s name.
