Contending the city's incarceration rate is too high, Councilmember Gray has begun quantifying budget requests in terms of the annual cost of housing an inmate: $18,000.
The federal government would've paid most of that if reimbursement deadlines had been met.
Alternatives include porous mats that hold soils in place while allowing grass to grow — at an added cost of more than $350 million. Layering the whole system with concrete is another costly option.
It's time to deal with financing of the courts while city leaders discuss Charity Hospital and a new courthouse.
Does a cleaned-up French Market affirm or betray its storied past?
Board holds retreat, looks for ways to gather data from the school.
Also during budget hearings, council questions management of new Crescent Park.
Study showed the building could've been rehabbed for a modern hospital for less than it cost to build the new one.
The city could bring in $10 million by selling them.
Civil judges would rather build at Duncan Plaza. If that doesn't work, they're seeking another site downtown.
