In our first piece on the Memphis Energy Burden, we outlined the recent history of energy prices and proposed a program to address the Energy Equity problem, as a way of mitigating excessive energy costs. This is the next step. We noted that per-unit energy prices, poverty and the energy efficiency of the housing stock […]
Memphis has the highest energy burden of US cities. MLGW and TVA propose a series of rate increases. A new City program to invest heavily in the energy efficiency of our homes can address the energy burden, reinvest in our communities and reduce poverty.
In this Smart City Memphis article, “with the Memphis zoo parking design now revealed, the final decision is headed inevitably to Mayor Strickland’s desk after a week of public comment. That’s where the buck stops. There will undoubtedly be intense lobbying of the mayor by both sides. It is hard to see how the design, […]
This information is culled from 119 screen dumps of a Facebook conversation on Whitney Wood’s (now Flaherty) page, over five days in January 2016. Adam Guerrero dominated this exchange, appearing in over 100 of the screen shots and, according to other participants, was abusive. The 119 screen dumps may be downloaded. They are cross […]
By Stephanie Diane Ford and Fergus Nolan Adam Guerrero is a 38-year old former teacher, who was recently fired from Libertas Montessori School in Memphis. He operates a business, SmartMule LLC based at 3713 Townes Ave. Guerrero is a U of M graduate who was separated from West Point after undergoing mandatory counseling. Prior […]
Introduction Caissa Public Strategy operates behind the scenes. Their stable of client politicians dominates City Council, they’ve worked for Mayor Strickland’s administration and they have a host of business clients, for whom they perform a range of services, from reputation management to marketing to “crisis management”. They are one of the best-connected entities in town. […]
Ryan Poe’s Commercial Appeal article on the Boyd Scandal on September marked a watershed in Memphis politics. This is Ryan’s well-deserved scoop, but I am pretty sure it could not have been written two years ago. During the 2015 election cycle, the Boyd article to the right appeared in the CA. The piece, written by […]
On Friday July 21st 2017, a group of less than twelve people started assembling in Health Science Park, at around 5 PM. The park is the location of the grave of Nathan Bedford Forrest, surmounted by an equestrian statue. The Sons of the Confederacy had been at a meeting in the Mason Hall across Union. […]
Like many police forces, Memphis Police Department is becoming increasingly militarized. MPD possesses two armored vehicles.
DHS (the Federal Department of Homeland Security) lists 53 state and territory fusion centers. Tennessee Fusion Center is at 901 R.S. Gass Boulevard Nashville, TN 37243 and it has four branches, including one in Memphis. Wikipedia reports “many .. were jointly created between 2003 and 2007 under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Office […]
