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	<title>Somerville Voices &#187; Investigative Reports</title>
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		<title>Progress on the Parking Tickets Story</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/25/city-finances/progress-on-the-parking-tickets-story/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/25/city-finances/progress-on-the-parking-tickets-story/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Rafkind</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New England Center for Investigative Reporting at Boston University has taken an interest in our (Somerville Voices) proposed investigation of parking fines and has offered to analyze the ticket data for the amount of $500.
With this analysis, we&#8217;ll know how much revenue the city is getting from the 48-hour limit on parking in one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Despite unresolved allegations against FW Russell, City renews waste disposal contract</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/11/27/workers-rights/despite-unresolved-allegations-against-fw-russell-city-renews-waste-disposal-contract/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/11/27/workers-rights/despite-unresolved-allegations-against-fw-russell-city-renews-waste-disposal-contract/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:15:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Rafkind</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, the Board of Aldermen extended the City&#8217;s contract with FW Russell for another year plus 5 more under a new contract despite concerns stemming from a 2-year-old investigation by AG Coakley&#8217;s office into the waste disposal company&#8217;s labor practices. The company was selected for offering the lowest price among 4 bids procured by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CAFEH Needs your Help&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/08/24/environment-and-open-space/cafeh-needs-your-help/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/08/24/environment-and-open-space/cafeh-needs-your-help/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:20:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dmeglio</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.somervillevoices.org/?p=2819</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As many of you may be aware, STEP and Tufts University have come together in a community partnership to form CAFEH (the Community Assessment of Freeway Exposure). We have just begun a year long study to learn whether living very near major highways poses health concerns for residents’ health. I am writing to ask for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Somerville Parks &amp; Recreation Spaces, Part II:  Access, Safety &amp; Equity Considerations</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/08/21/schools-and-youth/somerville-parks-recreation-spaces-part-ii-access-safety-equity-considerations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/08/21/schools-and-youth/somerville-parks-recreation-spaces-part-ii-access-safety-equity-considerations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:34:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>eila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our friend reports that her son (22 months) fell while walking on bricks at the Walnut Street Park, fractured his right femur, and is in a cast for four weeks.  She says that bricks at the park were loose and the city attempted to repair them cheaply- and that they were also slick from the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Public Information Response from ADA Coordinator Raises Red Flag</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/08/17/accessibility/public-information-response-from-ada-coordinator-raises-red-flag/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/08/17/accessibility/public-information-response-from-ada-coordinator-raises-red-flag/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>eila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to SomervilleVoices for providing this venue to post our Public Information Requests -and to share the responses (or lack therof) that we receive.
Here&#8217;s one example of a PIR response that raises red flags.
June 15, 2009 Request for ADA Transition Plans of 10 City facilities
“TO:  Carlene Campbell,  ADA Coordinator for City of Somerville,   93 Highland [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Evening of civility ends with abrupt rejection at Traffic Board Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/08/15/politics/evening-of-civility-ends-with-abrupt-rejection-at-traffic-board-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/08/15/politics/evening-of-civility-ends-with-abrupt-rejection-at-traffic-board-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:39:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>glevy01</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dennis Sullivan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Kotzuba]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Robert Trane]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tom Taylor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Walter Pero]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[William Roche]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.somervillevoices.org/?p=2609</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Thursday&#8217;s event at City Hall was a far cry from the tense, emotion-high fracas that went down at the Traffic Commission meeting two weeks ago.  The stately Aldermanic chamber was likewise filled with concerned Somerville citizens, but this time, the city&#8217;s controversial May 21 vote was the agenda.
Listen to the public hearing (thanks to [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Fund This Story : Somerville Parking Tickets</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/08/15/announcements/fund-this-story-somerville-parking-tickets/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/08/15/announcements/fund-this-story-somerville-parking-tickets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 05:14:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Rafkind</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.somervillevoices.org/?p=2589</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
Although parking tickets are meant to punish violators and provide maximum street access to those who live, work, or visit here, the city depends on this revenue to shore up its budget. We intend to find out whether all residential neighborhoods and business districts pay an equitable share of parking fines. If not, why? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Somerville Parks &amp; Recreation Spaces, Part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/08/07/schools-and-youth/somerville-parks-recreation-spaces-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/08/07/schools-and-youth/somerville-parks-recreation-spaces-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 03:20:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cat Scott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Accessibility]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.somervillevoices.org/?p=2445</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many Somerville residents are not aware that the City manages 46 parks, playgrounds and ball fields for residents. With this astonishing number comes certain responsibilities on the part of the city, such as upkeep and accessibility.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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		<title>Permit-Only Parking Under Fire at Traffic Commission Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/07/30/politics/permit-only-parking-under-fire-at-traffic-commission-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/07/30/politics/permit-only-parking-under-fire-at-traffic-commission-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:28:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>glevy01</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alderman Taylor]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Courtney Koslow]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.somervillevoices.org/?p=2316</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It seems as if the Somerville Traffic Commission has a sticky situation on it's hands. I attended the regularly scheduled Somerville Traffic Commission meeting at the Tufts Administration building this evening, and from what was printed on the agenda, I expected a fairly run-of-the-mill session.  But the 75-odd residents who packed the TAB cafeteria had a different agenda in mind...]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Brainstorming the News</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/05/19/investigative-reports/brainstorming-the-news/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/05/19/investigative-reports/brainstorming-the-news/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 03:35:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Rafkind</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.somervillevoices.org/?p=1693</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Somerville by the numbers, our community&#8217;s carbon foot-print, and collecting resident immigration stories are just a few of the story ideas generated at last Sunday&#8217;s Brainstorming Session. Read on for more suggestions and please leave your ideas and feedback below in the comments. Some of these stories will soon be pitched (in more detail) for [...]]]></description>
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