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by Cat on Sat Dec 21st, 2019 at 02:25:15 AM EST
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Police surveillance planes to fly above Baltimore in 2020
  • Police will not have access to live feeds, and instead, officers will receive "evidence packages" of specific crimes that have already being reported.
  • The resolution of the footage won't be sharp enough for officers to identify faces, but should help them track movement and action.
  • Footage from the pilot program will not be use in cases of police misconduct.
Baltimore is experiencing one of its most violent years on record, with more than 330 homicides so far. That's up from 309 total in 2018. The city has also seen more than 1,310 armed and unarmed commercial robberies and carjackings. It wrapped up last year with 1,361 of those cases.
by Cat on Sat Dec 21st, 2019 at 03:00:21 PM EST
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planes? With pilots?

Haven't they heard of drones? They could swarm the entire city

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sat Dec 21st, 2019 at 08:53:43 PM EST
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Wack-a-grift in Bal'more
by Cat on Sat Dec 21st, 2019 at 09:00:25 PM EST
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[Baltimore state delegate] who resigned last week is charged today with bribery
Another civil rights ICON?: "Glenn liked to complain that she was short of money, while at the same time brag about her prowess in getting legislation through the House."

Do Baltimore nonprofits pay their "fair share" of [property taxes]?
nope: "one of the biggest scabs on Baltimore's body politic"
by Cat on Wed Jan 1st, 2020 at 12:53:13 AM EST
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After aggressively serving as the city's lawyer, Andre Davis calls it quits
"Davis' departure is the latest sign of the disarray in Baltimore government since the 'Healthy Holly' book scandal hit City Hall," thank Pugh.

archived dominoes
'For the good of the city'
Get used to it or get out.

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.

by Cat on Wed Jan 1st, 2020 at 12:21:18 AM EST
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In "Overlook" reversal, judge takes a hard look at city agencies and the politicians who approved it
lordamercy: "City Hall tradition of 'councilmanic courtesy' ...
The undeveloped wooded parcel "cannot conceivably be regarded as contributing to the city's vacant and abandoned housing problem," Fletcher-Hill wrote.
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In sending the project back to the City Council for possible reconsideration, Fletcher-Hill charted a path that Blue Ocean would have to follow to succeed.

Namely, that it would have to successfully argue that a building twice the allowable height of the TransForm code was justifiable to meet a competing public need, such as more housing.

by Cat on Wed Jan 1st, 2020 at 12:35:49 AM EST
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