The Wall St. bailout package to House vote...

Then Wachovia assets go to Citigroup. Leaving just three banks with the majority of deposits.

A bad tech decision angle to this bailout. Again the Big 3 suckle the federal teat.

Turns out, it's all a bit moot, since the US House rejects the bailout package 228 to 205, sending the stock market ( Read more... )

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/business/2008/the_box/default.stm

Yep, it's goofy, but it might be interesting still. We shall see.

1. The resurgence of police foot patrols. Nice, but slightly surprising they haven't opted for more of the bicycle and roller-blade mobility...which seems to indicate a very last-minute economizing, once the fuel budget had already been expended. Frankly, a bicycle patrolmen is the functional equivalent of the old "light horse" or "dismounted ( Read more... )

1. influx to the city.

2. Fearless coyotes in my fair city. A problem of food waste, I imagine. Not much of a market for coyotes since we're already a "sanctuary city." ;-p

3. Same-sex marriage is constitutional. What a surprise decision!

4. Local congestion points5. BTWD on such an unusually not day, that it is also declared the first Spare ( Read more... )

Rather interesting way to illustrate the numbers