... so I could shoot myself in the foot.
Click on "Continue Reading" to see what in today's news could have made me so depressed. Or better yet, if you had a good day today and didn't read the paper, you better not.
I can usually find at least one thing that makes me happy or encourages me when I scan through the day's local news but instead I got this:
PGW President Thomas Knud-sen said yesterday the city-owned utility is considering asking the state Public Utility Commission for a base-rate increase of up to $100 million, about 10 percent of total revenues.
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The other half of the request would begin to address the fact that the company, saddled with more than $1 billion in long-term debt, is unable to generate enough money to pay for key infrastructure improvements such as replacing miles of ancient cast-iron pipe.
Indeed, the company is preparing to borrow $150 million this fall.
PGW will also be part of the reason I am somewhat depressed tomorrow, but you'll have to check back here nice and early to see what I'm talking about.
And this from Philly's own Woodward and Bernstein, Bob Warner and Dave Davies:
Lana Felton-Ghee, Street's campaign manager in 1999 and 2003, filed suit Aug. 11 against William L. Wilson, a major campaign donor who runs Synterra Ltd., a landscaping-and-construction-management firm based in Germantown.
Felton-Ghee claimed that Wilson had promised her an interest in five business ventures.
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The lawsuit had the potential to illuminate some of the maneuvering behind city-related business deals. Each of the five projects mentioned in Felton-Ghee's action required some sort of approval or support from city government.
And this (wow, Davies and Warner were busy yesterday, they're probably even more depressed than I am):
West Philadelphia ward leader Carol Campbell could win a special election to City Council in November, but she'll face an obstacle to assuming office: Unpaid fines and missing finance reports from her 1999 Council campaign.
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It may not have helped matters that Campbell's treasurer, businessman Samuel Kuttab, was awash in his own legal problems.
In 2002 he pleaded guilty to fraud and tax-evasion charges in connection with the operation of his security firm.
Wow, when it come to City Council members, we sure can pick 'em. Oh, wait, I guess we can't in this case.
And then there was this:
It has taken Philadelphia six years to come up with a proposal. Mayor Street, formerly a supporter, may veto it.
Smoke 'em if you got 'em... pretty much anywhere you want to.
This story about some civic engagement in my neighborhood looked promising. Well, it looked promising until I got to this part:
Tim Bosworth, head of the local Town Watch, urged the 100 people at the meeting to sign up for an e-mail list and help patrol the neighborhood.
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Several people at the meeting declined to give their names, and others said they did not want to be part of the group patrolling the neighborhood.
I guess it's not that much civic engagement.
At least someone is happy about a piece in today's news:
Abraham will get $370,361
The Phila. district attorney signed up this week for early-retirement benefits. She will not run in 2009.
But remember, no one gets into city government for the money.
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