Testy CIP meeting sparks debate about equity. Katherine Driessen, HoustonChronicle.com ($$$)
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District C accounts for the largest share of planned projects at more than 20 percent of the planned expenditures. Councilwoman Ellen Cohen, who represents District C which includes Montrose and the Heights, said concerns around the dais were valid. But she noted that her district includes some of the oldest neighborhoods in the city.
I'm sure the fact that Mayor Parker resides in District C, that her strongest base of political support is within its boundaries, and that Councilwoman Cohen is among her biggest sycophants had NOTHING at all to do with this allocation.
Nope, nothing at all.
I would also point out this: In the ongoing debate over food deserts private grocery stores are all but being accused of discrimination for making business decisions that allocate recourses to relatively wealthy, upscale, trendy areas where profits can be made. Perhaps they should also use the "oldest neighborhoods argument to justify their investments in the same?
It's good to be in the Ruling Class is it not?
