And this is the point. You're talking about billions if not trillions of dollars of investment to improve the social fabric, and I'm not even sure how we measure the efficacy of that money. And I agree that this is more along the lines of what's needed, but it will take decades if not longer and politicians think in 2-8 year chunks and so there's no appetite for this. Much easier to just give 1 million bucks for more cops, which doesn't help the cops or the city.

In my experience, in my neighborhood these fines aren’t for work done by the city. These are fines where the city inspector takes a picture of something he or she wants to be cited, the they send you a fine. Nothing was made better, no grass mowed or fallen fences fixed. This is a fine for the sake of a fine.

Can't wait to see him in Ocean City next week!

nice shovel. :) That'll clean up fine.

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That’s Fight Blight Bmore. Media really pushes that organization is voice of disenfranchised communities but it’s a lot of talk and not enough good policy.

You can always call DPW at 410-396-4180 and request for details of the work performed and or pictures.

The office is far from perfect , equitable, or fair.

Until I visited there and was like "damn there is nothing here. These kids have it rough."

JHH notoriously does shady shit, but people always commend them for their ground breaking discoveries. Definitely skeletons in their closet.

Source: I worked at a nonprofit that worked very closely with them.

Yea to both of these!!!

Gotta have your vitamin R.

But think of all the unprotected money capital! Can't have the poors running amok

Best ones are when you have crabs on trash day so it gets to sit in your hot trash can for a week before the next pickup. Bottle that and sell it as cologne...(for people who want to be alone forever)

My grandparents from Italy did this same!!

Crab feast trash bag on a hot summer day? Ill let you know when I stop gagging at the thought.

The National Weather Service now recognizes north-west MoCo as a separate weather zone for warnings and such. The county's school system still does not. Source: my son who teaches at Gathersburg HS.

You can check this website for your address, the citation photos should be there. I learned to check my own address often so I don’t miss a citation. I’ve received multiple citations, I never received the notice on time.

https://cels.baltimorehousing.org/Search_On_Map.aspx

While I don't disagree with the notion that both parties pander about certain issues and don't live up to the talk, your comment is oversimplifying. The idea that the ultrawealthy behind gated communities with their own bodyguards and private polices forces care about the homicide rate in cities or Baltimore is just laughable.

More than 70% of Baltimore residents don't want to defund the police. Because drum roll, violence and homicides affect the non-wealthy the most. However, a lot of the wealthy do benefit from private prisons. But again, it's mainly pushed by one Party which goes against your idea both parties are the same, not to mention the industry is small (and Maryland has none). The vast amount of the rich make money from rent and us buying products being outside cages. They don't need cages to make money. As if the margins are that great when in instead you can make them work 7/hr in most States and increase their rent while they pay for everything they need and get public subsidy.

Also, in this political climate the last decade or so it's equally laughable to say there is no difference in the parties. You can sit here all day and talk about RoevWade, an insurrection, infrastructure spending, regulation, education spending and healthcare, and the score of other issues that show drastic difference in their agenda and priorities. But yes, historically speaking the past few decades, there has been little movement on labor rights as the rich pour money into campaigns.

And the example you gave about no difference in immigration? You might not see a difference, but it's definitely an issue the right sees as they constantly attack him on it and drag the Republican Party further right. As if anybody was under the illusion that Biden, who performed a record amount of deportations under Obama was going to open the borders or something? Not to mention as soon as he got into office he signed a flurry of executive orders about it as if he did 'nothing'.

I'm not even a fan of Biden, but it's just silly. Because the Republican party is literally blocking any legislation on immigration reform as democrats constantly try to bring it to the floor. The President doesn't have unlimited power. And that goes for a lot of legislation and issues, because if you look at the actual bills, you'll see what the priorities are and how they drastically differ.

My youngest pronounces it that way, even as an adult, and she is the only one in the family who does.

Great article. Preface- I love Baltimore, love living here and have been here for almost 20 years. I recently received an environmental cit, but didn’t get the first notice.. (No surprise Bmore /USPS). When I was alerted by the following “pay now, or..” notice, there was no info as to what the cit was for, nor could I find a way to figure it out.. Three unanswered email requests to the city site later and I still have no clue why I’ve been cited. With all the bogus “official” mail that comes from scammers, it’s hard to sort out what’s real and what is seems like a scam for many people. Do better, Bmore light Baltimore.

I have a suggestion, but it would technically be stealing 😬 But if you just want to gaze upon some rocks like these, there is an open lot on Key Highway, right next to the Harborview Tower and Pierside Homes. They completely filled the lot with rocks, I believe to prevent skateboarding. Some of the rocks are exactly like these, and are actually this large—the ones at Home Depot are similar, but a good bit smaller than these. I have taken a couple of the rocks for my plants, but again—it is technically theft. But there are just so many of them, and I couldn’t resist when I saw a couple that looked really cool. Take this for what it’s worth and do whatever you want, but I wanted to share the knowledge lol

Kids in northern Harford County who momentarily mishear Hereford know this pain well.

When does this group meet again?

Completely, the East Palestine train derailment is a perfect example and could absolutely happen in Baltimore. Government officials let corporations escape necessary protections to prevent an incident like that from happening. In addition, Government officials stepped in to get rail workers back to work without getting the basic benefits. So the rail company raked in record profits while not equipping the cars with proper brakes and understaffed and overworked train crews.

Corporations, Big Pharma, and others are manipulating us and our government on both sides while we argue over trans rights, race relations, and abortion rights. Oh and UFOs...

Let's not talk about our military supplies and funds being sent over to Ukrane to pay for everything in their country. Or the trillions of dollars missing from the pentagon. Or the millions our government officials get from insider trading. Or the backdoor deals Biden and his family has put forth. Or the backdoor deals Trump has benefited the Saudi prince. There's more going on if you just pay attention.

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