Otis White's Urban Notebook.

March 24, 2004 11:56 AM

Otis White's Urban Notebook. Weekdaily columns on odd happenings in State and Local politics. Good for the policy wonk in your life.
posted by Ufez Jones (8 comments total)

I've read White's column in Governing magazine and have often found some pretty humorous stories in there, like the coroner in Florida, I believe it was, who wanted to save money by burying indigents 5 feet deep instead of 6.
posted by Ufez Jones at 11:57 AM on March 24, 2004

I'll be a regular reader now. A great find! I found the last entry about the Real World in Philadelphia quite interesting.
posted by VulcanMike at 12:14 PM on March 24, 2004

The first time I read that I thought it was "White's Urban Notebook," as in an urban notebook designed specifically for white people. Thanks for the link.
posted by The God Complex at 1:29 PM on March 24, 2004

right on . thanks ufez. good stuff for those of us who live in urban areas.
posted by specialk420 at 1:37 PM on March 24, 2004

The first time I read that I thought it was "White's Urban Notebook," as in an urban notebook designed specifically for white people.

Heh, I hadn't realized that. It'd've been cooler if his name was Otis Whitey.
posted by Ufez Jones at 1:43 PM on March 24, 2004

Interesting:

from March 12, 2004

What’s the one thing you know about gentrification? That, as rents rise, poor people get pushed out of their neighborhoods. You know this because advocates for the poor have said it over and over since the 1980s. But as it turns out, the exact opposite may be true. A study of seven of New York’s rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods (Harlem, Morningside Heights, Park Slope, the Lower East Side, etc.) has found that poor people are actually less likely to move when their neighborhood is being gentrified.

posted by 4easypayments at 2:30 PM on March 24, 2004

Thanks, Ufez Jones. A good old-timey MeFi post to a interesting site I wouldn't have noticed without you.
posted by skyscraper at 5:38 PM on March 24, 2004

A good old-timey MeFi post to a interesting site I wouldn't have noticed without you.

I gotta say, that's one hell of a compliment, all things considered.
posted by Ufez Jones at 9:36 PM on March 24, 2004