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Clouds loom over Lamar St., nearly two years after the murder of Botham Jean at the hands of a police officer at an apartment building on this street.
Some raised concerns about costs, but after much debate at a public hearing, all 15 members on the city council voted in favor of the change, which affects a portion of South Lamar Street.
After a long and heated debate and public hearing, Dallas City Council members voted unanimously on renaming part of South Lamar Street between Interstate 30 and South Central Expressway to Botham Jean Boulevard. All 15 members approved the name change.
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2020: Local stories that had us talking • The Dallas Pride Flag
Jan 1, 2021 |
Adam Medrano, left, and Omar Narvaez hold the Dallas Pride Flag.
On the national level, COVID-19, the presidential election, the Black Lives Matter movement and social justice issues and, for the LGBTQ community in particular, the U.S. Supreme Court’s Bostock ruling baning anti-LGBTQ employment discrimination were the biggest stories of the year.
But here in North Texas, there were some more local stories that ranked at the top of the list, too. As we kick off the first week of 2021, Dallas Voice looks back at the local stories that had North Texans talking in 2021.
Residents in South Dallas and other neighborhoods are getting repeated inquiries from investors looking to buy their properties. They come by call, text, email and letters. Sometimes, homeowners will get notes posted on their doors with an offer for their property.
“We get calls all day every day,” Tabitha Wheeler, a Dallas activist, said. Some people call, act mild-mannered and make conversation, but it always ends the same: with a low ball offer for their home. “Depending on the day of the week and how I feel, I’m cursing [at them],” she said.
She’s tried telling them to stop, but they keep coming.
Ahead of Police Chief Interviews, Most on Council Voice Support for Search Process
The hiring search looked different and quicker for obvious reasons, but a Council committee gave its support to the city manager ahead of this week s interviews.
By Matt Goodman
Published in
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December 15, 2020
2:38 pm
The seven finalists for Dallas police chief should know their fate by the end of next week. Today begins the formal interview process, starting with conversations with stakeholders from community groups selected by the city manager. On Wednesday, the finalists will answer questions submitted by the public in a three-hour panel that will be streamed online and broadcast on the city’s television channel. And on Thursday, they’ll sit with city manager T.C. Broadnax and members of his staff.