오세훈 서울시장이 지난 5월 4일 오전 서울시청 브리핑룸에서 유치원 무상 급식 등 국무회의 관련 브리핑을 하고 있다. 뉴시스
‘무상급식 조례’가 서울시민이 뽑은 최고의 서울시 조례로 선정됐다. 오세훈 서울시장이 10년 전 ‘망국적 포퓰리즘’으로 규정하며 시장직을 걸고 주민투표 승부수까지 던지며 반대했지만 결국 사퇴하게 한 조례다.
서울시의회는 4일 ‘시민의 삶을 바꾼 최고의 조례’ 선정 시민투표에서 무상급식 조례가 1위로 선정됐다고 밝혔다. 이번 투표는 서울시의회 부활 30주년을 맞아 지난달 16~27일 진행했다. 5285명이 참여해, 시의회 조례30선 중 단독조례 10개를 대상으로 1인당 최대 3표씩, 총 1만4325표를 행사했다.
무상급식 조례는 2054표(14.3%)로 가장 많은 표를 받았다. 2010년 12월 시의회는 ‘친환경학교급식 조례’를 제정해 �
시민이 뽑은 서울시 최고 조례, 가장 많은 표 얻은 건 무상급식 -국민일보 kmib.co.kr - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kmib.co.kr Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Merli Albizures gripped a megaphone in late April, looked at the 80-plus people in front of her at Biancini Park in Bell, and felt a jolt of déjà vu.
In 2010, she had joined other residents in the small, working-class town to revolt against officials and politicians that bled city coffers dry. There were rallies and speeches and a recall that ousted most of the City Council and brought stability and a sense of hope for better days.
The scandal inspired community activists nationwide to feel that they, too, had a chance to take down entrenched politicos. Albizures remains proud of what she and her neighbors did back then which was why she joined them on a windy afternoon to do it all over again.
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COMMENTARY | Two former JEA board members who played key roles in unwinding the effort to privatize the city utility in 2019 and who voted to fire the man who led it sacked CEO Aaron Zahn spoke Thursday to a federal grand jury in Jacksonville that has been scrutinizing the months-long controversy.
April Green, the former chair of the JEA board of directors, who went from Zahn s defender to the chief advocate of firing him, said in brief remarks before walking into the courthouse she was just here to continue to cooperate, to get to the bottom of everything that s happened. Green s appearance was preceded by Kelly Flanagan, another former JEA board member and a senior executive with the Jacksonville Jaguars, who walked in and outflanked by her attorneys and offered no comment.