Member since: August 15, 2008
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Your manifesto shows just how much room there is for building coalitions across partisan lines - at the local level. As a liberal Democrat and an urbanist, I can support nearly all of these policies without reservation. My biggest hesitation is that I do not believe we can achieve the scale of redevelopment necessary without public investments that may require additional revenue - especially for transporation. But that doesn't mean I oppose your endeavors, I'd just go beyond them. I pause at your emphasis on educational choice not because choice isn't important - we can and should promote educational innovation through choice - but because it suggests a lack of attention to our urban school systems. Strong alignment between districts and cities are proving effective in other urban areas, and we can do the same - while still promoting choice where available and appropriate. Overall good job - but I doubt anyone will surface with a platform anything like this, Mayor Taylor's included.
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My girlfriend and I have made the drive up to Il Vecchio three times in the last 6 months, and it's been worth it each time. I live on Cherry Street and have easy access to all sorts of great restaurants, but its the friendliness and the modesty that sets this place apart. The food is excellent and the prices almost criminally low. But it's certainly not romantic and the servers are extremely friendly even if they're not the most polished (they appear to be high school aged Owasso kids, what do you expect?). But we don't come here for romance or a classy night out. We come here for great Italian in a welcoming atmosphere, without all the seriousness you get at most of the places in Tulsa.
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