PHXations—Tuesday, June 15, 2010
The Yuma Sun is reporting that mayor Al Krieger has attempted to apologize for the comments he made about gays in the military during a Memorial Day speech:
In a phone interview with the Yuma Sun Friday afternoon, Krieger apologized to the gay community.
As mayor I must respect the lifestyle choices of others, no matter how disagreeable they are with my personal beliefs or my personal moral standards.
I apologize for my comments at the Memorial Day service at Desert Lawn cemetery on Memorial Day.
It’s a pretty ‘limp’ apology, if you ask me. Hopefully, the personal beliefs and moral standards of the citizens of Yuma are enough to thrown Krieger out of office next election.
A majority of US mayors have come out against SB 1070:
The U.S. Conference of Mayors has approved resolutions condemning Arizona’s new immigration law and asking Congress for an overhaul of federal immigration policies.
Conference spokeswoman Elena Temple-Webb says both resolutions were approved on a voice vote, with some opposition.
Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon sponsored the first resolution opposing the Arizona law that makes crossing the border illegally a state crime and requires police to verify people’s immigration status. The law goes into effect July 29.
A second resolution by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa calls for the repeal of the Arizona law and for Congress to pass comprehensive changes to immigration law.
An estimated 200 mayors attended the conference Monday in Oklahoma City.
Starbucks announced it will roll out free wifi in its stores July 1. Wired story on the announcement here.
What can *you do? Continue to patronize the local stores who have been offering wifi as a service to customers for years.
There’s Lux, the Lolas, Fair Trade, Hob Nobs, Unlimited, Copper Star …
The Starbucks method:
Each customer must log in to Wi-Fi and the Starbucks Digital Network with a unique identifier, so Starbucks won’t only know where you are, but who you are, potentially allowing for targeted messaging to offset cost further.
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