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Maggie McIntosh And Curtis Anderson Stick Up For Dixon

POSTED June 26, 3:48 PM

Baltimore delegates Maggie McIntosh And Curtis Anderson (Both Democrats) were designated by the Dixon team as her supporters to speak to according to this Baltimore Sun article. Both delegates appear to have no connections to Doracon. They (especially McIntosh!) have received contributions from some entities that many average citizens would consider annoying and financially bothersome these days. It is amazing how much influence certain corporations and developers try to purchase. A lot of you have been leaving comments about our local leaders being controlled by the same group of contributors. It may not be the exact same contributors but the fact of the matter is that corporations and developers give a lot of money to just about every local politician. Our leaders know that in order to maintain power they must sell out to the entities with the money. If only local voters knew (and cared). It is sickening.

Candidates Account	Contributor Name(Address)	Amount	Date Received	Contribution Type
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Exxon Mobil Corporation (P.O. Box 4773 , Houston, TX, 77210-4773)	$100.00	11/11/2006	Business Entity
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Exxon Mobil Corporation (P.O. Box 4773 , Houston, TX, 77210-4773)	$100.00	08/04/2004	Business Entity
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Sunoco INC Corporate Political Contributions (1801 Market Street , Philadelphia, PA, 19103)	$100.00	10/30/2007	Out of State PAC
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Sunoco INC Corporate Political Contributions (1801 Market Street , Philadelphia, PA, 19103)	$100.00	10/18/2006	Out of State PAC
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Sunoco INC Corporate Political Contributions (1801 Market Street , Philadelphia, PA, 19103)	$100.00	10/04/2004	Out of State PAC
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Constellation Energy State PAC (750 E. Pratt Street, 5th Floor , Baltimore, MD, 21202)	$1,000.00	10/30/2007	MD PAC
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Constellation Energy State PAC (750 E. Pratt Street, 5th Floor , Baltimore, MD, 21202)	$1,000.00	08/15/2006	MD PAC
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Constellation Energy State PAC (750 E. Pratt Street, 5th Floor , Baltimore, MD, 21202)	$500.00	01/06/2006	MD PAC
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Constellation Energy State PAC (750 E. Pratt Street, 5th Floor , Baltimore, MD, 21202)	$500.00	11/04/2005	MD PAC Remarks: Contribution
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Constellation Energy State PAC (750 E. Pratt Street, 5th Floor , Baltimore, MD, 21202)	$250.00	11/09/2004	MD PAC
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Constellation Energy State PAC (750 E. Pratt Street, 5th Floor , Baltimore, MD, 21202)	$250.00	08/20/2004	MD PAC
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Constellation Energy State PAC (750 E. Pratt Street, 5th Floor , Baltimore, MD, 21202)	$250.00	11/11/2003	MD PAC
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Constellation Energy State PAC (P.O. 1475 , Baltimore, MD, 21203)	$200.00	08/12/2002	MD PAC
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Constellation Energy State PAC (P.O. 1475 , Baltimore, MD, 21203)	$250.00	11/19/2001	MD PAC
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Constellation Energy State PAC (P.O. 1475 , Baltimore, MD, 21203)	$100.00	08/01/2000	MD PAC
Anderson, Curt Committee For	CONSTELLATION ENERGY STATE PAC (750 e. Pratt St., 5th Fl. , BALTIMORE, MD, 21202)	$100.00	01/09/2006	MD PAC
Anderson, Curt Committee For	Constellation Energy State PAC (750 E. Pratt Street, 5th Fl. , Baltimore, MD, 21202)	$100.00	11/18/2004	MD PAC
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Verizon Communications, Inc. Good Government Club-Maryland (1 E. Pratt Street , Baltimore, MD, 21202)	$250.00	10/20/2007	Ticket purchases by Business Entity
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Verizon Communications, Inc. (1 E. Pratt St. , Baltimore, MD, 21202)	$100.00	08/30/2006	MD PAC
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Verizon Communications, Inc. (1 E. Pratt St. , Baltimore, MD, 21202)	$250.00	01/06/2006	MD PAC
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Verizon Communications, Inc. (1 E. Pratt St. , Baltimore, MD, 21202)	$100.00	11/04/2005	MD PAC Remarks: Contribution
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Verizon Communications, Inc. (1 E. Pratt St. , Baltimore, MD, 21202)	$125.00	10/13/2004	MD PAC
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Verizon Communications, Inc. (1 E. Pratt St. , Baltimore, MD, 21202)	$100.00	11/06/2003	MD PAC
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Verizon Communications, Inc. (1 E. Pratt St. , Baltimore, MD, 21202)	$500.00	01/07/2003	MD PAC
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Verizon Communications, Inc. Good Government Club-Maryland (1 E. Pratt Street , Baltimore, MD, 21202)	$100.00	08/01/2002	Business Entity
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Verizon Communications, Inc. Good Government Club-Maryland (1 E. Pratt Street , Baltimore, MD, 21202)	$150.00	11/19/2001	Business Entity
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	John Peter Angelos (333 W. Camden Street , Baltimore, MD, 21201)	$1,000.00	01/11/2006	Ticket purchases by Individuals
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Allegheny Power PAC (800 Cabin Hill Drive , Greensburg, PA, 15601)	$250.00	01/10/2006	MD PAC
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Allegheny Power PAC (10435 Downsville Pike , Hagerstown, MD, 21740)	$200.00	07/13/2004	MD PAC
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Allegheny Power PAC (10435 Downsville Pike , Hagerstown, MD, 21740)	$300.00	09/18/2002	MD PAC
Anderson, Curt Committee For	Comcast PAC (8007 Corporate Dr. , Baltimore, MD, 21236)	$200.00	12/17/2004	MD PAC
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Comcast PAC (8007 Corporate Dr. , Baltimore, MD, 21236)	$500.00	01/10/2006	MD PAC
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Comcast PAC (8007 Corporate Dr. , Baltimore, MD, 21236)	$250.00	01/11/2005	MD PAC
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Cable Television PAC MD (2530 Riva Raod, Suite 316 , Annapolis,, MD, 21401-7436)	$250.00	10/20/2007	MD PAC
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Cable Television PAC MD (2530 Riva Raod, Suite 316 , Annapolis,, MD, 21401-7436)	$250.00	08/15/2006	MD PAC
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Cable Television PAC MD (2530 Riva Raod, Suite 316 , Annapolis,, MD, 21401-7436)	$250.00	11/04/2005	MD PAC
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Cable Television PAC MD (2530 Riva Raod, Suite 316 , Annapolis,, MD, 21401-7436)	$250.00	10/28/2004	MD PAC
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Cable Television PAC MD (2530 Riva Raod, Suite 316 , Annapolis,, MD, 21401-7436)	$250.00	08/17/2004	MD PAC
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Cable Television PAC MD (2530 Riva Raod, Suite 316 , Annapolis,, MD, 21401-7436)	$250.00	11/11/2003	MD PAC
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Cable Television PAC MD (2430 Riva Raod, Suite 316 , Annapolis,, MD, 21401)	$250.00	10/31/2001	MD PAC
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Cable Television PAC MD (2430 Riva Raod, Suite 316 , Annapolis,, MD, 21401)	$250.00	08/01/2000	MD PAC
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Carefirst Bluecross Blueshield Associates PAC (10455 Mill Run Circle , Ownings Mills, MD, 21117)	$250.00	06/26/2006	MD PAC
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	CAREFIRST ASSOCIATES' PAC (10455 Mill Run Circle , Owings Mills, MD, 21117)	$250.00	11/18/2005	MD PAC
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	CAREFIRST ASSOCIATES' PAC (10455 Mill Run Circle , Owings Mills, MD, 21117)	$250.00	12/07/2004	MD PAC
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Carefirst Associates PAC (550 12th Street SW , Washington, DC, 20065)	$250.00	11/19/2001	MD PAC
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Bank of America (Maryland Political Action Committee 100 S. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201)	$250.00	10/20/2007	MD PAC
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Bank of America (Maryland Political Action Committee 100 S. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201)	$250.00	01/06/2006	MD PAC
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Bank of America Maryland PAC (6610 Rockledge Dr. , Bethesda, MD, 20817)	$500.00	01/06/2004	MD PAC
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Bank of America Maryland PAC (6610 Rockledge Dr. , Bethesda, MD, 20817)	$250.00	07/23/2002	MD PAC
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Bank of America Maryland PAC (6610 Rockledge Dr. , Bethesda, MD, 20817)	$250.00	10/29/2001	MD PAC
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Bank of America Maryland PAC (6610 Rockledge Dr. , Bethesda, MD, 20817)	$500.00	06/08/2000	MD PAC
McIntosh, Maggie Citizens For	Friends for Sheila Dixon (P.O. Box 67023 , Baltimore, MD, 21215)	$100.00	11/04/2005	Candidate accounts Remarks: Contribution

Categories: BGE , developers , Sheila Dixon , Doracon , Maggie McIntosh , Curtis Anderson

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HarborView Amendment Update And Much More

POSTED June 24, 3:09 PM

I just received an email update from Federal Hill:

Thought you might be interested in knowing that the City Ethics Board quietly rejected the complaint that was filed against Councilwoman Spector with respect to the apparent conflict of interest she had in voting to support the HarborView Amendment to the Key Highway Urban Renewal Ordinance.
Note that the Ethics Board decision is dated and was mailed on June 17^th – one day before the State Prosecutors Raid on the Mayor’s home.
Three days later June 20 the Mayor signed the Bill., creating as much as $17 million in additional future development rights where construction on the site had been fully maxed under the law’s previous restrictive provisions.

Friday night began our weekend of horror with the shootings in Federal Hill.
Yesterday, (according to the Baltimore Sun) the Mayor admits receiving “gifts” (including cash and furs) from “a prominent developer whose projects benefited from tax breaks and zoning changes she supported as City Council President”
This developer (Ron Lipscomb) has ties to Silo Point, the Ritz Condos and HarborView among other prominent projects.

Here is a copy of what the ethics board had to say about Rikki Spector.

Categories: crime , Rikki Spector , developers , Federal Hill , Sheila Dixon , Richard Swirnow , HarborView

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The Urban Renewal - Key Highway - Amendment Update

POSTED June 10, 5:49 PM

I have been told that bill 08-0117 (The Urban Renewal - Key Highway - Amendment) passed and has moved on to third reader. Opposed to the bill were: Bill Cole, Mary Pat Clarke, Ed Reisinger, and Jim Kraft. Nick D'Adamo passed on the vote.

People in Federal Hill are not happy. Read the comments under my previous post and check out this email from FHNA President Paul Robinson:

"And in about 48 hours time (since the Urban Affairs vote last Thursday), Swirnow has all but completed construction of a massive guard house at the Warren Avenue “access” to the so-called “Public” promenade along the “waterfront”.

So, now that Council is on the verge of creating brand new development rights (above and beyond those stipulated in the original Key Highway URO) relaxing the lot coverage and height ratios on both Lot #3 and Lot #6, the Mayor and the Council President are going to send Doug McCoach into battle against Swirnow and force him to relinquish these rights on Lot #6 so that the Public Waterfront Park with “active open space” they promised us before last year’s Election actually becomes a reality?

Here’s what will happen. Swirnow will demand that the City sell the Fire Department Repair Facility land to him AT HIS PRICE! Or he will refuse to cooperate at all by accepting tighter development area controls on Lot #6. The City will threaten him by introducing another Amendment to the KHURO changing the boundaries to exclude Lot #6. Swirnow (THE most litigious developer inBaltimore history – ask Michaela Gallagher) and Frank Wise will threaten to sue for irreparable financial damages. Andy Frank will capitulate. The Mayor will come back and apologize.

Game Over…..

What puzzles me is that we suggested a compromise (that was a bitter bill for Federal Hill residents, anyway). Essentially the Amendment (which was rejected by the Mayor and the Council President as “offensive” in that it demonstrated “a lack of trust” in them to keep their commitment to us) required Swirnow to cooperate fully on Lot #6 (Hell - without the Amendment passed yesterday he could build NOTHING there anyway). If he failed to comply, the original KHURO development area controls on both Lot #3 and Lot #6 would be re-instated in full force and effect.

Had the Amendment been introduced and supported it would have boxed Swirnow, the Planning Department and the Administration into a corner. Swirnow would have had no choice but to cooperate. So, when presented the opportunity to either assure Swirnow’s cooperation or provide him with the leverage he needs to negotiate any future Key Highway development deals from a position of greatly increased strength, the powers that be choose the former.

Here’s the real deal. Swirnow staged a couple of fundraisers. The Mayor and Council President did not carry our precincts last fall. Mitchell and Sarbanes did. We couldn’t even deliver the local precinct for Ed.

Welcome to Baltimore politics. Pay-back is Hell!"

Below are some campaign contributions by developer Richard Swirnow and his company HarborView properties:

Candidates Account	Contributor Name(Address)	Amount	Date Received	Contribution Type
Democrats 2000 Slate	Harborview Limited Partnership No. 3 (112 East 25th Street , Baltimore, MD, 21218)	$1,000.00	05/24/2001	Ticket purchases by Business Entity
Dixon, Sheila Friends For	Harborview Limited Partnership No. 7 (500 Harborview Drive 3rd Floor, Baltimore, MD, 21230)	$250.00	04/23/2007	Business Entity
Dixon, Sheila Friends For	HARBORVIEW LIMITED PARTNERSHIP NO.3 (500 HARBORVIEW DRIVE, 3RD FL. , BALTIMORE, MD, 21230)	$500.00	08/04/2003	Business Entity
Dixon, Sheila Friends For	HARBORVIEW LIMITED PARTNERSHIP NO.3 (112 E. 25TH STREET , BALTIMORE, MD, 21218)	$250.00	05/22/2001	Ticket purchases by Business Entity Remarks: 2001 PRAYER BREAKFAST
Ehrlich, Bob For Maryland Committee	Harborview #3 Limited Partnership (c/o Richard Swirnow 500 Harbor View Dr, Baltimore, MD, 21230-5400)	$1,000.00	08/03/2005	Business Entity
Ehrlich, Bob For Maryland Committee	Harborview #7 Limited Partnership (c/o Richard Swirnow 500 Harbor View Dr, Baltimore, MD, 21230-5400)	$1,000.00	08/03/2005	Business Entity
Ehrlich, Bob For Maryland Committee	Harborview Limited Partnership No. 3 (c/o Richard Swirnow 500 Havorview Drive, 3rd Floor, Baltimore, MD, 21230-)	$1,000.00	05/28/2003	Business Entity
Hammen, Peter A. Friends Of	Harborview Properties No. 3 (500 Harborview Dr, 3rd Fl , Baltimore, MD, 21230)	$125.00	10/31/2005	Business Entity
Holton, Helen Citizens For	Harborview Limited Partnership #2 (500 Harborview Drive 3rd Floor, Baltimore, MD, 21230)	$250.00	05/12/2006	Ticket purchases by Business Entity
House Democratic Unity Committee, The Maryland	Harborview Limited Partnership No. 3 (112 East 25th St. , Baltimore, MD, 21218)	$1,000.00	10/02/2002	Business Entity
Jones, Verna L. Friends of	Harborview Limited Partnership #2 (500 Harborview Drive, 3rd Floor , Baltimore, MD, 21230)	$500.00	01/11/2005	Business Entity
Klein, Nicole Pastore Friends Of	Harborview Properties, l.p. (112 east 25st , baltimore, MD, 21218)	$250.00	07/01/2003	Ticket purchases by Business Entity
Kraft, Jim Friends Of	HARBORVIEW LIMITED PARTNERSHIP NO.3 (500 HARBORVIEW DRIVE, 3RD FLOOR , BALTIMORE, MD, 21230)	$250.00	11/08/2005	Business Entity
O'Malley, Martin Friends Of	Harborview Limited Partnership No. 3 (500 Harborview Dr. 3rd Fl., Baltimore, MD, 21230)	$1,000.00	06/20/2005	Business Entity
O'Malley, Martin Friends Of	Harborview Marina, LLC (112 E. 25th Street , Baltimore, MD, 21218)	$100.00	02/05/2003	Ticket purchases by Business Entity
Rawlings-Blake, Stephanie Friends Of	Harborview Limited Partnership No. 7 (500 Harborview Drive 3rd Floor, Baltimore, MD, 21230)	$250.00	05/11/2007	Business Entity
Rawlings-Blake, Stephanie Friends Of	Harborview Limited Partnership No. 3 (112 East 25th Street , Baltimore, MD, 21218)	$250.00	05/11/2007	Business Entity
Rawlings-Blake, Stephanie Friends Of	Harborview Limited Partnership No. 7 (500 Harborview Drive 3rd Floor, Baltimore, MD, 21230)	$250.00	08/09/2005	Business Entity
Rawlings-Blake, Stephanie Friends Of	Harborview Limited Partnership No. 3 (112 East 25th Street , Baltimore, MD, 21218)	$250.00	08/09/2005	Business Entity
Reisinger, Edward L. Friends Of	Harborview Limited Partnership No. 7 (500 Harborview Dr 3RD Floor, Baltimore, MD, 21230)	$250.00	04/11/2007	Business Entity Remarks: Host sponsor
Schaefer, William Donald Friends Of	Harborview Limited Partnership No. 3 (500 Harborview Drive 3rd. Floor, Baltimore, MD, 21230)	$250.00	09/15/2005	Ticket purchases by Business Entity
Schaefer, William Donald Friends Of	Harborview Limited Partnership No. 3 (500 Harborview Drive 3rd. Floor, Baltimore, MD, 21230)	$250.00	06/15/2004	Ticket purchases by Business Entity
Spector, Rikki Friends Of	Harborview (112 E. 25th St. , Baltimore, MD, 21218)	$500.00	12/05/2000	Business Entity
Young, Bernard C. Friends Of	HARBORVIEW LTM PARTNERSHIP #7 (112 EAST 25TH STREET , BALTIMORE, MD, 21218)	$250.00	03/21/2007	Business Entity
Young, Bernard C. Friends Of	HARBORVIEW LTM PARTNERSHIP #7 (112 EAST 25TH STREET , BALTIMORE, MD, 21218)	$500.00	01/19/2001	Business Entity
Dixon, Sheila Friends For	Richard Swirnow (500 Harbor View Dr 3rd Floor, Baltimore, MD, 21230-5415)	$250.00	04/05/2006	Individual
Spector, Rikki Friends Of	RICHARD SWIRNOW (114 E. 25TH STREET , BALTIMORE, MD, 21212)	$500.00	05/15/2003	Individual

Categories: City Council , Rikki Spector , developers , Federal Hill , Sheila Dixon , Richard Swirnow , HarborView

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Downtown Baltimore's West Side And The Light Rail Double Stabbing

POSTED May 9, 3:43 PM

On Wednesday there was a double stabbing that took place on Howard street near the light rail stop according to WJZ TV. You can view the attack here. If you go to the 35 second point in the video you can clearly see the luxury Centerpoint apartment complex in the background. So the attack just did not happen on Howard street, it took place in front of one of the showpieces of the so-called West Side redevelopment in the middle of the day.

Since the 1990's we have been told by those in power that the west side of downtown was on the verge of a renaissance. Favored developers were sold city owned property at discounted rates and a few tall buildings sprang up while most of the property stood vacant. Speculators flocked in because of the hype and most of the smaller buildings are in worse shape than they were in the 1990's. The area has been highly touted in many publications yet on the ground on most blocks little has changed. In fact it can be downright dreamlike to walk from one block that is falling apart to the next that has some out of place new apartment building on it.

Building a few new buildings, renaming an area, and creating mass speculation does not cure urban ills as the video shows. Baltimore jumps ahead of itself a lot. Those in charge should have tried to fill up the small storefronts and houses with people who could afford them before they went out and built large luxury apartment buildings. These apartment buildings have become fortresses in the middle of troubled blocks. A fortress may be pretty on the outside when viewed from a certain angle but it solves no problem and creates no renaissance.

Categories: crime , Martin O'Malley , west side , developers

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