Glass City Jungle

Updated 3:06 p.m. on Sunday…This morning was the “Celebrity Breakfast” where the celebrities are the unhoused and in addition to our amazingly fantastic volunteers (a few of which are loyal GCJ readers), some in the media, elected officials and those who want to be elected officials are the ones who serve the food. I [...]

This in via e-mail from Toledo City Council candidate Kevin Milliken:
Independent Toledo City Council candidate Kevin Milliken will be campaigning during trick or treat hours tonight, 6-8 pm in Point Place, during what’s being called Trick or Vote 2009.
Kevin will be passing out candy to parents/voters and talking to them about how the [...]

This in via e-mail from Representative Peter Ujvagi:
Rep. Peter Ujvagi’s Chicken Paprikas Dinner to host local and 2010 statewide Democrat candidates Sunday, November 1, 2009 in final kickoff to election day.
The event, a local political tradition, will be held this Sunday November 1, 2009 at St. Stephen’s school hall (Consaul & Genesee Sts.) with [...]

Taken from 1Matters — I’ll be heading down to Tent City in a bit…
Friday opening ceremonies are at 6 pm, followed by the Mayoral Forum. We will be doing something different, when the candidates come down, we want them coming as if they had already won the election, and is already the Mayor. [...]

This in via e-mail from the office of Lucas County Commissioner Pete Gerken:
County Commissioners Propose Innovative Approach to Increase Adoptions Rates, Lower Euthanasia in Dog Warden Department
Toledo, OH – County Commissioner Pete Gerken, in collaboration with the Lucas County Dog Warden, is proposing an innovative way to increase the adoption rates in our Dog [...]

Yesterday the Sojourner’s Truth was put online, this is the first chance I’ve had to go through all of their endorsements. The Toledo Free Press has also made their endorsements, and I’ve heard that the Toledo Journal also made endorsements but they are not online and the Toledo City Paper doesn’t appear to have [...]

I’ll provide something official as soon as possible, but I’m hearing from reliable sources that Governor Ted Strickland has decided to appoint Keila Cosme for the 6th District Court of Appeals. The link is not yet live on the OJARP website…10.30.2009 Sixth District Court of Appeals Appointment is all that is online with no [...]

This in via e-mail from the Wilkowski for Mayor campaign:
Wilkowski Offers Hopeful Vision As Opponent’s Attacks Grow More Desperate
New television ads titled “Pride” and “Brighter Future” stand in stark contrast to misleading character attacks by independent Mike Bell
Toledo, OH – With just days remaining until the November 3rd election, the contrast between the [...]

The following is a guest post by Representative Barbara Sears:
Welcome to Short Notes from October Session dates of the 128th General Assembly. This is a summary of what happened on the floor of the House in Columbus. This is not meant to be a formal summary of the bills, but meant to [...]

Wilkowski High Speed Rail Plan Gains Support Of Locomotive Union
Democratic mayoral candidate vows to turns his late father’s vision into a reality
Toledo, OH – Tomorrow, Friday, October 30, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Union will announce their support for Democratic mayoral candidate Keith Wilkowski’s plan to ensure that Toledo is a key hub in [...]

This in via e-mail from the Bell for Mayor campaign:
“Truth Squad” joins Bell to challenge Wilkowski economic development claims
Two former mayors are joining Mike Bell to provide facts that refute exaggerated claims made by Keith Wilkowski about his economic development experience.
Louie Bauer, Jr., former Rossford mayor, and Harry Barlos, former Maumee mayor, are discussing [...]

This in via e-mail from the Ohio Democratic Party:
TODAY at 10:00 AM: Lucas County Leaders Hold Event To Urge State Sen. Mark Wagoner To Support Governor’s Education Budget Proposal
Lucas County Treasurer Wade Kapszicukiwzc and President of the Toledo Federation of Teachers Fran Lawrence Express Support for Governor’s Plan To Save Education Funding
UPDATE: THE [...]

This was sent to me via e-mail to share with readers of GCJ from the Ohio Jobs & Growth Committee. I have been looking at the campaign finance reports filed by those on both side of Issue 3 and I intend to share some of that information before the election. While I have [...]

This came in about 13 hours ago via email – I wanted to format it in a similar fashion to how it was sent to make it easy for those of you looking for a specific item, it is the October 2009 Newsletter from Sylvania Township Trustee DeeDee Liedel:
Greetings!
With the election less than a [...]

This in via e-mail from the Steve Steel for Toledo City Council campaign:
Announcing the new Steel for Toledo ad!
The new Steel for Toledo 15- and 30-second TV advertisements will begin running on local stations and cable on Thursday, October 29th. The ads highlight my work on Council since appointment to Council in July.
The [...]

If you haven’t yet watched, last night on FOX Toledo, Ken Leslie was on with Laura Emerson for Talk Back and Shaun Hegarty had a piece on the resolution passed by Toledo City Council Pushing for stronger homeless law. I’m behind in my watching, I just had the chance to watch and I [...]

This in via e-mail from the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce:
Toledo Chamber Board Endorses State Issue 3 and Senior Citizen Levy
(Toledo, OH) The Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce Board of Trustees voted to endorse State Issue 3, to permit casino gambling. If approved, the amendment to the Ohio Constitution would allow a casino [...]

Some background on why I’m posting part of a release that happened after the fact, I had spoken with several members of the Toledo Public Schools Board about their going paperless and I had anticipated a release providing more details prior to last night’s School Board meeting. Communication was crossed and that release was [...]

This in via e-mail from Toledo Public Schools Board member Darlene Fisher:
Teacher’s Cabinet is half way to initial goal
Project announces two new partners.
Toledo, Ohio – Darlene Fisher announced today that two new sponsors have joined the Teacher’s Cabinet network; the Catholic Elementary Schools (cyss.org/Schools/Schoolpage.html) and the Children’s Theater Workshop (childrenstheaterworkshop.org). Both organizations are dedicated [...]

Toledo Free Press is reporting that YMCA of Greater Toledo President and CEO Robert Alexander has announced he is going to retire on July 31, 2010.
The TFP also states that a search committee, headed by Lee Dunn, YMCA Trustee for Life, will begin the process of finding a replacement for Alexander who had been with [...]

This in via e-mail:
North Toledo, OH – The North Toledo Network will host the 16th Annual Halloween Safe Night to benefit children of “Toledo’s First Neighborhood” on October 29, 2009 with a kick-off event starting at 5:00 p.m. at Lagrange Elementary, 1001 N. Erie Street, Toledo, Ohio. Over 300 children and families residing [...]

The information below was received in via e-mail, I’m not going to be able to attend but, for those of you interested the EPIC Summit is going to be held tomorrow and you can still reserve a spot for a few more hours, registration closes at the end of the business day today, if [...]

This in via e-mail this morning, a Toledo School Candidate Forum sponsored by DeVeaux Student Body Government, PTN, and the League of Women Voters – Toledo/Lucas County will be held tonight:
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Time: [...]

This came in very late last night and it’s the first chance I’ve had to post today, so it’s more of an FYI since the forum has already taken place:
Northwest Ohio Charter School Coalition To Host Candidate’s Forum Today
(Toledo, OH) – The Northwest Ohio Charter School Coalition, which represents the interests of over 30 area [...]

Okay so I couldn’t help think Bring out your dead through Metacafe since YouTube is down… I’m sure more than just me could use just a quick laughter/chuckle moment…With that, the following release from the City of Toledo for those of you living in the automated pilot trash program area:
City to Perform Maintenance on [...]

This in via e-mail from the Greater Toledo Area Chapter of the American Red Cross:
The Greater Toledo Area Chapter of the American Red Cross encourages you to change the batteries in smoke alarms at the same time you change your clocks this weekend. It is a proven fact that properly installed and working smoke [...]

I wanted to draw your attention to a recent blog post on 1Matters, 20 Years Down, 20 to Go & Tent City Updates for a variety of reasons. First, for those of you following what’s going on and what is still needed as far as donations, so you’d still have time to donate and/or [...]

This in via e-mail from TruthPAC and an email was received from Ohio Jobs and Growth Plan referencing a portion of the TruthPAC release which I have included in quotes to clearly delineate the two sources. Then I just received a corrected media release from TruthPAC, since I don’t delete releases, I’ve indicated what [...]

This in via e-mail from the Adam Martinez for Toledo City Council campaign:
Small Business Economic Plan – calls for growth of enterprise through public-private collaboration.
Toledo, OH – October 27 at 10:30 AM at One Government Center, Democratic Candidate Adam J. Martinez will announce his plan to streamline the entrepreneurial bureaucratic process of starting a [...]

This in via e-mail from the Wilkowski for Mayor campaign:
DEBATE WATCH: Mike Bell Reverses Position On Police Union Contract
“Whatever,” says Bell when confronted with contradiction on issue impacting public safety and involving millions of taxpayer dollars
TOLEDO – In a stunning reversal, independent mayoral candidate Mike Bell said tonight that he would have probably voted [...]