Monday’s Headlines

CITY COUNCIL
• Buzz builds as mayor set to fill top jobs [The Star]
• City hall rookies 2010: Doug Ford [The Star]
• James Pasternak [The Star]
• Vincent Crisanti [The Star]
• Ford chooses allies, right-leaning councillor to form new administration [Globe & Mail]
• Ford rounding out his office staff [Globe & Mail]
• Ford expected to decide on Holyday as deputy mayor [National Post]
• New Toronto bylaw could set embarrassing precedent, expert says [National Post]
• Ian Davey: Rob Ford’s lesson for Liberals [National Post]
• McMahon wants two-term limit at City Hall [The Sun]
• Levy: Goodbye to His Blondness [The Sun]

GTA POLITICS
• Vaughan’s Bevilaqua takes an aspirational view [The Star]
• John Henry: A man on many missions [The Star]
• Posted Political Panel: John Tory’s place in municipal politics [National Post]

CITY BUILDING
• Downsview Park mulls plans for 650 housing units [The Star]
• Hume: MAD makes sense of Mississauga [The Star]
• Condo set to tower 47 storeys over the Royal Alex [BlogTO]

TRANSIT
• James: Commuters won’t fill LRTs, much less subways [The Star]
• Cyclist killed by streetcar may have missed traffic signal [The Star]
• Weston homeowners have a year to decide whether to stay or GO [The Star]
• Aecon wins $279-million TTC subway deal [Globe & Mail]

ROADS
• The Fixer: Railing bent out of shape by accident [The Star]
• The Fixer: Well-lit underpass a bright idea for drivers [The Star]
• Chris Selley: Dufferin Street jog only the tip of the iceberg [National Post]

INDUSTRY
• Fuel spilling into east-end creek [The Star]
• Province approves controversial Clarington incinerator [The Star]

CULTURE
• Clowning around at the Santa Claus Parade [The Star]
• The AGO’s Maharaja exhibit targets South Asian audience [Globe & Mail]
• Downtown to get a boutique bowling alley [Globe & Mail]
• Making magic: the work crew behind the Cavalcade of Lights [National Post]
• Finding the one whodunit at OCAD [Torontoist]
• What is up with all these frozen yogurt shops on Bloor Street? [Torontoist]

HISTORY
• Mark Twain’s letter of advice to a Toronto-area writer to be auctioned off [National Post]
• Toronto of the 1950s [BlogTO]
• Nostalgia Tripping: The Prince Edward Viaduct and the Luminous Veil [BlogTO]
• Historicist: Toronto’s Golden Age of comic books [Torontoist]

GTA EMPLOYERS – SPECIAL SECTION
• The GTA’s top employers for 2011 [Globe & Mail]
• Why these GTA employers earned ‘Best in class’ [Globe & Mail]
• During turbulent times, talk isn’t cheap [Globe & Mail]
• Creating bonds on the beat [Globe & Mail]
• Best companies bridge the generation gap [Globe & Mail]
• In the race to hire the best, small firms pick up speed [Globe & Mail]
• Where it’s not all about the money [Globe & Mail]
• How candy makers sweeten the job [Globe & Mail]

OTHER NEWS
• 8 weekend shootings leave 1 dead [The Star]
• CSIS accused of spying on GTA mosques [The Sun]