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CITY HALL
• Marcus Gee: sensible solution to Toronto’s money woes would look at both revenues and expenses [Globe & Mail]
• James: best budget fix mixes fees, tax, cuts [The Star]
• City employees billed more than $1.4 million in mileage last year [National Post]
• Toronto and Chicago: a tale of two budget crises [National Post]
• A smart and spirited mass: the mood at Monday’s anti-Rob Ford rally [NOW]
• City’s Christmas bureau work will continue, councillor says [The Sun]
• Council approved buyouts enter next step [The Sun]
• Environment days not worth the expense: Budge Chief [The Sun]

TRAFFIC & TTC
• Drive to distraction: a new approach for teaching motorists [Globe & Mail]
• Gridlock is up, towing is down [The Star]
• How bad is parking in Toronto? [The Star]
• Parking in Toronto a breeze compared to New Delhi [Globe & Mail]
• What’s in a name, TTC wants to know [The Star]
• Help name the Spadina extension subway stations [Torontoist]
• TTC probing allegations of foul-mouthed driver [The Star]

ARTS & CULTURE
• Plan of attack: Nuit Blanche 2011 [National Post]
• Hundreds gather for dîner en blanc [Torontoist]

OTHER NEWS
• Ethnic Aisle Asks: in the matter of suburbs vs. downtown, what is the role of race? [Torontoist]
• New York’s toxic waste threatens Toronto’s drinking water [The Star]
• Toronto becoming a town of renters as investors dominate condo market [The Star]
• G20 glass smasher’s remorse keeps him out of jail [Globe & Mail]
• McCallion accused of improperly influencing Mississauga byelection [National Post]
• Send killer whale back to Florida, court tells Marineland [The Star]