CITY HALL
• Mayor Rob Ford has made senior aide Earl Provost his acting chief of staff [Toronto Star]
• Toronto council hikes street parking rates, reduces sports field fees [Toronto Star]
• Absurd bonus scheme for City of Toronto senior managers [The Sun]
DOWNTOWN VS. HOLYDAY
• Downtown Toronto kids lead enviable lives, their parents tell Holyday [Toronto Star]
• Peter Kuitenbrouwer: A downtown that accommodates families feels very far away [National Post]
• GTA residents willing to live in smaller homes in the city, but only if the price is right: report [National Post]
• Most GTA home buyers would live downtown – if they could afford it [Globe and Mail]
• Pembina report says families would choose to live downtown—if they could afford it [Open File]
PAN AM GAMES
• Pan American Games will cost too much, says Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak [Toronto Star]
• Ontario Tories warn labour laws could boost Pan Am costs [Globe and Mail]
OTHER NEWS
• Toronto tennis courts: should they be public or private? [Toronto Star]
• Poll shows Toronto ranks as world-class city in eyes of Americans and Britons. [Toronto Star]
• The Fixer: Historic private rail car back on track to raise money for Alzheimer’s research [Toronto Star]
• Toronto to study sewers after weekend flooding [National Post]
• How much money do cab drivers in Toronto make? [Open File]