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CITY HALL articles:<\/strong>
\n• Councillor decries secrecy of hydro pole deal [ Globe and Mail<\/em><\/a> ]
\n• Inside City Hall feature [ Globe and Mail<\/em><\/a> ]
\n• Budget committee meetings set bad tone [ Inside Toronto<\/em><\/a> ]<\/p>\n

TTC articles:<\/strong>
\n• How the TTC will pay its way [ Toronto Star<\/em><\/a> ]
\n• Adam Giambrone: Riding high on the TTC [ Toronto Star<\/em><\/a> ]
\n• Streetcar history videos [ BlogTO<\/em><\/a> ]<\/p>\n

MISC. articles:<\/strong>
\n• Pedestrians bear brunt of traffic accidents [ Globe and Mail<\/em><\/a> ]
\n• CHRISTOPHER HUME: HtO and the waterfront [ Toronto Star<\/em><\/a> ]
\n• Police turn off street security cameras on Yonge [ City News<\/em><\/a> ]
\n• Road tolls: columnists face off [ Torontoist<\/em><\/a> ]
\nphoto by Tara Wilson\/Toronto Star <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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