{"id":16506,"date":"2010-12-10T01:09:18","date_gmt":"2010-12-10T05:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=16506"},"modified":"2010-12-10T10:35:40","modified_gmt":"2010-12-10T14:35:40","slug":"fridays-headlines-176","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2010\/12\/10\/fridays-headlines-176\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday&#8217;s Headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>SPACING BUTTONS<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Stores carrying our Pinko buttons (and a little donation) [<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2010\/12\/09\/stores-carrying-our-pinko-buttons\/\">Spacing<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>CITY HALL<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Rob Ford gracious to critics at inaugural meeting [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/904923--rob-ford-gracious-to-critics-at-inaugural-meeting\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Ford\u2019s executive votes to abolish car tax [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2010\/12\/09\/no-service-cuts-in-2011-budget-vows-ford\/\">National Post<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Podcast: Of pinkos, politics and police [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2010\/12\/09\/podcast-of-pinkos-politics-and-police\/\">National Post<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Ford turns down $15G raise [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/news\/torontoandgta\/2010\/12\/09\/16494831.html\">The Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Cherry cools down City Hall rhetoric [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/news\/torontoandgta\/2010\/12\/09\/16494411.html\">The Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Council&#8217;s lefties beg for bucks: Levy [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/comment\/columnists\/sueann_levy\/2010\/12\/09\/16494546.html\">The Sun<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>TRANSPORTATION<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Customer service at TTC to be priority [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/904767--customer-service-at-ttc-to-be-priority\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Airport limo drivers locked out since Dec. 1 [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/905006--airport-limo-drivers-locked-out-since-dec-1\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Hume: Car dealerships with a touch of class [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/905021--hume-car-dealerships-with-a-touch-of-glass\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Toronto vehicle-registration tax closer to chopping block [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/toronto-vehicle-registration-tax-closer-to-chopping-block\/article1832098\/?cmpid=rss1\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Car tax one vote closer to scrapyard [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/news\/torontoandgta\/2010\/12\/09\/16492846.html\">The Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 No refunds for vehicle tax [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/904869--no-refunds-for-vehicle-tax\">The Star<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>CITY BUILDING<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Hume: Toronto\u2019s Chief Planner \u201cnot afraid of heights\u201d [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/904754--hume-toronto-s-chief-planner-not-afraid-of-heights\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 City group led by John Tory announces name change to redefine focus [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2010\/12\/09\/toronto-city-group-led-by-tory-announces-name-change-to-redefine-focus\/\">National Post<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>G20 AFTER-MATH<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Liberals kept G20 law secret for weeks before summit [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/canada\/article\/904776--liberals-kept-g20-law-secret-for-weeks-before-summit\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 14 officers identified in G20 takedown [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/904267--14-officers-identified-in-g20-takedown\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 DiManno: More needed than \u2018glib\u2019 answer on G20 [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/904988--dimanno-more-needed-than-glib-answer-on-g20\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Blair\u2019s conduct during G20 not sinister, just inept [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/politics\/adam-radwanski\/blairs-conduct-during-g20-not-sinister-just-inept\/article1832286\/?cmpid=rss1\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Police chief one of The Untouchables [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/news\/columnists\/joe_warmington\/2010\/12\/09\/16495746.html\">The Sun<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>CRIME<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Police charge 29 people in alleged drug smuggling ring [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/police-charge-29-people-in-alleged-drug-smuggling-ring\/article1831535\/?cmpid=rss1\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 New website allows users to rate Toronto cops [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2010\/12\/10\/new-website-allows-users-to-rate-toronto-cops\/\">National Post<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>CULTURE<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Queen Street diversity celebrated in new Theatre Passe Muraille project [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/queen-street-diversity-celebrated-in-new-theatre-passe-muraille-project\/article1832141\/?cmpid=rss1\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 The Tranzac Transcripts: Sandro Perri [<a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2010\/12\/the_tranzac_transcripts_sandro_perri.php\">Torontoist<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER NEWS<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Fiorito: Raising the tension at 200 Wellesley [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/904764--fiorito-raising-the-tension-at-200-wellesley\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Is Parkdale about to get its own brewery? 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