{"id":22556,"date":"2011-09-15T08:26:33","date_gmt":"2011-09-15T12:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=22556"},"modified":"2011-09-15T08:26:33","modified_gmt":"2011-09-15T12:26:33","slug":"thursdays-headlines-216","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2011\/09\/15\/thursdays-headlines-216\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday&#8217;s headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CITY HALL<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Rookie Toronto councillor pulls support for Ford\u2019s waterfront plan <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/rookie-toronto-councillor-pulls-support-for-fords-waterfront-plan\/article2166710\/\" target=\"_self\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Ford ally joins experts in rejecting his port lands plan <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/torontocouncil\/article\/1054113--ford-ally-joins-experts-in-rejecting-his-port-lands-plan\" target=\"_self\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 James: council rebellion could halt Ford revolution <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1054059--james-council-rebellion-could-halt-ford-revolution\" target=\"_self\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 \u2018Gravy train\u2019 architect Kouvalis now trying to fight it <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/torontocouncil\/article\/1053988\" target=\"_self\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 \u201cThe Ford administration is not going to blink\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/daily\/news\/story.cfm?content=182696\" target=\"_self\">[NOW]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Cutting the core \u2013 those in council\u2019s mushy middle who\u2019ve been propping up Ford will have to decide if they will take a bullet for the mayor <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=182694\">[NOW]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 D-Day for council\u2019s mushy middle <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=182689\" target=\"_self\">[NOW]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>CITY BUDGET CUTBACKS<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Councillors push back against cuts <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2011\/09\/14\/councillors-push-back-against-cuts\" target=\"_self\">[The Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Good accounting is M.I.A. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=182695\" target=\"_self\">[NOW]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Rob Ford\u2019s war on Toronto <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=182698\" target=\"_self\">[NOW]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Internal memo warns culture department staff of impending cutbacks <a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2011\/09\/internal-memo-warns-culture-department-staff-of-impending-cutbacks\/\" target=\"_self\">[Torontoist]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Analysis: tense days at city hall as budge hole looms <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/09\/14\/analysis-tense-days-at-city-hall-as-budget-hole-looms\/\" target=\"_self\">[National Post]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 CUPE threatens centrist councillor over Twitter post <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/torontocouncil\/article\/1054063--cupe-threatens-centrist-councillor-over-twitter-post\" target=\"_self\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 No word on buyouts after police board meeting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1054004--no-word-on-buyouts-after-police-board-meeting\" target=\"_self\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Toronto cop board eyes \u2018significant staff reduction\u2019 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2011\/09\/14\/toronto-cop-board-eyes-significant-staff-reduction\" target=\"_self\">[The Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Divided board of health approves 10 per cent cut <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/torontocouncil\/article\/1054055--divided-board-of-health-approves-10-per-cent-cut\" target=\"_self\">[The Star]<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>MAYOR\u2019S APPROVAL RATING<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Ford\u2019s approval rating plummets in new poll <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/09\/14\/rob-fords-approval-rating-plummets-in-new-poll\/\" target=\"_self\">[National Post]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Poll position support for Rob Ford drops across Toronto <a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2011\/09\/poll-position-support-for-rob-ford-drops-across-toronto\/\" target=\"_self\">[Torontoist]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Ford dismisses bad poll results, says he\u2019ll \u2018stay the course\u2019 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1053640--ford-dismisses-bad-poll-results-says-he-ll-stay-the-course\" target=\"_self\">[The Star]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>DEVELOPMENT<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Property manager bilked $20M in condo fraud, victims claim <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1054140--property-manager-bilked-20m-in-condo-fraud-victims-claim\" target=\"_self\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 What the #!%*?: the contentious debate over a proposed Mississauga crematorium <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/09\/15\/what-the-the-contentious-debate-over-a-proposed-mississauga-crematorium\/\" target=\"_self\">[National Post]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>TRAFFIC &amp; TRANSIT<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Ontario election campaigns not focusing enough on gridlock, poll finds <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/ontario-election-campaigns-not-focusing-enough-on-gridlock-poll-finds\/article2166734\/\" target=\"_self\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Transit geniuses in park <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2011\/09\/14\/transit-geniuses-in-park\" target=\"_self\">[The Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Fighting traffic tickets gets a twist <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2011\/09\/14\/fighting-traffic-tickets-gets-a-twist\" target=\"_self\">[The Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 City eyes fixed fine for parking tickets <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2011\/09\/14\/city-eyes-fixed-fine-for-parking-tickets\" target=\"_self\">[The Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Fare hike last stop for TTC <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2011\/09\/14\/fare-hike-last-stop-for-ttc\" target=\"_self\">[The Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Cross here <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegridto.com\/city\/local-news\/cross-here\/\" target=\"_self\">[The Grid]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER NEWS<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Toronto\u2019s wealthiest are the most indebted <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moneyville.ca\/article\/1053154--toronto-s-wealthiest-are-the-most-indebted\" target=\"_self\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Smelling a rat in the budget chief\u2019s office <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1054000--smelling-a-rat-in-the-budget-chief-s-office\" target=\"_self\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Mayoral pursuit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegridto.com\/city\/politics\/mayoral-pursuit\/\" target=\"_self\">[The Grid]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Kelly McParland: Toronto has the adult conversation Ontario wants to avoid <a href=\"http:\/\/fullcomment.nationalpost.com\/2011\/09\/14\/kelly-mcparland-toronto-has-the-adult-conversation-ontario-wants-to-avoid\/#more-50558\" target=\"_self\">[National Post]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fullcomment.nationalpost.com\/2011\/09\/14\/kelly-mcparland-toronto-has-the-adult-conversation-ontario-wants-to-avoid\/#more-50558\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CITY HALL \u2022 Rookie Toronto councillor pulls support for Ford\u2019s waterfront plan [Globe &amp; Mail] \u2022 Ford ally joins experts in rejecting his port lands plan [The Star] \u2022 James: council rebellion could halt Ford revolution [The Star] \u2022 \u2018Gravy train\u2019 architect Kouvalis now trying to fight it [The Star] \u2022 \u201cThe Ford administration is<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2011\/09\/15\/thursdays-headlines-216\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;Thursday&#8217;s 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