A proposal for an agricultural museum and new offices for the J. R. Simplot Company to be built by the family foundation for about $100 million in downtown Boise is apparently on hold.
Simplot and City officials have been meeting to hash out designs issues after the city declared the initial [...]
Early visitors to the City’s street car open house had a chance to get information from at least one opponent of the proposed $60 million project.
Jim Monihan, known to GUARDIAN readers as “Cyclops,” had made repreated requests of Team Dave’s press agent, Adam Park, [...]
Query from reader: “Have you heard anything about local police (Boise city, ACS, Garden City) sending people or cars at our expense to the service for the four officers shot in Washington? I think it’s early next week. I object for a number of reasons.
Following the tragic execution style killings [...]
When Boise Fire Department closed #6 station at Liberty and Fairview 15 or more years ago, they turned around and PAID what is now the North Ada District to provide fire service to that station and the surrounding area along Fairview.
Now, after years [...]
MOST FOLKS WERE BUSY WITH FOOTBALL AND TURKEY, SO JUST ONE ANTI STREET CAR, ONE BLACK FRIDAY, ONE TAXES TOO HIGH
11/22/09
Nick Brizzi
12105 W. Bowmont St.
Boise, ID 83713
323-7260
Streetcar: My comment and concern is over your proposal for the streetcar. I personally feel it’s a waste of [...]
Boise City Councilor-elect TJ Thomson told the GUARDIAN Monday he favors a vote of the citizens on Team Dave’s proposal to spend $60,000,000 on a downtown street car.
When asked if he favored a vote, Thomson flat out said, “Yes, I support a public vote on the Street Car.”
With regard to [...]
Poet Paul stayed on GUARDIAN duty Black Friday and offers two pieces today.
Thanksgiving Day is done
We all had a lot of fun
In my festive mood
I ate too much food
I feel like I weigh a ton!
BONUS VERSE
Whenever we were young
And could spend as we please
[...]
From the entire GUARDIAN staff (1) we wish you all a safe Thanksgiving Weekend. Feel free to share any great adventures, recipes, or ideas with your fellow GUARDIAN readers. Be nice to those relatives and don’t be afraid to tell little white lies about the [...]
MORE ANTI STREET CAR, WHY CHARGE VETS FOR PARADE?, JESUE LOVES YOU
11/17/09
Bob
Boise, ID
Consultant: This message is for Dave Bieter. I would like to express my utter distaste for what
I read in the Statesman this morning. I cannot believe that someone who I would hope as a
[...]
According to a poll commissioned by the Daily Paper, 63% of folks in the city of trees agree with the GUARDIAN position that we should upgrade the bus system and forget about the “Desire NAmed Street Car.”
OK, they didn’t exactly say they supported the [...]
On the change of command at Idaho’s transportation Department.
Transportation was run by Pam Lowe
Otter said she had to go
Butch gave the whole mess
to a Michiganer named Ness
So much for “Buy Idaho”!
Related posts:Poet Paul’s Black Friday[...]
HOMELESS YES AND NO
Heidi Caye
1934 Division Ave.
Boise, ID 83706
921-9309
Homeless Citation: I’m calling in regard to something that I saw last week. I was up on
Federal Way and I was watching a police officer ticket a homeless man on the corner of the
street with his [...]
FROM POET PAUL–
The streetcar bid was Cronin’s wish
Now there seems to be something amiss
The facts are apparent
And may not be transparent
But we can certainly see through this!
Chalk one up for the DAILY PAPER! Using the public records law and some good old fashioned reporting [...]
The day job has taken the GUARDIAN editor to Mexico, suck up smog, sun, and more images for the Photolibrary.
It isn’t as cheery as a couple years ago–economy is bad, swine flu scare lingers with hand washing fluid everywhere, heavy police presence, drugs.
As a result, you can get [...]
A state rep from Moscow is floating a 5% “surcharge on Idaho taxes” to keep certain state services afloat. You can post here as we know they read the GUARDIAN at the state level too.
For starters, we explained to a staffer a couple weeks ago that those of us who [...]
A fund raising campaign by Boise State’s athletic department appears to be a deceptive meaningless promotion at best and a cheap gimmick at worst.
In an effort to raise $20,000,000 for athletic programs Boise State has created a non-profit corporation comprised of thin air–we’ve dubbed it “Bronco BLUE SKY.” A [...]
FROM POET PAUL–
Homeless have decided to sue
These folks haven’t a place to sleep
From he City we get nary a peep
It’s objectionable to some
No matter where from
But there’s a difference
Between Homeless and Bum
As we travel around Boise these days, it seems like every corner–and [...]
Instead of asking Canyon voters to pony up for a new jail, we would suggest that Sheriff Chris Smith follow his own advice and go for a regional jail somewhere near the Ada-Canyon county line.
Smith is an advocate of regional jails and wrote an article [...]
ON VETS–
One thing we should’nt forget
We’ll always be in their debt
Whether a hawk or a dove
If it’s freedom you love
Go out and thank a Vet!
ADVICE TO TJ–
T J Thomson was handily elected
Will he see the trolley is rejected?
If he follows the mayor
[...]
The use of Public Relations firms to build support for everything from jails to street cars and now football bowl bids is reaching the level of absurdity.
Does anyone really believe ADVERTISING and promotion will influence coaches and sports writers to grant BSU a bowl game bid?
The most prominent [...]
Attention Sports Fans! Here’s some hot news that will shock you.
Mayor Dave Bieter is telling folks the #1 Sports Event of 2009 was held right here in Boise!
Here is an excerpt from the “Mayor’s Memo” for this week:
“…according to readers of SportsTravel, the sports world’s event magazine, the title [...]
Tuesday’s local election results sent a strong message from voters: NOBODY REALLY CARES!
Turnout for Boise was 17% of registered voters–just about what all the experts had predicted. Throughout the Valley incumbents were returned to office and the only close call was the defeat of the Canyon County Jail bond which [...]
NEARLY TOTAL OPPOSITION TO THE DESIRE NAMED STREETCAR. NO OTHER CALLS EVEN REPORTED ON OTHER TOPICS AND JUST ONE SINGLE FAVORABLE CALLER.
10/23/09
Gary Zimmerman
851 W. Front St. #904
Boise, ID
841-6047
Streetcar; I’m calling to voice a concern with the streetcar that Mayor Dave Bieter is in support
[...]
With a really small voter turnout predicted this year–no state, federal or mayor race in Boise–your vote counts more than ever.
Why? If voter turnout is as low as some predict–in the range of 15% to 20% of eligible voters–and with multiple candidates in some races, a candidate could conceivably win [...]
Despite repeated requests from the GUARDIAN, Team Dave has refused to confirm or deny reports of staff expansion in the office of Mayor Dave Bieter.
While private sector jobs are at a premium, unemployment rates are at record highs, and there have been (limited) layoffs in other city departments, we hear [...]
60 million to build a trolley
When other things we need so much
Things that are wearing out
Like bridges, schools and such
But the council does not listen
It seems we hardly have a chance
They plan to get the money
From the pockets in out pants
Be sure to raise [...]
It seems impossible to hear of a fire truck leaving the station without a driver, but that’s what happened Thursday when Boise’s Truck-5 responded to an alarm at Adams School, but forgot the “tillerman”–the guy who steers the back half of the 100 foot aerial ladder.
[...]
We gotta hand it to Boise PD chief Mike Masterson for “doing the right thing.” Here is a little true yarn that shows how the public can be served while the coppers are humbled.
When a Boise copper blatantly ignored the law and parked [...]
Commenting on the recent city council candidate “forums” and an announcement that Idaho Power is to get stimulus money for a long planned and partially implemented upgrade of meters.
We could use a Power Company Smart Meter
so we could vote for an intelligent leader
It would be so grand
[...]
The past week hasn’t been a good one for coppers.
Ada Sheriff Gary Raney gets credit for acting quickly to shed a deputy who crashed a personal car into a fence while off duty in Meridian recently. The (former) deputy claimed problems with meds and booze.
Then the [...]
We figured it would be impossible for Boise’s Ice World to beat the world-wide publicity garnered when two employees made a midnight food run to the Burger King drive-thru aboard a couple of Zamboni ice groomers, but this story of “Puck Naked” hockey may come close.
Seems the Idaho Junior [...]
SKINNY SKATING, COLE SCHOOL, VALLEY RIDE, NO TO TROLLEY,
10/21/09
Anonymous
IDAHO ICE WORLD: I would really like to know what the hell is going on out at Idaho Ice World. My wife and
daughter were out there today and there was a hockey team out there skating practically naked.
[...]
Only Team Dave and a handful of people with blinders and earplugs think there is public support for a $60 million trolley to nowhere in downtown Boise.
Just when we figured the issue was off track, council candidate Dave Litster sends us a lettter he received from the CCDC confirming the [...]
As we enter the final days of the political season for local elections, the GUARDIAN will try to keep moving this post to the top of the list to afford candidates and voters a forum to exchange questions, answers, and opinions.
The Sunday DAILY PAPER endorsed TJ Thomson over [...]
The free vaccine program for the H1N1 flu–the one we don’t call swine–is being billed as the most massive public health effort in more than 50 years in the USA.
For anyone over 60 it brought back childhood memories of when we stood in line for the [...]
On the subject of two ISP motorcycle coppers being struck by an apparently outraged motorist on I-84 east of Boise…
To avenge a ticket he got in town
He ran a couple of troopers down
This act of road rage
Made the news front page
Please throw the book at this [...]
Canyon Prosecuting Attorney John Bujak reacted quickly and properly Friday when he learned local on-duty coppers in uniform attended a rally advocating a “yes” vote for a jail bond issue on the November 3 election ballot.
JOHN BUJAK
In the foothills dog owners refuse
to pick up their doggy do-dos
It’s where I hike and I jog
pick up after your dog
so I don’t have to scrape my shoes!
Related posts:Poet Paul’s PostPoet Paul’s PostPoet Paul’s [...]
We don't know which sign appeared first, but they all compliment each other.
Related posts:Obama Prompts Idaho Free Speech Movement
' [...]We noticed a front page picture on the Friday IDAHO PRESS TRIBUNE showing police chiefs from Nampa and Caldwell posing with the Canyon Sheriff and about 20 other police in uniform. Each of them held campaign signs urging a “YES” vote on a ballot question for a new jail.
While [...]
We read a story on the Daily Paper site about a dentist in Eagle who has a brilliant plan to fight tooth decay–and get some publicity in the process.
He is offering to pay $1 a pound for trick-or-treat candy collected by local kids. It has to be wrapped and [...]
In a move that defies logic, Boise taxpayers are spending at the rate of $1,000 a year per round trip passenger that Eagle City officials have refused to pay.
It all started when Valley Transit–the regional bus outfit–said they would discontinue the “Highway 44 Express” which ran twice daily out State [...]
We are not impressed with the way any of the players have handled the “pandemic” assosciated with either the seasonal flu or the one we don’t call swine flu.
On one hand we read that it is a worldwide disease that could kill millions and [...]
The Canyon Jail doesn’t have enough space
so many criminals they can’t keep pace
It will cost a wad
to have them live in a “pod”
but they’ll sure have a “whale” of a place
Related posts:Poet Paul’s PostPoet Paul’s Post[...]
Several candidates for Boise City Council have reminded us folks can vote early, starting today, October 18th, Monday through Friday for the next two weeks, from 10AM to 4PM. The early voting poll location is 400 N. Benjamin Lane (behind Target near the mall between Franklin and Emerald in a [...]
MORE STREETCAR OPPOSITION, NO POTS FOR PUPPY POOP, SAVE COLE SCHOOL, POOR BUS SERVICE, AIRPORT PARKING
10/12/09
Chuck Weir
12868 W. Ginger Creek Dr.
Boise, ID
Glass Recycling: I’ve been trying to drop off my recyclable glass at the fire station on McMillan for weeks now. Every time I go over [...]
Everything we oldtimers learned in economics classes seems to be as applicable to current events as film is to photography in this digital age.
When interest rates go down, stocks go up. NOT! It pays to save–not when you get less than 2% for a CD. The [...]
The request by Ada County Commishes for a crosswalk on Third Street west of the courthouse points up a glaring inequity between citizens and government workers. Ada County workers enter through a side door that has NO SECURITY SEARCHES.
They use their county ID tags or a code to enter. [...]
United States District Courts not only accept electronic filing of legal documents, they REQUIRE it. Apparently not the case with the Ada County Highway District.
The Ada County Commishes have agreed to pay about $3,000 for a designated crosswalk on Third Street just north of Front. There is an employee parking [...]
Dear council candidate TJ
on the trolley is it a yea or a nay
Since you’re the man of Team Dave
your yea vote you’ll save
until after election day!
Related posts:Poet Paul’s PostPoet Paul’s PostPoet Paul’s Post
A double shot today…local and national.
HEALTH CARE–
The committee needed one vote more
to send a health care bill to the floor
popularity will wane
for the lady from Maine
Looks like we got a Snowe job for sure!
BOISE BOY–
He coached basketball on the courts
now he’s in a [...]
Dave Litster’s got a lot to gain
He’s got a big boost in his campaign
It seems he’s got dibs
on the seat left by Tibbs
since Jim endorsed him by name!
Related posts:Poet Paul’s PostPoet Paul’s PostPoet Paul’s [...]
DISCLAIMER: The following is a press release from Thomson and not an endorsement. We will publish “news” from any candidates based on the judgement of the GUARDIAN.
On Monday, TJ Thomson filed his first Campaign Financial Disclosure Report with the City of Boise. TJ raised over $40,000 through September 30th from [...]
The Daily Paper reports Boise officials can’t find the cash to build bike paths near the new Park Center Bridge at a cost that is about the same as a trolley pitchman $93,000.
We will admit to just a tiny bit of “I told you so” on the lack of money [...]
On a bridge Baker’s name was missed
Sara feels she was personally dissed
fools names and fools faces
are seen in public places
so she might be too smart for the list!
Related posts:Poet Paul’s PostPoet Paul’s PostPoet Paul’s [...]
TOTAL OPPOSITION TO STREETCAR, NO METH CLINIC NEAR SCHOOL, GLASS RECYCLE
Terry Aldrich
1407 Newport St.
Boise, ID 83709
322-4250
Streetcar: I just wanted to voice my disapproval for the trolley system. The city should not be spending one cent of my tax dollars for anything other than police or [...]
The GUARDIAN will use this headline and story as the “meeting place” for ideas and opinions during the Boise City Council race that is currently underway.
Whether you are a candidate with an idea or a citizen with an opinion, you can share it here in the comment section. We will [...]
The GUARDIAN poet laureate “Paul” has weighed in with a short take on the trolley issue.
Sixty million for a downtown trolley
The mayor says “Yes, by golly!”
He’s on the wrong track
As a matter of fact
It will become known as Bieter’s Folly!
Related posts:[...]
The Team Dave proposal for a trolley in downtown Boise has touched off a round of press release exchanges between council candidates TJ Thomson and Dave Litster who are both seeking the seat of Jim Tibbs who is not running for reelection.
First shot came from Litster who is aiming to [...]
THE PARK CENTER BRIDGE TABLET MINUS BAKER'S NAME.
Ada County Highway District Commish Sara Baker got dissed by whomever ordered up the permanent brass plaque for the new Park Center Bridge and she isn’t happy.When the new span was dedicated' [...]
Based on the content of a Team Dave press release and the overwhelming public opposition to awarding a $90,000 contract to Dave Bieter’s campaign ad agency, it would be fair to conclude Boise City Hall is in a bit of upheaval.
Team Dave tried to sneak the bid award resolution past [...]
Boise’s Team Dave is a step away from a legal land mine as they seek council approval of a PR/marketing agency to promote one side of a public policy issue.
The GUARDIAN sees it as a blatant violation of the “public purpose doctrine” in law which dictates that all expenditures [...]
LOTS OF DERAIL THE TROLLEY, ONE ABOARD TROLLEY, STINK OVER SEWER, HEALTH RESOLUTION OFF TRACK, SWANS NEAR BRIDGE, NO BUS FOR BLIND
9/30/09
Lance Danger
P.O. Box 986
Boise, ID 83701
Trolley: Gee Mayor, you’re a fricking idiot. Why don’t you just go back to the horse-and-buggy?
Wouldn’t that be a [...]
MEDIA AND PAID TROLLEY PROMOTERS MINGLE AT OPEN HOUSE THAT WASN'T.
A Thursday event in a vacant downtown store billed as an “Open House” to discuss Team Dave’s Trolley Folly turned out to not be so open.GUARDIAN' [...]
The GUARDIAN has had a standing offer to all candidates to post their initial campaign blurb and profile. Dave Litster is running for the Boise City Council seat being vacated by Jim Tibbs.
LAY, LITSTER, AND SIEBERS ON CITY [...]
Mayor Dave Bieter continued his pitch for a trolley in the narrow streets of Downtown Boise with an op-ed piece in the Daily Paper Wednesday.
Out of 10 comments posted so far, there was one flat out supporter, one “sorta for it” and eight who flat out were against it. [...]
AGAINST TROLLEY AND TRAIN, AGAINST TROLLEY FOR TRAIN, COPPERS ON PHONE IGNORE CITIZEN, TRASH TALK, NO FREE PARKING
9/23/09
Vicki Morrison
5424 Eugene St.
Boise, ID 83703
Streetcar & Amtrak: I’m calling about two concerns. One is the streetcar that Mayor Bieter is
proposing, which I think is a complete waste [...]
THIS COPPER IS SAFELY PARKED. SHOULD ANYONE DRIVE AND READ A COMPUTER?
Lots of buzz today about proposed laws to ban texting while driving. One source claimed truck drivers were 23 times more likely to [...]Another “business plan” to come out of Thursday’s “strategic planning” meeting with city officials is the planned expansion of the Boise Fire Department by two dozen personnel in a “take over” deal which will have Boise selling fire protection to Garden City, Hidden Springs, and the rest of the North [...]
Here is a list of current news topics with a typically cynical GUARDIAN SLANT.
–The Park Center Bridge that Harris Ranch Developers stuck taxpayers to build so they would benefit is about to open with great fanfare from Ada County Highway District.
–Micron is still slurping at the public trough. This time [...]
Boise City councilors worked on “strategic planning” Thursday, engaging in some give-and-take with department heads to exchange ideas and goals and offer direction from the council.
If that sounds like “corporate speak” with the young and restless bouncing their dreams off the board of directors, you got the picture.
The meetings are [...]
We have to admit to making a visit to the Daily Paper’s web site today where we noticed a headline about a fatal stabbing in the parking lot of a bikini bar.
The Daily–and apparently coppers–found it noteworthy the suspect was driving without a license.
“An Idaho City man accused of [...]
The GUARDIAN just got back from a week in France working on the day job, but with heart and mind still firmly tied to Boise.
We were driving through the Champagne area northeast of Paris when we spotted this perfectly straight tall pine tree. A little suspicious [...]
OVERWHELMING OPPOSITION TO THE HEALTH CARE RESOLUTION WHICH WAS IGNORED BY MAYOR AND COUNCIL, USUAL PARKING AND TRASH ISSUES, TOTAL OF 22 PAGES, MUCH OF IT JUST NAMES and “AGAINST.”
Walt Baker
10189 Edna St.
Boise, ID 83704
853-0192
Health Care Resolution: I’m concerned about the thought of supporting universal health [...]
For the cost of a daily AMTRAK train or two, the GUARDIAN can provide bus service that would run a bus EVERY MINUTE 24/7.
That’s right. We got out the ol’ electronic calculator and punched in the numbers for the cost of the GUARDIAN’s fantasy AMBUS plan versus the cost of [...]
After spending at least $374,000,000 to get the tracks and people up to speed, Amtrak would have to charge passengers an average of $353 for each ticket–IF they could get 102,000 riders–just to break even on the cheapest option for trail service to Boise, according to figures released in an [...]
KIP WILLS HAS BEEN A FREQUENT COMMENTER ON THE GUARDIAN–USING HIS REAL NAME–AS PRESIDENT OF THE COPPERS UNION. HE IS HEADED FOR THE BIG LEAGUES WITH THE FEDS AND ASKED THAT WE POST HIS FAREWELL.
I wanted to take a moment and thank you for your efforts for a more open [...]
Mayor Bieter and Team Dave need a lesson in priorities. They snubbed the GUARDIAN town hall meeting on ambulance service, but weigh in on a national political health issue.
They still haven’t had any public discussion on Boise FD ambulances!
The only city operated area of “Health Care” that comes to mind [...]
We have long been unhappy with the efforts of Team Dave to shape public opinion on the “Trolley Folly.” Now it looks like the mayor and staff are following in the mold of the infamous Brent Coles
Coles spent public funds to influence the outcome of the Foothills Tax Levy election, [...]
9/6/09
John Weber
3025 N. Five Mile Rd. Apt. 203
Boise, ID 83713
321-4998
Library and Weed Abatement: My comment is regarding the new LEED library on Ustick and Cole. I and many other residents have noticed that very late at night all the lights are on in this energy [...]
SORRY ABOUT THE FORMATTING, WORKING FROM A STRANGE SITE IN PARIS FOR THE DAY JOB.
8/30/09
Pete Peterson
6212 W. Lucky Ln.
Boise, ID 83703
853-0932
BPD: The reason for my call is I had a very bad experience with a bicycle policeman today at Curb Cup about 3:45 p.m. Two [...]
We hate to dis any of the candidates for Boise City Council, but this race may set a record for non-interest of voters and the media.
We have said it before, but the chances of anyone beating an incumbent are slim to none and the one seat being vacated by Jim [...]
All it took for Oregon Tailback LeGarrette Blount to get out of town without an arrest by Boise PD was an apology after sucker punching BSU defensive end Byron Hout when players and coaches from both teams mingled on the field following the game.
Football is a rough game that brings [...]
Boise has a new ordinance giving preference to local vendors, but apparently that doesn’t apply to polling places. According to the latest information on the city website, they are sending people out of town to vote–but only in two southwest Boise precincts.
If that sounds [...]
We previously posted a dispute voiced by Boise City Council candidate Lucas Baumbach over what he claimed was a conspiracy to “disenfranchise” conservative voters through gerrymandering.
Today, he offers up a press release claiming vindication and posing half a dozen questions to the city clerk. The GUARDIAN will try to post [...]
GUARDIAN reader Clancy offers up some logical and common sense ideas about bike safety as school gets underway in Boise and all the surveys, committees, and news of bike accidents have been discussed.
BY CLANCY
GUARDIAN Guest Post
Boise and the Treasure Valley are in the midst of [...]
After observing the massive media coverage on Idaho’s wolf hunt the GUARDIAN will offer this prediction: BEFORE THE SEASON IS OVER THERE WILL BE A TRAGIC SHOOTING DEATH OF A PET DOG, no doubt prompting an entirely new controversy.
When we ran across Nate and his beloved [...]
FINALLY! Something to write about on the Boise City Council election with Council Candidate Lucas Baumback claiming a conspiracy against conservative candidates through gerrymandering voting precincts.
“The poll closures are a bold attempt to disenfranchise thousands of voters by making it inconvenient to vote, due to poll overcrowding and extended travel [...]
LOTS OF TRASH TALK, BIKE SAFETY, NO TO FIRE AMBULANCE, HOMELESS AND KIDS BAD MIX
8/24/09
Mark Rinehart
5326 Kootenai
Boise, ID 83705
EMS: Reference please: the current discussion between the Boise Fire Department and the
Boise Ada Paramedics. Comment: I think the Fire Department is doing what they do best,
[...]
The day job includes making photos for textbooks and we just couldn’t resist sharing this one made in the back yard.
Many gardeners consider mantises to be desirable insects, as they prey upon many harmful insect species. Organic gardeners who avoid pesticides may encourage mantises as a [...]
A summer blackberry picking outing on August 20 resulted in a near tragedy when 8-year-old MaKayla Moss fell into a West Boise Canal canal.
MaKayla and her sister Brianna,13, were “adventuring” along the canal, picking berries when the younger girl reached out to a duckling swimming [...]
The unedited video of the GUARDIAN’S Monday Town Hall Meeting to discuss the ambulance issue is available on the ADA COUNTY website. Click on the notice appropriate listing. It is about an hour and a half with a 10 minute intro by the fat bald GUARDIAN editor.
No allegations of [...]
Information provided to a citizen by Boise City’s Trash Programs “solid waste coordinator” touched off a GUARDIAN investigation revealing Boise is shelling out big bucks for tons of junk.
When a GUARDIAN reader inquired about distribution of revenues (if any) from recycling under the new [...]
ELECTION CZAR CHRIS RICH EXPLAINS POTENTIAL BALLOT COMBOS AT POLLS
A new election headquarters complete with optical scanners, ballot storage, and everything else that is needed to run an election is up and running at the Ada County [...]In a 5 zip decision, the Idaho Supreme Court has ruled that Boise City must provide courtroom space for the magistrate court handling Boise cases.
State law says district court judges have authority to order cities to provide adequate quarters and equipment for the magistrate division and those costs can be [...]
In a 5 zip decision, the Idaho Supreme Court has ruled that Boise City must provide courtroom space for the magistrate court handling Boise cases.
State law says district court judges have authority to order cities to provide adequate quarters and equipment for the magistrate division and those costs can be [...]
In a letter to Ada Commish chair Fred Tilman ( with the Commish’s name spelled incorrectly), Boise Mayor Dave Bieter said he and the council have put their plans to get an ambulance transport license on “hold.”
They cryptically refer to the GUARDIAN revelations (and subsequent legacy media coverage) over the [...]
