Comments on: A few examples of good investigative reporting http://ilind.net/2012/01/30/a-few-examples-of-good-investigative-reporting/ Ian Lind • Online daily from Kaaawa, Hawaii Fri, 25 May 2012 02:27:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Andy Parx http://ilind.net/2012/01/30/a-few-examples-of-good-investigative-reporting/comment-page-1/#comment-34902 Andy Parx Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:48:46 +0000 http://ilind.net/?p=8747#comment-34902 HUD Section 8 requires yearly inspections of units. If there's a problem, it's more likely with a crooked inpector. HUD Section 8 requires yearly inspections of units. If there’s a problem, it’s more likely with a crooked inpector.

]]> By: Undecided http://ilind.net/2012/01/30/a-few-examples-of-good-investigative-reporting/comment-page-1/#comment-34813 Undecided Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:08:03 +0000 http://ilind.net/?p=8747#comment-34813 And Kalaheo, I do agree that Civil Beat's "taken for a ride" was very good and a service to the community. And Kalaheo, I do agree that Civil Beat’s “taken for a ride” was very good and a service to the community.

]]> By: Undecided http://ilind.net/2012/01/30/a-few-examples-of-good-investigative-reporting/comment-page-1/#comment-34812 Undecided Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:01:42 +0000 http://ilind.net/?p=8747#comment-34812 At times Civil Beat seems to place what I see as undue importance on the splinter in one entity's eye while ignoring the beam in another's. Overall, I think the good they do over there may outweigh the bad, yet at the same time I find it somehow reassuring that, at least according to something I read somewhere, their readership is not that high. We do need all the eyes we can get in this town though. Here's an example of them doing something good by at least mentioning a bill that sounds as if it has the potential for much mischief, I hope they follow and examine this closely. And I hope Ian Lind and his readers will as well. http://hawaii.news.blogs.civilbeat.com/post/16776899874/two-rail-related-bills-moving-at-ledge "The first, House Bill 2756, would fast-track transit-oriented development by requiring counties to act on proposals near rail stations within a set number of days and exempting those projects from ordinary zoning and land use laws." And the bill itself: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/Bills/HB2756_.HTM I haven't had time to look over the bill yet, but I'm already wondering what checks and balances on the transit authority's power would remain should this bill become law? At times Civil Beat seems to place what I see as undue importance on the splinter in one entity’s eye while ignoring the beam in another’s. Overall, I think the good they do over there may outweigh the bad, yet at the same time I find it somehow reassuring that, at least according to something I read somewhere, their readership is not that high. We do need all the eyes we can get in this town though.

Here’s an example of them doing something good by at least mentioning a bill that sounds as if it has the potential for much mischief, I hope they follow and examine this closely. And I hope Ian Lind and his readers will as well.

http://hawaii.news.blogs.civilbeat.com/post/16776899874/two-rail-related-bills-moving-at-ledge

“The first, House Bill 2756, would fast-track transit-oriented development by requiring counties to act on proposals near rail stations within a set number of days and exempting those projects from ordinary zoning and land use laws.”

And the bill itself:

http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/Bills/HB2756_.HTM

I haven’t had time to look over the bill yet, but I’m already wondering what checks and balances on the transit authority’s power would remain should this bill become law?

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