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...elect its next leader and all its legislators, an issue Tung didn't broach in his address. ("Pragmatic Hong Kong has moved on to other things," says Lau Siu-kai, Tung's chief strategist and author of last week's speech. "That's nuts," retorts Christine Loh, CEO of Civic Exchange, a progressive local think tank. "It just shows how out of touch they are.") Now, activist groups have found other causes to rally around. Last month, two major property-related plans-a private consortium's desire to demolish a never-used, seven-building public housing estate, and the Housing...
...Michael O'Keefe declines to say how many. "I have a tirade ready," says Michael Jerace, who intends to turn the police down. "It's very frightening. It's all part of the ambiance of the country right now." Others have gone to the cops, regarding it as a civic duty. Police chief John Thomas says at least 80% of his e-mail has been supportive. Fred Simonin, owner of the Highland Grill, where residents go to get Krispy Kreme doughnuts and pizza, readily complied, accepting a swab as he stood behind his counter. "Does it bother...
Paul Berkeley, the president of the Allston Civic Association, said residents were concerned less with the change in ownership and more with the future use of the property...
Paul Berkeley, president of the Allston Civic Association—a neighborhood organization that promotes residents’ interests—said the announcements show Harvard’s eagerness to anticipate possible problems for businesses and residents in the neighborhood. Berkeley said he hopes that a forward-looking approach will characterize the University’s future efforts...
...inner-city Chicago school that teaches elementary school students how to invest. Hobson takes her stump speech-- essentially a crash course in investment strategy--to PTA meetings, union halls and schools, and she is a financial consultant for ABC's Good Morning America. She agitates on corporate and civic boards, from the Chicago Public Library to Princeton University. "Mellody has a deep set of values about what's right and what's wrong," says former Senator Bill Bradley, a close friend. "She knows that she can have an impact because so few people say what they really feel." Indeed, Hobson...