There are 16 article(s) tagged Ford Canale:

• January 2021

  • Unposted speed limit goes from 30 mph to 25 mph in close council vote

    By a narrow 7-6 vote, the Memphis City Council has changed the default speed limit on city streets without speed limit signs from 30 miles an hour to 25 miles an hour.

    By Bill Dries January 05, 2021

• December 2020

  • Street racing, muffler crackdown draws council concerns

    A set of three proposed ordinances aren’t due for a vote by the full council until the new year. But several council members are concerned about how police will carry out the ordinances if they are passed.

    By Bill Dries December 15, 2020

  • Grim calculations now include morgue capacity

    Part of the variable is the strain COVID-19 has placed on the funeral industry.

    By Jane Roberts December 10, 2020

• September 2020

  • City Council approves changes to renaming process

    The approval of the ordinance Tuesday is part of the council's larger debate about the Black Lives Matter Movement. Several other resolutions from that larger discussion were also approved by the council.

    By Bill Dries September 01, 2020

• June 2020

  • Businesses may soon get grade for how well they comply with face masks

    Graduate students in public health will begin tabulations and surveys next week. The grading would be an extension of “knowing where we are and where we want to get to,” according to Dr. Manoj Jain.

    By Jane Roberts June 11, 2020

  • Strickland makes pitch to test 30,000 people a day

    People could expect to be tested several times a month at work if employers sign on.

    By Jane Roberts June 02, 2020

• April 2020

  • With COVID-19 tests out, number of cases uncertain

    According to data released by Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland late Friday afternoon, 278 patients are in city hospitals — 85 of them in ICU — awaiting a final diagnosis.

    By Jane Roberts April 12, 2020

• March 2020

  • City Council: Grants process to remain unchanged ... for now

    For now, the city council will keep its ground rules for dispensing $2.6 million in grant money at $200,000 per council member. But the council continues to battle what is a longer line of organizations seeking a limited amount of money. 

    By Bill Dries, Linda A. Moore March 09, 2020

• February 2020

  • Looks like voters can decide residency rules for police, firefighters

    A proposal for a broader residency requirement for Memphis police and firefighters will remain on the November ballot citywide. City Council members settled the matter Tuesday after a debate that rolled across the first six weeks of the new council's term of office.

    By Bill Dries February 19, 2020

• October 2019

  • Council to review police, firefighter residency requirements

    Council members discuss the "two-hour drive" proposal during Tuesday committee sessions. Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland says he backs the measure.

    By Bill Dries October 12, 2019

• September 2019

  • Ballot Basics: The enigma of the city council super district

    Everything you need to know about your City Council Super District.

    By Bill Dries September 12, 2019

• August 2019

  • City Council campaigns an unusual mix of full-term incumbents, newcomers and those in between

    Council member Ford Canale is seeking a full four year term after being appointed to the body and winning a special election last year. On The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, Canale talks about his bid for a full term and council contender Jeff Warren offers "throwback" campaign paraphernalia.

    By Bill Dries August 17, 2019

• April 2019

  • Memphis City Council begins detailed budget review

    The process for getting neighborhood speed humps and their distribution, and the cost of a modernized traffic intersection were among detailed line items City Council members reviewed on the first day of budget hearings Tuesday.

    By Bill Dries April 30, 2019

• February 2019

  • Council delays action on MLGW rate hikes as utility takes case to the public

    Memphis city council members again delayed approval of Memphis Light, Gas and Water rate increases Tuesday, instead urging the utility to make its case to the public for an infrastructure overhaul before the council tries again later this month.

    By Bill Dries February 05, 2019

• December 2018

  • City Council rejects Logan, punts filling vacancies to new year

    Memphis City Council members put off filling three empty seats on the council Tuesday at their last meeting of the year.

    By Bill Dries December 18, 2018

  • No quorum on third day of city council stalemate

    Memphis City Council members assembled at City Hall for about 10 minutes Thursday in an attempt to get a quorum of seven members to transact business.

    By Bill Dries December 06, 2018