Thumbnail: Prominent consultant on city finances and justice David Eichenthal’s New York Daily News op-ed is especially relevant to Memphis. He says police and corrections have become sacred cows, with elected officials calling for more police as a show of their commitment to crime reduction. He cites that Memphis spends 38% of its budget on police and now’s the time to consider other options to fight crime.
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Thumbnail: After 48 years of police directors chosen from within the Memphis Police Department culture, Memphis has the opportunity to bring in new perspectives and new ideas with a new hire who is prepared to answer the key question: Does Memphis need more police or better police?
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In the midst of an outpouring of a majority of people calling for change, we can make it happen with our choices. After all, we are who we are today because of choices we made.
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Thumbnail: Young adults continue to fuel growth within three miles of U.S. central business districts, including Memphis metro, but we lag behind most cities rate of growth.
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Thumbnail: Statistics paint a devastating picture of COVID-19’s impact on the the local economy, and the workers harmed most were the most vulnerable.
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Thumbnail: County Commissioners pushed off paid parental leave for county workers for a year, but it is needed now. Leaders ask commissioners to reconsider.
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Thumbnail: After seven years of blog posts about the need for Riverside Drive to contribute to a livable Memphis, the street is opening up again today for five days a week so it seems a good time to revisit past blog posts about how it could contribute to a livable Memphis.
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Thumbnail: Another volatile county commissioners’ meeting resulted from suggestions that the sheriff’s budget should be reduced. The budget is significantly larger than the mayor’s budget and accounts for 45% of the general fund. The sheriff needs to step forward to lead the process to reimagine better law enforcement.
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Thumbnail: Despite declining crime rates, cities across the U.S. have given more and more of their budgets to policing. In Memphis, 40% of the entire city budget is spent on MPD and its budgets have increased at a pace larger than the city budget overall.
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by Bill Day. Memphian Bill Day is two-time winner of the RFK Journalism Award in Cartooning. His cartoons are syndicated internationally by Cagle Cartoons. Cartoons Archive →
