Did You Miss These? (July 19 Edition)
July 19th, 2008 by Keith Forest
A recap of the week’s equity news
“N.Y. Mayor Offers New Poverty Gauge,” - Washington Post
Calling the current federal poverty measure broken and outdated, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg (I) on Sunday unveiled a new method that he and his aides said gives a more accurate picture of the poor, and that he hopes eventually will become the new national standard.
“If we are serious about fighting poverty, we also have to start getting serious about accurately measuring poverty,” Bloomberg said in remarks prepared for delivery to the convention of the NAACP in Cincinnati. Bad weather prevented his flight to Ohio, and one of Bloomberg’s deputy mayors made the speech in his place.
”S.F. a step ahead as most ‘walkable’ U.S. city,” - San Francisco Chronicle
If you or your loved one is struggling to break the cycle of fossil fuel addiction, San Francisco may just be your Betty Ford Center.
The city by the bay is the most “walkable” in the nation, according to rankings set for release today by WalkScore.com, a service designed to help those seeking a less automobile-dependent life. The distinction encompasses a host of environmental, health and economic advantages.
“Poll: Black-Hispanic relations good,” - UPI
More blacks and Hispanics than whites believe relations are good between blacks and Hispanics in the United States, a Gallup poll indicates.
Less than half of the white adults polled indicated they thought black-Hispanic relations were good, compared to 60 percent of Hispanics and about two-thirds of blacks surveyed, the Gallup’s Minority Rights and Relations poll indicated.