A developer in preservationist clothing

OK, so why am I so down on Stacy Head?

Because she is a developer, who has flipped at least 9 houses, she is in favor of eminent domain takeovers of personal housing, she has the endorsement of the Republican party even though she's running as a democrat, and she has Jay Batt's strategist running her campaign.

Does anyone else not see the ethical conflict of being a developer and being in charge of what can be built where?

I've received email that states that Ms. Head is a lawyer, not a developer. Well, she is a lawyer, and she has stated that she would not resign if she won the election. So I guess City Council simply becomes another $40k a year avocation. Ms. Head has bought and renovated at least 9 houses in 6 years. If you do more than 2 or 3, it is no longer a hobby. She is a developer.

Maybe this will help. Read whom is giving her money and whom she is paying.

She is clearly a friend of of the Business Council and big developers. James LePeyre gave her a maxed out contibution, and LeBretons are also big proponents of Ms. Head. She also has contibutions from Barriere Construction, Devo Investments LLC, Canal Development, Renaissance Property Group LLC, a law firm in Mississippi (with, I guess, big plans), and the weasely Louisiana Coastal. All these damn faux reformers.

Also, check out the endorsements. By hiring Batt's Republican strategist, Bill Kearney, she earned the state Republican Party endorsement.

Endorsements are rarely given absolutely without compensation. Supposedly, newspaper endorsements are totally without strings, but, as Humid Haney said, the media has no more liberal bias than their conservative publisher/owners. Like how the T-P had been a paper reborn post-K, and then suddenly endorse Ron Forman to prove they are as Picayune as their name...

With that in mind, see if you can figure out from Ms. Head's expenditures where the $3000 expense for "Alliance ads" and the $2500 expense for "RDO Endorsements" really went.

So, my question is, whose interests does she have in mind? The developers, or the residents?

We report, you decide.

But in case you haven't decided yet....

Comments

[rcs]

I don't know - I see the experience of renovating blighted properties as a plus; it's a HUGE issue in District B (Central City.) I could see a conflict of interest if she were developing NEW commercial properties that require zoning changes - as it is, renovation does not typically require Council attention (unless you want to override an HDLC restriction.) Plus, she's come down on the side of limiting Council involvement in zoning affairs (along with every other candidate except Ms. Gill-Pratt.)

And the Republican endorsement - well, I guess they figured they had to endorse SOMEONE. There's a lot of Republicans in District B and they're entitled to support whomever they like. Absent evidence to the contrary, I'm not going to assume there's some quid pro quo lurking out there.

[ashley]

RCS, if you're a developer, then by all means, support Ms. Head. I do not see her as representative of the PRC ideals. Ideally, in a PRC type restoration, the rehabilitator lives in the house.

And in some races, the Republicans did not endorse anyone. Her endorsement came as a direct result of having Kearney as a strategist.

[Kindle]

I cannot judge the person even if I met him personally by what he wears.

[Jobs]

You can't definitely judge a person by what he wears. If that is the case then what will be your basis in your judgment then.

[healthguard]

Ain't nothing wrong with it. I myself is free to express my self with the clothes that I am wearing.

[Fradam]

I went back into the app to look at it, and had better luck. I think oniliragly, I had no events pulling back into the Editor Part. I probably just didn't change the dropdown list to have it refresh the part and go grab the data. Silly mistake, but now that I did that, your part is working like a charm! Now, I just need the staff to start entering addresses into the event records! :O)Thanks again for a great add-on, and all your help.