Country club set
Mayor Ralph Becker has launched his administration with a Steering Committee for Salt Lake Solutions that Ralph says "represents some of our finest community leaders."
Good idea, but the group is striking only in its sparseness of minorities and women, which is an unsettling omen for a Democratic mayor of Utah's diverse capital city. It looks more like a Republican recipe for "good government": a banker, a couple college presidents, chamber of commerce president, captains of industry, a sprinkling of politicians and, of course, advocate for the poor and BMW-driving Pamela Aktinson.
All rich white folks. All but two are men.
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Interesting. Especially since Becker had a huge group of post-menopausal groupie/quasi-feminists endorsing him and willing to take a bullet for him. Ex-Utah First Lady Norma Matheson, ex-state Sen. Paula Julander, ex-state Sen. Karen Hale, state Rep. Roz McGee, ex-state Sen. Patrice Arent. The list goes on. But none of them or their ilk landed on this big committee? Very interesting. Guess in a pinch they can iron his shirts or pick up his dry cleaning.
Karen Hale is Ralph's communications director, which should be interesting because she's got the verve of a sea urchin. The rest of the above comment is right on. Ralph's list should be held up to Palmer de Palmer's to see if there are any consistencies with the most boring mayoral administration in recent SLC history.
How many minorities work for the Tribune?
To paraphrase Chris Rock, I've seen more polar bears in Utah (past tense) than I have seen minority reporters at the Tribune.
Thanks for the tip that Atkinson drives a Beamer.
Actually, I've seen more ethnic reporters and editors recently at the Tribune... but more importantly, like all "good politicians", Ralph early sought out the support of Latinos but that hasn't transferred to any pay off for their efforts.
SLC's "Diversity Czar" who - with the exception of Rocky's brief stint with a white lesbian - has always been Hispanic is now in the hands of a Native American. Good move for her and her community, but the Latino lost this position. It wasn't much but something. Rocky's right hand man, Sam Guevara, stayed on moving over to the Directorship of the office of Human Resources, a position for which he has had no previous experience. Finally, Judge Andrew Valdez' wife was selected as a "Community Liaison". Thus far, that seems to be it for the largest ethnic community that supported him. Not a very good start in this regard.
Who are these ethnically diverse reporters at the Tribune that you've been seeing recently? They're not at the Capitol nor are they reporting on legislative issues.
Rolly: white
Walsh: white
Warchol: white
Harrie: white
Fahys: white
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