Mayor Amabile

Today as we celebrate the birth, the life, the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, it is a time for read more

Today as we celebrate the birth, the life, the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, it is a time for our nation to remember the injustices that Dr. King fought (against). It is a time to remember his fight for freedom, equality and dignity of all races and all people. He was an incredible man ... he forced our nation to look inside and face our own flaws.

It's not because we want to discriminate against any race. We're not prejudice up here. The decision by the City read more

It's not because we want to discriminate against any race. We're not prejudice up here. The decision by the City Council was that new streets be named after past presidents and possibly after the people that you talked about. We do not want to name existing streets because we are worried about what the cost would be to our neighbors who live on that street.

I'm pushing hard for affordable housing. I'm encouraging developers to bring in projects at a lower cost to locals.

I'm pushing hard for affordable housing. I'm encouraging developers to bring in projects at a lower cost to locals.

I don't disagree that if you're ill you should be able to get marijuana and decrease your pain, especially if read more

I don't disagree that if you're ill you should be able to get marijuana and decrease your pain, especially if you're critically ill. Our stand here is that we are torn between federal and state law. We don't want to violate federal law and go along with the state law, so we are making dispensaries illegal until they get the laws in order.

The last time we did this there was some criticism on our procedure. It wasn't the selection. I want to read more

The last time we did this there was some criticism on our procedure. It wasn't the selection. I want to make that very clear. It was the way we handled ourselves on the logistics of it.