Monthly Archives: December 2008

A New Home for Bush

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George W. Bush has found a new dig for his post-Presidential years. Nope, he is not headed back to his Crawford Ranch. He purchased a 2.07 million dollar estate in the Preston Hollow district of Dallas, TX. You can see the home here. It is a palatial home (10141 Daria Place, Dallas TX) with 8,501 square feet of living space and site on 1.13 acres.

Apparently, the Preston Hollow Elementary School was accused of being in violation of Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision that set forth desegregation in U.S. schools…in 2006 [source]. Of course, the district is one of the most exclusive in Texas and is home to several other celebrities like Presidential candidate Ross Perot and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban among other energy and sports magnates.

White House Urban Policy Office Chief

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The Obama transition team announced the chair of the newly-created office of Urban Policy. Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion will head the new White House office of Urban Policy:

Carrion is a well-liked, pro-development official who has tried to enhance his limited power through an alliance with Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and gives the New York mayor — whose aide was just appointed HUD Secretary — another ally in the White House, and suggests a New York-centric urban policy.

After eight years of hands-off policy from the Feds, it remains to be seen how a progressive administration fares toward urban policy.

Carrion was an important figure in the development of the Bronx Terminal Market & Hunts Point Vision projects and was responsible for bringing George Steinbrenner of the Yankees and the City to the table for negotiations in the development of the new Yankee stadium. On urban transportation, he was a vocal supporter of New York’s congestion pricing plan.