Quick Friday roundup

Getting sleeeepyyyy....

• More fun from New Jersey: Another chapter in A.C. scandal: Latest twist adds to an epic of corruption. Also, Look who owes Atlantic City $363,000
  
  
• Street's $34 million request blocked: Not wanting to "handcuff the next mayor," Council asked why Street sought so much for DHS so late in his term.
  
  
• Water report flags Pa. polluters

  Half the major water-treatment plants and industrial facilities in Pennsylvania discharged more pollutants into waterways than allowed under their Clean Water Act permits at least once in 2005, according to a report released yesterday by the PennEnvironment advocacy group.

  Mmmmm, chemicals.
  
  
• Uppity locals:
  
  
  
  1. Museum site is challenged -- this is the private development in Valley Forge
     
     
  2. Alliance challenging site for Youth Study Center -- planning to challenge the required zoning adjustment (Dan at YPP applauds this development here)
     
     
  3. Letters | SUGARHOUSE: LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION -- they can't pretend that their site doesn't affect Northern Liberties...
  
  
• Elmer Smith | Surrender? No, the papers misunderstand . . . or worse -- defending "10,000 men" effort
  
  Related: Signe has a pithy cartoon opining on the same subject...
  
  
• Clout | Building goodwill, one sfogliatella at a time -- Brady, working his magic in D.C.
  
  
• Editorial | That $700,000 Schools Audit
  
  
• Editorial | Commerce Bank's New Owners -- hoping they maintain their unusual customer focus
  
  
• YPP: Darrell Clarke's Vacant, Overgrown Lots -- with photos of the effects of cutting Johnson out of his neighborhood's upkeep
  
  
• YPP: Tales From the 8th -- Dan U-A describes what he learned about the district, candidates, and challenges during the (also divided) primary. Some day, the incumbent should stop winning with 30% of the vote!
  
  
• YPP: Philly IMC reports on skyrocketing homeless population
  
  
• Albert/Philly: Whole Foods and Plastic Bags
  
  
• AAJane: Resources from the Sunlight Foundation -- more ways to track your representatives' activities