Gotham Cable News

June 16, 2008

  • Absentee Ballot Results (Updated!):
    • Municipal Judge: Nancy Surrillo 45%, Marvis Lelonek 24%, Jackson Carano 31%
    • Mayor: Anthony Garcia 65%, Andrew Horwitz 35%
    • District Attorney: Harvey Dent 97%, Roger Garcetti 1%, Dana Worthington 2%

  • Gotham City Council considering free parking proposal for drivers of hybrid vehicles
  • Uptown dog electrocuted by live manhole cover; third such incident this week
  • Local Union 232 President indicted on charges of embezzlement; mob ties suspected
  • High profile art dealer, Eric Frober, arrested during exhibition at Wayne Memorial Arts Center, accused of smuggling stolen paintings
  • Woman survives fall onto subway tracks; able to climb back on platform as train pulls into station
  • Cab drivers back out of talks with city officials; potential for a strike now considered
  • Gotham City slims down; No longer a top ten most obese city after child obesity rates fall dramatically
  • Gothamite Pearl Scople wins Spelling Bee; final word was "Anatidaephobia"
  • Finals of America's Sweetest Sweetheart to be filmed live at the Grand Theatre in Gotham.
  • Tennis and basketball courts to be built at three parks in Midtown Gotham currently undergoing renovation
  • Cemeteries in Gotham proper are filling up...where will you be buried?
  • Man drowns after his kayak capsizes on Gotham River.
  • Gotham prepared for HD changeover; Study shows only 27% of residents will have to purchase new televisions.
  • Thoroughbred horse Lucky Date escapes when truck overturns on freeway exit ramp. Horse considered a "long shot" by many racing experts.
  • Parent and teacher groups support mayoral measure to increase school funding. Homeowners resist property tax hike.
  • Batman nabs City Rail bandits during attempted holdup of southbound Green Line train.
  • Owners of Gotham clothiers form group to fight school uniform measure, calling it "unconstitutional."
  • Crowds "boo" the Dingerling Sisters puppet parade through Gotham. "This sucked," says 10-year-old boy.
  • 50,000 fans swarm South City Park for free concert by local rock band made good, the Rockadoodle Dums. Authorities report, "The crowd was great and so was the band."
  • Online petitions start to "Save Tango Creams." Over 80,000 signatures collected so far.
  • Scan Card systems now being installed at all Gotham City Rail stations. Select post offices will also have cards available for sale.
  • Health Inspector to investigate use of illegal cleaning agents in Gotham dry cleaners.
  • Critics unanimous: "Gotham Youth Symphony makes Gotham proud, brings music of Berlioz to life."
  • "We only use top quality materials," falling window contractor Willie Foils tells GCN. "I don't know how that window fell out."
  • Building manager reports no one in office during falling window episode, suggests contractor's "shoddy work."
  • Cut power line at Gotham Goodness Foods raises food safety concerns. Owner assures consumers, "There's no worry. Our backup power saved the day."
  • Corps of Engineers to release bridge survey findings at press conference on Monday morning.
  • Motorists incensed by 15% increase in parking ticket fines. "We have to pay for pothole repair somehow," says mayor.
  • New program to clean graffiti from city buses and trains goes into effect next month.
  • Top selling Gotham Girl Guide inks deal to tell story of "One Million Cookies Sold."

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