In recent public meetings, residents of the 80% Latino city have criticized environmental regulators and their majority-white city council, questioning why they have not cracked down on polluting industries. .
But the city's Art Commission rejected the permanent placement of the work on city property, questioning its artistic strength.
Now even that has been killed by Republicans, leaving the delegate, Eleanor Holmes Norton, and the city fathers questioning whether they are heading back to the "plantation mentality" days when Congressional committees routinely undermined home rule.
The collapse in the oil price over the last six months plus questions about the wisdom of BP's 20% holding in Russia's Rosneft group has left the city openly questioning whether the company could be the next takeover target.
Much of postmodern urban theory, however, paints a different picture of a postmodern city by questioning the underlying social and economic formations that shape postmodern urban form, and identifying architectures of commodification, enclosure, and oppression underneath the playful facades.
News of the event quickly drew headlines, along with criticism from city officials questioning why public resources were used for a private event involving a convicted killer.
Neighbors filed numerous complaints with the city's Buildings Department questioning whether there were proper permits.
And City analysts were questioning whether the merger had been a disaster.
Even in Detroit, where deadly violence can seem routine, Aiyana's killing has transfixed the city, leaving many questioning what they see as heavy-handed tactics by the police — particularly the use of the so-called flash-bang grenade on a Sunday night in a residence where children were known to live.
But it hasn't been a smooth transition for LA to move over from GroupWise to Google Apps; and it appears that the City administrators are questioning the move thanks to productivity, security and slowness issues with Google Apps.
