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Andy Kim

Andy Kim

Former Staff Writer

Andy Kim is a former GOVERNING staff writer. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin's School of Journalism, he has also worked in advertising as a copywriter.

Who Said That
Where does he want us to live? We’ve held up this city on our own. He’s just talking down to us.
Lillian Hartman, resident of northwest Detroit — commenting on Mayor Bing's proposal to concentrate the city’s declining population into smaller, more manageable neighborhoods.
September 15, 2010
 · Andy Kim
News in Numbers
$992 Million
The amount of funds PG&E says it has in liability coverage for 2010-11. If that is not enough to compensate the San Bruno victims, or the victims of any similar incidents in the same period, the state's Public Utilities Commission will be called upon to decide whether to charge the additional costs to customers or shareholders.
September 15, 2010
 · Andy Kim
News in Numbers
$125,000
The cost Oregon's Beaverton school district incurs every two years to run elections for local school committees. District leaders are asking voters to eliminate these LSCs because of rising election costs.
September 14, 2010
 · Andy Kim
Who Said That
The check is nice, but that's not what I need. I need a permanent home, a nice, safe place to live.
Bob Pellegrini, resident of San Bruno, Calif., whose home was destroyed during the PG&E fire — commenting on the company's pledge to send checks to those effected by the gas line explosion.
September 14, 2010
 · Andy Kim
Firefighter's silhouette in front of flames
Archive
South Carolina High Schools Train Firefighters
A pilot program in South Carolina prepares high school students to take a certification test and become active firefighters as soon as they turn 18.
September 13, 2010
 · Andy Kim
Who Said That
This administration is fumbling the football left and right when it comes to getting federal education funding.
New Jersey Education Association spokesman Steve Wollmer — commenting on Gov. Chris Christie's plans to seek federal education money.
September 13, 2010
 · Andy Kim
News in Numbers
1956
The year when the PG&E gas line that ruptured in San Bruno, Calif., was installed. PG&E considered the portion that ruptured to be a "high consequence area" requiring more stringent inspections called integrity assessments.
September 13, 2010
 · Andy Kim
News in Numbers
450,000
The number of IOUs – worth $2.5 billion – the state of California was forced to issue in the summer of 2009.
September 10, 2010
 · Andy Kim
Who Said That
He deserves to be in trouble now because he’s not with the people.
James Marr, a retired truck driver and resident of Washington, D.C. — suggesting Mayor Adrian Fenty's dropping approval ratings are, in part, due to the fact that he seems to care more about the city's affluent neighborhoods than the poor.
September 10, 2010
 · Andy Kim
Archive
Social Media and Emergency Response
Emergency response teams need to upgrade the ways they communicate with each other and the public. But what's the best way to do so?
September 09, 2010
 · Andy Kim
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