"We exist in moments of gentle apocalypse"                       Roland Barthes      

 

03 May 06:  As money can buy

 

     Another item to add to the list of things that should be intelligently discussed in the near future, or are destined to be philosophized over after this experiment called democracy has run it's course.  Security.  Second on Maslow's hierarchy of human needs, and the bait required for the politics of fear. 

 

Homeland Security grants, courtesy of The Associated Press

 

The Homeland Security Department divided $740 million among 46 cities Wednesday as part of a $1.7 billion counterterrorism grant fund for 2006. While each state will get some money, the grants for cities make up the largest chunk of the funding, which has always been the subject of fierce lobbying by local leaders and members of Congress.

 

ARIZONA. Phoenix: $3.9 million in 2006, $9.9 million in 2005.

 

CALIFORNIA. Anaheim/Santa Ana: $11.9 million, down from $19.8 million; San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose-Bay Area: $28.3 million, $33 million; Los Angeles/Long Beach: $80.6 million, $69 million; Sacramento: $7.3 million from $6 million; San Diego: $7.9 million from $14.7 million.

 

COLORADO. Denver: $4.3 million, down from $8.7 million.

 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (encompasses the National Capital Region, including Washington and its Maryland and Virginia suburbs). $46.4 million from $77.5 million.

 

FLORIDA. Ft. Lauderdale: $9.9 million, from zero; Jacksonville: $9.2 million, from $6.8 million; Miami: $15.9 million, from $15.8 million; Orlando: $9.4 million, from zero; Tampa: $8.8 million, from $7.7 million.

 

GEORGIA. Atlanta: $18.6 million, down from $13.1 million.

 

HAWAII. Honolulu: $4.7 million, from $6.4 million.

 

ILLINOIS. Chicago: $52.2 million, from $45 million.

 

INDIANA. Indianapolis: $4.3 million, from $5.6 million.

 

KENTUCKY. Louisville: $8.5 million, from $5 million.

 

LOUISIANA. Baton Rouge: $3.7 million, from $5.2 million; New Orleans: $4.6 million, from $9.3 million.

 

MASSACHUSETTS. Boston: $18.2 million, from $26 million.

 

MARYLAND. Baltimore: $9.6 million, from $11.3 million.

 

MICHIGAN. Detroit: $18.6 million, from $17 million.

 

MINNESOTA. Minneapolis/St. Paul: $4.3 million, from $5.7 million.

 

MISSOURI. Kansas City: $9.2 million, from $8.2 million; St. Louis: $9.2 million, from $7 million.

 

NORTH CAROLINA. Charlotte: $8.9 million, from $5.4 million.

 

NEBRASKA. Omaha: $8.3, from $5.1 million.

 

NEW JERSEY. Jersey City/Newark: $34.3 million, from $19 million.

 

NEVADA. Las Vegas: $7.7 million, from $8.4 million.

NEW YORK. Buffalo: $3.7 million, from $7.2 million; New York City: $124 million, from $207 million.

 

OHIO. Cincinnati: $4.6 million, from $5.8 million; Cleveland: $4.7 million, from $7.3 million; Columbus: $4.3 million, from $7.5 million; Toledo: $3.8 million, from $5.3 million.

 

OKLAHOMA. Oklahoma City: $4.1 million, from $5.5 million.

 

OREGON. Portland: $9.3 million, from $10.3 million.

 

PENNSYLVANIA. Philadelphia: $19.5 million, from $22.8 million; Pittsburgh: $4.8 million, from $9.6 million.

 

TENNESSEE. Memphis: $4.2 million, from zero.

 

TEXAS. Dallas/Fort Worth/Arlington: $13.8 million, from $24 million; Houston: $16.6 million, from $18.5 million; San Antonio: $4.4 million, from $5.9 million.

 

WASHINGTON. Seattle: $9.1 million, from $11.8 million.

 

WISCONSIN. Milwaukee: $8.5 million, from $6.3 million

   

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