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  Sam Katz Information
Samuel (Sam) Michael Katz, OM, BA (born Rehovot, Israel, 1951) is the 42nd mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Katz emigrated to Winnipeg as an infant with parents Chaim and Zena Katz and his older brother David, and was raised in north Winnipeg.
Katz ran for the Winnipeg city council in 1989, but lost to Glen Murray, another future mayor of the city.
www.bookrags.com /wiki/Sam_Katz   (272 words)

  
 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Katz has drawn criticism for some of his policies, as well as negative publicity for public faux pas, as when he referred to Winnipeg's five female Olympic medal-winners as "beautiful females" whose close-up presence made him "feel like Hugh Hefner".
Sam has been President and CEO of the Winnipeg Goldeyes Baseball Club since 1994, and was successful in commencing construction of CanWest Global Park; home of the Winnipeg Goldeyes, and a popular venue for a variety of other entertainment, which has served as a key anchor for the renaissance of downtown Winnipeg.
Sam was a founder of the Winnipeg Goldeyes Field of Dreams Foundation, an organization that has donated more than half a million dollars to children's charities and non-profit organizations in Manitoba.
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Sam_Katz   (600 words)

  
 Welcome to Russian Market!
Sam Katz: This kind of basic services is a matter of translating to Russian, and making information available, the whole idea of city government is to serve customers, no matter what language they speak, no matter what culture or nation they come from.
Sam Katz: I think in some instances that decision is up to Rehab Houses and Drug Rehab Centers, these facilities have to decide where these people have to go, they have to go somewhere and hopefully are being rehabilitated in prison, although I am not confident that that’s happening.
Sam Katz: My own personal feeling is that we are under the beginning of the economic recovery and we won’t have the boom that we had five years ago – there is not enough money to through, particularly at the start-ups.
www.russianmarket.net /data/SamKatz.htm   (2019 words)

  
 Philly.com | Mayor's Race News
Katz, who grew up in West Philadelphia and was an honors student at Central High,started out a Democrat, working on several losing campaigns in the 1970s: Lou Hill's run for mayor, Bill Gray's first try for Congress, and Green's bid for the Senate.
Sam Katz was in Miami to advise the Dade County schools on a bond deal.
Sam Katz then was able to get an arm of the Prudential insurance company to grant a mortgage for the $140 million.
inquirer.philly.com /opinion/cv/sam0926.html   (2545 words)

  
 Sam Katz
Sam Katz (born Rehovot, Israel, 1951) is the 42nd mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
This came after the resignation of Glen Murray as mayor of Winnipeg to run in the 2004 Canadian federal election.
Katz is involved in numerous charities such as the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and has received awards which includes the Order of Manitoba and the Queen's Jubilee Medal.
www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/s/sa/sam_katz.html   (251 words)

  
 IATSE MTS Centre Boycott
Katz immigrated to Winnipeg as a four month old baby with parents Chaim (Hymie) and Zena Katz (also known as Aszlota Kac- the name spelled "Kac" in Polish is equivalent to the English "Katz.") and his older brother David in November, 1951.
Katz was also able to secure a 25 year lease with the City of Winnipeg for only a dollar a year for his ball park and received financial assistance from Izzy Asper with the naming of the ballpark CanWest Global Park.
Sam Katz was officially sworn in as mayor on June 24, 2004 surrounded by hundreds of city officials, big business heavyweights, and politicians, and big time conservative politician's one can only presume.
jroller.com /page/1234?entry=sam_katz_true_blue_privatizing   (2066 words)

  
 The Sam Katz Ark of 1924   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Sam Katz was a master woodworker from the Ukraine.
Circus merry-go-rounds are perhaps where Sam Katz acquired his taste for exposed lightbulbs, which are featured in many of his Ark designs.
Sam Katz's Ner Tamid is a three-piece sculpture, attached to the Ark by one bracket.
69.80.208.224 /adamsstreetorg/tour/tour09ark.php   (668 words)

  
 CBC Manitoba - Winnipeg Votes 2006 - Mayoral Race - Sam Katz
Sam Katz says he used to sit with friends and criticize what was happening in Winnipeg —; but eventually realized that he should do something to try to make a better city — so he became its 42nd mayor.
Katz says he wants to continue his business-like model for Winnipeg to promote growth and try to build the city's vibrancy.
Katz would also like to eliminate the business tax entirely, he says — if another source of revenue can be found to replace it.
www.cbc.ca /manitoba/features/winnipegvotes2006/mayoralrace/katz.html   (489 words)

  
 Welcome to Russian Market!
Katz said that the African community would not be forgotten in his administration but rather would be a partner in making Philadelphia a City that is welcoming to people from all countries.
Katz said his administration would better support the African community by offering services that allow them to cross cultural divides and play a greater role in the City.
The office would act as a liaison between City agencies and immigrant communities throughout the City, assist immigrants in applying for and obtaining U.S. citizenship, and strengthen the ability of immigrants from diverse cultures and languages to fully participate in Philadelphia’s economic, cultural and social life.
www.russianmarket.net /news/katz.htm   (357 words)

  
 Teachers@Random Catalog | Sam Katz on the Loose! by Frank Radice and Vida Radice; illustrated by Charles Fazzino
Sam Katz is on the loose in this wildly original, glitter-sparkling book of 3-D scenes guaranteed to amaze and amuse children of all ages.
From the steamy rain forest to the far-frozen north, from the hurly-burly of a boardwalk carnival to the peace and serenity of the mountain majesties, Sam Katz is one cat who doesn’t miss a scene.
Sam Katz is inspired by their real-life cat, Sam Katz, who is one of the few felines ever to appear in bold face in the Post’s Page Six.
www.randomhouse.com /teachers/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780375831201   (310 words)

  
 Sam Katz - winnipedia.ca
Sam Katz is the 42nd Mayor of Winnipeg as well as the as the President and CEO of the Winnipeg Goldeyes Baseball Club.
Katz emigrated to Winnipeg as an infant with parents Chaim and Zena Katz and his older brother David; the family was raised in north Winnipeg.
In 1989, Katz ran unsuccessfully against Glen Murray for City Councillor of Fort Rouge as well as Joe Bova (who later supported him as Mayor in 2006).
winnipedia.ca /wiki?title=Sam_Katz&printable=yes   (260 words)

  
 Election 2003 | News and Information | WHYY
Katz was on the Philadelphia School District's Board of Education from 1981 to 1985.
Katz is running on the promise of revitalizing the city's economy with wage tax cuts and job creation.
Katz received his masters in urban affairs and policy analysis from the New School in New York, New York.
www.whyy.org /election03/katz.html   (359 words)

  
 What concerns do you have about Sam Katz for Mayor? - PhillyBlog - Philadelphia
In fact, I recall during the 99 elections people were rationalizing that, while Katz was the better man for the job, Street would be more effective because, if Katz were mayor, the Democratic machine would do everything to block Katz and we'd have gridlock.
Yet the chairmen of the SRC was a memeber of Greater Philadelphia First headed by Sam Katz, as was another SRC member Dan Whalen, who I understand is Katz's campaign chairman.
Sam Katz is not the answer to education in our city.
www.phillyblog.com /philly/showthread.php?t=379   (1305 words)

  
 Gale Warning: Not Getting Katz's Tongue
Sam Katz got an early taste of things to come last Thursday, May 1, when he kicked off his mayoral campaign on the streets of Philadelphia.
Katz, however, withstood the slings and arrows of the outrageous crowd and even managed to keep the smile plastered on his face the entire time.
Later, Katz campaign press secretary Maureen Garrity speculates but refuses to say outright whether the Katz camp believes the protesters were sent by the mayor's re-election campaign.
www.citypaper.net /articles/2003-05-08/cb4.shtml   (899 words)

  
 || DukeMedNews || Samuel L. Katz, M.D., honored for extraordinary contributions
Katz shaped one of the essential ideas of our time: immunization as a fundamental human right.
When Katz was stepping into the world of pediatrics, disease was routinely stealing the future from young children.
During Katz's leadership over Duke pediatrics, and then over the American Pediatric Society, he impressed upon fellow physicians the need to treat each child as a complex human being, not just an interesting diagnostic phenomenon.
www.dukemednews.org /news/article.php?id=8189   (448 words)

  
 The Timeshare Beat: Sam Katz to Assume Day-to-Day Responsibilities at Cendant's Travel Distribution Services Division   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Katz as president and CEO of TDS, will continue to serve as a consultant and advisor to the Company for a transitional period.
Katz, 38, has been personally involved with the restructuring of the TDS Division and its businesses and has been working closely with the division's senior leadership team during the past two years on the organization's integration and strategic direction.
Katz with more time to focus on the Company's travel distribution business units, Tom Christopoul, 39, formerly Cendant's chief administrative officer, has been named chairman and CEO of the Company's Financial Services Division.
www.thetimesharebeat.com /2003/ts/oct/1001-02t.htm   (320 words)

  
 Samuel L Katz
Katz, the Wilburt Cornell Davison Professor and Chairman Emeritus of Pediatrics at Duke University, is an honors graduate of Dartmouth College and Harvard Medical School.
Sam Katz, former ACIP Chairman, with ties to the American Academy of Pediatrics and Infectious Disease Society of America) LIED UNDER OATH (perjury) and was exposed for doing so by Chairman Burton.
Katz stated categorically that the whole cell pertussis vaccine was not given in the US anymore.
www.whale.to /vaccine/katz.html   (707 words)

  
 Sam Katz Thinks Philadelphia Is Finally Ready for Him   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Katz has been less magnanimous about Street’s refusal to return $125,000 in allegedly fraudulent corporate campaign donations, filing a private criminal complaint along with a letter to District Attorney Lynne Abraham requesting a criminal investigation.
Instead, Katz points to factors such as his turbulent connection to longtime friend W. Wilson Goode, whom he had supported to become the city’s first fl mayor in 1983.
Katz could never forget or forgive the MOVE crisis of May 1985, when the city, led by Mayor Goode, dropped a bomb on a row house in an attempt to evict members of a radical back-to-nature organization who had holed up inside.
www.newsmax.com /archives/articles/2003/10/20/173702.shtml   (1685 words)

  
 annodyne : proof : sam katz for mayor 2003
For the 2003 Philadelphia mayoral campaign, Sam Katz’s Committee was looking for a non-traditional web presence that would remain user-friendly for a wide range of constituents while promoting their core objectives - generating volunteers, contributions and future communications.
This became the foundation for Katz’s entire campaign, attracting new voters and constituents and spreading his message – all while providing up to the minute information.
Of equal importance was establishing the necessary infrastructure for Katz’s committee to easily and efficiently communicate with their constituency.
www.annodyne.com /proofSK.htm   (237 words)

  
 Katz Press Release   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
PHILADELPHIA, PA – August 13, 2003 – The Katz for Mayor campaign today introduced “Pride for Katz,” a coalition of members of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender community who support Sam Katz as the next mayor of Philadelphia.
When this legislation struggled to get onto the House agenda, Katz lobbied key leaders in a successful effort to have that legislation released from Committee to be voted on the floor of the House.
Katz said that Street’s latest effort to launch the candidacy of John McDermott further shows his lack of commitment to the GLBT community.
pa-gala.org /Katz_Press_Release.html   (403 words)

  
 Winnipeg Goldeyes' owner Sam Katz re-elected mayor of Winnipeg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Sam Katz stormed back into the mayor's office last night -- making official Winnipeg's most foregone and one-sided electoral conclusion in nearly two decades.
Katz -- whom pundits had predicted for weeks would have no trouble against his opponents -- enjoyed a clear lead as soon as the first results trickled in shortly after polls closed.
To frequent cheers and applause, the mayor trumpeted his efforts to add police officers, repair streets and "get the city working again" with a stronger economy.
www.independent-baseball.com /northern_league_news_000012.html   (300 words)

  
 DC33 Endorses SAM KATZ FOR MAYOR - PhillyBlog - Philadelphia
Wow, but does anyone think, if Katz wins, he'll be stuck trying to make the unions happy for the next 4 years.
I doubt the unions who support Katz have any illusions about where he's coming from - they know he's a businessman and a Republican - and he has already stated he intends to cut 1 percent of the city's budget, which could conceivably mean layoffs of workers from this very union that just endorsed him.
Even if the membership is divided over the idea, the leadership of one of the city's most prominent unions, overwhelmingly Democratic in their voting tendencies, has thrown their weight behind the Republican candidate and directly linked it to the mayor's antagonism in his meeting with them a few weeks ago.
www.phillyblog.com /philly/showthread.php?t=535   (596 words)

  
 Katz Loved Love
Sam Katz adds his voice to those who bash changes to Love Park.
Heller, who is taking a year off from college to work on a book with retired urban planner Ed Bacon -- creator of Love Park and one of the harshest critics of the renovation -- said he hoped Sam Katz would make the park an issue in the coming campaign.
Katz came out swinging against the renovations of Love Park.
www.ushistory.org /lovepark/news/katz.htm   (467 words)

  
 Sam Katz sets fund-raiser Philadelphia Daily News - Find Articles
SAM KATZ says he still owes about a million dollars from his failed 2003 mayoral campaign.
Katz, 56, says part of his campaign debt is to himself, and he's not paying himself, but he says he owes a bank nearly $500,000.
We spoke with Katz at a party Hill threw at City Tavern (132 S. 2nd) Thursday night at which former CBS 3 sports reporter...
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_km4470/is_200606/ai_n16449147   (212 words)

  
 News Gleaner - Sam Katz is poised to address our most pressing problems   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Whether Republican Sam Katz has the political acumen to force these changes on the city's immobile political leaders is the great unknown of the election.
At its core, Katz wants to eliminate the most regressive taxes, like the gross receipts tax that taxes businesses whether or not they make a profit, and he want to slice the wage tax so residents and outside businesses know the administration is dedicated to competing with surrounding suburbs.
Katz has discussed floating bonds to pay for them the way the federal government runs deficits to juice the economy.
www.newsgleaner.com /site/News.cfm?BRD=2340&dept_id=488592&newsid=10434091&PAG=461&rfi=9   (746 words)

  
 Home
Meet Sam Katz, the rising star of Random House’s children’s pop-up book SAM KATZ ON THE LOOSE written by Frank and Vida Radice, and illustrated by Charles Fazzino!
Sam, who's original home was the Manhattan Shelter of Animal Care of NYC, will help to raise funds and awareness for largest animal shelter in the country.
Sam becomes the first feline to be featured in the New York Post's Page Six!
samkatzontheloose.com   (118 words)

  
 pw: philadelphia weekly online
Katz vowed to the Daily News that he'd let Johnson remain top cop if elected mayor, but Johnson--the architect of Safe Streets--responded that he'd "have to think about" whether he'd work for Katz.
Though Katz admitted some of the initiative's goals were noble, he declared that the cops like it "because of the overtime" money and dismissed the positive reaction the operation has generated in Philly's poorest neighborhoods, like West, Southwest and North Philly.
Mazzaccaro says that if Katz had stated his intention to retain Johnson, he would have reported it in his newspaper to balance out the negative comments the candidate made.
www.philadelphiaweekly.com /view.php?id=5446   (1092 words)

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