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Hey, Hoy! Thanks for the publicity

By Philip Preville

| December 11, 2007

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Why do I bother plugging my own work when the city can do the job for me? In response to my January cover story, City Manager Shirley Hoy wrote a 1,200-word alternative-reality memo and sent it out to every city employee. It quickly made the rounds in the press gallery and beyond. Read it here.

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