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DUEL OF SELF-INFLICTED WOUNDS Analysis: City officials strike back after American Civil Liberties Union chapter reveals 'bum-hunting' police emails — Stan Zimmerman The local chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida held a City Hall lawn press conference Tuesday morning, Nov. 27. Local chapter Legal Chairman Michael Barfield blasted the Sarasota Police Department for what he called "a culture of contempt and disrespect for the city's homeless." Barfield was working from a 98-page compendium of police text messages sent between cruisers. He has filed suit in federal court over the city's treatment of the homeless. On Tuesday, he handed out excerpts from the text messages. One was an exchange on Aug. 7 between 10:11 and 10:17 p.m. between two officers. (Full story here) BYE-BYE UNIFORM STANDARDS Each of the City of Sarasota's parking districts soon may see its own specific regulations, following recent changes on St. Armands — Stan Zimmerman It took only one crack in the dike to send a flood over the City Commission's policy of uniform parking regulations for the entire city. That crack was created by St. Armands Key merchants. Their squeals of pain caused the commissioners to declare unconditional surrender on Nov. 19 and allow that shopping district to revert to age-old regulations. On Nov. 28, the city's Parking Committee heard Parking Manager Mark Lyons say all eight of the city's parking districts will soon be considered for individual regulations. The uniform policy is dead, dead, dead. (Full story here) facebook.com/SarasotaNewsLeader AT A GLANCE TOP STORIES