Daily Outtakes: Bird bankruptcy

Remember the stand-up Bird scooters that Mayor Grover Robinson used for his scooter pilot program. The New York Times reports that the company has filed for bankruptcy.

The Miami-based Bird warned investors a year ago that  unless it raised cash, it might not be able to “continue as a going concern.” The company was delisted from the New York Stock Exchange in September after it admitted to regulators that it had overstated its revenue for over two years.

Bird was one of the fastest start-ups to reach a billion-dollar valuation.


Replacing Supervisor of Elections David Stafford with someone of integrity is essential to Escambia County voters.

A  poll by the Tyson Group found three-quarters of those polled trust their local election officials, and nearly as many (73%) trust their county Supervisor. Party affiliation made little difference — the sentiment carried among 73% of Republicans, 77% of Democrats, and 69% of third- and no-party voters.

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