From Brian Lockhart, CT Post: An influential coalition of downtown property owners–members include various developers like Kim Morque and Phillip Kuchma, Forstone Capital and People’s United Bank–has endorsed the controversial new parking meters.
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Downtown Leaders Back Meters
July 20th, 2017 · 18 Comments · City Council, Development and Zoning, News and Events
Tags: Brian Lockhart·CT Post
Crescent Crossings Brightens The East Side, Location Of Notorious Former Federal Housing Project
July 19th, 2017 · 21 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, Development and Zoning, News and Events
City Councilwoman Mary McBride-Lee remembers when Martin Luther King Drive on the East Side was a war zone of gunfire, drug gangs, crime and grime and despair for public housing residents of the 1,000-unit Father Panik Village, the sanctuary of Waltersville School where she has taught for 35 years beckoning the children of the tenement-style projects. […]
Tags: Bill Finch·Dan Malloy·Denese Taylor-Moye·Joe Ganim·Kim Staley·Mary McBride-Lee·Tom Bucci·Tom Gill
Veteran City Council Member Castillo And Education Activist Join Forces For District Run
July 14th, 2017 · 30 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics, Education, News and Events
Incumbent city councilman from the 136th District Alfredo Castillo has paired up with community activist Maria Zambrano Viggiano to represent the East Side and Hollow neighborhoods. The other councilman for the district Jose Casco says he plans to seek reelection and is searching for a campaign partner that would set up a September Democratic primary.
Tags: Alfredo Castillo·Chris Rosario·Jose Casco·Maria Zambrano·Max Medina·Testo's Restaurant
Lopez: Time For City Council To Create A Serious Charter Revision Commission
July 12th, 2017 · 12 Comments · City Council, City Politics, News and Events
In a commentary also published by the CT Post, retired Superior Court Judge Carmen Lopez urges creation of a Charter Revision Commission with specifics on government reforms that should be examined. From Lopez: It’s that time of year again! In politics, this time is known as the ‘silly season.’
Tags: Bill Finch·Carmen Lopez
Council Committee Advances Theater Renovation Plan, With Questions
July 12th, 2017 · 11 Comments · City Council, Development and Zoning, News and Events
From Brian Lockhart, CT Post: In a close vote, the City Council’s Contracts Committee preliminarily blessed a New York-based developer’s $400 million vision for a pair of historic downtown theaters–but only after meeting behind closed doors to view a pair of rejected proposals.
Fore! Council Candidates Tee It Up At 19th Hole, Young Dems Issue First Endorsements
July 12th, 2017 · 44 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics, News and Events
City Council races are gearing up across the city for expected Democratic primaries in September. Two young newcomers Kyle Langan and Marcus Brown had a fundraiser Tuesday night at the 19th Hole on Brooklawn Avenue in their quest to represent the West Side 132nd District. Incumbent councilman for the district John Olson is not seeking […]
Tags: Evette Brantley·John Olson·Kyle Langan·M. Evette Brantley·Marcus Brown·Pete Spain·Rolanda Smith·Testo's Restaurant
McCarthy Appointed Chief Of New Haven Labor Relations
July 5th, 2017 · 30 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics
It’s been nearly 18 months since he’s been on the public payroll, but City Council President Tom McCarthy is now the director of Labor Relations for the City of New Haven, a position that was available to him last year that he turned down during his failed State Senate primary bid against Democratic incumbent Marilyn […]
Tags: Anne Pappas Phillips·Bill Finch·Bob Keeley·Jeanette Heron·Joe Ganim·Marilyn Moore·Mario Testa·New Haven Independent·Tom Bucci·Tom McCarthy·Toni Harp
Please Figure This Out–The Puzzle Of Party Endorsements
July 20th, 2017 · 3 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics, Education
This is a weird–and potentially transforming–election cycle. Several Board of Education members are packing it in, it appears, including Republicans Joe Larcheveque and Annette Segarra-Negron, and now, according to Democratic political operatives Rafael Fonseca. But, GOP sources say, Larcheveque is now on the fence.
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Tags: Chaila Robinson·Hernan Illingworth·Howard Gardner·Jessica Martinez·Joe Larcheveque·Sauda Baraka·Testo's Restaurant·Tom McCarthy