Get ready for Tuesday’s tussle.
You know what they say about East Side politics? I went to a Democratic town committee meeting there the other day and a hockey game broke out. Well, the East Side is known for high sticking, body checks and oh baby, absentee ballots. Do you believe in magic? A couple of hundred absentee [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Danny Martinez'
East Side AB-racadabra, Plus: Merrick’s Time To Bloom
March 1st, 2010 · 19 Comments · City Council, City Politics, State Politics
Tags: Angel DePara·Chris Dodd·Danny Martinez·Dick Blumenthal·Linda McMahon·Maria Valle·Mario Testa·Mary-Jane Foster·Merrick Alpert·Testo's Restaurant
Voters Lift Library, Plus: Speedy’s AB Sting, And Ned’s Guber Run
November 4th, 2009 · 44 Comments · City Council, City Politics, Education, Library, State Politics
UPDATE: Great day for library supporters. Bad day for city Republicans. Excellent day for suburban Republican candidates.
What happened to the organized political effort to defeat the library referendum question? In fact many from the Democratic party apparatus were pushing the yes question in front of polling places.
Unofficial results, according to Democratic Registrar of Voters Sandi Ayala, [...]
Tags: Barack Obama·Bill Finch·Bobby Simmons·CT Post·Danny Martinez·Joe Lieberman·Joel Gonzalez·Leticia Colon·Maria Pereira·Maria Valle·Mark Lauretti·Mitch Robles·Ned Lamont·Pat Crossin·Ray Baldwin·Sauda Baraka·Sue Brannelly·Tim Herbst·Tom Buzi
Colon, Crossin Endorsed For BOE, Plus: Recalling The Legendary Mario-Rizzi Fight
July 22nd, 2009 · 50 Comments · City Council, City Politics, Education, Events, Political Analysis
Thanks to Tom Kelly for filling in for me at the DTC endorsement session. See his report below. I’ll have my own soon.
What A Fight
Hard to believe it’s been 20 years since that legendary Democratic Town Committee endorsement session that featured the brawl between Mario Testa and the late Mike Rizzitelli. I had a front-row seat that [...]
Tags: Andy Fardy·Ann Barney·Barnum Museum·Bill Finch·Bob Curwen·Bob Keeley·Carmen Lopez·Charlie Tisdale·Chris Caruso·Danny Martinez·Dottie Guman·Isa Mujahid·Joe Ganim·John Guman·John Mandanici·Keith Rodgerson·Leticia Colon·Maria Valle·Mario Testa·Mary Moran·Pat Crossin·Rich Paoletto·Rob Russo·Rob Simmons·Testo's Restaurant·Tom Bucci·Tom Kelly
Committee Votes To Sink Port Authority; Lobbyist Screws City
June 16th, 2009 · 46 Comments · City Council, Library, State Politics
The City Council’s Ordinance Committee voted Monday night to torpedo the Bridgeport Port Authority, the quasi-city agency that receives more than $1 million a year in docking fees, scheduling a public hearing on the matter for next Monday at 7 p.m.
Too soon to say when the full City Council will take up the measure because there [...]
Tags: Andre Baker·Auden Grogins·Beardsley Zoo·Bill Finch·Bob Curwen·Bob Walsh·Bridgeport Port Authority·Chris Donovan·Danny Martinez·Denis O'Malley·Discovery Museum·Ed Gomes·Jay Malcynsky·Jodi Rell·Joe Riccio·Mark Anastasi·Rich Paoletto·Sue Brannelly·Tom McCarthy
Gotta Get Out More, Plus: State Unions Step Up, And Mayor At UConn
May 8th, 2009 · 38 Comments · City Budget, City Council, Events
I confess, I must do a better job marketing OIB to city decision makers.
When I called East End City Councilman Andre Baker the other day to ask why he wanted to blowtorch entire city departments such as the Chief Administrative Office and CitiStat Program, he responded, “Who are you?”
“Lennie Grimaldi, host of the daily webzine Only In Bridgeport.”
“Never heard of it, or [...]
Tags: AmyMarie Vizzo-Paniccia·Andre Baker·Angel DePara·Bill Finch·Bishop Lori·Bob Curwen·Bob Walsh·Carlos Silva·Danny Martinez·Jim Holloway·Jodi Rell·M. Evette Brantley·Michelle Lyons·Rich Paoletto·Sue Brannelly·Testo's Restaurant·Tom McCarthy·University of Connecticut
The Passion Of Politics, Plus: Update On BOE Audit
May 1st, 2009 · 21 Comments · City Council, City Politics, Development, Education, Events
Noon Update: Mayday, Mayday, Mayday. Well, it looks like we have a little community chatter going–and learned a few things–as a result of Thursday’s post regarding potential City Council primaries.
Danny Martinez, freshman councilman from the 137th District on the East Side, notified OIB in a Thursday comment that he’s not likely to receive the endorsement [...]
Tags: Anthony Musto·Cesar Batalla·Charlie Tisdale·Danny Martinez·Discovery Museum·Lowell Weicker·Mario Testa·Paul Timpanelli
Yo, Let’s Get Some Primaries, Plus: Troll’s Reelection
April 30th, 2009 · 19 Comments · City Council, City Politics, Development
Here we are, last day of April and I’m wondering what City Council members will be primaried in September.
We know that OIB friend Andy Fardy, that growly pol from the Upper East Side, is poised to run in the 138th District held by veteran council members Bob Curwen and Rich Paoletto. I’ve attempted to reach Rich [...]
Tags: Andres Ayala·Andy Fardy·Bill Finch·Bob Curwen·Bob Walsh·CT Post·Danny Martinez·Maria Valle·Mitch Robles·Ralph Mojica·Rich Paoletto