City Councilwoman Maria Pereira is the first to complain about body shaming (then she does it to others). She’s the first to complain about receiving
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Tag: Jorge Cruz
Pour The Coffee–Caffeine Surge For Budget Review
Mayor Joe Ganim’s $572 million spending plan for the budget year starting July 1 is under review by the City Council’s Budget & Appropriations Committee where
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Cruz To City Council Veterans: Don’t Dis The Rookies
Freshman City Councilman Jorge Cruz has a message for his veteran colleagues: rookies have votes too. Several council members have pushed back on extra city
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Councilman Cruz Angry That Legislative Peer Released Corona-related Information About Council Trip
City Councilman Jorge Cruz is pushing back (see video above) on an OIB story about two attendees at a recent National League of Cities
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The Power Of ‘Curiosity, Humility And Empathy’–Do City Council Members Possess These Traits?
For many years, John Marshall Lee has doggedly appeared before the City Council beseeching members of the legislative body for an open, accountable, transparent government.
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Cruz: The Damned Senseless Gun Violence
City Councilman Jorge Cruz appeared on John Iannuzzi’s WPKN program following the shooting outside the Downtown courthouse. Check out the interview in which Cruz shares causes and solutions.
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“This Is About Doing Right For Bridgeport”–City Council Tours Boutique Amphitheater Opening Summer 2020
Free parking, free weekly movies, free Greater Bridgeport Symphony pops music and free high school graduations will complement big-name concert acts and community events at
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Scalpel Time: City Council Budget Chairs Seek Quixotic Eight Percent Department Reductions
It’s a big ask that will arouse irritation or perspiration, if not outright mock horror, but the co-chairs of the City Council’s Budget & Appropriations
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