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City Council To Address Sanctions Against Pereira’s “Deplorable” Actions

February 3, 2024 Lennie Grimaldi City Council5 Comments

The City Council Monday night is scheduled to vote to sanction Councilwoman Maria Pereira, including stripping her of all committee assignments, on several fronts as

City Council Leadership Urges Candidate Withdrawals To Avoid Fourth Mayoral Vote

January 29, 2024 Lennie Grimaldi City Council, City Politics15 Comments

Commentary from City Council leadership: We, members of the Bridgeport City Council leadership, are respectfully calling oncandidates John Gomes, Lamond Daniels, and David Herz to

OIB’s Profiles In Courage Awarded To City Councilman Matt McCarthy

January 24, 2024 Lennie Grimaldi Analysis and Comment, City Council13 Comments

Black Rock’s not an easy navigation for pols: Ivy League affluence smack up against give-us-a-chance poverty, the “upper end” of the neighborhood featuring spectacular million

Black Rock City Councilman: Ganim’s Strong Fiscal Record Deserves Another Term

January 20, 2024 Lennie Grimaldi City Council, City Politics9 Comments

Black Rock City Councilman Matt McCarthy, a CPA, writes in this commentary “If the independent professionals on Wall Street are recognizing the positive impact that

Punishment For Pereira’s Rant, Senior Tax Relief, Charter Revision On City Council Agenda

January 15, 2024 Lennie Grimaldi City Council3 Comments

Update: meeting to be rescheduled Tuesday’s City Council session should be quite the show when the legislative body votes for councilwoman Maria Pereira’s resignation and

Ganim, City Council Leadership Announce Charter Revision Process

January 10, 2024 Lennie Grimaldi City Council7 Comments

Mayor Joe Ganim and City Council leadership on Wednesday issued a joint news release calling for creation of a charter revision commission to modernize the

Chief Porter: Don’t Target My Officers – Pereira Spreads More Repugnance On WICC Airwaves, Gomes Juggles Quagmire

January 5, 2024 Lennie Grimaldi Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics40 Comments

Troubled City Councilwoman Maria Pereira took to the airwaves Friday morning of WICC’s Melissa Sheketoff – with a rebuttal from Mayor Joe Ganim – to

Following Hateful Rant Against Chief Porter And Muslim Community, City Council Leadership Calls For Pereira’s Resignation

January 4, 2024 Lennie Grimaldi City Council4 Comments

After Maria Pereira called Police Chief Porter “The Pig” and entire department “piglets,” and railed against the Muslim community, City Council leadership has called for