The City Council Monday night is scheduled to vote on empaneling a Charter Revision Commission to update the document guiding Bridgeport’s rules and regulations that
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Category: City Council
Showing Humility, Pereira Apologizes To Newton, Committee Assignments Restored
Maria Pereira and Ernie Newton have gone back and forth from literal pissing contests to sharp exchanges from their City Council perches. The talk of
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A Tribute To Stanley Lord, Former President Greater Bridgeport NAACP
John Marshall Lee provided these remarks Monday night to the City Council to honor Rev. Stanley Lord who passed away last week. A wake will
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The Rev. John Olson, Former School Board, City Council Member, Passes Away
He served on the school board and represented the West Side on the City Council. The Rev. John Olson was certainly not one to hold
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Where’s The Beef? Porterhouse On The Menu–Roderick Porter Tapped For New Police Chief
Left to right, Roderick Porter, Rebeca Garcia, Lonnie Blackwell. He shares a piece of Bridgeport in his last name with a beefy law enforcement undertaking
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Charter Revision Commission Poised For Approval
The City Council Monday (tonight) is scheduled to approve a nine-member Charter Revision Commission to examine the structure of city government and recommend changes for
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Interviews With Police Chief Finalists Completed, Decision Time For Ganim
Following live and streamed forums for public review, City Council assessment and state legislative delegation input, Mayor Joe Ganim has met straight up with each
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Eneida Martinez: “I Have The Votes” To Return To City Council–Working Families Party Wants One Of Their Own
Former East End city councilor Eneida Martinez is making plans to return to the legislative body to fill the seat of the woman who defeated
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