[UPDATED JULY 3] An earlier-than-usual primary election campaign that had candidates, political parties, and election officials scrambling wrapped up last week, with a few surprises (incumbents got the most votes in the Democratic school board primary) and one cliffhanger: the winner of City Council’s Northwest District Democratic race wasn’t clear until July 2. Before this […]
Rochester City Council primary
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A changing City Council faces major challenges
The City of Rochester continues to be a place of sharp contrasts: deep, persistent poverty existing side by side with affluence, college graduates working in tech firms a mile or so from neighborhoods where high-school drop-outs are hanging out on street corners. A medical center’s research labs in one quadrant of the city, drug dealers […]
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Urban Action 8/23
This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.) Hearing from the candidates for city posts In the September 12 Democratic Primary and November 7 general election, voters will choose key local government officials, and several organizations are holding public forums featuring […]
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Primary warfare
Monroe County Democrats are a soft target for the media and local political junkies, mainly because they just make it so easy. The discord — essentially a power struggle between warring factions of the party — appears to be manifesting in some of this year’s primary election contests, particularly in the Monroe County Legislature races. […]
