City Council President Loretta Scott’s support of the mayor one day after a former Warren aide’s endorsement of challenger Malik Evans.
Rochester mayoral race
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Public safety a main topic at Rochester mayoral debate
Gun violence and police accountability were the focus of a debate Tuesday between Mayor Lovely Warren and challenger, Councilmember Malik Evans.
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Debate gave closer look at personalities
During yesterday’s mayoral debate on WROC-TV, challengers James Sheppard and Rachel Barnhart did their best to inflict serious damage on incumbent Lovely Warren. But whether you were undecided or were just leaning toward one of the three, it’s unlikely that the debate did much to sway your decision. For one thing, none of the three […]
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Urban Action 5/31
This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.) Meeting focuses on oversight of police Enough is Enough and the Police Accountability Organizing Committee will hold a meeting on police oversight on Tuesday, June 6. Enough is Enough has pushed for greater […]
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THE WEEK AHEAD: Events for the Week of March 20
Rochester schools Superintendent Barbara Deane-Williams will present her proposed budget for the district’s 2017-2018 school year on Tuesday, March 28. The introductory presentation to the school board kicks off a lengthy review process and is expected to focus on closing an $80 million budget gap. The meeting will be held in the district’s central office, […]
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Politics, violence, and the city’s mayoral race
Violence is not a problem of policing. It’s a terrible, complicated societal problem, and police cannot solve it.
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ENDORSEMENT: For Rochester mayor: Tom Richards
This year’s mayoral election could be a turning point for Rochester. Like many other cities, this one faces serious, escalating problems and shrinking resources. And the candidates for mayor – incumbent Tom Richards, City Council President Lovely Warren, and Green Party candidate Alex White – offer different paths to Rochester’s future. Richards and Warren compete […]
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City schools and the Rochester mayor’s race
The mayoral race is officially under way and if past elections are any indication, be prepared for plenty of heated debate about the city school district. Though the situation is far from perfect, the district and the city have been working more collaboratively over the past two years than at any other time in recent […]
