Letters from Paladino
Developer Carl Paladino is a terrific (and prolific) letter writer. This week we have two from him. The first letter is a response to this article in the March 13 AV by George Sax. The article is not...
View ArticleComplete Streets Meeting TODAY!
This is just a quick reminder for everyone who supports Complete Streets go to the Common Council Room on the 13th Floor of City Hall today, Tuesday at 2pm. For more information on Complete Streets...
View ArticleCity Budget Hearing Tonight
Today at 5:30pm, Buffalo’s Common Council holds a public hearing on Mayor Byron Brown’s proposed budget for 2008-2009. This may sound like a dull, wonkish enterprise, but it’s not: It’s a pleasant...
View ArticleTaking the “Public” Out of Public Hearing
Tuesday I ran down to City Hall to catch the 5:30pm public hearing on Mayor Byron Brown’s proposed 2008-2009 budget. This is not a particularly popular pastime, I know; usually only a half dozen or so...
View ArticleThe Raucous Caucus: Politics Vs. Substance
Two weeks ago, during the April 29 Common Council meeting, Masten District Councilmember Demone Smith threw a bit of a fit. The previous Friday, the Common Council had released its annual action plan,...
View ArticleCommon Council Action Plan
As promised here, we’re posting the Common Council of Buffalo’s 2008-2009 Action Plan. (God knows why.) Seriously though, it’s worth a quick scan. My favorite part is at the beginning, in which we...
View ArticleLetters from Demone, Part 1: On Cariol Horne
Masten District Councilmember Demone Smith has filed two interesting letters with the Common Council this week. The first relates to Cariol Horne, the Buffalo police officer who recently was dismissed...
View ArticleLetters From Demone, Part 2: On the Council Majority
Masten District Councilmember Demone Smith’s other letter this week is a bit of a whine. In it, he asks Council President Dave Franczyk why only the five members who comprise the council’s majority...
View ArticleStillwater (Not) Shut Down (After All)
Today at 2pm, the Common Council will vote on whether to issue a permit to the Stillwater for a patio. The proposed patio, which will face onto Virginia Place, has been adamantly opposed by immediate...
View ArticleEllicott District Update
From our offices in the heart of the Ellicott District, I bring you this small update on the race to fill the seat vacated by Brian Davis: I’m told the members of the Ellicott District Democratic...
View ArticleThe Common Council’s Holiday Spirit
Each Buffalo Common Council member is allocated a certain budget to hire staffers. Some have two, others have three. North District Councilman Joe Golombek is leading a charge to limit the number to...
View ArticleBuffalo Food Truck Legislation Debated
A hearing of the Buffalo Common Council’s Legislative Committee was held yesterday on the issue of a proposed statute legalizing food trucks within the city. You can read the proposed legislation and...
View ArticleFood Truck Law: It’s a Go on the 24th
On Wednesday, the Buffalo Common Council took up the issue of the proposed food truck legislation (after a lengthy and heated Acropolis expansion hearing). As I reported on Wednesday, the WNY Food...
View ArticleTwo for Tuesday
1. Hopefully, the WNY Food Truck Association will have something to celebrate later today, as the Buffalo Common Council is set to vote on proposed food truck permitting and regulations at 2pm today...
View ArticleTuesday: Show Your Support for Buffalo’s Food Trucks
Today at 2pm, Buffalo’s Food Trucks will be at the Common Council as the city’s legislature debates how the food truck law might be changed. The law sunsets in April and in the past 12 months, not a...
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