Second *hearing* Thursday at Staten Island Borough Hall again at a 10 AM time inaccessible to many

Can't say I disagree w proposed timing reform for elected pay, but maybe ed bd should start by advocating for Quadrennial Commission to actually meet. Mayor was req'd to convene 5 months ago but crickets as when BdB missed the window in 2020 (pre-COVID) nydailynews.com/2024/06/04/cha…

We knew the Charter Commission was looking at "Fiscal Responsibility" (how are the costs of bills are calculated) and "Public Safety" (what steps must Council take before passing legislation) but they have now added "Government and Election Reform"...policies in their sights tbd

Here's Rick Hills (who joined the call yesterday) preview of the argument about governor's authority to not sign VPPP: prawfsblawg.blogs.com/prawfsblawg/20…

Library buddies forever Emilie Amar-Zifkin

We need to get this budget passed because its now incumbent on the City to step into the massive void created by Loper and reestablish health, environmental, consumer protection and all other regulations that met their death today.

Editorial | NYC budget deal should inspire effort to keep bare necessities off the chopping block amny.com/news/nyc-budge…

Chris added an impt term limits caveat but I'll add another: Democratic mayor. In '09, with MRB headed for term 3, we saw an open Comptroller and PA race. Otherwise going back to '89, when Dinkins & Goldin took on Koch vacating BP & Comptroller in their wake and Holtzman left DA

An endorsement meant to move delegates to nominate Harris in the 1st round so Clinton doesn't have to vote for her when he gets to in the 2nd

Reminder to all that the CCRB Chair is actually a joint pick by Mayor and Speaker. Given the climate, each Adams must exercise their role wisely. crainsnewyork.com/politics-polic…

The rhetoric about the CRC qs vs. Advice & Consent is about to enter interesting territory since no one is allowed to use city resources to campaign for proposals, just public ed. Yrs ago before social media, Carl McCall got in trouble for faxing op-eds in favor of a ballot q!

Of the 13 commissions in past 36 yrs, it's true only 1 was in a presidential year but claim that they are always in odd years is wrong: 5 (including actual most recent RJC) were in Gov years and Council itself proposed a Q for this high turnout Nov crainsnewyork.com/politics-polic…

The whiffage in the CityFHEPS case is off the charts. No analysis, just one quote from Beaudoin which is about whether a SSD can sue the State as an arm thereof NOT whether they are subject to local legislation. What a miss.

The last time an incumbent drew a primary from a sitting elected official may have been 89 but Dinkins drew a primary in 93 in which he lost a 3rd of the vote and de Blasio in 17 drew 4 primary opponents

Reupping since Mastro just cited the BRC case as exemplifying his commitment to homeless rights against NIMBYISM

As today's hrg unfolds, its interesting how many prior corp counsels had decades of private practice svc but the last two had none: Judge Hinds-Radix spent 20 years on the bench before appointment and 16 years before that inside DC37. Pestana spent her whole career in Law Dept.

When Mastro sued Bloomberg over term limits, his clients included Comptroller Thompson, PA Gotbaum, and BdB and Tish James (and Charles Barron) all as CMs...it just so happens that the Council was also a defendant.

To the CMs emphasizing the "word" advise in A+C, George Washington himself was the architect of the system of advice coming after the nomination not prior fox5ny.com/news/exclusive…

Does an "interim" PC fulfill Charter requirement to appoint a new one within 10 days??? amny.com/news/tom-donlo…