I found it frustrating in meeting with MCC officials that no decision had been made and may not be before the budget vote. Some clarity and alternatives to layoffs would be helpful. wxxinews.org/local-news/202… #ROC

Rochester, Henrietta among NY's certified 'Pro-Housing Communities'

Great to see Irondequoit going for certification.

But village of Pittsford…the one that spent a fortune fighting…a housing development? rbj.net/2024/05/24/roc…

It’s just so frequent I can’t stand it

I share concern about attacks on judges. But if this goes through their financial disclosures then need to be public. Private addresses can be redacted but we need to be able to see conflicts. Systems don’t do great policing themselves.

Rochester:

May 1 - May 23 of 2024 has been the warmest over the last 50 years.

Oh wait, over the last 100 years.

Have I mentioned I live next to a chocolate shop owned by neighborhood moms?

Sounds like funding for the Lyell ambassadors was blocked because there was no procurement process, and other orgs in the area objected.
whec.com/local/city-cou…

On the one hand - yes! 4,000 families will get life-changing affordable housing.

On the other hand 16,000 people won’t.

This is one consequence of reduction in local news. More reporters and more capacity increases odds that rumors would be covered and debunked in budget previews.

I missed Kent Gardner's analysis of TopGolf. The county accused me of 'misinformation,' but he asks the SAME questions and offers the SAME skepticism about jobs and impact.
rochesterbeacon.com/2024/05/17/top… #ROC

What are the odds the County will give us the information as requested by tomorrow?

They have time to write deranged press releases about me, but not to give us basic information about federal Covid relief dollars.

WSJ runs yet another piece on traffic safety (!) - this time advocating for banning left turns downtowns wsj.com/business/logis…

This one is for Pearl Jam, 1994.

Feels like money in the bank

HUGE NEWS - The Assembly Banks committee just approved the Bank of Rochester Act, taking us one step closer to bringing public banking to New York.

Let's go!!!

Thank you to City Council for taking this step. Important to do a credible study.

I’ve been sitting here waiting for a group of people who wanted to meet with me about something and no one showed up. Turns out I forgot to press send on the location. In my drafts. Fortunately they understood and rescheduled. Well Penny and Prudy will be glad for an extra walk.