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As Trump takes office & pledges mass deportations, below is a shareable film series written *by immigrants for immigrants* on how to safely defend against ICE.
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For anyone interested in submitting a Freedom of Information Law Request (FOIL) with the City of Buffalo there are 2 different sites.
For City Hall:
buffalony.nextrequest.com
For the Police Department:
cityofbuffalony.nextrequest.com
Looks like the $2.5 million ARP dollars that the city will likely have to return to the feds was from a fund for forgiving property taxes, garbage user fees, & sewer rent arrears. Byron Brown announced this fund in his 2024 State of the City speech & @BFLO_CC approved it in July
Looks like Acting Mayor Scanlon's fake audit and "double triple quadruple checking" was a failure. He supplied no accounting to @BFLO_CC members, who foolishly took him for his word. He should resign
Looks like Acting Mayor Scanlon's fake audit and "double triple quadruple checking" was a failure. He supplied no accounting to @BFLO_CC members, who foolishly took him for his word. He should resign
The Buffalo Police Department will have no deputy commissioners if Dawn Kent retires before the acting commissioner, who took office yesterday, can appoint a new deputy commissioner. The city charter requires two
The Buffalo Police Department will have no deputy commissioners if Dawn Kent retires before the acting commissioner, who took office yesterday, can appoint a new deputy commissioner. The city charter requires two
The mayor's office is hard at work producing political campaign material for its current unelected occupant. Use of a city office for personal benefit is prohibited by the Buffalo Code of Ethics and by the Hatch Act of 1939, "An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities"
The mayor's office is hard at work producing political campaign material for its current unelected occupant. Use of a city office for personal benefit is prohibited by the Buffalo Code of Ethics and by the Hatch Act of 1939, "An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities" https://t.co/QGVLfF9lkm
I guess not! Apparently the police have been managed so poorly that the acting mayor just fired the commissioner. Or was this a political move to end inconvenient internal affairs proceedings under Gramaglia? Either way, @BFLO_CC should be asking questions & telling us the truth
I guess not! Apparently the police have been managed so poorly that the acting mayor just fired the commissioner. Or was this a political move to end inconvenient internal affairs proceedings under Gramaglia? Either way, @BFLO_CC should be asking questions & telling us the truth
The Park District member of Buffalo's school board, Terri Schuta, has declined reelection & endorsed a Republican—Carl Paladino's 2-time campaign manager—to replace her. Paladino has the rare distinction of having been removed from the board by the state education commissioner
The issue of homelessness is a growing problem, not only across the country but also here in Buffalo. A local agency wants to add another emergency shelter, but not everyone is in favor. trib.al/VF7vEf3
A national civil rights group has sued a WNY real estate firm in federal court, alleging violations of the Fair Housing Act.
Charles Glander of Avant Realty denies the claims.
More details in the complaint on our website and tonight on @WGRZ.
wgrz.com/article/news/i…
In his press conference announcing his replacement of BPD Commissioner Gramaglia with Deputy Commissioner Alphonso Wright, Acting @MayorScanlon fails to grasp that education & quality of life *make* people safe. Safety cannot be attained without them or imposed from the top down
Prepare for Buffalo's new police commissioner to permit even less accountability than the minimal amount imposed by the outgoing defender of discriminatory traffic stops, police brutality apologist, acadamic plagiarizer & Israeli counterterrorism trip participant Joseph Gramaglia
Prepare for Buffalo's new police commissioner to permit even less accountability than the minimal amount imposed by the outgoing defender of discriminatory traffic stops, police brutality apologist, acadamic plagiarizer & Israeli counterterrorism trip participant Joseph Gramaglia
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