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White's Moonlight
July 21st, 2010

After we reported on who made the most outside of City Hall last year, a reader rightly pointed out that Councilmember Tom White, who is also the executive director of Queens Village Committee for Mental Health for J-CAP Inc., made $217,000 in addition to his council salary.

The Conflicts of Interest Board, which keeps tabs on council members’ outside income, only reports in ranges.

According to the organization’s 2008 tax filing, White devotes 35 hours a week to his position as chief executive officer there.

Of the $9.9 million in revenue the committee took in in 2007, more than $2 million went to management costs.

For a closer look, the filing is below. Take a look-see.

Committee Filing

By Courtney Gross on July 21, 2010, 11:13 am
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Dumbing Down Test Scores
July 20th, 2010

Last year Mayor Michael Bloomberg equated school test scores with patient survival rates in hospitals. Well if one is to use that analogy, a report released by the state Department of Education yesterday made it clear that patients — students — may not be dying but they are none too healthy either.

Testing experts conducting a study for the state confirmed what many skeptics have long argued: The rising test scores recorded in the state as a whole and in the city came at least partly from simpler, more narrowly focused tests and a scale that made it easier for even struggling students to pass the standardized math and English tests.

Regardless of what one thinks of high stakes testing, if the goal of a test is to indicate a student’s preparedness for future academic work and even life, New York’s dont measure up. Many students considered proficient on the basis of middle school tests lack the skills to finish, let along thrive, in high school. If they manage to get to college, they need remedial work there. (The former head of the City Council higher education committee, Charles Barron said on numerous occasion that CUNY officials had complained to him about this.)

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By Gail Robinson on July 20, 2010, 6:54 pm
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Nonpartisan Elections, Continued
July 20th, 2010

Once again, non-partisan elections — or top two to use the current jargon — dominated a Charter Revision Commission hearing at Brooklyn College last night. But if proponents dominated at a hearing last month in the Bronx, this time opponents made their voices heard.

A number of people, some bearing signs from New York Communities for Change and others wearing union t-shirts, made their opposition to the idea known by waving sign, applauding and even jeering – much as Independence Party members had done for the other side in the earlier hearing.

This even though the evening kicked off with a more than hour-long presentation by Citizens Union. Although the good government group — whose sister organization publishes Gotham Gazette — has issued a report with some 50 charter recommendations aimed, executive director Dick Dadey, said at increasing participation in elections and government decisions making, it devoted much of its time to pushing for a plan that would create one primary for all candidates in which any registered voter — party member of nor — could vote. The top two vote getters, again regardless of party would then go head-to-head in a general election.

Although Mayor Michael Bloomberg is known to support such a scheme — and unsuccessfully pushed for in 2003 — the proposal is not included in the commission staff’s preliminary draft report. The Citizen Union presentation was an effort to try to persuade the commission to reverse its staff and put the idea on the ballot.

In their comments Citizens Union officials cited declining voter turnout and the fact that many elections were decided in the Democratic primary — not open to some 1.5 million registered New York voters who are not Democrats. While other ideas — changing the voting calendar, for example, or allowing Election Day registration — might increase turnout — Dadey said, “Top two is the best way the charter commission can open up the process.”

Both Dadey and Citizen Union board member John Avlon portrayed top two as a way to loosen the grip of special interest, including union and the Democratic Party. Dadey described Democrats as having “a stranglehold” on the city.

Others who spoke, though, saw the wealthy as the ones wielding power. Citing the expanding role of money and self-financed rich candidates, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio warned, “Nonpartisan elections would lend fuel to this already raging fire.” He called on the commission to do what I could to “stop the expanding influence of money in a democracy.”

Manhattan Borough president Scott Stringer agreed, describing top two as “a reckless proposal that leave parties vulnerable to billionaires steamrolling elections.” And a representative of the Green Party called Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s billions “the greatest threat to democracy at this point.”

Merits of top two aside, some commissioners seemed reluctant to put it on the ballot in November, questioning whether voters would have enough time to consider its carefully. In deciding what to propose, commission chair Matthew Goldstein said, the body should consider, “do we have enough time to analyze the issue… Do we have enough time to educate the voters …, and do we have enough comfort that what we bring forward will have the possibility of success?”

Some commissioners who said they favored a nonpartisan or top two system worried about that last point. “The perfect could be the enemy of the good,” said commissioner Kathryn Patterson. “If we have other proposals, could top two jeopardize them?”

Noting 70 percent of voter said no to nonpartisan elections in 2003 , Stephen Fiala said it might be too risky to put it on the ballot now. If, he said, special interests and the political parties prevail and again defeat the idea “then we will have lost for certain the opportunity … to really push this as an issue.”

Both Dadey and Avlon, though, said much had changed since 2003. This time around, they said, that the measure, as part of a package of other ideas, could win voter approval.

By Gail Robinson on July 20, 2010, 2:01 pm
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Dinkins for Schneiderman
July 19th, 2010

Sen. Eric Schneiderman was in Buffalo today picking up endorsements in his run for Attorney General but the biggest nod of the day came from former New York City Mayor David Dinkins.

I am pleased to endorse Eric Schneiderman, a man of principle and integrity, and a progressive leader for many years. Eric will be an excellent Attorney General who will work hard to ensure equal justice for all New Yorkers,said Dinkins.

Im proud to have the support of such a distinguished public servant and lifelong advocate for New York,” Schneiderman said in a statement. “As an elected official, civil rights leader, and humanitarian, Mayor Dinkins has spent his career breaking one glass ceiling after another. As Attorney General, I will continue the Mayors quest for progressive justice for all New Yorkers.”

The race for Attorney General is heating up as all five Democratic candidates will spend the next two days debating. Tomorrow, City Hall will host a debate at 8 A.M. at the CUNY Graduate Center at 365 Fifth Avenue. The Citizens Union will host a debate on Wednesday at 6 P.M. at the same location.

By David King on July 19, 2010, 5:14 pm
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Damn the Courts and Close the Schools
July 19th, 2010

See it as a strength or a weakness but it’s hardly a secret that Michael Bloomberg does not like to let courts, public sentiment or dictates of other levels of government stand in the way of what he thinks is best for the city. And so it should not come as a surprise that the mayor is resisting two court rulings that have stopped the city’s closing of 19 schools Bloomberg and School Chancellor Joel Klein consider to be failing.

Last month, the Department of Education put the schools on its list of closings for next year. And on Friday, the city released numbers showing that few city students had enrolled in the school’s ninth grades for this year.

In his weekly radio appearance Friday, the mayor seemed to indicate these numbers could give the city an excuse to thumb their noses at the courts and begin phasing out the schools anyway,

“Some of these schools are going to have 20 people,” he said. “And if there’s only 20 students, most of the teachers and the staff is not going to be there because the schools get funded based on the number of kids.”

He also cast aspersions on any parents who selected those schools for their children. “If your logic is such that you want your kids to go to a bad school, you need an education,” he said.

Certainly the numbers are low. According to the city’s figures, only 20 students have signed up for the first year class at the School for Community Research and Learning and just 22 for Paul Robeson High School. But the numbers do not necessarily reflect wholesale dissatisfaction with the schools.
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By Gail Robinson on July 19, 2010, 11:08 am
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WFP Endorses Rivera and Goes to War With Espada
July 17th, 2010

Unseating Sen. Pedro Espada is on the top of the Working Families Party’s to do list this year and they have endorsed one of his challengers, Gustavo Rivera.

Rivera may have the support of the WFP but Rivera is way behind Espada in fund raising and there are also two other candidates vying to unseat Espada.

Fernando Tirado and Daniel Padernacht are both in the Democratic primary. Political observers say that unless the field clears the anti-Espada vote could be split. Espada enjoys strong support in his community, despite the investigation he is facing.

Pedro Espada favors landlord interests over tenants every time. He cast our government into chaos for his own political gain, said Dan Cantor, Working Families Party executive director, in a statement. No Albany politician makes a better case for early retirement.

Gustavo Rivera is a reformer with the smarts, the leadership, and the heart to clean up Albany and stand up for the tens of thousands of tenants in the Bronx, Cantor said of Rivera. Pedro Espada has bundles of landlord cash, but Gustavo will have a grassroots army and the support of a community that is sick and tired of the status quo.

Cantor added: We have helped progressive challengers before, but never has there been as much at stake for the people of New York.

Rivera returned the love to the Working Families Party: No one fights harder for tenants and working people than the Working Families Party. The WFP endorsement means a lot to this campaign and I am enormously proud to have their support. This part of the Bronx consists of many working-class families that thrive because of the strong support that union membership provides them. The WFP knows this community because the WFP is this community. The WFP and the people of the Bronx together are demanding change, and we have the momentum and the community support we need to defeat Sen. Espada this fall.

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By David King on July 17, 2010, 1:38 pm
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Silver Thanks Paterson
July 16th, 2010

Gov. David Paterson has signed a bill that would limit law enforcement from collecting and storing data on individuals not charged with a crime. The move has made Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver very happy.

Here is Silver’s statement:

“I want to thank Governor Paterson for signing this bill into law. It is important that we protect the privacy rights of innocent New Yorkers by not keeping databases with the personal information of people who have not been charged with a crime. I applaud Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries for his leadership and dedication on this issue and for sponsoring this legislation, which strikes the proper balance between public safety and individual rights.”

Mayor Michael Bloomberg reportedly was lobbying Paterson not to sign the bill. Meanwhile, all the Democratic candidates for Attorney General came together earlier this week to ask Paterson to sign the bill.

By David King on July 16, 2010, 4:11 pm
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Weekly Web Wrap
July 16th, 2010

MTA Subway Data Released
(Spatiality)
Chamber Refuses Espada’s Millions in Pork
(Bronx News Network)
Fare Box Unrest Coming Soon (Again)
(Regional Plan Association)
Advocates: State Analysis Purposefully Precludes Sheridan Removal
(Streetsblog)
Paying Tomorrow for a Hamburger Today
(Second Avenue Sagas)
Statehouse Boosts Working People and the Economy
(DMI Blog)
City’s Budget: The Buck Stops Here
(Citizens Budget Commission)
City Unveils Electric Vehicle Charging Station
(Inhabitat)

By Mike Muller on July 16, 2010, 3:04 pm
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Candidates File
July 16th, 2010

For your perusing pleasure, here is the list of candidates, courtesy of the city Board of Elections, who made the filing deadline — midnight last night.

Now comes the fun part — challenging petitions! For more on that process, play our ballot game: Bump!

And, as always, check Who’s Running for What, which we are in the process of updating, to know who is running for Assembly or State Senate in your neighborhood.

Ledgers

By Courtney Gross on July 16, 2010, 11:39 am
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Benjamin Jumps to Millman's Defense
July 15th, 2010

Ethan Taylor filed this post.

Assemblymember Michael Benjamin is defending his colleague Joan Millman against charges that she bears direct responsibility for Albany corruption because of her role as chair of the Assemblys Election Law Committee. On Wednesday, Gotham Gazette quoted her primary opponent in the 52nd Assembly District candidate, Doug Biviano, as blaming Millman for the capital’s ills.

Discussing Biviano’s charges, Benjamin said candidates “tend to exaggerate certain claims in elections, but this one I found to be particularly unfair. She is one of the more outspoken liberal members of the Democratic majority conference, and I know her to be a really honest person. He later added, “She frets about the people in her district.” Benjamin also posted similar comments on the Gotham Gazette story.

Benjamin, who also serves on the Assembly Election Law committee, said the election process has improved over the past several years. “Its much less complicated from when I first arrived,” he said. “It’s a lot less onerous getting on the ballot than in the past.” Benjamin also commended Millman for being “very good on campaign finance reform,” and for supporting a bill on campaign finance transparency.

By Gail Robinson on July 15, 2010, 3:21 pm
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Station Will Give Electric Cars a Charge
July 15th, 2010

This post was filed by Bill Sweet, who blogs about energy and climate for IEEE Spectrum.

In a press event held yesterday in a mid-Manhattan parking lot, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and U.S. housing secretary Shaun Donovan hailed the installation of an electric car charging station that’s meant to inaugurate a revolution in passenger transit. The station, the first of 100 to be deployed in New York’s five boroughs by the beginning of next year, was designed and developed by Coulomb Technologies, a California startup. It resembles a cute little gasoline pump and is featured, coincidentally, in the triennial design exhibition currently at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. (For photo of pump and background, go to IEEE Spectrum.)

The New York City scheme is part of a national program to install nearly 5,000 Coulomb charging stations in 9 U.S. metropolitan areas, at a cost of about $37 million and with $15 million in support from the U.,S. stimulus bill. Donovan, Bloomberg’s former housing chief, made plain yesterday that the charging station plan should be seen as part of the Obama administration’s aim to create future jobs. He noted that today Obama would be cutting the ribbon at a new car battery factory in Michigan. When the stimulus bill was passed there were no mass manufacturers of car batteries in the United States, he said; now there will be nine.

Bloomberg said that the city plans to have its 100 charging stations in place by the time carmakers like Chevrolet, Nissan, Ford and Daimler introduce electric cars next year. Daimler has just introduced an electric version of its Smartcar to the United States on a trial basis, with commercial sales slated for 2012.

By Gail Robinson on July 15, 2010, 11:25 am
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Horses Get Sick Time
July 15th, 2010

In an attempt to move the stalled paid sick leave bill, advocates showed up at Central Park yesterday to point out carriage horses get time off (the result of a bill passed earlier this year), but people aren’t guaranteed sick time.

We couldn’t make it, but they sent over photos.

What a juxtaposition.

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In March, the paid sick leave bill got a hearing, but nothing has happened since. Council Speaker Christine Quinn still hasn’t taken a position on it.

By Courtney Gross on July 15, 2010, 10:30 am
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Pilgrim-Hunter Gets Props
July 14th, 2010

Desiree Pilgrim-Hunter has ended her campaign for the Bronx Senate seat held by Pedro Espada and she’s getting some “dap” for doing so.

“Desiree Pilgrim Hunter is a respected civic leader and strong advocate for some of the most important issues facing our neighbors and all residents of the Bronx,” said Gustavo Rivera, who is challenging Espada in the Democratic primary, in a statement.” Her campaign from the start always focused on making our neighborhoods stronger and better for all people now and for generations to come. I salute her dedication and commitment to our shared goal of working as hard as possible to give our part of the Bronx positive, honest and effective leadership in Albany.”

Pilgrim-Hunter also got a shout out from Bill Samuels, founder of the New Roosevelt Initiative, who has endorsed Rivera.

“I commend Desiree Pilgrim-Hunter for her selfless and courageous decision to withdraw from the Democratic primary to unseat incumbent State Sen. Pedro Espada. Her announcement demonstrates that she is a true community activist who is willing to put the cause of reforming Albany ahead of her own personal political ambitions. Unseating disgraced and corrupt State Sen. Pedro Espada is the first step toward bringing true reform to Albany and sending a message to his like-minded colleagues that it is time to step aside.

“We are gratified that reformers in the 33rd district and the state are coming together to defeat Espada and his cynical and self-aggrandizing brand of politics, which has made voters lose faith in our elected officials in Albany”

There has been concern among those who want to see Espada unseated that the anti-Espada vote could be dilluted by multiple challengers.

Fernando Tirado is also challenging in the primary.

By David King on July 14, 2010, 5:23 pm
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Crash Test?
July 14th, 2010

The Democratic candidates for state attorney general are taking a stand on stop and frisk — urging Gov. David Paterson to sign a bill opposed by the Bloomberg administration that would not allow the police to keep names of people they stop and frisk who later are not accused of any crime of other office.

Given all the recent revelations about who’s stopped and whos frisked, that seems like pretty significant stuff but its being overshadowed by a fender bender Monday involving one of the attorney general candidates — Eric Schneiderman and Rachel Kagan, a niece of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan. By most accounts Kagan was driving the car that struck — as luck would have it — another vehicle owned by NY1 Executive Editor Melissa Rabinovich. After striking Rabinovich’s parked car — and causing an estimated $3,000 worth of damage — Schneiderman’s vehicle reportedly drove away. A witness, Rabinovich has said, wrote down the number. She then contacted Schneiderman and told him what had happened.

Schneiderman has pushed back against charges the accident was a hit and run, saying he did not realize either car had been damaged. Once he learned the other car had been damaged, he apologized and offered to pay, his campaign has said.

The candidate himself said he was not trying to shirk responsibility for what happened. “My staff member hit this person’s car, I’ve apologized, I’m willing to pay for the repairs. It was not a situation as portrayed,” in the NY1 story, he said.
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By Gail Robinson on July 14, 2010, 1:57 pm
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Silver Says No
July 13th, 2010

Here is a release from Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s office explaining why they rejected Gov. David Paterson’s new revenue bill.

“The roles of the Executive and Legislative branches in the state budget process are proscribed by Article VII of the NYS Constitution. In a manner consistent with the Constitution, the Governor sent budget bills to the Legislature. The Assembly has fully and finally acted upon such budget bills.
The Governor is not constitutionally empowered unilaterally to restart or reconfigure the state budget process at this time. Article VII 3 of the Constitution expressly precludes Executive submission of any additional or alternative budget bills without the consent of the legislature at this time. The Assembly has not consented to the submission of new budget bills.

The Assembly is willing to engage in discussions with the Executive and the Senate about fiscal issues.”

By David King on July 13, 2010, 5:24 pm
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Paterson's Office is Angry
July 13th, 2010

Gov. David Paterson’s spokesman Morgan Hook just issued a statement blasting the legislature for rejecting Paterson’s new revenue plan.

“Once again, the Governor’s proposed legislation to balance the budget lies on the third floor of the State capitol, refused by the Legislature. Governor Paterson’s bill includes a property tax cap, a plan to make the State’s colleges and universities the best in the nation, and a responsible measure to address the possibility that the State will not get full FMAP funding. These are not controversial measures and they deserve full and immediate consideration by the Legislature.

“Governor Paterson carefully reviews every bill delivered to his desk and treats each piece of legislation with the consideration and respect it deserves. It is unfortunate that the Legislature doesn’t consider his legislation to be worthy of equal treatment.

“Is there any other state capitol in the nation where the Legislature refuses to accept legislation from the Governor, or is this the latest example of Albany’s famous dysfunction?”

By David King on July 13, 2010, 3:59 pm
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Paterson Proposes a Revenue Plan
July 13th, 2010

Gov. David Paterson has submitted an alternative revenue budget bill. The Senate has yet to pass the revenue plan they agreed on with the Assembly. It has been rumored that the Senate would return this week to vote on their revenue bill if they could reach a deal with the Assembly. Paterson insisted that he was done negotiating. But now he has a new plan for them to consider. So far legislators are not happy with Paterson’s plan.

“The Legislature has failed in its constitutional duty to pass a balanced budget,” Paterson said in a release. “I will, once again, provide it with an option that not only generates enough revenue to balance the budget, but also includes critical policy initiatives that should be addressed. My plan also provides a responsible solution to the very real possibility that full FMAP funding will not be provided to New York. I call upon the Legislature to take up my revised revenue bill and put an end to the budget uncertainty.”

According to the release from Paterson’s office the revenue plan would:

Create a contingency plan should the Federal Government fail to provide enhanced Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentages (FMAP) funds. This provision ensures State fiscal balance by reducing State agency undisbursed appropriations by up to $1.085 billion in a uniform manner and placing these savings in a contingency fund “lock box;”

Enact an amended version of Governor Paterson’s Public Higher Education Empowerment and Innovation Act that would allow differential tuition for certain doctoral campuses at a maximum of seven percent, annual general tuition increases at a maximum of four percent, and increase the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) ceiling starting in State Fiscal Year 2011-12 to $5,000 plus 60 percent of the difference between $5,000 and the maximum resident undergraduate SUNY/CUNY tuition;

Establish a school district and local government property tax levy cap that would limit tax levy growth to the lesser of four percent or 120 percent of the annual increase in the consumer price index. The tax cap would apply to all school districts other than the “Big Five,” and to all counties, cities (other than New York City), towns, villages, special districts and fire districts; and

Institute a three-year moratorium on new unfunded legislative mandates on local governments and school districts, providing those entities with much-needed fiscal relief.

By David King on July 13, 2010, 3:50 pm
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Charter Commission Dives Into Priorities
July 12th, 2010

It’s a sure bet the city Charter Revision Commission will send term limits back to the voters this fall, but it’s too soon to tell what proposal will be the odds on favorite.

Members of the city’s Charter Revision Commission met in a crowded, sweltry room in Lower Manhattan this evening to try to cull through proposals offered by its staff in a preliminary report released Friday. The report recommends myriad issues for the commission to explore — none more controversial than term limits.

So far, the report breaks down the issue by asking whether to go back to the voters with just two terms or to offer three terms for members of the City Council and just two for the mayor, comptroller and public advocate. Tonight it appeared commissioners favored rescinding the controversial third term extension approved by the council in 2008 and going back to two terms.

“Since the people not once, but twice voted for two, two’s what should be on the ballot,” said Commissioner Kenneth M. Moltner.

Following the meeting, Commission Chairman Matthew Goldstein said the commission has not ruled out three terms. “There is varied views on this,” he said.

Several commissioners also suggested allowing voters to opine on doing away with term limits entirely.

Also at hand is the issue of who can extend term limits and when. While the issue of banning the council from acting on term limits again was initially palatable to commissioners and members of the public, several commissioners this evening said the prohibition would likely be challenged in court. The consensus tonight was to require any legislative change in term limits apply to a future class.

Following initial expectations that the commission would dive into issues of government power (like doing away with the public advocate), land use and nonpartisan elections, Goldstein said these topics were too large to fully dissect before this fall’s election.
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By Courtney Gross on July 12, 2010, 10:20 pm
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Weekly Web Wrap
July 9th, 2010

The Making of Manhattan’s Elite Welfare Farmers
(New York Press)
Federal Money for Transit Construction, but Not Operations
(Second Avenue Sagas)
Against Charter Mandated Budget Formulas for Some Agencies
(Citizen Budget Commission)
Class Size Matters Only When Teachers Do Everything
(The Innovative Educator)
Getting the Bureaucracy to Respond Through Tech
(Urban Omnibus)
Recommended Charter Reforms
(Pratt Center)
Negotiating Land Use
(DMI Blog)
Escape from Rising Sea Levels
(Inhabitat)
Census Bureau Education Finance Data Trends
(Room Eight)
Verizon’s 4G Wireless Tech to Launch in November
(GoingWIMAX.com via NYConvergence)
New York’s Global Place in Expensive Cities
(Forbes)

By Mike Muller on July 9, 2010, 8:35 pm
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Charter Commission Puts out a Preliminary To Do List
July 9th, 2010

Those hoping the city’s Charter Revision Commission will consider term limits, instant run off voting and the consolidation of the Voter Assistance Commission (which we report on here) with the Campaign Finance Board are in luck.

But if you were banking on a boost to borough presidents’ power or rescinding the authority to oversee lobbyists from the city clerk, better luck next year.

The preliminary staff report from the commission was released this afternoon, which outlines recommendations for how the commission should proceed.

On term limits, the staff recommended the commission get more comment from the public on whether the charter should limit terms to two, possibly three for City Council members and prohibit council members from extending their own terms.

To increase voter participation, the report suggests the commission get more pubic comment on instant run off voting to select party candidates in primaries for citywide offices. The report floats the possibility of putting the issue on the ballot in November (We have covered this issue extensively here and here and here). This system would require voters rank their three top candidates during a primary election, and it would eliminate the need for runoffs.

Also to bring out the vote, the report recommends cutting the number of signatures needed to get on the ballot in half to 3,750 signatures for citywide candidates, 2,000 for borough-wide candidates and 450 for City Council candidates.
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By Courtney Gross on July 9, 2010, 5:29 pm
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