Last week, I did our first cut of analysis after the Village of Camden’s Mayoral Forum (full video), then Jared Hunter followed with his thoughts. This week, we’ve reversed the order. You can find all the video broken down by question here. Monday’s public forum for the city council candidates at the Camden Village was … Continue reading Where Politics Lives by Jared Hunter…
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Last night, the Village of Camden hosted a City Council forum. Five of the 9 candidates (competing for three at-large positions) showed: including mayoral candidate Ray Lamboy’s slate of Tracey Cooper Hall, Namibia El, and Quinzelle Bethea, as well as April Saul and Falio Leyba Martinez who are not affiliated with any moral candidates. I’ll … Continue reading The Camden Village City Council Forum (Full Video)…
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Election season is upon us. Last night the Village of Camden hosted the first forum of the mayoral primary. Analysis to come, but here are the basics: frontrunner and City Council President did not attend. Challengers Theo Spencer and Ray Lamboy both did. I’ve included video broken down by individual question, so you can see … Continue reading The Village of Camden Mayoral Forum (Full Video)…
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Thanks to Jared Hunter for his latest, a look at how the Economic Opportunity Act stacks up against the best practices of local tax policy. I am currently taking a public budgeting and finance course at Rutgers Camden and while this topic doesn’t usually gather a massively engaged crowd, I find the content compelling, especially … Continue reading Render Unto Trenton by Jared Hunter…
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I had a chance this week to talk to the Courier-Post’s Phaedra Trethan a bit as she wrote her Camden Mayor Dana Redd retrospective. Her piece was fantastic and is reflective of a wider trend where there’s been an uptick in excellent reporting on Camden (by April Saul — more on her run for City Council … Continue reading Camden’s Mayoral Race: First Thoughts…
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Last night I watched as close to 100 Camden residents showed up to avoid another unwanted facility dumped in their neighborhood. I watched the Zoning Board publicly support residents, then vote against them. It was heartbreaking. Jim Walsh captured the proceedings with his lede: The zoning board has narrowly advanced a controversial plan to move … Continue reading Methadone Clinic will Move to Bergen Square (as planned for a decade)…
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