Community Voice: What would a small-business friendly Camden look like?

I pulled these comments from a cross-posting of my post After “investment,” Camden neighborhoods struggle to get their fair share of resources over at Blue Jersey: Josef: This is all so important to talk about as we head forward with these tax breaks and as these companies move into the city. As much as I love that … Continue reading Community Voice: What would a small-business friendly Camden look like?…

Posted January 7, 2015, by Stephen Danley in Community Voice, Local Knowledge.

Does New Jersey have the Political Will to Help Camden?

A Camden High School student spoke at my class last semester. He told one particularly poignant story, of how he’d been evicted from his home and had spent a few months living out of a car. Each morning, at 5:45am, his mother would wake him so that he could be the first person to go … Continue reading Does New Jersey have the Political Will to Help Camden?…

Posted January 5, 2015, by Stephen Danley in Camden.

A Camden New Year’s Resolution: Asking Who Benefits

In Camden, 2014 was a year of change. The education system was fully under state control, the new metro police force was ramped up, and a bevy of tax breaks were handed out to corporations for moving to Camden. Through all this change, there is one critical question that is being asked more and more often … Continue reading A Camden New Year’s Resolution: Asking Who Benefits…

Posted January 2, 2015, by Stephen Danley in Camden, development.

Policy Pushback to Camden Tax Breaks

While New Jersey has been pulling out all the stops to give tax breaks to businesses for moving to Camden, policy experts have been pulling their hair out trying to explain how this is frustratingly poor policy. So many folks have been making important arguments that I wanted to collect a few of them here. 1) There is … Continue reading Policy Pushback to Camden Tax Breaks…

Posted December 17, 2014, by Stephen Danley in Camden.

Treating CMD residents as criminals before we know them

There have been any number of passionate and resonating responses to the lack of indictments in both the Michael Brown and Eric Garner cases. There is “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot:” There is #BlackLivesMatter: And now there is “This Stops Today.” Camden, like many cities, towns and even countries, is standing up. Today (Thursday, the … Continue reading Treating CMD residents as criminals before we know them…

Posted December 11, 2014, by Stephen Danley in Camden, Local Knowledge.

Camden Chatter: CMD responds to Ferguson, Eric Garner

“Camden Chatter” is a series of blog posts by Rutgers students on the “chatter” on social media about Camden. This article is authored by PhD Candidate Rasheda Weaver. Here are her thoughts on the past week’s top stories: Please “like” the Local Knowledge Blog on Facebook! Share it!

Posted December 10, 2014, by Stephen Danley in Camden Chatter.