A Policy Chat with Mayoral Candidate Theo Spencer

Our third policy chat is with mayoral candidate Theo Spencer. We’re still trying to organizer more of these, so tell us what you think! We’ll be adding videos of more candidates as they come in!  Share it!

Mayor Candidate Ray Lamboy Leaves Freeholder Young Speechless

Talk to Camden residents about development and you hear common complaints. Can residents get jobs? Will gentrification push rents up? But one of the most interesting complaints is about the exclusion of space.  Mayoral Candidate Ray Lamboy hit this theme hard in a recent NJTV forum. The clip starts at 1:10:00 (and yes, sorry that … Continue reading Mayor Candidate Ray Lamboy Leaves Freeholder Young Speechless

The One About Camden City Council President Frank Moran

I have been showing up to more establishment spaces lately — part of a wider effort not to cede these spaces to those using progressive energy as cover for compromise rather than impetus for change — and from those covering Camden, I’m getting this question more and more: when are you going to cover Frank Moran?  My … Continue reading The One About Camden City Council President Frank Moran

What Council Candidates Should Learn from Mayoral Forum by Jared Hunter

Jared Hunter’s latest provides another take on last week’s mayoral forum, and sets the stage for tonight’s City Council Forum. Come join us at the Village tonight! It’s not new to the city for leaders to come in promising things left and right and the community slowly begins to open up and then eventually the … Continue reading What Council Candidates Should Learn from Mayoral Forum by Jared Hunter

Ray Lamboy Wins the Village’s Mayoral Straw Poll, Shows Early Organizational Strength

It’s early in Camden’s Democratic Primary. Monday night’s mayoral forum kicked off campaign season here in the city, where both mayoral and city council candidates will be sprinting from today (when candidates are getting calls about their validated signatures) until the June 6th primary. In a sense, the horse race has already started — there’s not … Continue reading Ray Lamboy Wins the Village’s Mayoral Straw Poll, Shows Early Organizational Strength