Tag: Providence City Council
Providence City Council inauguration a day of firsts and political fault lines
The inauguration of a new Providence City Council was a day of firsts and a day of revealed political fault lines. The...
‘It’s all about Democracy,’ says PVD City Councilor Igliozzi about Fane veto override vote...
Providence City Councilor John Igliozzi (Ward 7) interrupted the reading of the proposed ordinance to override Mayor Jorge Elorza's veto of the...
DARE, Neighbors 4 Revitalization, & RIHAP encourage Councilor Harris to vote ‘No’ on...
An open letter from DARE (Direct Action for Rights and Equality), Neighbors 4 Revitalization, and Rhode Island Homeless Advocacy Project (RIHAP):
Letter from community groups and developers to Providence City Council on the Fane zoning...
Dear Mayor Elorza and City Council: As stakeholders in this community, we support Mayor Jorge Elorza’s decision to veto...
Fane’s Hope Point Tower before the PVD City Council, round 2
At a second Providence City Council Ordinance Committee meeting to discuss the Fane Organization's proposed Hope Point Tower, dozens of people testified both for...
20-year, $18 million tax break for luxury downtown apartments under fire ahead of Providence...
The Providence City Council is planning to decide on the fate of an $18 million, 20-year Tax Stabilization Agreement (TSA) for Steeple Street RI...
Rhode Island People’s PAC: What’s with this guy Steven Cianci?
Providence City Council incumbents are bad enough with their personal agendas, backroom deals and fake community inclusion processes, but for a new candidate to...
Candidates for Providence Ward 8 City Council attend a sometimes heated forum
All five candidates for Providence City Council Ward 8 attended the South Elmwood Neighborhood Association's Meet the Candidates Forum held at Centro Cristiano de...
Candidates for Providence City Council answer tough questions on housing and poverty
Less than half of the candidates running for Providence City Council across all 15 Wards attended the PVD Housing Crisis City Council Candidate Forum...
Pizza and Politics with Providence City Council Ward 13 candidates
Three of the four candidates for Providence City Council, Ward 13, were at Pizza and Politics at Federal Hill Pizza on Chalkstone Avenue Tuesday...