Deya Garcia runs to advocate for a neglected neighborhood
Sitting in The Lunch Box, a Dominican restaurant on Park Avenue in Cranston, Democratic candidate for Providence city council Deya Garcia (Ward 8, Reservoir and West End) shows me pictures of flowers. Her neighbors have dug in chayote, a kind of squash plant usually reserved for humid climates, and gave Garcia tips on how to […]
Bowing to pressure from police union, Providence City Council fails to pass Community Safety Act
“It would just be easier if they told us that black lives don’t matter. It would just be easier if the told us they don’t think trans is beautiful. It would just be so much easier if they just said they’re racist. If they said we don’t have to play these fucking games.”
Providence City Council passes Community Safety Act, one more passage required
The Community Safety Act (CSA), a city ordinance that prohibits profiling not just by race but expands the list of protections to include gender identity, gender expression and housing status, passed the Providence City Council 12-0, with three city councilors absent.
Community Safety Act supporters pushing past legislative obstruction at PVD City Council meeting
Supporters of the CSA confronted the Providence City Council over delays in advancing the legislation out of committee and to the full City Council for a vote. Along the way a pattern of legislative obstruction was identified in the Ordinance Committee, chaired by City Councilor Terrence Hassett.
PVD City Council fails to pass 2nd resolution opposing LNG
“…the City shall take all necessary actions to oppose the proposed Fields Point liquefaction facility, including ceasing to act as a cooperating agency with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and shall not grant any tax stabilizations, subsidies, or any other forms of support to the project.”
Black Major Movement demands diversity among high ranking police in Providence
A “black police officer of high rank is non-existent on the current police force,” says community organizer Kobi Dennis. The demonstrators are asking Mayor Jorge Elorza to appoint a veteran black police officer to the rank of major.
Fraudsters Are Crying Fraud for Gemma
Anthony Gemma isn’t wrong when he says voter fraud has occurred over the years in Rhode Island. In fact, some of the evidence he points to was actually perpetrated by people now acting as surrogates to his campaign. First there is Maryelyn Alba-Acevedo. She is one of the Providence residents who gave a sworn statement […]
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