Ron Leir and Aaron Morrill

For more than three hours this morning, Jersey City residents cajoled, pleaded and lectured, hoping to forestall the approval of a new ward map that would radically re-shape the city’s voting districts.

Three days after the administration refused to disclose a pay equity report commissioned by the City Council, Council President Joyce Watterman put forth an ordinance proposing the creation of the city’s first Women’s Advisory Board.