This year’s race for mayor presents Jersey City voters with two wholly unsatisfying options. We can’t endorse either candidate.
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Posted inElection 2021
Ward E Councilman James Solomon: An Interview
On October 13, Ward E Councilman James Solomon sat down with us for an interview covering everything from traffic safety to ethics reform.
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Ward F Council Candidate Vernon Richardson: An Interview
Vernon Richardson is probably best known as an aide to the late Ward D Councilman Michael Yun. Most recently, Richardson took a job at City Hall as as an aide to Mayor Fulop. In June, word leaked out prematurely that Richardson was preparing a run for the Ward F seat currently held by Councilman Jermaine Robinson. What follows is our interview with Richardson. We cover everything from affordable housing to his proposal to tax empty storefronts.
Posted inElection 2021
Council President Watterman is a No-Show for Debates While Appearing for Photo Ops
City Council President Joyce Watterman’s absence from the candidate debates is provoking criticism from several of her challengers for the three at-large council seats.
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Op Ed: On Vaccines it’s Better to Convince than Attack
Although I fundamentally disagree with the premise of “you should tell everyone if you are vaccinated if you wish to run for public office,” I submitted my vaccination card as proof of my status because this is not the hill on which I wish to die.
Posted inElection 2021
After Denouncing Gilmore, “Team” Fulop Takes the Fifth on Vaccinations
With the exception of Ward F Councilman Jermaine Robinson, who in an email repeated, without other proof, his claim that he was inoculated, none of the “Team” Fulop members responded to our request.
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Incendiary Flyers Attacking Gilmore Appear on Cars Throughout Ward F
To anyone familiar with Ward F Council Candidate Frank “Educational” Gilmore’s backstory, the information on a flyer that appeared on cars throughout the ward this morning is nothing new.
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Editorial: Candidates Should Disclose Vaccination Status Now
All candidates should immediately disclose if and when they were vaccinated against Covid-19. If they have not been, they should explain why.
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Jersey City Times Requests Vaccination Status of All Candidates
Today Jersey City Times asked that all candidates running for mayor and city council divulge their vaccination statuses and, if vaccinated, provide a copy of their vaccination cards as proof.
Posted inElection 2021
Robinson Pounces on Gilmore Following Vaccine Revelation
Ward F Councilman Jermaine Robinson is criticizing challenger Frank Gilmore following Gilmore’s admission last night that he had not been vaccinated.