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Isaac Yitzy Schleifer, candidate for Baltimore City Council District 5 | #citycouncil

Isaac Yitzy Schleifer Candidate in May 14 primary Democratic Cross Country Age: 35 on day of General Election (Nov. 5)   Occupation: Councilman   Education: University of Baltimore Merrick School of Business   Previous political experience: City Council for 7 years. Why are you running for office? I am running to continue building on the […]

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Baltimore City Council committee reviews vacant property disposition policy | #citycouncil

Baltimore City Council committee reviews vacant property disposition policy | WBAL Baltimore News 1168611348 Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/107.0.0.0 Safari/537.36 99df15230ca360c1e2aa461c4dbd8a62d1f1fe9e 1 Click Here For This Articles Original Source.

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Shrinking City Council would be bad for all of Baltimore. | #citycouncil

I am writing to say that I do not support the ballot question to reduce the Baltimore City Council from 14 elected members to 8 members (“Baltimore ballot question financed by Sinclair Broadcast Group chair slashing City Council size garners 25K+ signatures,” Jan. 18). Baltimore is a city of many different neighborhoods, all of which […]

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City Council committee votes to nominate Worley | #citycouncil

A Baltimore City Council committee voted Thursday on whether to approve Richard Worley’s nomination as police commissioner, the first step before a final council vote. The City Council Rules and Legislative Oversight Committee voted unanimously to approve Worley’s nomination.The hearing lasted three hours, and those who spoke had vastly different opinions of Worley.”I’m excited, I’m […]

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Mayor introduces redistricting plan for Baltimore City Council

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott is introducing his redistricting plan proposal Monday to the City Council. The mayor’s office released a statement late Monday afternoon, saying the mayor’s is based on requirements for redistricting established in the city charter following the 2020 census, and it will address population changes, trends and new imbalances within existing council […]

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City Council hearing for Rich Worley postponed | #citycouncil

Baltimore City Council committee postpones hearing for Acting BPD Commissioner Richard Worley Mayor Brandon Scott appointed Worley in June to succeed Michael Harrison Updated: 11:46 AM EDT Aug 4, 2023 A hearing for the nomination of Baltimore’s next police commissioner is postponed.Video above: Will council support Worley as commissioner? (July 13)According to Baltimore City Council […]

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Will Rich Worley get enough support to become BPD commissioner? | #citycouncil

Some Baltimore City Council members told the 11 News I-Team they’re undecided about whether to confirm Richard Worley as the city’s next police commissioner. At a June 8 news conference, Mayor Brandon Scott announced Michael Harrison would step down as commissioner and named Worley as acting commissioner. The I-Team confirmed on Thursday that Worley never […]

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City council members introduce bill to add fine on stunt driving | #citycouncil

Baltimore City Council addressed the issue of stunt driving or racing in the city. It’s something they said has become a nuisance and is downright dangerous. Council members said they’ve been getting complaints from their constituents about the issue, so they’ve proposed a new bill to address it. Stunt driving is shutting down intersections all […]

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Baltimore police short-term crime plan submitted to City Council | #citycouncil

The 11 News I-Team obtained a copy of the Baltimore Police Department’s short-term crime-fighting plan that was submitted Friday to the City Council.The 300-page plan covering June through September was issued in response to demands from six City Council members who want to know how police intend to use tax dollars to fight crime. The […]

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Governor Hogan And Mayor Scott Spar Over Baltimore Crime – CBS Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Once again, Gov. Larry Hogan and Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott are sparring about crime in the city and who’s doing enough work to get the problem under control. The back and forth comes after an 83-year-old woman, Marjorie Tyson was shot and injured as she was reading in her bedroom in Northwest […]

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