The restoration of women members to Buffalo’s Common Council is still a good thing. But it is also a good thing that should not have been withheld so often and
Tuesday was not a good night for left-leaning, progressive Democrats. But it was a very good night for Buffalo s Democratic establishment, longtime incumbents and party headquarters.
"It s the biggest little day I ve ever been a part of," said Jeremy Zellner, chairman of the Erie County Democratic Committee. "We ve had knock-down, drag-out primaries before, but there s a
For the first time in nine years, women appear likely to be members of the Common Council.But progressive Democrats likely to act as a check on Mayor Byron W. Brown