Incoming city Mayor Ron Kim promises greater transparency on police accusations of misconduct, according to the Times-Union, says he will terminate the current city attorneys to get it. The action comes amid a filing of an Article 78 by former executive editor of the Saratogian and Troy Record Barbara Lombardo, who since August 2020 has sought copies of excessive use of force complaints.
From Supervisor Tara N. Gaston: “Governor Kathy Hochul has signed NYS Senate Bill 4306B expanding #EarlyVoting in #NYS. I am grateful for the Governor signing this bill, and especially for the work of Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner in making sure the interests of The City of Saratoga Springs, NY were well-represented!
“There is a difference between public health and the leadership of the county,” responded Saratoga Springs Supervisor Tara Gaston. “What the chairman (Todd Kusnierz) sent out was essentially a 'FU' to the governor and those in state leadership who are trying to keep people safe.
Current Public Safety Commissioner Robin Dalton said it’s her obligation to interview candidates and appoint the city’s next assistant police chief, according to the Daily Gazette. Jim Montagnino, who takes office January 1, called the succession plan the “wrong move,” asserting...
While national Democrats didn’t have a lot of good news on election day, “Democrats swept the four open seats [in Saratoga Springs] and elected the state’s first Asian-American city mayor and the city’s first out LGBTQ woman of color to the council. How we did so...