Saratoga Springs Commissioner of Public Safety James Montagnino recently released a draft report on the circumstances surrounding the 2014 death of Darryl Mount Jr. following a police chase in 2013. The draft comes less than two weeks after Saratoga County District Attorney Karen Heggen advised Mayor Ron Kim she was declining to send the case to a grand jury. Extensive quotes from the report can be found
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The sidewalk seating, which gave restaurants a shot in the arm during the COVID-19 pandemic as a potentially safer environment, appears poised to be expanded under a plan by Commissioner of Accounts Dillon Moran as reported in the Daily Gazette.
To celebrate the inauguration of our new elected officials we put out a special edition with perspective from Mayor Ron Kim, a profile of Finance Commissioner Minita Sanghvi, some fascinating local history and, yes, an IMPORTANT pitch for donations. If you missed your copy, you can access it here.…
During the Jan. 18 City Council meeting, Saratoga Springs Mayor Ron Kim unveiled a reorganization plan for legal services that he said will save the city up to $70,000 a year without compromising the quality of its services, as reported in the Daily Gazette.