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May 30, 2025

Buffalo Common Council Summary: Week of May 26, 2025

by PPG Staff Each week, PPG summarizes important takeaways from the major Buffalo Common Council meetings. We also include information from council meetings related to our Community Agenda items. If you want to learn more about how the council meetings work and how you can get involved, check out …

May 23, 2025

Buffalo Common Council Summary: Week of May 19, 2025

by PPG Staff Each week, PPG summarizes important takeaways from the major Buffalo Common Council meetings. We also include information from council meetings related to our Community Agenda items. If you want to learn more about how the council meetings work and how you can get involved, check …

May 16, 2025

Buffalo Common Council Summary: Week of May 12, 2025

by PPG Staff Each week, PPG summarizes important takeaways from the major Buffalo Common Council meetings. We also include information from council meetings related to our Community Agenda items. If you want to learn more about how the council meetings work and how you can get involved, check …

May 15, 2025

BPTM: "Partnership for the Public Good releases 'Buffalo in Transition' outline for mayoral race"

Jamal Harris Jr. | May 15, 2025 Community think tank Partnership for the Public Good released one phase of their “Buffalo in Transition” series, which lists policy platforms they would like to see the next Buffalo mayoral administration adopt. While their nonprofit status does …

May 9, 2025

Buffalo Common Council Summary: Week of May 5, 2025

by PPG Staff Each week, PPG summarizes important takeaways from the major Buffalo Common Council meetings. We also include information from council meetings related to our Community Agenda items. If you want to learn more about how the council meetings work and how you can get involved, check …

May 4, 2025

Buffalo News Viewpoints: "Language access does not divide us. It unites us."

Yunju Nam and Regine Ndanga | May 4, 2025 On March 1, English became the official language of the United States. According to President Trump’s executive order, a nationally designated language would “unify American society.” But in reality, the order undermines that very goal by …

May 2, 2025

BPTM: "Buffalo budgets thousands each year for arts and anti violence groups, most of it goes unspent"

Holly Kirkpatrick | May 2, 2025 For more than 60 years, Locust Street Art has provided free or low-cost arts classes for children and adults. Housed in a former convent, the nonprofit is a fixture of Buffalo’s Fruit Belt neighborhood. As a small organization with tight budget margins, board …

May 2, 2025

Buffalo Common Council Summary: Week of April 28, 2025

By PPG Staff Each week, PPG summarizes important takeaways from Buffalo Common Council meetings. We also include information from council meetings related to our Community Agenda items. If you want to learn more about how the council meetings work and how you can get involved, check out our guide.

April 24, 2025

Buffalo Common Council Summary: Weeks of April 7 and April 21, 2025

By PPG Staff Each week, PPG summarizes important takeaways from Buffalo Common Council meetings. We also include information from council meetings related to our Community Agenda items. If you want to learn more about how the council meetings work and how you can get involved, check out our guide.

April 17, 2025

Acting Mayor Releases Recommended Budget, Opportunities for Public Feedback

Last week, Acting Mayor Chris Scanlon submitted his proposed 2025-2026 city budget to the council. You can find some analyses of it here and here and here and here. 

April 4, 2025

Buffalo Common Council Summary: Week of March 31, 2025

by PPG Staff Each week, PPG summarizes important takeaways from the major Buffalo Common Council meetings. We also include information from council meetings related to our Community Agenda items. If you want to learn more about how the council meetings work and how you can get involved, check …