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February 13, 2024

Buffalo News: "Groups urge Buffalo to test more units for lead paint, enforce rental inspection law"

Deidre Williams | February 13, 2024A group of 39 community organizations appealed to the City of Buffalo to inspect far more rental properties for toxic lead paint, as required by its own Proactive Rental Inspections local law. Since at least the early 1990s, Buffalo has ranked among the …

February 13, 2024

PPG & 38 Partners Call on Mayor Byron Brown to Comply with Proactive Rental Inspections (PRI) Law

Community advocates, health professionals and concerned citizens gathered today at Niagara Square to call on the Brown Administration to comply with the city’s Proactive Rental Inspections (PRI) Law enacted by the Buffalo Common Council in November 2020. You can read the full text of the …

February 13, 2024

Investigative Post: "Community groups question Buffalo’s lead program"

I'Jaz Jaciel | February 13, 2024 Nearly 40 local community organizations are questioning whether  City Hall is fully complying with a more than 3-year-old program that was designed, in part, to help combat lead poisoning in city housing. They’re giving the city a month to prove that …

February 9, 2024

Buffalo Common Council Summary: Week of February 5, 2024

by Caitlin Crowell 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, …

February 2, 2024

Buffalo Common Council Summary: Week of January 29, 2024

by Caitlin Crowell  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, …

January 26, 2024

Buffalo Common Council Summary: Week of January 22, 2024

by Caitlin Crowell 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 …

January 19, 2024

Buffalo Common Council Summary: Week of January 15, 2024

by Caitlin Crowell 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, …

January 12, 2024

Buffalo Common Council Summary: Week of January 8, 2024

by Caitlin Crowell 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, …

January 12, 2024

PPG & Community Groups Roll Out Policy Change Agenda for 2024

On the morning of Friday, January 12th, 2024, Partnership for the Public Good (PPG) and community advocates convened to unveil the 2024 PPG Community Agenda at Frank E. Merriweather Library. The program began by acknowledging the historical legacy of the ancestral community who sought to make a …

January 10, 2024

PPG's Comments on Local Law to Authorize Affordable Housing as an Erie County Purpose

On January 10, 2024, the Erie County Legislature held a public hearing on the proposed local law to authorize the creation and maintenance of affordable housing as an Erie County purpose. PPG Community Researcher, Caitlin Love Crowell, shared the following remarks during the hearing.

January 5, 2024

Buffalo Common Council Summary: Week of January 1, 2024

By Caitlin Crowell 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 …