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October 6, 2021

WBFO: "Buffalo Common Council puts full support behind NY's proposed Clean Slate bill"

By Michael Mroziak | October 6, 2021 Buffalo lawmakers are united in a call to their state counterparts to pass the New York Clean Slate bill in 2022. The legislation, if passed, would automatically seal conviction records for individuals who complete their prison sentence, probation or parole, or …

October 6, 2021

Buffalo Common Council Passes Clean Slate Resolution

The Buffalo Common Council approved a resolution on Tuesday, October 5, 2021 in support of the Clean Slate Act (S.1553B/A.6399A), urging the New York State Legislature to end perpetual punishment for millions of New Yorkers with conviction records. Read the full press release below. 

October 1, 2021

Buffalo Common Council Summary: Week of September 27, 2021

By Becca Bass, Elizabeth Quinlan & Johnny Qiu |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.

September 24, 2021

Buffalo Common Council Summary: Week of September 20, 2021

By Becca Bass |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.

September 20, 2021

Buffalo Common Council Summary: Week of September 13, 2021

By Elizabeth Quinlan & Becca Bass |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.

September 10, 2021

Buffalo Common Council Summary: Week of September 6, 2021

By Elizabeth Quinlan |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.

September 1, 2021

WKBW: "Redlining: How racial discrimination hobbled Black homeownership in Buffalo"

By Charlie Specht, Sean Mickey | Sep 01, 2021 When Pastor George Nicholas steps outside his church in Buffalo’s Masten District, he sees a steady stream of cars making their way down Main Street. But what Nicholas is really looking at is Buffalo’s invisible dividing line. To the west is …

August 30, 2021

Frontline Arts Buffalo Welcomes City’s Announcement of $2.5M for Frontline Arts Sustainability Fund

The City of Buffalo adopted a spending plan for the American Rescue Plan funds totaling $331M. The projects slated to receive funding include a number of PPG Community Agenda priorities; Frontline Arts Buffalo, who advocated for the Frontline Arts Organizations Sustainability Fund, released the …

July 23, 2021

Buffalo Common Council Summary: Week of July 19, 2021

By Orlando Dickson | 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.

July 19, 2021

Buffalo Common Council Summary: Week of July 12, 2021

By Orlando Dickson | 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.

July 14, 2021

Buffalo News: "Citizen panel questions Buffalo police chief on white supremacy in policing"

Deidre Williams |  Jul 14, 2021  Noting a series of alarming incidents around the country, members of a citizens police oversight panel that reports to the Buffalo Common Council on Wednesday questioned Police Commissioner Byron C. Lockwood on the steps being taken …

July 12, 2021

Buffalo Common Council Summary: Week of July 5, 2021

By Orlando Dickson | 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.