“They were started to be tough on crime and we know that’s coded language for policing black and brown neighborhoods,” said Natasha Soto, a co-founder of Just Resisting, a racial and criminal justice group that promotes the empowerment of people of color.
Buffalo's living wage ordinance applies whenever the city makes a contract for services in which it pays or receives more than $50,000 per year with an employer who employs more than ten people.
"Allentown property values have doubled in the last six years, according to the Allentown Association. That’s going to have a significant impact on the wallets of a lot of people."
"Allentown property values have doubled in the last six years, according to the Allentown Association. That’s going to have a significant impact on the wallets of a lot of people."
"A 2016 survey by the Partnership for the Public Good found that only 44% of black respondents in Buffalo reported that they would trust the police in an emergency."
“It’s really about the community groups taking the lead throughout the year,” O’ Suilleabhain said.
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This year’s public roll-out of the Community Agenda will take place on Friday, January 12th at 2pm, at the Frank E. Merriweather Library Auditorium, 1324 Jefferson Ave, Buffalo.
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Recent events have underscored the importance of making changes to the laws, policies, and practices that govern policing in Buffalo. In recent years, PPG has published extensive research on policing and made numerous recommendations for reforms based on best practices from other cities. This week, …
It was a milestone year at PPG, as we celebrated our tenth anniversary. Reflecting on our anniversary theme of Beauty and Democracy, our co-founder and board chair Lou Jean Fleron reminded us, “PPG grew organically from this community—from the need for a way to strengthen unheard …
Partnership for the Public Good welcomed 52 partners and 62 total community members to the first floor community room of the Market Arcade on December 15th, 2017. Their task? Vote on 21 different pitches to settle 2018’s “Community Agenda,” an amalgamation of policy planks that …