August 2015 – The Buffalo Chronicle

Artvoice (2002): “Dave Franczyk, Racism and a Divided Council”

August 20, 2015

This article was found via the website Media Study, and is linked to below. It is an insightful assessment of longtime incumbent Councilman David Franczyk, whose history of racist politics has been a shameful chapter in our city’s history. It is

At housing court, Franczyk undermines claim that he’s a preservationist

August 19, 2015

Earlier this week, Fillmore district Councilman David Franczyk appeared in city housing court to support the demolition of a property that preservationists in the Broadway Fillmore neighborhood say is key to keeping the community’s history and architectural character intact. His opposition comes at

What is Byron doing with the Housing Authority?

August 18, 2015

Sweeping layoffs at the badly mismanaged Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority is leaving residents aghast. Dozens of key staffers are being dismissed in the face of a bleak fiscal outlook that stems from poor performance in federal funding formulas. The agency

Christopher, Giambra in spotlight as the conspiracy to smear Joe Mascia unfolds

August 11, 2015

Earlier this year the regional manager of Sheen and Shine — a local minority and veteran owned business that that does work for New York State Gas and Electric (NYSEG) — traveled to Albany to lobby the State Senate for government contracts. Paul

Purtell wages Libertarian campaign to take former Libous Senate seat

August 8, 2015

Late last month, former Senator Tom Libous was forced to resign his Binghamton area seat suddenly due to being found guilty of corruption charges. He was the second ranking Republican in the chamber and was considered the defacto leader of the

Diversity of district makes Fillmore council race a toss up

August 7, 2015

The Fillmore district is a gerrymandered concoction that was drawn in the 2010/11 redistricting process. Then Council President David Franzcyk, a deeply unpopular figure who was first elected in 1988 and watched his neighborhood collapse, desperately needed to find white

Magierski’s plan to keep Cheektowaga neighborhoods strong

August 4, 2015

Cheektowaga Town Clerk Alice Magierski has a plan to address vacant homes, if she is elected Town Supervisor. Magierski is a longtime figure in town politics — friendly and familiar to Cheektowaga voters, who tend to be older and more