CITY COUNCIL

The Biv, that is, Doug Biviano, one of the 33s, accuses candidate Stephen Levin of backroom dealing in an email press release sent out today from his press office.

At the same time, political
opponent Steve Levin, with support from Albany politicians, has challenged two
other potential candidates. Rather than encourage an open, democratic debate
and election, Levin instead is playing politics as usual.

“I’m disappointed that Levin is
resorting to the strong-arm tactics and backroom dealing that has defined the
broken politics in our City Council and up in Albany,” said Biviano. “These
challenges show that he is more concerned with serving the narrow political
agenda of his bankrollers than the communities of the 33rd
District.  We don’t need another puppet in office.”  

Jo Anne Simon, one of the 33s, wrote her supporters a big thank you note for the $100,000 in contributions she received and the 3,000 (approx.) petition sigs. She says she didn't take any developer money.

Because of you, we were able to surpass our goal and submitted nearly four times the amount of signatures required.

Because of you,
we have raised over $100,000 dollars. We are the first in our race to
cross that milestone and we did it without taking money from developers.

Mole 33, who seems to really have it in for Brad Lander has a piece in the Daily Gazette witht he terribly misleading headline "Ratner Puts a Downpayment on Brad Lander" He the

PUBLIC ADVOCATE

There's a Public Advocates' candidate's forum on July 27th at 7:30 sponsored by Brown Memorial Baptist and Brooklyn for Barack.