Transforming Rochester 108

With Raise the Age legislation about to take affect, there will be a lot more homeless youth in our community.  What should we do?  Also, the pros & cons of legalizing marijuana.

Transforming Rochester 107

Calvin Eaton from 540 West Main joins us to discuss gentrification.  The Cadillac Hotel is a perfect example of why gentrification isn't right.  And in the second half, are the police the solution to crime?  We say no and have more effective alternatives.

Transforming Rochester 106

In the first half, we're joined by Almeda Whitis from Artists Coalition for Change Together.  She'll be in Subracting the Divide at MuCCC on June 16th.  Go to MuCCC.org for more details and we'll see you there.  Then we talk about job creation and what the government can do to create the real jobs we need.

Transforming Rochester 105

The next City Council meeting is Tuesday, June 20th. Call 311 to speak to council.  Good news:  they'll be voting on restoring some things the mayor left out of the budget.  Bad news: they're going to pay for it by taking other stuff from poor people as opposed to rich people.  There's actually a development project we like!  I know!  Another look at the budget shows us a upward tick in management and employees in the Mayor's office.  Shocked?  We need development without displacement.