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Litter in Rochester sucks.  We explain why it's important and how we can make things better.  We also explain why we should be working to create more home ownership.

Transforming Rochester 121

Elaine Johnson, Nate Baldo, & Jim Tiefenthal join us to tell us about the Witness Palestine Film Festival taking place in Rochester October 8 - 29th.  Info on all of the events are at http://witnesspalestinerochester.org/

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City Council is coming up on Tuesday, October 16th.  Call 311 to get on the list to Speak to Council. They're going to be signing off on Intermunicipality Agreements, accepting some grant money and the usual questionable development spending.  We also revisit restorative justice.  What do we have now and what else should we have?

Transforming Rochester 119

We revisit the proposed police accountability board for Rochester.  City Council released draft legislation and many were not happy with it.  We also discuss why we should have a public utility in Rochester and how to make it happen.

Transforming Rochester 118

It's time for City Council again.  They meet on Tuesday, September 18th.  Speak to Council starts at 6:30pm and the meeting starts an hour later.  Call 311 to sign up to speak.  Selling off the 3 parking garages downtown is a bad idea for a number of reasons.  We break it down.  In fact tax breaks and other incentives for developers doesn't work.  We tell you why.

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Activism works!  It's taken years, but the Mayor & Police Chief recently went public with the suspension of police officers who beat someone up.  This wouldn't have happened without the long dedicated work of regular citizens. Get involved!  Tops is closing some local supermarkets.  This is a brilliant opportunity for worker owned stores.  Will those in power listen?

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Green Party candidate for NYS Comptroller, Mark Dunlea is the guest.  What does the Comptroller actually do?  Mark talks about his plan to divest New York from fossil fuels and make us 100% renewable by 2030.  We also discuss how the Comptroller could take on corruption in Albany and a public bank.