February 7, 2022
I’m not sure if everyone has been reading their emails or seeing the reports in the news, but if things were not challenging enough, it […]
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January 24, 2022
As a housing developer and a community activist, I have a lot of reasons to walk around our city. It is something I really enjoy. […]
January 11, 2022
While it is not a very happy time for many of us right now, I do want to begin with wishing everyone a Happy New […]
September 8, 2021
As many of you may remember, I started this blog for really one reason — like so many other Newark parents during COVID, I could […]
May 19, 2021
Newark is in line to potentially receive hundreds of millions of dollars between President Biden’s already-passed COVID-19 stimulus legislation and his pending infrastructure bill. That […]
April 26, 2021
In my last editorial I shared my prayers for a safe return to school. But we need far more than a prayer. Today, I will […]
March 29, 2021
Before I talk about how happy I am that our kids will be going back to school, I want to start with a quote from […]
March 15, 2021
One of my mentors and political godfather was the great Carl Sharif. We lost the great Carl over five years ago. There are two Carl […]
February 11, 2021
Last Fall, I questioned Newark’s Superintendent Roger León for reporting to the Governor, our Mayor, and Newark parents that our city’s public school attendance rate […]
February 1, 2021
I am sharing with you the rumblings I am now hearing about Newark Superintendent Roger León. After my last post I received a boatload of […]
January 15, 2021
I started this blog to vent and share my worries about our city in the middle of a pandemic. As I have continued to reflect, […]
December 22, 2020
(This first appeared at Newark Neighborhood View.) Earlier this month, I questioned the lack of actual learning time our students in Newark were receiving during […]