Editor, Asbury Park Sun, This Election Day, Asbury Park voters will have a unique opportunity to exercise direct and significant influence on the future governance of our city. The opportunity comes in the form of three questions that will appear on the local ballot. 1 – Assigning some City Council seats to ‘wards,’ rather than electing all […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, Asbury Park’s refreshing independence goes past its art and culture. It is also at the very core of its politics. In a country where we are so divided amongst Republicans and Democrats, Asbury is one of a handful of New Jersey towns that holds non-partisan municipal elections – there is no Democrat or […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, I was surprised and saddened to read quotes in recent newspaper articles that the southwest quadrant of the city has not been served by this council. As the African-American council person who resides there, I was disappointed to discover that I and my accomplishments were invisible; physical evidence to the contrary. […]

A group of political activists seeking to place several ordinances on the ballot for voter approval will push forward despite a ruling last week by the city clerk that they did not properly follow statutory requirements. The proposed ordinances call for the creation of a civilian police review board, increased minimum wage for seasonal and […]