Chief 1, Council 0.
For the last two elections Albany County has elected a District Attorney named P. David Soares, a intellectual brother of Obama. He was backed by the County and State Democraps because the then current Democrat DA had the audacity to arrest and indict some downstate Legislative members and/or their staff. Soares announced to the Public, the Police Chief and the Mayor of Albany that he would not prosecute the “Occupiers” of the city or state parks in front of the Capital Building.
A few years ago Albany HAD (PAST TENSE) a good, if Democrat Mayor, named Gerry Jennings but when the “Occupiers” took over the parks Jennings caved into Soares and did not allow the police to take any action for months. This INSPITE of Governor CUOMO’S demand for police action. Cuomo then ordered the State Police to remove the Occupiers from the state park land but Soares refused to prosecute. It’s tough when a Cuomo is your conservative anchor,
Albany City is moving toward being a small Philadelphia, thanks to Jennings. The white flight increases each year.