Monthly Archives: January 2011

Of all the City Hall Department heads he chose Carlos Carballada to replace him. Here’s what I know about Carlos Carballada. He was the head of RG&E during the time that anti-poverty activists noted that RG&E became less likely to … Continue reading →

When I was an organizer with Metro Justice I helped with the statewide campaign to reform New York’s industrial development agency (IDA) system. IDA’s were set up to lure industrial businesses into an area with tax breaks. There are many … Continue reading →

I ran into Bret Garwood today at the Coop. Bret is now the interim head of business and neighborhood development, taking over for Carlos Carballada. Bret told me that Carballada really doesn’t live in that house and indeed the furniture … Continue reading →

Carlos Carballada owns a $630,000 home in Brighton right on the edge of the Rochester Country Club golf course. Here’s it is. And here’s the county records that he is the owner. And just in case you are interested in … Continue reading →

Carlos Carballada is now our interim Mayor. According to the March 2010 White Pages he lives at 10 Elmwood Hill Lane. Did he move since then? No tag for this post.

There has been a lot of discussion about how to decide who our next mayor will be. Can we be real? Basically there are three questions. If you answer all 3 correctly you can throw your hat in the ring. … Continue reading →

Is right-wing radio a part of the problem leading to the shooting of Rep. Gifford? Paul Krugman’s piece today launched a great word – eliminationist. He makes the distinction between caustic sarcasm (Obermann and Maddow are caustic, and even the … Continue reading →