Working Families

Today’s Daily News today covered the the WFP’s endorsement of progressive Manhattan DA candidate Richard Aborn:

Working Families taps ‘progressive’ Aborn in DA race
BY MICHAEL SAUL
DAILY NEWS POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT
Thursday, May 28th 2009, 4:00 AM
The Working Families Party endorsed Manhattan district attorney candidate Richard Aborn on Wednesday night, giving him the party’s progressive stamp of approval and its aggressive [...]

We’ve been all excited about this contest since the idea first came up. Will it work? What kind of submissions will we get? Will the press cover it? Time will tell. Visit rentalhell.org for more information and to enter a video or vote.
Question: any tips on how we could improve this effort?
We have a film [...]

This is the text of an email we received over the holiday weekend. It’s a response to our successful spoof email from Charles “Landlord” Lenchner calling on folks to fight the WFP’s efforts to support affordable housing. It’s great! Thank you AK for writing this:
I am not quite sure how I have ended up [...]

Over the last two days, we sent out some emails with a humorous take on the campaign for real rent reform. Actually… I have to take a large part of the blame. After all, the message was officially from Charles “Landlord” Lenchner, and that’s me!
Not everyone saw the humor, and that’s been a learning experience. [...]

Well here’s something you don’t see everyday – an advocacy email from a real estate firm trying to drum up some sympathy.

Very exciting. A coalition of housing and tenant organizations have been working on reforming existing rent laws for years now – and this year they might have a chance, thanks in part to the Working Families Party. Last week was the public launch. For anyone new to the issue, here are the basics:

Crain’s Insider ran this brief today on the WFP’s statewide endorsement process:
 

WFP Nod Is Hot Ticket
More than 1,000 candidates across the state are seeking the endorsement of the labor-backed Working Families Party, the most in its 11-year history. Contenders seeking the party’s backing include more than 100 City Council candidates and all four Manhattan district attorney hopefuls. The [...]

Crain’s New York Business reporter Daniel Massey takes a look at the launch of the WFP’s Green Homes / Green Jobs push.  Tomorrow, the Center for Working Families will release a major report detailing how New York can green one million homes, create tens of thousands of jobs, and reduce our carbon footprint through energy [...]

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NO MORE DELAYS – STRONGER RENT LAWS NOW!

Between now and June 22, the New York State Legislature must enact a number of necessary reforms to undo years of legislative giveaways to the New York City real estate [...]

May 12, 2009: State Senators and housing advocates kicked off a major campaign to pass strong rent laws in Albany today.