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DEBI IN THE NEWS
Debi Rose yesterday said Del Giorno should resign
his position to avoid "the appearance of impropriety," while Michael McMahon
called for sweeping changes to the board, which he called "a system of
political patronage and bumbling bureaucracy."
Ms. Rose and McMahon said Del Giorno's position
with the board could influence everything from the placement of voting machines
to the settling of election disputes.
Ms. Rose also blasted a recent decision by the
board to stop using senior centers and nursing homes as polling places, and
worried about potentially faulty voting machines being placed in neighborhoods
where she expects to do well. "Some of the equipment is so old, it cannot be
repaired," she said. "There's not enough machines in the city to begin with.
Who will determine where they are placed?"
The New York Times, "Council Contests: Races for
Council Reveal Shifts in Demographics of City Politics" by Jonathan P. Hicks,
August 6, 2001
....And in Staten Island, a black woman is running
in a largely white but increasingly diverse district against an Irish-American
man and an Italian-American man, both of whom have deep political
roots.
The New York Times, "KEY RACES: Ten Contests to
Watch," August 6, 2001
Staten Island, DISTRICT 49....Also aggressively
campaigning is Deborah Rose, a college administrator, who is seeking to become
Staten Island's first black elected official in a district that has grown
increasingly diverse.
.... Police Lt. Eric Adams, president of 100 Blacks
in Law Enforcement Who Care, bestowed his group's endorsement on Ms. Rose --
and had great things to say about her after the fact. "Because of term limits,
the new City Council will be comprised mainly of newcomers," Adams told us.
"But Debi's years of activism will help ensure the Council will start on the
right foot and re-concern itself on the grass-roots level with the communities
it represents. We believe, for example, that she will be a strong voice to end
all kinds of racial profiling. And when she wins, it will prove the critics
wrong that a black candidate on Staten Island can't receive the kind of
multi-cultural support that we know Debi can get." .
"The only candidate missing from the party was Debi
Rose, who is running for the North Shore City Council seat. Greinsky said she
had been invited. Ms. Rose, who greeted the former president and Sen. Clinton
at a fundraising picnic earlier in the day, said she wasn't invited. 'I was
annoyed and disappointed that I was left out of the loop,' she said afterwards.
Debi Rose, a candidate for the North Shore City
Council seat, squeezed into line just in time to exchange a few words with Sen.
Clinton, and to have her picture taken with the former president. "I told him I
was being given a hard time and I need his help," said Ms. Rose, whose campaign
does not have the support of Democratic Party leaders. "He said 'Maybe this
will help,' and he [posed for] a picture."
See picture of Debi with President Clinton
"Del Giorno and McMahon stated they are in favor of
federal executions, while Ms. Rose is opposed to the death penalty."
"Because of recruitment problems with hiring police
officers and teachers, Del Giorno and McMahon are against city residency
requirements. Ms. Rose supports a residency requirement for those who are new
to those professions. "
"'If you have a vested interest in the community
you will care more,' said Ms. Rose. She said this is particularly the case with
beat police officers. 'It can add to racial profiling if the beat cops are not
residents. Many are too fast to frisk. If you are a resident, you know who
belongs there and who doesn't belong there -- who are the drug dealers,' she
said."
"Ms. Rose said she was disenchanted with that fact
that many of the jobs at the new Staten Island Yankees stadium in St. George
were not filled by locals. 'Only the vendor jobs -- the most menial jobs,
selling peanuts and beer -- were posted here. One of the givebacks of the
stadium was supposed to be jobs,' she said, adding that she would encourage
small businesses to take advantage of the local workforce."
Staten Island Advance: "Councilman
says he has secured funds to keep health clinics open: According to Victor
Robles, $1.5M has been allocated to save all 27 facilities, including one in
St. George, that the city wants to close" ( 06/06/01)
"....But North Shore City Council candidate Debi
Rose, along with Josephine Tucker, executive director of the Staten Island
Branch of the New York Urban League, held a rally last month protesting the
closure. "
"Ms. Rose, who is running for the North Shore City
Council seat, said she has sent a letter to Governor George Pataki and to New
York State Health Commissioner Antonio C. Novello regarding the importance of
keeping the center open. Ms. Rose noted that the center needs to stay open to
help service the 18,000 to 22,000 uninsured or underinsured children living on
Staten Island. "
"In the hotly contested North Shore City Council
race, the Liberal Party is backing Debi Rose ...."
"We're not just cross-endorsing for the fun of it,"
said Liberal Party chairman Frank O'Callaghan. "We're trying to make sure we
have people who will push forth progressive-liberal views."
It is a major endorsement for Ms. Rose's
campaign...."I am elated," said Ms. Rose. "My goal is to be on the ballot so I
can win the City Council race. With me on the ballot on the Liberal line, the
numbers are going to be very telling. I'm excited about it. It means that I'm
in this until the bitter end."
While praising the efforts of police officers, Debi
Rose, a candidate for the North Shore City Council seat, painted the borough as
a "tale of two cities."
"One exemplifies the commendable job that the
police do in protecting Staten Island and reducing the impact of crime in our
communities," she said. "The other speaks of fear, intimidation and distrust of
the police in our communities of color."
Along with others at the meeting, Ms. Rose said
more outreach needs to be done in the communities, particularly among young
people.
"S.I. Hopefuls Pummel Goethals Twin" in Mobilizing the
Region: A Weekly Bulletin from the Tri-State Transportation
Campaign(4/30/01):
"Democratic candidates for Staten Island’s
north shore City Council seat agree that “twinning” the Goethals
Bridge, as the Port Authority proposes, will mean more traffic for the
Island.
"'I oppose the twinning. It would only increase the capacity, which
means an increase in traffic volume. The Port Authority should invest in a
light rail that goes over the bridge for a quicker commute through New Jersey,'
candidate Debi Rose said at a March forum."
S.I. Advance Editorial (04/08/01): "Overpowering
a Community" (The Rosebank-Clifton Power Plant:
"Community Board 1 member and North Shore Council
candidate Debi Rose has insisted from the get-go that the plant would have a
negative effect on the community, and her early warnings seem on the verge of
being borne out. "
S.I. Advance (Dec. 10, 2000): "Tips on how not to be
the party of inclusion," by Judy Randall
"The thing that got us, right off the bat, was how
little the Democratic Party apparently thought it would cost to buy off Debi
Rose."
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" But it would seem the voters on Staten Island do take Ms.
Rose seriously.... Ms. Rose, a memeber of Community Board 1 for 17 years, has
been elected to the School Board in Island-wide voting and was the top vote
getter among Island Democrats running as delegates borough-wide in the March
Presidential primary."
S.I. Advance Editorial (Dec. 7, 2000):"Serious
Democrats"
"We would point out that Ms. Rose has a far more
impressive resume of community involvement than does the leadership's chosen
candidate, Mr. DelGiorno, who has been a hard working democratic
loyalist."
S.I. Advance (Dec. 5, 2000): "Black Activist says
Dems trying to buy her off: Debi Rose charges the party wants her out of the
race, an accusation top Dems deny," by Judy Randall
Gotham Gazette: "Searchlight on Campaign 2001: 49th
District"
"Debi Rose said she has concerns about luxury
apartments taking priority over affordable housing to the east of the stadium.
'The whole of our area needs to benefit, not just the sports enthusiasts, a few
vendors, and the wealthy,' said Rose." |
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