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Ithaca Becomes an Abortion Sanctuary City to Help Out-of-State Women
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Ithaca officially became an abortion sanctuary city on July 6, making the city a safehaven for those seeking abortions from more restrictive states.
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Kumar Set to Win Common Council Democratic Primary
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With 100% of precincts reporting, Tiffany Kumar ’24 is the presumptive winner of the Democratic party primary for Ithaca’s 4th Common Council ward. Kumar and her opponent, Patrick Mehler ’23, spoke to The Sun about the race and the issues at stake.
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Ithaca Launches City-Wide Decarbonization, Partners with Climate Startup and Cornellians
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On Nov. 3, the City of Ithaca’s Common Council voted to begin decarbonizing all 6,000 of its buildings, becoming the first city in the entire United States to do so.
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Cornell Ph.D. Candidate Joins Common Council as New Alderperson for North Campus, Stewart Park
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Robert Cantelmo, grad, won the Fifth Ward Common Council seat in the general election and will be taking office in January tackling issues on housing and sustainability.
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Newly Elected ‘Solidarity Slate’ Members Bring Progressive Vision to Ithaca
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Solidarity Slate candidates Phoebe Brown and George Defendini ’22 share their new vision after winning seats on the Common Council.
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Common Council Creates City Manager Position, Approves Budget at November Meeting
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The Common Council had a productive meeting this month discussing the creation of a new city manager role and approving the budget for the 2022 fiscal year.
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GUEST ROOM | The Cornell Democrats Unanimously Endorsed Jorge DeFendini and the Solidarity Slate for Ithaca Common Council
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4, a region that is primarily made up by collegetown, and he is being opposed by an independent challenger named Alejandro Santana, someone who has done minimal outreach to residents of the ward. As such, I wanted to settle some of the debate around the candidates and explain why my organization unanimously voted to endorse DeFendini and the Solidarity Slate.
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Common Council Swears in Patrick Mehler ’23 to Fourth Ward Seat, Approves Installation of 5G in Ithaca
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On Wednesday evening, the Ithaca Common Council filled the city’s Fourth Ward vacancy discussed the installation of 5G cellular towers throughout the city.
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Two Cornellians In the Running to Fill Ithaca’s Fourth Ward Vacancy
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Following the resignation of Steve Smith (D-4th Ward) in August, two Cornellians are running to fill in for the 4th Ward, citing hopes to increase communication between the city and students, create more affordable housing options and more.
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Common Council Debates Legislation Regulating 5G Towers
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On Sept. 22, the Ithaca Common Council voted to send legislation requiring greater distance between cell towers needed for 5G services to be voted on during the Council’s Oct. 6 meeting.