All right. Thank you, Deputy Mayor. Thanks. Yep. We are in the 30-minute public comment We are in the 30-minute public comment portion of this meeting, where each portion of this meeting, where each speaker will have 3 minutes to speak. speaker will have 3 minutes to speak. Please state your name for the record. Please state your name for the record. Is there anyone wishing to address the Is there anyone wishing to address the council? Latoya Jackson. I'm running for Newark Public School Board, unexpired term. My Public School Board, unexpired term. My ballot position is B1. I had to say that ballot position is B1. I had to say that ballot position is B1. I had to say that cuz this election do not get publicized, cuz this election do not get publicized, cuz this election do not get publicized, and it is just as important as running and it is just as important as running for mayor. It is a citywide campaign, for mayor. It is a citywide campaign, and a lot of our people don't even know and a lot of our people don't even know about it. Um I know many of y'all are on about it. Um I know many of y'all are on about it. Um I know many of y'all are on social media, so I did a little skit social media, so I did a little skit talking about DPW because these talking about DPW because these particular young men that I seen in the particular young men that I seen in the West West during election time, I usually see them during election time, I usually see them during election time, I usually see them in the north if I'm out canvassing, in the north if I'm out canvassing, wherever. So, we talked about pockets. wherever. So, we talked about pockets. And the moral to the message in all of And the moral to the message in all of that is how serious we take things that that is how serious we take things that are not very serious, but we don't take are not very serious, but we don't take I announced I'm running for school I announced I'm running for school board. People jumped on there and board. People jumped on there and basically said they wouldn't vote basically said they wouldn't vote because I was talking…
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All right. Thank you, Deputy Mayor. Thanks. Yep. We are in the 30-minute public comment We are in the 30-minute public comment portion of this meeting, where each portion of this meeting, where each speaker will have 3 minutes to speak. speaker will have 3 minutes to speak. Please state your name for the record. Please state your name for the record. Is there anyone wishing to address the Is there anyone wishing to address the council? Latoya Jackson. I'm running for Newark Public School Board, unexpired term. My Public School Board, unexpired term. My ballot position is B1. I had to say that ballot position is B1. I had to say that ballot position is B1. I had to say that cuz this election do not get publicized, cuz this election do not get publicized, cuz this election do not get publicized, and it is just as important as running and it is just as important as running for mayor. It is a citywide campaign, for mayor. It is a citywide campaign, and a lot of our people don't even know and a lot of our people don't even know about it. Um I know many of y'all are on about it. Um I know many of y'all are on about it. Um I know many of y'all are on social media, so I did a little skit social media, so I did a little skit talking about DPW because these talking about DPW because these particular young men that I seen in the particular young men that I seen in the West West during election time, I usually see them during election time, I usually see them during election time, I usually see them in the north if I'm out canvassing, in the north if I'm out canvassing, wherever. So, we talked about pockets. wherever. So, we talked about pockets. And the moral to the message in all of And the moral to the message in all of that is how serious we take things that that is how serious we take things that are not very serious, but we don't take are not very serious, but we don't take I announced I'm running for school I announced I'm running for school board. People jumped on there and board. People jumped on there and basically said they wouldn't vote basically said they wouldn't vote because I was talking about pockets. The because I was talking about pockets. The because I was talking about pockets. The council people or the people that's council people or the people that's running for election to sit here should running for election to sit here should be talking about that stuff. So, I came be talking about that stuff. So, I came to talk about something more serious to talk about something more serious with DPW. Like they are essential with DPW. Like they are essential workers, and they do not get paid as workers, and they do not get paid as essential workers. So, I definitely essential workers. So, I definitely think that y'all should put more focus think that y'all should put more focus on making sure that these brothers on making sure that these brothers want to show up want to show up every day. We also have a problem with every day. We also have a problem with different DPW workers not being able to different DPW workers not being able to go into certain areas. go into certain areas. And they want to Everybody want to feed And they want to Everybody want to feed their family, but we have a lot of their family, but we have a lot of things going on in our city things going on in our city that our focus is not there's on a lot that our focus is not there's on a lot of different other stuff. So, the of different other stuff. So, the I received over 40,000 almost 50,000 I received over 40,000 almost 50,000 views. Now people are seeing this views. Now people are seeing this particular video, and they only taking particular video, and they only taking up for me. I vote for her and tell them up for me. I vote for her and tell them why. But I didn't need to why. But I didn't need to basically like come back for myself basically like come back for myself because it's evident that we don't focus because it's evident that we don't focus because it's evident that we don't focus on the things that matter, like our on the things that matter, like our children. So, my today, I just wanted children. So, my today, I just wanted everybody like I I got more coverage on everybody like I I got more coverage on that video than the city and the school that video than the city and the school board do all season long. So, now 40,000 board do all season long. So, now 40,000 board do all season long. So, now 40,000 people are informed that there is a people are informed that there is a school board race. I also um Councilman school board race. I also um Councilman Ramos, last year we spent a lot of money Ramos, last year we spent a lot of money Ramos, last year we spent a lot of money on getting the youth to vote. I don't on getting the youth to vote. I don't hear people nobody basically even saying hear people nobody basically even saying hear people nobody basically even saying if the youth can actually vote this if the youth can actually vote this year, but I know we spent Mayor Baraka year, but I know we spent Mayor Baraka and Governor Murphy spent thousands of and Governor Murphy spent thousands of thousands of dollars for these children thousands of dollars for these children to be able to vote. So, I do want the to be able to vote. So, I do want the council to put more focus on this council to put more focus on this election because y'all sitting here election because y'all sitting here basically trying to figure out things basically trying to figure out things that was already put in place before you that was already put in place before you that was already put in place before you even got here. They're putting things in even got here. They're putting things in even got here. They're putting things in place for our children, our 8-year-old place for our children, our 8-year-old boys, like jails, rehab facilities, boys, like jails, rehab facilities, stuff like that. So, I think y'all stuff like that. So, I think y'all should focus a little more on the school should focus a little more on the school should focus a little more on the school board election than y'all elections board election than y'all elections because it's important. It's our future. because it's important. It's our future. because it's important. It's our future. Thank Thank you, Ms. Tucker. Thank Thank you, Ms. Tucker. Uh next speaker. Closed. We're going to executive session real We're going to executive session real quick. All right. We're down to five. I need everybody to come to executive session everybody to come to executive session now.
All right. Thank you, Deputy Mayor. Thanks. Yep. We are in the 30-minute public comment We are in the 30-minute public comment portion of this meeting, where each portion of this meeting, where each speaker will have 3 minutes to speak. speaker will have 3 minutes to speak. Please state your name for the record. Please state your name for the record. Is there anyone wishing to address the Is there anyone wishing to address the council? Latoya Jackson. I'm running for Newark Public School Board, unexpired term. My Public School Board, unexpired term. My ballot position is B1. I had to say that ballot position is B1. I had to say that ballot position is B1. I had to say that cuz this election do not get publicized, cuz this election do not get publicized, cuz this election do not get publicized, and it is just as important as running and it is just as important as running for mayor. It is a citywide campaign, for mayor. It is a citywide campaign, and a lot of our people don't even know and a lot of our people don't even know about it. Um I know many of y'all are on about it. Um I know many of y'all are on about it. Um I know many of y'all are on social media, so I did a little skit social media, so I did a little skit talking about DPW because these talking about DPW because these particular young men that I seen in the particular young men that I seen in the West West during election time, I usually see them during election time, I usually see them during election time, I usually see them in the north if I'm out canvassing, in the north if I'm out canvassing, wherever. So, we talked about pockets. wherever. So, we talked about pockets. And the moral to the message in all of And the moral to the message in all of that is how serious we take things that that is how serious we take things that are not very serious, but we don't take are not very serious, but we don't take I announced I'm running for school I announced I'm running for school board. People jumped on there and board. People jumped on there and basically said they wouldn't vote basically said they wouldn't vote because I was talking…
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All right. Thank you, Deputy Mayor. Thanks. Yep. We are in the 30-minute public comment We are in the 30-minute public comment portion of this meeting, where each portion of this meeting, where each speaker will have 3 minutes to speak. speaker will have 3 minutes to speak. Please state your name for the record. Please state your name for the record. Is there anyone wishing to address the Is there anyone wishing to address the council? Latoya Jackson. I'm running for Newark Public School Board, unexpired term. My Public School Board, unexpired term. My ballot position is B1. I had to say that ballot position is B1. I had to say that ballot position is B1. I had to say that cuz this election do not get publicized, cuz this election do not get publicized, cuz this election do not get publicized, and it is just as important as running and it is just as important as running for mayor. It is a citywide campaign, for mayor. It is a citywide campaign, and a lot of our people don't even know and a lot of our people don't even know about it. Um I know many of y'all are on about it. Um I know many of y'all are on about it. Um I know many of y'all are on social media, so I did a little skit social media, so I did a little skit talking about DPW because these talking about DPW because these particular young men that I seen in the particular young men that I seen in the West West during election time, I usually see them during election time, I usually see them during election time, I usually see them in the north if I'm out canvassing, in the north if I'm out canvassing, wherever. So, we talked about pockets. wherever. So, we talked about pockets. And the moral to the message in all of And the moral to the message in all of that is how serious we take things that that is how serious we take things that are not very serious, but we don't take are not very serious, but we don't take I announced I'm running for school I announced I'm running for school board. People jumped on there and board. People jumped on there and basically said they wouldn't vote basically said they wouldn't vote because I was talking about pockets. The because I was talking about pockets. The because I was talking about pockets. The council people or the people that's council people or the people that's running for election to sit here should running for election to sit here should be talking about that stuff. So, I came be talking about that stuff. So, I came to talk about something more serious to talk about something more serious with DPW. Like they are essential with DPW. Like they are essential workers, and they do not get paid as workers, and they do not get paid as essential workers. So, I definitely essential workers. So, I definitely think that y'all should put more focus think that y'all should put more focus on making sure that these brothers on making sure that these brothers want to show up want to show up every day. We also have a problem with every day. We also have a problem with different DPW workers not being able to different DPW workers not being able to go into certain areas. go into certain areas. And they want to Everybody want to feed And they want to Everybody want to feed their family, but we have a lot of their family, but we have a lot of things going on in our city things going on in our city that our focus is not there's on a lot that our focus is not there's on a lot of different other stuff. So, the of different other stuff. So, the I received over 40,000 almost 50,000 I received over 40,000 almost 50,000 views. Now people are seeing this views. Now people are seeing this particular video, and they only taking particular video, and they only taking up for me. I vote for her and tell them up for me. I vote for her and tell them why. But I didn't need to why. But I didn't need to basically like come back for myself basically like come back for myself because it's evident that we don't focus because it's evident that we don't focus because it's evident that we don't focus on the things that matter, like our on the things that matter, like our children. So, my today, I just wanted children. So, my today, I just wanted everybody like I I got more coverage on everybody like I I got more coverage on that video than the city and the school that video than the city and the school board do all season long. So, now 40,000 board do all season long. So, now 40,000 board do all season long. So, now 40,000 people are informed that there is a people are informed that there is a school board race. I also um Councilman school board race. I also um Councilman Ramos, last year we spent a lot of money Ramos, last year we spent a lot of money Ramos, last year we spent a lot of money on getting the youth to vote. I don't on getting the youth to vote. I don't hear people nobody basically even saying hear people nobody basically even saying hear people nobody basically even saying if the youth can actually vote this if the youth can actually vote this year, but I know we spent Mayor Baraka year, but I know we spent Mayor Baraka and Governor Murphy spent thousands of and Governor Murphy spent thousands of thousands of dollars for these children thousands of dollars for these children to be able to vote. So, I do want the to be able to vote. So, I do want the council to put more focus on this council to put more focus on this election because y'all sitting here election because y'all sitting here basically trying to figure out things basically trying to figure out things that was already put in place before you that was already put in place before you that was already put in place before you even got here. They're putting things in even got here. They're putting things in even got here. They're putting things in place for our children, our 8-year-old place for our children, our 8-year-old boys, like jails, rehab facilities, boys, like jails, rehab facilities, stuff like that. So, I think y'all stuff like that. So, I think y'all should focus a little more on the school should focus a little more on the school should focus a little more on the school board election than y'all elections board election than y'all elections because it's important. It's our future. because it's important. It's our future. because it's important. It's our future. Thank Thank you, Ms. Tucker. Thank Thank you, Ms. Tucker. Uh next speaker. Closed. We're going to executive session real We're going to executive session real quick. All right. We're down to five. I need everybody to come to executive session everybody to come to executive session now.