Bloomberg 29 Member Gonzalez Gets A Challenger

In a little over ten months, New Yorkers will be going back to the polls, this time to decide on city-wide elections. As you may know, twenty-nine Councilmembers voted for the Mayor's bid to extend term limits for him and themselves. They got away with it despite considerable protest from citizens, but alas, greed comes before the will of the voters for these "representatives" of the people.

So unless we a lawsuit stops this Council vote from becoming law, we'll have to throw the bums out ourselves. There are already a multiple amount of challengers to Members who sided with the Mayor. Now we have another, David Galarza, running against one of the shadier politicians at City Hall, Sara Gonzalez.

From The Daily Gotham:

I know David Galarza somewhat from local politics and consider him a good, honest candidate. Formerly a journalist, David Galarza, has been a member of community board 7 and was a communications specialist for the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA), Local 1000. Galarza worked in the public affairs departments of Manhattan Borough President Ruth Messinger, NYC Comptroller Alan Hevesi, the NYC Board of Education, and the Children's Aid Society. In 2005, :

Justice Committee, Labor Council for Latin American Advancement, Greater NY Labor Religion Coalition, International Labor Communications Association, endorsed by Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats, Lambda Independent Democrats, Independent Neighborhood Democrats

I am glad Galarza is running. We need to challenge the city council members who have shown such disregard for the voters and for accountability. Gonzalez is among the worst and Galarza strikes me as a genuinely good guy.

"Genuine" is something we are in desperate need of in New York City. With all of the domestic abusers, slush fund enthusiasts and Bloomberg apologists, the city definitely needs a change. I am looking forward to hearing more about Mr. Galarza and his vision for the City Council that currently can't see past Mayor Bloomberg's behind.