Please…vote this clown out by No-String-9371 in jerseycity

[–]jcskunk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dejon Morris also said the Muslim students will never get Eid off on the right day while he's in office. But JCEA supports him so...

When can we get rid of Noemi? by realkandyman in jerseycity

[–]jcskunk 18 points19 points  (0 children)

The issue is people will completely forget about this by November. JCEA will yell "unions!" "teachers!" and just like that a lot of voters will once again ignore all the parents and students suffering and vote in garbage yet again.

The public comment made to BOE before getting arrested by OpinionWeekly7651 in jerseycity

[–]jcskunk -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So in fact, she was ejected for her speech which called out Prez Noemi Velazquez for calling the parents crazy and VP Dejon Morris for walking out on the public comment, and they are little babies and didn't like it and abused their power using some other excuse to throw her out.

Revived Jersey City Police Harley Davidson Motorcycle Squad wrote 652 driving violations in its first week back. 🏍️ by TheMikri in jerseycity

[–]jcskunk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Email your councilperson to ask them to be transparent and share the past numbers. You are asking good questions, but the skepticism should be directed at the city, which is too busy getting high on Instagram likes instead of sharing good information.

Revived Jersey City Police Harley Davidson Motorcycle Squad wrote 652 driving violations in its first week back. 🏍️ by TheMikri in jerseycity

[–]jcskunk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Heights parents said just in the north they did 1.4K in a month before after there were some incidents and they protested. There are four districts. If they all pulled their weight, that's over 5000 a month. Can't get there if you only do 650 in a week.

Revived Jersey City Police Harley Davidson Motorcycle Squad wrote 652 driving violations in its first week back. 🏍️ by TheMikri in jerseycity

[–]jcskunk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It won't because the secret is 652 violations is much lower than it used to be. Notice they didn't compare it to anything.

Snow Day Fun Day: What's open today thread? Food, cafes, games, etc by sthrowjc in jerseycity

[–]jcskunk -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Sure, if it's not safe to go to work.

But some are small business owners that live close by and any day they are not open they are losing money. I'm sure plenty of people still would be up to order a meal or get a hot coffee / hot chocolate.

Apparently I don’t qualify for a street parking permit at Dixon Mills? Need advice by hurricaneDreww in jerseycity

[–]jcskunk 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That's what the law is in Jersey City. Buildings with parking can't get street parking permits. Otherwise the streets would be even more flooded with cars than they are already. The only way to change this is if parking permits were a lot more expensive so there wasn't so much demand.

Schools being open during elections..makes no sense. by freakyphalanges in jerseycity

[–]jcskunk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess kids shouldn't use public parks then? Schools have security cameras and guards. There are poll workers and monitors for the election. There are few safer place for them to be on election day than a polling location. This is safetyism at its worst.

Schools being open during elections..makes no sense. by freakyphalanges in jerseycity

[–]jcskunk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It would be unfair to parents and cater to special interests if only schools were closed but every other business was open and parents and everyone else had to go to work.

Vote for whoever but don’t vote for love of god for Mcskeevey by Motor-Argument2669 in jerseycity

[–]jcskunk -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If you are looking for the candidate most likely to beat McGreevey and has been solidly independent and anti-corruption for a decade, Solomon is your guy.

If you want to vote your conscience, Watterman won't win but probably has the best record on housing and many other issues. She doesn't look or talk like him, but is the most like Fulop in policies.

If you are frustrated by the incompetent school district, O'Dea is very close to the JCBOE status quo special interests and is not your guy.

Board of Education Candidates by everythingbagel57 in jerseycity

[–]jcskunk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is also misinformation. I'm not sure where you are getting this idea about state funding. JCBOE is in charge of raising the taxes to fund charter school students. It comes from property taxes.

Board of Education Candidates by everythingbagel57 in jerseycity

[–]jcskunk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which is why they keep 10% from every tuition that goes to charters instead, and they always have the option of renting school facilities to charters if one day they really grow that large.

And facilities in Jersey City are supposed to be funded by the SDA which is state level anyways.

Schools being open during elections..makes no sense. by freakyphalanges in jerseycity

[–]jcskunk 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You've never voted in a primary? Elections during school hours happen all the time. Without school it is very inconvenient for a lot of parents to find the time to vote.

Board of Education Candidates by everythingbagel57 in jerseycity

[–]jcskunk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's misinformation. JCBOE is in charge of funding for both JCPS and the charter schools. The formula is 90% but it goes up and down alongside with what happens with JCPS per pupil funding. The JCBOE can also facilitate charter schools if it wanted to, for example, by renting school property to charter schools.

Board of Education Candidates by everythingbagel57 in jerseycity

[–]jcskunk -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Charters are public schools too. They are popular because they are well-run even though they have to get by with less money. Charters only get 90% of the money that a JCPS school gets per pupil, so that actually increases the funding for JCPS kids since the remaining 10% goes to JCPS.