On February 20th, I attended the New Haven Board of Alders meeting, which meets publicly every month. New Haven has a Board of 30 Alders, each one representing a specific section of the city. …
New Haven Residents Keep Wells Fargo Divestment on Aldermanic Agenda by Sarah Armstrong @ Yale University
On March 5, New Haven’s Board of Alders conducted an open meeting—as they do twice each month—to review proposed legislation. With my own pew in the sparsely populated aldermanic chamber, I watched …
In New Haven, Homogeneity Trumps Deliberation by Emil Friedman @ Yale University
“Do you have the time?” I looked up from my iPhone, startled, and scanned him: 50-something, tattered clothes, messy hair. One arm. “It’s 6:45,” I replied. The second New Haven Board of Alders …
