Delaware
City of Wilmington Trying to Shut Down Your Freedom to Assemble
On March 7, 2012, there will be a meeting of the City’s L&I Committee that will take up changes to City Ordinance 12-010 that look specifically targeted at the Occupy Delaware folks and will generally restrict the freedom of Wilmington residents to assemble, unless the government pre-approves your assembly. It also lets them pre-approve the time, the place, the duration, the financial capability of the group (in getting the insurance), and other factors that might restrict your ability to protest or even to petition the government for redress.
Public Hearing For Newark Charter School Moved To Larger Venue
he Public Hearing for Newark Charter School has been moved from the Townsend Building to a larger venue to accommodate greater public participation. The new location is the Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control (DNREC) Auditorium. It is within walking distance from the DDOE (approximately a ΒΌ mile). Attached are the directions and revised public notice. We will have signage posted at DDOE and staff available to redirect constituents and give them directions to the new building. Please share this update with your constituents. We will start the hearing 15 minutes later to allow for the transition.
El Som to be a Guest on the Al Mascitti Show on WDEL
Tune in this morning to WDEL 1150 AM from 10 am to 12 pm to hear our very own El Somnambulo on the Al Mascitti Show. He tells me the name of John Atkins just might come up. He also tells me that another Democrat has filed to run in the Insurance Commissioner’s race. And it’s a new name. Tune in to find out.
PDD to host panel on State Budget Process
Tomorrow, at their monthly meeting, the Progressive Democrats for Delaware will be hosting a panel on the state budget process. The guests expected on the panel will be: State Representative Dennis P. Williams, State Representative James “JJ” Johnson, Office of Management and Budget Director Anne Visalli, and DEFAC member Bob Byrd.
Delaware Liberal Tracking Poll Results — Jim Van Houten (R)
While Ben Mobley was unknown to 42%, Jim Van Houten is known. And DL readers no likey, to the tune of a 53% disapproval rating, of which 48% is strongly disapprove.
So we have polled the Governor, Lt. Governor, Insurance Commissioner, both our Senators, our Congressman, Treasurer, Auditor, Attorney General, and all of their respective Republican opposition if they are running for reelection in 2012. What we have not done yet is poll Democratic opposition. And the only official running for reelection this year facing a primary is Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart. So let’s poll her primary opposition.
![Tuesday Daily Delawhere [3.6.12]](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7186/6807078370_fe052f1bdc_z.jpg "Tuesday Daily Delawhere [3.6.12]")
City of Wilmington Mayoral Cattle Call — Outsourced to Mayor Baker Edition
This is a quick inventory of recent news and goings on in Wilmington’s Mayor’s race. Last time we did this as shortly after the New Year, and even this won’t be a proper cattle call, but we’re going to let Mayor Baker do the honors via this video weighing in on the candidates so far (thanks to Newsworks.org):
Delaware Liberal Tracking Poll Results — Ben Mobley (R)
Who is Ben Mobley? All we know is what is posted on his campaign website. There is a video interview of him that Charlie Copeland conducted, located here, if you want to learn more about another rather anonymous candidate the Republican Party has chosen to run for office. Since he is rather anonymous, his poll ratings reflect that. 42% of the respondents are undecided or unsure when asked if they have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of him. 34% have an unfavorable opinion of him, probably because he is a Republican, though that number is lower than the other anonymous Republicans we have polled. And he has a higher approval rating than the others too: 24%.
![Monday Daily Delawhere [3.5.12]](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7176/6953191903_fc606a635c_z.jpg "Monday Daily Delawhere [3.5.12]")
![Sunday Daily Delawhere [3.4.12]](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7210/6775993602_29c84ca375_z.jpg "Sunday Daily Delawhere [3.4.12]")
![Saturday Daily Delawhere [3.3.12]](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7203/6922108387_0f31ed1acb_z.jpg "Saturday Daily Delawhere [3.3.12]")
Wilmington City Council vs. Newark Charter School
Anyone else get the feeling that education in Delaware is about to explode?
Personally, I’d like to slow the entire Charter (and Choice) train down. I can’t keep up, and can’t shake the feeling that these Charters and our legislators are privy to information that the rest of read only after the deal is done. Basically, I’m not supposed to keep up or catch up. Meanwhile, things are moving forward in City government.
Delaware Liberal Tracking Poll Results — Sher Valenzuela
Not many people voted in this poll, probably because they are confused as to why misspelled Cher’s name. Obviously, Sher Valenzuela, the Republican candidate for Lt. Governor, has work to do in the name recognition department. 42% are unsure or undecided. 32% gave her a strongly unfavorable rating, and overall, she has a 48% unfavorable rating, which has to be just the generic unfavorable rating the Republican Party enjoys in the State of Delaware. Boy, you guys really destroyed your party and brand in the First State.
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