Peter Ragone
Peter Ragone
Peter Ragone III is an American public affairs expert and entrepreneur active in a range of political and civic efforts. He has served in advisory roles for a range of local, state and national political figures including United States Vice-President Al Gore, Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York State and California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom. From January 2013 to March 2014, Ragone served as Senior Adviser for Strategic Planning for New York Mayor de Blasio...
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He usually rides them on Sunday down to the Powell Street turnaround. He likes to check and see how the tourists are being treated.
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When faced with a spike in homicide rates that required additional police staffing, the mayor felt that saving lives was more important than anything.
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People in California are going to be safer because this legislation passed, no doubt about it.
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We wanted to institute a mandatory spay and neutering program; however, there was a law in Sacramento pushed by advocates at some time in the past that said you cannot pass breed-specific laws, ... So we had to ask for a change in state legislation.
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We are in contact with both sides of the issue and we feel strongly that hearing from both sides is the best way to develop policy, We support legislation from a myriad of sources if we feel it is sound public policy. In fact, as we speak we are reviewing legislation from the Ethics Commission and we'll likely support some of it.
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It's not good policy and not good politics to go against the will of the voters, and going to a judge will help us make sure that doesn't occur.
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It's clear that the fees are not being imposed as they were designed to. This is an appropriate action.
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Essentially, we have a turnkey operation in place, and we stand ready to assist the victims of the hurricane if they need it.
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There's always room for positive energy in the next couple of weeks. If the supervisor wants to join with the city family in an uplifting celebration of our great town, we'll save a spot on the podium.
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Are they saying the mayor's lying? Clearly, that's not the case.
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The bottom line is that voters need to decide what significance they attach to these stories, ... No, what we're talking about here is qualification and who is qualified to lead the state of California.
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So now we are interviewing three or four other candidates.
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We've worked very hard to make sure city government is prepared for a natural disaster. What we need to happen, as well, is for the citizens to be well prepared.
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Maybe Mr. Cohen and his team of lawyers think that making fun of Chief Fong's Asian heritage or an officer running over a homeless person is funny or needs context. He should consider heeding the advice of his fellow officers and community leaders and stop trying to publicize and promote this stuff.