Ald. Flores on TV: Corruption/Choice
Jeff Berkowitz: Potential Mayor Candidates: Jesse Jackson, Jr., Luis Gutierrez, Jesus Garcia, do you know Jesus—
Ald. Manuel Flores: I do.
Berkowitz: Danny Soliz, John Fritchey, Dorothy Brown, Jim Houlihan- who you mentioned, Forrest Claypool—
Ald. Flores: I think you have a very impressive--
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Tonight’s City of Chicago edition of “Public Affairs,” features Ald. Manuel [Manny] Flores, [1st Ward, Chicago]. The show airs throughout the City of Chicago tonight at 8:30 pm on Cable Ch. 21 [CANTV]. See here for a partial transcript of the portion of tonight’s show dealing with the Hispanic Democratic Organization [“HDO”], Angelo Torres and patronage, as well as the other topics discussed tonight. See here for a discussion of whether Ald. Flores “Walks the Walk,” and here for a partial transcript of the show dealing with Ald. Burke’s clout, corruption in the City and School Choice and backpacks. An additional partial transcript is included, below.
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Jeff Berkowitz: Potential Mayor Candidates: Jesse Jackson, Jr. Luis Gutierrez, Jesus Garcia, do you know Jesus—
Ald. Manuel Flores: I do.
Berkowitz: Danny Solis, John Fritchey, Dorothy Brown, Jim Houlihan- who you mentioned-- Forrest Claypool—
Ald. Flores: I think you have a very impressive--
Berkowitz: Meriam Santos, could she come back?
Ald. Flores: I don’t think she could come back.
Berkowitz: Manny Flores? Rahm Emanuel? Lisa Madigan? Pick one.
Ald. Flores: I think Rahm Emanuel and Lisa Madigan are outstanding. I think—
Berkowitz: John Fritchey?
Ald. Flores: John Fritchey has also done outstanding work as a legislator.
Berkowitz: Luis Gutierrez?
Ald. Flores: The Congressman has done incredible advocacy for the Hispanic Community and for all Chicagoans.
Berkowitz: Landmark Preservation. You were criticized [on that issue] in the Reader by Ben Jarovsky, right?
Ald. Flores: I don’t know if I was criticized.
Berkowitz: He raised the issue and he said you were gerrymandering [by saying], here’s one house and same [kind of] house across the street. One’s land marked for preservation, the other isn’t. He suggests something is going on there. What do you think?
Ald. Flores: Oftentimes, people don’t understand the process in terms of—
Berkowitz: You are not being unduly influenced by the developers?
Ald. Flores: No.
Berkowitz: You’re not allowing some developers to slide by. You think this is good landmark preservation? The East Village area is going to be protected?
Ald. Flores: The East Village area has seen the demolition of 25% in the last five years, Jeff. What we are doing is we are telling people—Hey, you have to draw the line at some point and really come up with a planned development perspective. We support development but we support it in a way that is going to be reasonable and in a way that is going to have an over-all positive impact on communities. The East Village is one of the most—is one of the oldest neighborhoods in the City of Chicago—it needs development planning.
Jeff Berkowitz: Let me ask you about something else. Corruption Tax, City of Chicago. Are people [in Chicago] paying a 20% corruption tax. Could you cut out the corruption and divert that corruption money to further education?
Ald. Manuel Flores: I think whenever you are dealing with inefficiencies and that would include corruption—
Berkowitz: You stand up to the Mayor on that? Would you stand up to the Mayor and tell him there is too much corruption in Chicago?
Ald. Flores: I think what we need to do is work together and say, Where are the inefficiencies—[show ends].
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Ald. Manuel [Manny] Flores, [D- 1st Ward, Chicago], recorded on April 24, 2005 and as is airing on the City of Chicago edition of Public Affairs tonight, May 9 at 8:30 pm on Cable Ch. 21.
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Jeff Berkowitz, Host and Producer of Public Affairs and an Executive Recruiter doing Legal Search, can be reached at JBCG@aol.com
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Ald. Manuel Flores: I do.
Berkowitz: Danny Soliz, John Fritchey, Dorothy Brown, Jim Houlihan- who you mentioned, Forrest Claypool—
Ald. Flores: I think you have a very impressive--
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Tonight’s City of Chicago edition of “Public Affairs,” features Ald. Manuel [Manny] Flores, [1st Ward, Chicago]. The show airs throughout the City of Chicago tonight at 8:30 pm on Cable Ch. 21 [CANTV]. See here for a partial transcript of the portion of tonight’s show dealing with the Hispanic Democratic Organization [“HDO”], Angelo Torres and patronage, as well as the other topics discussed tonight. See here for a discussion of whether Ald. Flores “Walks the Walk,” and here for a partial transcript of the show dealing with Ald. Burke’s clout, corruption in the City and School Choice and backpacks. An additional partial transcript is included, below.
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Jeff Berkowitz: Potential Mayor Candidates: Jesse Jackson, Jr. Luis Gutierrez, Jesus Garcia, do you know Jesus—
Ald. Manuel Flores: I do.
Berkowitz: Danny Solis, John Fritchey, Dorothy Brown, Jim Houlihan- who you mentioned-- Forrest Claypool—
Ald. Flores: I think you have a very impressive--
Berkowitz: Meriam Santos, could she come back?
Ald. Flores: I don’t think she could come back.
Berkowitz: Manny Flores? Rahm Emanuel? Lisa Madigan? Pick one.
Ald. Flores: I think Rahm Emanuel and Lisa Madigan are outstanding. I think—
Berkowitz: John Fritchey?
Ald. Flores: John Fritchey has also done outstanding work as a legislator.
Berkowitz: Luis Gutierrez?
Ald. Flores: The Congressman has done incredible advocacy for the Hispanic Community and for all Chicagoans.
Berkowitz: Landmark Preservation. You were criticized [on that issue] in the Reader by Ben Jarovsky, right?
Ald. Flores: I don’t know if I was criticized.
Berkowitz: He raised the issue and he said you were gerrymandering [by saying], here’s one house and same [kind of] house across the street. One’s land marked for preservation, the other isn’t. He suggests something is going on there. What do you think?
Ald. Flores: Oftentimes, people don’t understand the process in terms of—
Berkowitz: You are not being unduly influenced by the developers?
Ald. Flores: No.
Berkowitz: You’re not allowing some developers to slide by. You think this is good landmark preservation? The East Village area is going to be protected?
Ald. Flores: The East Village area has seen the demolition of 25% in the last five years, Jeff. What we are doing is we are telling people—Hey, you have to draw the line at some point and really come up with a planned development perspective. We support development but we support it in a way that is going to be reasonable and in a way that is going to have an over-all positive impact on communities. The East Village is one of the most—is one of the oldest neighborhoods in the City of Chicago—it needs development planning.
Jeff Berkowitz: Let me ask you about something else. Corruption Tax, City of Chicago. Are people [in Chicago] paying a 20% corruption tax. Could you cut out the corruption and divert that corruption money to further education?
Ald. Manuel Flores: I think whenever you are dealing with inefficiencies and that would include corruption—
Berkowitz: You stand up to the Mayor on that? Would you stand up to the Mayor and tell him there is too much corruption in Chicago?
Ald. Flores: I think what we need to do is work together and say, Where are the inefficiencies—[show ends].
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Ald. Manuel [Manny] Flores, [D- 1st Ward, Chicago], recorded on April 24, 2005 and as is airing on the City of Chicago edition of Public Affairs tonight, May 9 at 8:30 pm on Cable Ch. 21.
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Jeff Berkowitz, Host and Producer of Public Affairs and an Executive Recruiter doing Legal Search, can be reached at JBCG@aol.com
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