A Letter from ACT Pilot Alberto Cancian: What has happened to local public transportation? A few years ago, it would have been unthinkable to ask that question. Local public transportation (TPL) was one of the most important drivers for the country; a permanent job, with guarantees for the future, a job with dignity for those … More Transportation Chaos in Venice. Letter From an ACTV Pilot
Comitato Marghera Libera e Pensante holds a sit-in on Saturday September 7 in front of the headquarters of the Regional Civil Protection to call for “Civil protection” September 7, 2024 A sit-in to call for “Civil protection” took place on the morning of September 7 in the Cita district of Marghera, directly in front of … More Flashmob Protests Cuts to Ser.D Addiction Services in Marghera
New rules come into force on September 1st: a code, fire extinguishers and carbon monoxide detectors are required. Fines will range from 500 to 8 thousand euros By George Barbieri August 30, 2024 A national identification code to be published online and displayed outside the door of the property. Inside the apartment, mandatory gas and … More New Rules for Short-term Rentals. ‘Soft’ Restrictions for 70,000 Properties in the Northeast
Fights, drugs and thefts: what was once the quietest district has had continuous problems in recent months. Residents speak out By Maria Ducoli August 23, 2024 It seems like everyone between San Girolamo, Baia del Re and Tre Archi has an episode to relate. There are those who have had their clothes stolen off the … More Crime in Cannaregio, Residents are Terrified: “In the evening here you have to be afraid”
Il Gazzetino reveals sale of property connected to the Boraso scandal in March of this year. Brugnaro and Ching deny charges of corruption – Boraso denies asking for 70k Euro bribe. VENICE – Investor Ching Chiat Kwong is leaving Venice. The Singaporean tycoon has sold Palazzo Donà and would also like to sell Palazzo Poerio … More Controversial Investor Ching Divesting From Venice, Sells Palazzo Donà for 18 Million Euro: “It’s impossible to manage investments in this city”
At the session in the town hall in Mestre on Friday August 2, the mayor spoke for 50 minutes, becoming emotional, and was challenged: “I have nothing to be ashamed of.” On Boraso: “If I had known something, I would have removed him from the delegations and reported him”. Outside Via Palazzo citizens chanted and … More Brugnaro, Under Investigation for Corruption, Defends Himself in Council: “I’m innocent and I’m not resigning”
It’s the end of the Brugnaro system. Politics in Venice must be reinvented, and the indispensable trust between citizens, the administrative machine and political representatives must be rebuilt. In a democracy there is only one means to do this: voting once again. By Giuseppe Saccà, Venice City Councilor for the PD July 23, 2024 What … More The City is Not His Business. Time to Vote and Give it Back to the Citizens
There is only one way for the center-left to waste this opportunity: to be divided [Ed. Note: Pier Paolo Baretta was a candidate for mayor of Venice in 2020] By Pier Paolo Baretta July 17, 2024 The legal issue which heavily involves the Venetian administration has now exploded and will run its course. Thus I … More Venice Must Turn the Page
A fiery city council meeting today after news breaks of the investigation into contracts and corruption and the arrest of Renato Boraso. The mayor, not present at the meeting, makes a statement: “We are moving forward”. In front of the town hall a demonstration calls for his resignation July 17, 2024 July 17 was one … More Major Corruption Investigation in Venice: Wiretaps Recorded the Mayor Warning His Councilor
18 people are under investigation and 10 precautionary measures have been ordered. The Procura’s charges relate to several episodes of corruption July 16, 2024 The mayor of Venice, Luigi Brugnaro, is under investigation as part of the investigation which today led to the arrest of the municipal councilor for mobility Renato Boraso, among others. In … More Earthquake in the Municipality of Venice: Councilor for Mobility Renato Boraso Arrested
