Category: Luigi Brugnaro

Major Corruption Investigation in Venice: Wiretaps Recorded the Mayor Warning His Councilor

July 20, 2024

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

Earthquake in the Municipality of Venice: Councilor for Mobility Renato Boraso Arrested

July 20, 2024

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

The First Numbers Show that the Entry Ticket is Useless for Managing the Flow of Tourists in Venice

May 8, 2024

Overnight stays in non-hotel rental facilities are very high: intervention on an administrative and non-administrative level is absolutely necessary [Ed. Note: the following is a press release from Giovanni Andrea Martini, City Councilor in Venice and leader of the association Tutta la Città Insieme] The balance sheet for the first 11 days of the entry … More The First Numbers Show that the Entry Ticket is Useless for Managing the Flow of Tourists in Venice

Protests and Doubts: The Debut of the “Access Ticket” in the International Press

April 26, 2024

“That’ll Be 5 Euros, Please” is the headline in the New York Times. The main global newspapers report on the checks at the station, the reasons the Municipality introduced the ticket and the protests of the residents. Today there were 23 thousand paying and 128 thousand registered By Leonardo Bison April 26, 2024 The second … More Protests and Doubts: The Debut of the “Access Ticket” in the International Press

The Last Sunday Without an Entry Ticket to Venice and the Measure Remains Divisive

April 22, 2024

There are some people who don’t want to pay five euros and others who are asking for the price to be twenty or thirty euros, with transportation and services included By Maria Ducoli April 22, 2024 It wasn’t yet half past ten, but Venice was already like an aquarium full of fish, too many of … More The Last Sunday Without an Entry Ticket to Venice and the Measure Remains Divisive

“600 days without regulation on short-term rentals”: an Ironic “Lion” is Awarded to the Mayor

April 14, 2024

The activists of the Alta Tensione Abitativa campaign awarded the administration with a “Lion with its tail between its legs”. “An historic opportunity masterfully avoided”. The group’s proposal for a national law was relaunched afterwards at Rialto. It was a symbolic and ironic action, but full of political value, organized today at Ca’ Farsetti by … More “600 days without regulation on short-term rentals”: an Ironic “Lion” is Awarded to the Mayor

Venice Drops Below 49,000 Residents and the Mainland Grows

April 9, 2024

Urban planner Laura Fregolent (Iuav): “In addition to the figure of the decline in the birth rate, there is an objective absence of policies useful for reversing the trend. The main issue is housing” 3 April 2024 [Ed. Note: this site has been quiet for a month or so due to a variety of things … More Venice Drops Below 49,000 Residents and the Mainland Grows

Venice’s Air Quality on “Red Alert” for 15 Days Now, “And Citizens Get Sick”

February 10, 2024

CGIL’s Giordano: “You can’t hide forever behind cycling paths and planting, which are fine, because a worker who is trying to get around at 5 in the morning with the thermometer below zero needs free, widespread and not overcrowded public transportation.” Venessia.com: “The health of thousands of people is at stake” By Mario Nascimbeni February … More Venice’s Air Quality on “Red Alert” for 15 Days Now, “And Citizens Get Sick”

“Save Yourself While You Still Can”. Drugs and Poverty Mark New Year in Brugnaro’s Mestre.

January 7, 2024

“Battisti Elementary has a view right onto Via Dante, the pedestrian and cycle road that leads to the underpass to Marghera, which is often a meeting place for drug dealers and users. An emblematic message has appeared on the walls of the underpass in recent days: ‘Mestre is a condemnation. If you’re going there, save … More “Save Yourself While You Still Can”. Drugs and Poverty Mark New Year in Brugnaro’s Mestre.

Venice: Excavation of the Vittorio Emanuele Canal Inserted in New UNESCO Management Plan

December 16, 2023

The entry fee is also included in the document, which is scheduled to be approved in January. Italia Nostra and the opposition have written to the Municipality to ask that the discussion be made public and that there be more involvement from the citizens, but have received no response By P. Baron December 14, 2023 … More Venice: Excavation of the Vittorio Emanuele Canal Inserted in New UNESCO Management Plan