Saratoga Springs Politics
Blog Written by John Kaufmann
These opinions do not reflect the views of Saratoga TODAY newspaper.
City Council Resolution To Deny Covering Jason Golub’s Legal Bills
The Saratoga Springs City Council on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, will consider a resolution to deny payment of former Public Works Commissioner Jason Golub’s legal bills. Golub had city DPW ...
Lew Benton Advocates Repairing the Degrading Veterans Walk In Congress Park
Lew’s First Email To Saratoga Springs Public Works Commissioner BK Keramati From: Lew Benton <l>Date: Wed, May 20, 2026 at 6:23 PMSubject: Congress Park Veterans Walk ConditionTo: BK Keramati <>CC: John ...
Council Reaches Consensus To Amend City Charter Language For Supervisors
As readers may recall, Gordon Boyd and others strenuously opposed changing the language in the Saratoga Springs city charter pertaining to the County Supervisors as recommended by the city’s Charter ...
State Board of Elections Finds Dillon Moran Guilty Of Creepy Violation
[JK: Mike Brandi, former chair and now vice-chair of the Saratoga Springs City Republican Committee, sent the press release below. After an investigation into a bizarre donation to Democrat/Working Families ...
More Disinformation from Gordon Boyd and the Saratoga Springs Democratic Committee
Gordon Boyd, along with his colleagues at the Saratoga Springs Democratic Committee, has launched a disinformation campaign to undermine the credibility of the Charter Commission appointed by Saratoga Springs Mayor ...
City Ethics Board Rules That Hank Kuczynski Violated Ethics Code
The city of Saratoga Springs Board of Ethics has ruled that former Saratoga Springs Public Works Commissioner Hank Kuczynski improperly directed a city employee to perform political work on his ...
A Change Of Leadership At City’s Republican Committee
[A Press Release From The Saratoga Springs Republican Committee] Immediate Release: SSGOP Chairman Mike Brandi announces that he is stepping down in advance of move to the Town of Wilton ...
Sanghvi Channels Leona Helmsley In Her Dismissal Of Unpleasant Realities
In the 1980s, Leona Helmsley became infamous for her extreme narcissism and sense of entitlement. The fabulously wealthy widow of real-estate magnate Harry Helmsley, she was notorious for her abusive ...
Local Voices On The Events In Minneapolis
I emailed approximately 40 people who have held or currently hold high-profile positions in Saratoga Springs and Saratoga County seeking their thoughts on the recent events in Minneapolis. I thought ...
The Police Report on the On-Call Debacle: A Postmortem
I submitted a FOIL request of the New York State Police for the investigation they performed into the Saratoga Springs’ On-Call scandal. After many months, I finally received the investigation ...
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