In the News
2007 Press Releases
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
COUNCILMAN KRAFT, CITY COUNCIL EXTEND CONGRATULATIONS TO GORE, IPCC
“It is our duty to use this well-deserved honor as a platform for accelerating change”
Monday, October 29, 2007
COUNCILMAN KRAFT CALLS FOR CITY POWER TO REGULATE GUNS
“Baltimore City must be able to address its own public safety crisis”
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
COUNCILMAN KRAFT ADDRESSES THIS SATURDAY’S CONCERT AT THE DU BURNS ARENA
“Neither Canton residents nor concert-goers will be asked to sacrifice safety or security this weekend.”
Monday, July 23rd, 2007
COUNCILMAN KRAFT CALLS ON STATE’S ATTORNEY FOR FULL PROSECUTION OF VIOLENT CRIMES
Seeking mandatory sentences would keep dangerous criminals off the streets
Monday, June 18, 2007
COUNCILMAN KRAFT’S FAN-FRIENDLY BILL ENACTED
LEGISLATION LIFTS BAN ON TICKET RESALES NEAR ATHLETIC VENUES
Monday, February 12, 2007
COUNCILMAN KRAFT TO INTRODUCE GROUNT RENT BILL AND LEGISLATION ENCOURAGING A MORE SUSTAINABLE CITY
Bills play a key role in the vision for a "Safe, Smart, Green and Growing" Baltimore
2006 Press Releases
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
COUNCILMAN KRAFT CALLS ON BALTIMORE TO CELEBRATE AMERICA RECYCLES DAY
“Green”legislation would improve recycling in city
Thursday, October 26, 2006
COUNCILMAN KRAFT TO BAG GROCERIES FOR BREAST CANCER RESEARCH
Councilman scheduled to be at Canton Safeway tomorrow morning
Friday, September 8, 2006
COUNCILMAN KRAFT CALLS EMERGENCY COMMUNITY MEETING
Shooting of officer in Patterson Park highlights public safety concerns
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
COUNCILMAN KRAFT DISAPPOINTED BY SCHOOL BOARD DECISION TO LOWER EXPECTATIONS OF STUDENTS
“Boosting pass rates by lowering academic standards does not mean success”
Friday, August 11, 2006
COUNCILMAN KRAFT TO INTRODUCE ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION
Bills would create green building tax credit and City office to manage environmental programs
Thursday, June 1, 2006
COUNCILMAN
KRAFT TO INTRODUCE TWO BILLS TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT
Bills would ban styrofoam and create tax credit program
for alternative energy
Thursday, May 18, 2006
COUNCILMAN KRAFT
TO SURROUND PATTERSON PARK WITH FLAGS
Park neighbors
will be asked to be “Patterson Park Patriots”
this Sunday
Monday, May
15, 2006
COUNCILMAN KRAFT
INTRODUCES BILLS TO REDUCE PROPERTY TAX RATE, OTHER OBSTACLES
TO CITY GROWTH (pdf)
Monday, April
24, 2006
COUNCILMAN
KRAFT TO RELEASE GREEN BUILDING TASK FORCE REPORT AT BALTIMORE
GREEN WEEK
Report recommends standards for green growth and development
in Baltimore
Friday, March
31, 2006
CITY COUNCIL TO
VOTE ON COUNCILMAN KRAFT’S FLIER BAN AND PEOPLE’S
COUNSEL BILL
Council
votes needed to stop advertising fliers from littering
city homes and streets and to promote citizen participation
in land-use decisions
Friday, March
9, 2006
STATEMENT
OF STEPHANIE RAWLINGS BLAKE AND JIM KRAFT REGARDING JOINT
HEARING ON BALTIMORE CITY STATE’S ATTORNEY’S
OFFICE
Monday, February
20, 2006
COUNCILMAN KRAFT
CALLS FOR SCHOOL RESTRUCTURING TO OCCUR AS SCHEDULED
Students
deserve swift action to improve Baltimore City schools
Friday, February 3, 2006
COUNCILMAN KRAFT INTRODUCES BILL TO DECREASE
PROPERTY TAXES FOR ELDERLY AND DISABLED HOMEOWNERS
Ordinance would create new, lower
limit for taxable property value
2005 Press Releases (Word Documents)
Friday, November 18, 2005
COUNCILMAN JIM KRAFT TO INTRODUCE BILL
TO ESTABLISH OFFICE OF PEOPLE’S COUNSEL
Legislation seeks to promote citizen
participation in city land-use decisions
Thursday, September 15, 2005
PUBLIC SAFETY SUBCOMMITTEE TO RELEASE
REPORT TOMORROW
Report addresses police “arrest
quotas” and the lingering effect of arrest records after being released from
Central Booking
Wednesday, August 3, 2005
CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE TO HOLD HEARING
ON CLEAN ENERGY
Change in Baltimore City’s
energy policy sought by Council members and community activists
Monday, August 1, 2005
PROPOSED LIGHTHOUSE POINT DEVELOPMENT
NOT TO GO FORWARD
City declines approval for East
Harbor Marine Center’s high-rise project plans
Wednesday, July 6, 2005
CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC SAFETY SUBCOMMITTEE
TO HOLD HEARING ON SOLVING CENTRAL BOOKING PROBLEMS
Effective long-term solutions
sought for lawful detention at state-run facility
Monday, June 6, 2005
COUNCILMAN JIM KRAFT INTRODUCES CONSUMER
PROTECTION BILL FOR BUYERS AND SELLERS OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES
Legislation would require sellers
to provide written disclosures of permitted land use and design standards
Friday, June 3, 2005
CITY COUNCIL TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARING ON
THE BALTIMORE GREEN BUILDING TASK FORCE
Citizens and City Council to
be introduced to Green Building concept and discuss formation of a Baltimore City
Green Building Task Force
Monday, May 16, 2005
COUNCILMAN KRAFT INTRODUCES BILL ALLOWING
ELDERLY AND DISABLED HOMEOWNERS TO DEFER PROPERTY TAXES
Ordinance is in appreciation of contributions made by those most burdened
by recent property tax increases
Tuesday, May 3, 2005
COUNCILMAN JIM KRAFT TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARING
ON
POLICE COMMISSIONER HAMM’S ANTI-CRIME PLAN
Public to know how crime has been addressed under new Police leadership
Tuesday, April 5, 2005
COUNCILMAN JIM KRAFT PROPOSES
BILL
TO CUT DOWN ON BALTIMORE CITY’S LITTER PROBLEM
Community-minded ordinance would stop unsolicited advertising fliers from
being put on cars and homes
Monday, February 28, 2005
COUNCILMAN JIM KRAFT CALLS
FOR PUBLIC HEARING
ON NEW POLICE ANTI-CRIME PLAN
Public given chance to know how
crime will be addressed under new Police leadership
Monday, February 14,2005
COUNCILMAN JIM KRAFT INTRODUCES
BILLS
TO CHANGE PLANNING COMMISSION AND ZONING BOARD HEARINGS
Emphasis on Putting the “Public” Back in Public Hearings
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