If you’re looking to get involved in political issues on a local level, one of the best things you could do is support groups and organizations in the area that aim to address these issues. Our Revolution describes themselves as a “grassroots movement fighting to bring about a political and economic revolution that puts the […]
Meet K. Guzman, running for the NJ Congressional District 8
This upcoming July and November, all Congress seats are up for election. This is the time to get educated, read up on the candidates, and make your choices! K Guzman reached out to us recently to let us know she’s running as an Independent candidate and we were excited to highlight her candidacy to show […]
Hector Oseguera – Progressive Candidate for Congress NJ 08
Times are crazy right now between COVID-19 and the world fighting against racial injustices, and let’s not forget those murder hornets. It’s clear that changes HAVE to be made right now, and aside from standing up and protesting, our civic duty is to vote. If we want to bring about real change, we need people […]
Rising Progressive Leaders in Jersey City
Written by Contributor Joshua Sotomayor-Einstein Jersey City is home to many great young community leaders who span the socio-political spectrum. Though I am a red-blooded conservative (and believe you should be too), I have had the pleasure of meeting a number of self-identified progressive leaders and activists from Jersey City. Some of these great people […]
James Solomon, Ward E Councilperson
If you’ve been following us since we began, ChicpeaJC is primarily a culture blog. We tried our best to steer away from local politics and let the professionals cover it. But alas, as proud members of the community, it was inevitable for us to get involved in the last election. We endorsed Rebecca Symes for […]
Recap of the Ward C (Journal Square) Community Meeting
After Mayor Fulop delivered his state of the City address, he announced he would be hosting several smaller “community meetings” for each ward to discuss issues specific to those parts of the city. So far there have been 4 meetings and there will be 2 more. The meetings are open to the public and give a chance […]
What You Need To Know About The State Of The City Address
This Thursday February 22nd marked the State of The City Address for what would be Mayor Fulop’s 2nd term. The Address was held in the council city chambers at City Hall on Montgomery street and was open to the public. As I entered the Council Chambers conversation flooded the room from wall to wall. There […]
Council Candidates
Election season is here. We reached out to everyone running, and we wanted you all to be informed! * While all Candidates and Wards are listed, only those who have gotten back to our team will have their information and responses listed. All other candidates have had short bios included. Thank you and good luck […]
Rebecca Symes for City Council Ward E
I want to be completely honest with my readers. I believe in being completely transparent. As you can see this post is “Sponsored”. I was hired by Rebecca Symes’ team to help her with some marketing and content creation. When I agreed to help them, I said “I cannot officially endorse you” – reason being […]
The State of Urgent Care in Greenville
Demetrius Terry is a young activist, born and raised in Jersey City. He reached out to me a few months ago to chat about a cause he is deeply passionate about – the lack of urgent care in the South Side of Jersey City. This blog covers mostly the positives of what’s going on in […]
DACA: A Personal Perspective
We recently received a message from a woman who sent us a copy of her email to Mayor Fulop. We felt a great portion of her letter was important to share, especially considering Trump’s recent decision to rescind DACA. My name is -redacted-. I have been a Jersey City resident for about 20+ years. I am […]
Meet Mo – Community Advocate and Ward D Council Candidate
Disclaimer from Lynn: I understand that not everyone knows what’s going on in local politics, but to those who do… Before anyone gets crazy over this post, this is not an official endorsement for Mo Kinberg, a vibrant member of the Jersey City Heights community who is running for city council for Ward D. Our new […]
Young Democrats Political Action Meetup
On December 4th, the Hudson County Young Democrats led a discussion targeted on how to address a variety of issues that have arisen as a result of a Trump Presidency. Key items discussed included how to better communicate information around the challenges faced by a variety of different communities both here in Hudson County and […]