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August 7th, 2009

Margaret Chin Responds

 
As promised, a followup on the escalating war of words between City Council candidates PJ Kim and Margaret Chin. This morning both campaigns were in court on Chin's lawsuit seeking to force Kim off the ballot for alleged voter fraud. Following the hearing, Kim accused Chin of targeting him legally because she's threatened by [...]

August 7th, 2009

Gerson’s Ballot Battle: Gleason Camp Weighs In

Yesterday we reported on the hearing before a court appointed referee weighing whether City Council member Alan Gerson should get back on September's Primary ballot. Ray Dowd (pictured, left), representing candidate Pete Gleason, has now given us his take on what happened in the courtroom. Dowd called several witnesses to support his contention that [...]

August 7th, 2009

Candidate Kim Says Rival Chin Wants to Be “Mayor of Chinatown”

City Council candidate Margret Chin's alleged voter fraud lawsuit against rival PJ Kim was back in court this morning. Following the hearing, Josh Ehrlich, Chin's attorney, conceded he probably did not present enough evidence to prove the fraud allegations. Only about a third of the subpoenaed witnesses showed up, seriously hampering Ehrlich's case (more on [...]