Brad Bradford's Defeat Leaves Council Opposition Uncertain
Brad Bradford’s council defeat leaves uncertainty about who will oppose Mayor Olivia Chow’s agenda.
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6 storiesnewest firstlatest October 31, 2026
Brad Bradford’s council defeat leaves uncertainty about who will oppose Mayor Olivia Chow’s agenda.
Moses Milazzo will join the Flagstaff City Council on Oct. 20, 2026, filling the seat left vacant by Anthony Garcia's resignation.
The mayor apologized on September 25 for comments that minimized a middle‑finger gesture toward police made at a September 22 council meeting. She said the remarks were poorly expressed and she wanted to distance herself from them.
The council delayed the parking meter sale vote to next week to secure a 5% revenue share, part of renegotiations of the 2008 privatization.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration sued the New York City Council on August 20 to block the RESPECT Check Act, arguing the $10,000 one‑time payment to paraprofessionals violates collective bargaining rules. The law, signed the day before, aims to provide financial relief to paraprofessional workers.
Small‑business owner Tim Gaspar and former public‑sector employee Barri Worth Girvan are competing for the West Valley's 3rd District council seat, with Girvan emphasizing her government experience as a benefit to constituents.