In a letter to the editor, Hoboken resident Ron Bautista explains why he is supporting Rafi Cordova in the runoff election for the 1st Ward council seat.
Dear Editor and neighbors,
My name is Ron Bautista and I’m proud to announce my partnership with Rafi Cordova to work for a Hoboken that’s more inclusive of people of all incomes, ages and abilities.
Over the years, my advocacy has always been focused on helpingour neighbors, and prioritizing the most vulnerable regardless of political feuds.
I’ve seen that same philosophy in Rafi, not only in his actions, but in the lives of the neighbors he’s helped over the years. That’s why I am supporting Rafi Cordova in the City Council runoff election on December 5, 2023 for the 1st Ward.
Our partnership starts with the commitment to not take any campaign donations from real estate developers, so when it comes to our housing crisis we can make decisions that will benefit our neighbors and their livelihoods.
Once at City Council, Rafi Cordova is committed to working side by side to protect tenant rights, address homelessness with nonprofit housing and harm reduction support, and to follow the science when it comes to making our streets safer for pedestrians of all ages and abilities.
If you’re in Hoboken’s 1st Ward, I hope you will join me in supporting Rafi Cordova and vote column B on December 5th.
In solidarity,
Ron Bautista
Hoboken community advocate
Hard pass.
Paul Presinzano is the better choice for the residents of Hoboken’s First Ward.
While Ron may have given up pursuing Hoboken elected office to pursue greener pastures of an insider government job, it doesn’t mean he can’t sell out Hoboken.
You can sell out big as a Ravibot even with all that big fat developer and special interest money being laundered to the Ravibot team. It doesn’t mean you aren’t a revolutionary. It means you are following the trail Ravi blazed for you.
We support Ron anyway.
“Our partnership starts with the commitment to not take any campaign donations from real estate developers, so when it comes to our housing crisis we can make decisions that will benefit our neighbors and their livelihoods.”
Except he takes ten of thousands in contributions from Team Bhalla and developers give money to Team Bhalla.
Looks like rons had enough on being on the outside and decided to sell out. Curious as to what bhalla offered Ron for this
But Rafi took money from the mayor and many others who take money from developers. Since Rafi has pledged to support the mayor while in Council, it is more like he is laundering developer dollars through the mayor and his cronies.
He has not spoken up even 1 time about people of low incomes being forced out of hoboken. you dont get to stay silent for all these years while other people speak publicly, write letter’s and bust their a%%^&* to advocate and then only speak up about it when you want a job where you get paid. Where has rafvi been while others speak out and get criticism? Ron you have spoken up more then this guy, maybe you should be one of the representative’s endorsed to run. I see more advocacy from hudson county view and even from the reporters around then i do from people like rafi. You dont get to only speak out when you want to win an election. we need representative’s who have done something for the people and i never heard of this guy. just my opinion.
Ron never speaks up on any particular issue except for ICE at the prison and Bike Lanes and even then all he does is talk at council meetings
Where was he on corruption, the budget, clean streets, flooding, rats?
He is only as popular as his opposition is not…
His large vote last year was more of a referendum against Anthony Romano than support for Ron.
Yet The fact that Rafi has done so little but TALK aligns with Ron here so I guess it’s a natural fit…
Rafi lives in a building with several Air BnB / VRBO units breaking rent control through work around and loopholes
Is this the type of enforcement our RC chair believes in?
Laws for thee not for he?