Yale Daily News

Policing in New Haven is changing, and not for the better. Police Chief James Lewis and Mayor John DeStefano Jr. unveiled their new approach to […]

February 9, 2009

Last week, I watched with the throngs on the mall as Barack Obama stood on the steps of the Capitol and became president of the […]

January 27, 2009

Last week, the Tweed-New Haven Airport Authority submitted a DeStefano-backed request to the Board of Aldermen for an additional $160,000 to help keep it running […]

January 13, 2009

New Haven has long been a city of refuge; it mandates that new development include affordable housing, it has spent more on funding for services […]

December 2, 2008

In the past week, politically active Yalies have wondered how much their efforts affected the outcome of the election. The research of Yale professors Donald […]

November 10, 2008

Question 1 on the Connecticut ballot next week — “Shall there be a Constitutional Convention to amend or revise the Constitution of the State?” — […]

October 27, 2008

Last week, Mayor John DeStefano announced he was going to run for an unprecedented ninth term, which would make him the longest-serving elected mayor in […]

October 14, 2008

Conflict over the Elm City Resident Cards is nothing new. Since the program’s inception in the summer of 2007, anti-immigrant groups have spent hours protesting […]

September 29, 2008

“When you arrive on campus for your first term at Yale, many people will be ready and willing to offer advice about your academic choices,” […]

January 16, 2008