Hobie Crystle is running for Lancaster County District Attorney to make our justice system fair for everyone. He is going to stop wasting taxpayer money on practices that just don’t work. He is committed to helping people suffering from addiction get treatment, rather than throwing them in jail. Hobie will end the broken cash bail system, which splits families apart and costs people their jobs and their housing.
Meet Hobie in Columbia at a House Party this Saturday, July 20 at 5 p.m. at 500 Chestnut Street.
Hobie Crystle is running for Lancaster County District Attorney because he knows it’s time for the criminal justice system to start serving us the way it was intended to– and to stop wasting taxpayer money on solutions that don’t work. We have a unique chance through Hobie to change the culture of the District Attorney’s office, creating a criminal justice system that is fair, empathetic to our community’s needs, and that works for everyone.
The cash bail system has created two criminal justice systems: one for the haves, and another for the have-nots. When people are saddled with cash bail they cannot pay, they lose their job, their apartment, their car— and maybe their relationships and their kids. In the end, the taxpayer pays because the families left behind go on welfare or into public housing, and the kids go into foster care. As District Attorney, Hobie will eliminate cash bail for small offenses, where the crime wouldn’t require a jail sentence even if convicted.
T.J. Griffin, an at-risk youth mentor and advocate will headline Columbia’s National Night Out at Glatfelter Memorial Field this year. T.J. is a former recording artist manager and has worked with film director Zack Snyder, rapper-actor ICE T, and the legendary band Queen. T.J. will be on stage 7-7:45p.m. Lancaster’s DJ Skamzz will also appear.
See Griffin’s TEDx talk, “The Paper Plane Effect” HERE.
See ICE T’s endorsement of Griffin HERE.
Columbia’s National Night Out is scheduled for Tuesday, August 6, 6-9 p.m., at Glatfelter Memorial Field. The rain date is Tuesday, August 13.
This week’s photos from Columbia
Columbia Borough Council held the second of its 2019 budget meetings on Thursday evening. (The first was held April 11.) In a surprise break with precedent, candidates running for council in this fall’s election were invited to sit at the table with councillors. Three candidates – Sharon Lintner, Howard Stevens, and Heather Zink – accepted the invitation and took their seats at places marked with their names.
A quorum of four council members was present, but unfortunately three other councillors were absent: Council President Kelly Murphy, Cleon Berntheizel, and Marilyn Kress-Hartman. When asked about the absences, Councillor John Novak, who led the meeting, cited “personal reasons.” Murphy and Berntheizel have long been deeply involved in borough finances, so it was curious that they did not attend a budget meeting which had been advertised on December 20, 2018 and listed on this week’s meeting schedule. Until recently, Murphy and Berntheizel served as chair and vice-chair, respectively, of the Finance Committee, before council abolished individual committees. Murphy is currently listed as Lead Councilperson for Finance on the Columbia Borough website.
Finance Manager Kyle Watts reviewed the report and accepted questions from the audience. The budget report can be downloaded HERE. The report is a draft and is subject to change over the next few meetings. A video of the meeting is posted on the Columbia Borough Facebook page HERE.
July 11, 2019 Budget Meeting Supplemental Reporting
Columbia Borough’s National Night Out is scheduled for Tuesday, August 6, 2019 from 6pm-9pm (rain date Tues. 8/13/19) at Glatfelter Memorial Field. This year we are fortunate to have “TJ Griffin”, an at-risk youth mentor and advocate as our headliner. TJ is a former recording artist manager and has worked with the likes of meg film director Zack Snyder, rapper-actor ICE T, and the legendary band Queen. TJ will be on stage from 7pm-7:45pm.
Sourced via CRIMEWATCH®: https://lancaster.crimewatchpa.com/columbiapd/10552/post/columbia-borough-national-night-out-headliner-tj-griffin
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