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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Steve Arosco, new Haven's own mayoral candidate, who you know.
I was glad to hear yesterday when I said to
you what happened to here this morning? You're like, oh,
I never saw your your last text. I'm out knocking
on doors and from what I see every day, I
see a lot of video content being posted. Every day.
You are knocking on doors in every neighborhood in new Haven.
Speaker 2 (00:23):
Yes, I am.
Speaker 1 (00:24):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
The last couple of days it was Wards sixteen is
fair Haven and obviously I award in eighteen, which is
a two completely different world.
Speaker 1 (00:32):
Yeah, what do you get? What are you getting, Steve?
What are people saying? Is there a contentedness? Are you
finding people welcoming to you?
Speaker 2 (00:42):
Yeah? It's funny because when I ran, you know, when
I ran against Martin Looney in this last cycle, I
got a lot a lot more kickback, whereas this time,
even in the COVID, I think I've only gotten thrown
off of one lawn so far.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
Yeah you know, so yeah.
Speaker 2 (00:57):
Posted much different, much different. Uh, I guess narratives and
when I'm in safe over in that sixteen fair Haven,
everyone is very receptive. Everyone is very tired over there.
Speaker 1 (01:09):
Well, in these last couple of days. I mean, we've
had a burst. It's been a week of extraordinary violence,
even while the mayor just continues to just I love
the way he dances around, wanting to paint everything is
gang violence, but you won't use the words gang violence.
He likes to say these are people who knew each other,
(01:31):
as if that creates any sense of security, because these
events are taking place in the middle of the day
on streets with a lot of foot traffic, and you know,
a mom with a stroller. They're mowing down people in
the streets, but they're not after you. You're safe, as
if everybody's the greatest shot? Is there scary days in
(01:55):
New Haven?
Speaker 2 (01:57):
Yeah, we've had what seven shootings for homicide? Think what
was about an eight day span? Yeah, you know, and
then the mayor to state crime is down. But the
problem with that is when we have a shortage of
over one hundred police officers, obviously there's less arrest, Obviously
there's less reporting. So crime is naturally going to be dead,
going to be down in the data. So it's definitely
(02:19):
not true that crime is down.
Speaker 1 (02:21):
I had a couple of interesting conversations with some folks
I don't want to blow up their spots from Monday
night where I saw you as well. It was great
to see you Monday night at the event with Alan West,
who hell of a speaker. He is fantastic speaker.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
Oh yes he is.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
But there were people there who know the chief of
police in New Haven, and I hesitate to do this
because I can't get him on the show, which is
kind of never been the case. I've had every chief
of police in New Haven on this show for fifteen years,
and I think I finally figured out why he's going
(02:59):
to stay with the job. All the other ones. I
think we're always kicking around, not doing it much longer.
They felt like that might be there briefly. I don't
think he's going anywhere. And the fact of the matter
is he can't defend Elleker, and he has no interest
in even trying to do that, So he doesn't want
to be put in a position to have to say
(03:21):
anything good about a guy he doesn't have much good
to say about. That's my belief. And somebody Monday night
said to me, you know, I know him. We've had conversations.
I told him how I felt about the mayor, and
I said and what did he say? And he said,
you know, he it was more over like he made
a face like please, I can't even get into that,
you know, just a frustrated guy like that's that's a
(03:43):
part of my daily life that I got to put
up with. I wish I didn't have to. And I
think that's why he won't come on this show.
Speaker 2 (03:50):
Yeah, it's I mean, there's so many issues over there.
I mean, obviously we talked about I keep on mentioning
the shorte of police officers we can get in the
whole police accountability bill where these police office there's like
the hands are tied because they're liable personally for anything
that happens in the streets. And the biggest issue is
just when I talked to police officers, which is an
easy fix, it's just employee morale. These police officers in
(04:13):
behavin feel like they can't get anything done. They have
no actual leadership, and Chief Jacobson probably feels the same
exact way. And listen, I've become mayor. All that changes
overnight because I am back the blue one hundred percent,
as you know, and I will my first day is
started cleaning the city up because it needs it.
Speaker 1 (04:34):
It's funny you mentioned the word morale because even prior
to the police reform bill back in two thousand, when
I started this show in twenty ten, every time there
was it was a vote of low morale. Morale was
low prior to that, So where could it possibly be
now at its lowest because I was always it was
always a vote of low morale. But back then I
(04:56):
would have chiefs of police who would come on and
speak to the reasons why. But I did always know what. Wow,
morale has been low the entire time I've done the show.
It's got to be at an all time love.
Speaker 2 (05:09):
Yeah, yeah, it definitely is. And again you know when
I become mayor, that's going to change. It has to
because this is a beautiful city. I love the city
just like U Vinnie. And you know, crime is always
at the at the forefront, you know, whether what doesn't
matter what community or like leaveing us in the cove,
you know. With the rape that happened what two weeks ago,
(05:30):
you know, and the mayor doesn't have a press release,
he doesn't talk about it, and now hen hear about it.
So now you have neighbors that are still in fear
of that and most of these cities all run the
same way. You know, you have people protesting in d
C for the for Trump going down there. Meanwhile, now
DC mayor is actually saying thank you and praising Trump
(05:51):
for doing it. The people in these communities actually want
to feel safe. It's only the people outside of those
communities that actually don't care.
Speaker 1 (06:00):
To.
Speaker 2 (06:00):
And that's a huge problem.
Speaker 1 (06:04):
Again. Ron with Steve Rosco, who is running against incumbent
Justin Elleker, who I just can't even imagine what he's
I don't know what he could possibly be running on.
I say it every day. I say every day Steve
that I would love to have him call in. I'd
leave the room. I'd leave him in the hands of
my producer and say, just go ahead, the microphone is yours.
(06:26):
Tell everybody listening, rattle off your accomplishments, what you've done,
what you've accomplished during your two terms. I'd be back
in the studio, I think in three minutes. I don't
know what he'd I don't know what he'd say. Teacher,
morale is low. There's an exodus there. Police we've already covered,
(06:48):
We've got the identities being released of the double shooting
from Monday at two o'clock in the afternoon. But we've
got the three the executioners because it was executioner style
still at large. I don't even know if we've got
a chance of getting these guys.
Speaker 2 (07:05):
Yeah, this is also true. Yeah, like you said about morale,
not only just morale, but you know, also when you
have a shortage in every department, the morale of all
those employees is going to naturally diminish because they're all
stretched so thin. And if you're a city, you can't
thrive when you have shortages in every single department, the
(07:27):
public works, to parks and w rec to teachers, the police.
You know, you have teachers going to schools that are deteriorating.
You have fire departments that aren't ada combining. All their
facilities need repair. Then you new fire trucks, like everything
has dilapidated, and until that gets fixed, it's gonna be
hard to have good employees in our city. Meanwhile, our
(07:49):
budget goes up, our taxes continue to go up every
single year, but our city services go down. That doesn't
make any sense either. So there's a lot of issues
that we have to dress once we have a change
of leadership.
Speaker 1 (08:02):
Yeah, and as you and I have discussed, Uh, you
need money to run, we need fundraisers. I know you
sent me these. I've never heard that term before. What
did you call them palm cards?
Speaker 2 (08:15):
Yeah, they call palm cards. Yes's way to go door
to door with.
Speaker 1 (08:18):
Yeah, so I can post these like and the bar
code will work in that way, like if I posted
on my pages.
Speaker 2 (08:27):
Yep, absolutely, or go to my website Steve arooscoa dot com. Yeah,
because like you said, you could be the best candidate
on the planet and it could be the worst incumbent.
But if you don't have money.
Speaker 1 (08:37):
Well that is very hard to win. That that is
the case. The worst mayor in new Haven's history. I
say it as a lifer. He's the worst in new
Haven's history. I believe. That's my personal belief.
Speaker 2 (08:51):
Yeah. I would have to agree with you.
Speaker 1 (08:53):
Yeah, I mean, I don't want to put you on
the spot or anything, although I know you're ready to go.
Any debates scheduled yet, I mean there's got to be one.
I little early in the game, but not too early.
Speaker 2 (09:04):
Yeah. So he's required to do one because he's going
to use the Democracy Fund to fund his campaign. So
he's using taxpayer dollars for his re election, so he
is mandatory to do one. As of right now, they're
looking at the last week of September. They haven't just
found the location yet. I would prefer to do one
closer to the election so he doesn't have time to
(09:25):
recover from the debate.
Speaker 1 (09:27):
So I don't know what you're doing.
Speaker 2 (09:28):
So we're still negotiation. Yeah, so I'm still negotiating on that,
but there will be one and I'm very excited for it.
Speaker 1 (09:34):
All right, Well, keep me posted on that again, Steve Rosco. Yeah,
we need this guy in office. What we really need
is Ikabad out of office. That's a need. Uh you
know again. I got my kid just texting me right
now that he's on his way over the queue to
downtown New Haven. I can't even believe I feel the
(09:55):
way that I feel. I was taking the bus to
downtown New Haven when I was close to ten years
younger than him, with no worries. I know, different days
and this and that, but we live in the now.
I gotta worry about the now. There needs to be
a change downtown new Haven. There needs to be a
(10:16):
change at city Hall. Steve Roscoe again. Find him on Facebook.
Hit the web, the website. Donate if you can
Steve Arosco, new Haven's own mayoral candidate, who you know.
I was glad to hear yesterday when I said to
you what happened to here this morning? You're like, oh,
I never saw your your last text. I'm out knocking
on doors and from what I see every day, I
see a lot of video content being posted. Every day.
You are knocking on doors in every neighborhood in new Haven.
Speaker 2 (00:23):
Yes, I am.
Speaker 1 (00:24):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
The last couple of days it was Wards sixteen is
fair Haven and obviously I award in eighteen, which is
a two completely different world.
Speaker 1 (00:32):
Yeah, what do you get? What are you getting, Steve?
What are people saying? Is there a contentedness? Are you
finding people welcoming to you?
Speaker 2 (00:42):
Yeah? It's funny because when I ran, you know, when
I ran against Martin Looney in this last cycle, I
got a lot a lot more kickback, whereas this time,
even in the COVID, I think I've only gotten thrown
off of one lawn so far.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
Yeah you know, so yeah.
Speaker 2 (00:57):
Posted much different, much different. Uh, I guess narratives and
when I'm in safe over in that sixteen fair Haven,
everyone is very receptive. Everyone is very tired over there.
Speaker 1 (01:09):
Well, in these last couple of days. I mean, we've
had a burst. It's been a week of extraordinary violence,
even while the mayor just continues to just I love
the way he dances around, wanting to paint everything is
gang violence, but you won't use the words gang violence.
He likes to say these are people who knew each other,
(01:31):
as if that creates any sense of security, because these
events are taking place in the middle of the day
on streets with a lot of foot traffic, and you know,
a mom with a stroller. They're mowing down people in
the streets, but they're not after you. You're safe, as
if everybody's the greatest shot? Is there scary days in
(01:55):
New Haven?
Speaker 2 (01:57):
Yeah, we've had what seven shootings for homicide? Think what
was about an eight day span? Yeah, you know, and
then the mayor to state crime is down. But the
problem with that is when we have a shortage of
over one hundred police officers, obviously there's less arrest, Obviously
there's less reporting. So crime is naturally going to be dead,
going to be down in the data. So it's definitely
(02:19):
not true that crime is down.
Speaker 1 (02:21):
I had a couple of interesting conversations with some folks
I don't want to blow up their spots from Monday
night where I saw you as well. It was great
to see you Monday night at the event with Alan West,
who hell of a speaker. He is fantastic speaker.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
Oh yes he is.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
But there were people there who know the chief of
police in New Haven, and I hesitate to do this
because I can't get him on the show, which is
kind of never been the case. I've had every chief
of police in New Haven on this show for fifteen years,
and I think I finally figured out why he's going
(02:59):
to stay with the job. All the other ones. I
think we're always kicking around, not doing it much longer.
They felt like that might be there briefly. I don't
think he's going anywhere. And the fact of the matter
is he can't defend Elleker, and he has no interest
in even trying to do that, So he doesn't want
to be put in a position to have to say
(03:21):
anything good about a guy he doesn't have much good
to say about. That's my belief. And somebody Monday night
said to me, you know, I know him. We've had conversations.
I told him how I felt about the mayor, and
I said and what did he say? And he said,
you know, he it was more over like he made
a face like please, I can't even get into that,
you know, just a frustrated guy like that's that's a
(03:43):
part of my daily life that I got to put
up with. I wish I didn't have to. And I
think that's why he won't come on this show.
Speaker 2 (03:50):
Yeah, it's I mean, there's so many issues over there.
I mean, obviously we talked about I keep on mentioning
the shorte of police officers we can get in the
whole police accountability bill where these police office there's like
the hands are tied because they're liable personally for anything
that happens in the streets. And the biggest issue is
just when I talked to police officers, which is an
easy fix, it's just employee morale. These police officers in
(04:13):
behavin feel like they can't get anything done. They have
no actual leadership, and Chief Jacobson probably feels the same
exact way. And listen, I've become mayor. All that changes
overnight because I am back the blue one hundred percent,
as you know, and I will my first day is
started cleaning the city up because it needs it.
Speaker 1 (04:34):
It's funny you mentioned the word morale because even prior
to the police reform bill back in two thousand, when
I started this show in twenty ten, every time there
was it was a vote of low morale. Morale was
low prior to that, So where could it possibly be
now at its lowest because I was always it was
always a vote of low morale. But back then I
(04:56):
would have chiefs of police who would come on and
speak to the reasons why. But I did always know what. Wow,
morale has been low the entire time I've done the show.
It's got to be at an all time love.
Speaker 2 (05:09):
Yeah, yeah, it definitely is. And again you know when
I become mayor, that's going to change. It has to
because this is a beautiful city. I love the city
just like U Vinnie. And you know, crime is always
at the at the forefront, you know, whether what doesn't
matter what community or like leaveing us in the cove,
you know. With the rape that happened what two weeks ago,
(05:30):
you know, and the mayor doesn't have a press release,
he doesn't talk about it, and now hen hear about it.
So now you have neighbors that are still in fear
of that and most of these cities all run the
same way. You know, you have people protesting in d
C for the for Trump going down there. Meanwhile, now
DC mayor is actually saying thank you and praising Trump
(05:51):
for doing it. The people in these communities actually want
to feel safe. It's only the people outside of those
communities that actually don't care.
Speaker 1 (06:00):
To.
Speaker 2 (06:00):
And that's a huge problem.
Speaker 1 (06:04):
Again. Ron with Steve Rosco, who is running against incumbent
Justin Elleker, who I just can't even imagine what he's
I don't know what he could possibly be running on.
I say it every day. I say every day Steve
that I would love to have him call in. I'd
leave the room. I'd leave him in the hands of
my producer and say, just go ahead, the microphone is yours.
(06:26):
Tell everybody listening, rattle off your accomplishments, what you've done,
what you've accomplished during your two terms. I'd be back
in the studio, I think in three minutes. I don't
know what he'd I don't know what he'd say. Teacher,
morale is low. There's an exodus there. Police we've already covered,
(06:48):
We've got the identities being released of the double shooting
from Monday at two o'clock in the afternoon. But we've
got the three the executioners because it was executioner style
still at large. I don't even know if we've got
a chance of getting these guys.
Speaker 2 (07:05):
Yeah, this is also true. Yeah, like you said about morale,
not only just morale, but you know, also when you
have a shortage in every department, the morale of all
those employees is going to naturally diminish because they're all
stretched so thin. And if you're a city, you can't
thrive when you have shortages in every single department, the
(07:27):
public works, to parks and w rec to teachers, the police.
You know, you have teachers going to schools that are deteriorating.
You have fire departments that aren't ada combining. All their
facilities need repair. Then you new fire trucks, like everything
has dilapidated, and until that gets fixed, it's gonna be
hard to have good employees in our city. Meanwhile, our
(07:49):
budget goes up, our taxes continue to go up every
single year, but our city services go down. That doesn't
make any sense either. So there's a lot of issues
that we have to dress once we have a change
of leadership.
Speaker 1 (08:02):
Yeah, and as you and I have discussed, Uh, you
need money to run, we need fundraisers. I know you
sent me these. I've never heard that term before. What
did you call them palm cards?
Speaker 2 (08:15):
Yeah, they call palm cards. Yes's way to go door
to door with.
Speaker 1 (08:18):
Yeah, so I can post these like and the bar
code will work in that way, like if I posted
on my pages.
Speaker 2 (08:27):
Yep, absolutely, or go to my website Steve arooscoa dot com. Yeah,
because like you said, you could be the best candidate
on the planet and it could be the worst incumbent.
But if you don't have money.
Speaker 1 (08:37):
Well that is very hard to win. That that is
the case. The worst mayor in new Haven's history. I
say it as a lifer. He's the worst in new
Haven's history. I believe. That's my personal belief.
Speaker 2 (08:51):
Yeah. I would have to agree with you.
Speaker 1 (08:53):
Yeah, I mean, I don't want to put you on
the spot or anything, although I know you're ready to go.
Any debates scheduled yet, I mean there's got to be one.
I little early in the game, but not too early.
Speaker 2 (09:04):
Yeah. So he's required to do one because he's going
to use the Democracy Fund to fund his campaign. So
he's using taxpayer dollars for his re election, so he
is mandatory to do one. As of right now, they're
looking at the last week of September. They haven't just
found the location yet. I would prefer to do one
closer to the election so he doesn't have time to
(09:25):
recover from the debate.
Speaker 1 (09:27):
So I don't know what you're doing.
Speaker 2 (09:28):
So we're still negotiation. Yeah, so I'm still negotiating on that,
but there will be one and I'm very excited for it.
Speaker 1 (09:34):
All right, Well, keep me posted on that again, Steve Rosco. Yeah,
we need this guy in office. What we really need
is Ikabad out of office. That's a need. Uh you
know again. I got my kid just texting me right
now that he's on his way over the queue to
downtown New Haven. I can't even believe I feel the
(09:55):
way that I feel. I was taking the bus to
downtown New Haven when I was close to ten years
younger than him, with no worries. I know, different days
and this and that, but we live in the now.
I gotta worry about the now. There needs to be
a change downtown new Haven. There needs to be a
(10:16):
change at city Hall. Steve Roscoe again. Find him on Facebook.
Hit the web, the website. Donate if you can
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