Saratoga Springs Politics
Blog Written by John Kaufmann
These opinions do not reflect the views of Saratoga TODAY newspaper.
Minita Sanghvi Ends Her Tenure on the City Council With a Tour De Force of Preposterous and Amazing Denial
I have catalogued Saratoga Springs Finance Commissioner Minita Sanghvi's record of arrogance, mismanagement, and recklessness extensively during her four years in office. Yet even I was not prepared for her ...
Mike Brandi and Dillon Moran Honored and Dishonored by NYCOG
The New York Coalition for Open Government, a highly respected not-for-profit group that advocates for better transparency in government, has issued awards at its annual meeting. In the case of Saratoga ...
Sanghvi and Moran End Their Tenure On The Council With Just More Disinformation
Saratoga Springs is finally coming to the end of the ordeal of having to listen to disinformation from Finance Commissioner Minita Sanghvi and Accounts Commissioner Dillon Moran. Still, even for ...
Minita Sanghvi’s 2026 Budget-More Chaos
This blog has documented the numerous missteps in handling the city's finances by Minita Sanghvi since she became the Saratoga Springs Commissioner of Finance. Under the city charter, Sanghvi is ...
Thank You, Brian Wager
Blogger, Brian Wager, Jane Weihe After thirty years with the city's Department of Public Works, Brian Wager retires next Saturday. Those of you who use the transfer station to dispose ...
BK Keramati Goes to the Dark Side
This is a mailer BK Keramati sent to Saratoga Springs voters. Up until he began his campaign for Saratoga Springs Commissioner of Public Works, my encounters with BK Keramati over ...
Why Can’t Dillon Moran Just Tell The Truth?
This blog has previously reported on the two years during which Saratoga Springs Accounts Commissioner Dillon Moran promised numerous dates for deploying the Short Term Rental (STR) portal, which property ...
Dillon Moran’s Short Term Rental Fiasco
Saratoga Springs Accounts Commissioner Dillon Moran has promoted himself as the successful architect of short-term rental management. In fact, his campaign mailing focuses on this as one of his main ...
Saratoga Democrats Close Their Campaign with a Big Beautiful Lie; Will It Work In This Election?
The Saratoga Springs Democratic Party has sent out their final campaign mailer. Interestingly, it doesn't tout their platform or even mention who their candidates are. No, the message the local ...
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