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> “The only thing that is getting in our way right now is our leadership,” he said in an interview with The Baltimore Banner. “Baltimore deserves better. People are looking for better. And I’m hoping that that’s me.”

He could have just said Mosby, no need to beat around the bush, this is Baltimore, keep it real.

Whooooopie due

He’s about as useful as tits on a bull.

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I like Zeke, I'm happy to have a good alternative to Mosby

Crooks and thieves have been appointed political power in this city for so long, it's just too damn exhausting to try to discern between the good, the bad, and the ugly.

They're all bad. Baltimore City is run by a democrat machine and they're all enablers of corruption for their shot of getting their fingers in the pot. Honest people don't succeed in politics.

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I don't have strong feelings about Zeke, but that's SO much better than Mosby.

why do you say that?

Personal experiences with his office. Downvote me all you want, but he is just more of the same old, same old. He’s all talk. His idea of action is “we are thinking of convening a panel that could study the problem next year, but we have to think about it for 6 more months.”

Going to give him a vote. Hopefully, he can turn this decaying city around. Believe it can happen. We, the citizens here deserve it

nah not one of those... I know what you mean by downvote.... its fair thats what you have experienced, why would anyone downvote that. What I can say is, he is better than our old counsel person. he was there for the paycheck only

Jim Kraft?

ha ha ha yep thats the guy.

Also not great.

I mean, there's only so much you can do as a legislator. That is, pass laws and form committees to hold people accountable on the public record. The executive branch is where the regulatory practices are conducted, and laws are enforced. If you want to be angry at something, be angry at the bureaucratic processes from that side, not something that was never set up to "act" in the first place.

Thanks for the splaining, but I’ll go ahead and keep my opinion of him.

If elected, would this mean Canton would lose him?

I mean, this turd is slightly better than the other turd. So he has my vote!

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Well Zeke is certainly two of the three.

Yes, City Council President is an at-large seat, distinct from the district seats.

Fair enough. To each their own.

The legislative branch can be more active and has more tools at its disposal than that.

Found the incel, name checks out

oh no! i've been found out

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I’ve had a handful of experiences with Zeke. He’s incredibly accessible as a politician. I’ve messaged him on Facebook, tweeted at him, called his office. All on regular things (pothole/garbage collection shit), and he — not his staff, him — has always responded.

On one thing I was particularly impressed. A friend ran into a house to save two people from a fire. He was badly burned. After he was awarded and decorated, two years later one of the people who lived in the house — the son of the woman who owned the house, who my friend tried to save — was a guy with mental health issues who was living on the back patio of the burned out house. Sadly, his mother had died despite my friend’s rescue attempt. The son was left alone. He was out of his depth and autistic. With no home, no place to go, he just started sleeping on the back patio of the house.

Neighbors saw this and we reached out to Zeke. He gave us as much assistance as he could do in his job. He had the house condemned, which allowed neighbors to do certain things to give the son a way to live on the patio (which he wouldn’t leave, so we got him a shelter and port-o-potty). He, Zeke, took the initiative to reach out to us now and then, to check in.

Sadly, the son died of alcoholism after several months of us providing him shelter, food, clothing, and taking him to homeless shelters now and then until he checked himself out.

Zeke has always been responsive. He was responsive then. I always heard from him, not his staff. When I’ve reached out to him over pothole-like issues, I’ve heard from him, not staff. He responds like a neighbor, not a politician.

One of the dings against Zeke I’ve heard is that he’s too empathetic, too soft for the job of City Council President. I understand that. He’s compassionate and kind and looks to long term solutions for underlying causes of crime, and some people think he’s not as focused on reducing crime in the near term..

I get all that. It may hurt him.

But he would hardly be the sketchy dealer Mosby is.

I’m all in on Zeke.

That’s a very nice story - thanks for sharing. So kind of you and your neighbors. This gives me a greater understanding of Zeke. I hope he can create change!

It sure can be, with a council president that doesn't neuter it deliberately to undermine reform efforts and consolidate power.

I think Odette should run instead. She is thee best

I think Zeke is a genuinely good person. However, I also think he concentrates on things that only have effect at the margins. He is also the poster boy for virtue signaling.

I want more pragmatic, no nonsense leaders in Baltimore, not guys who talk like they're reading from the Huffington Post.

Hey Zeke…nice to see you here.

Ha, not true.

Mark Parker is that replacement.

Zeke has actually been a great council person. I've communicated directly with him on several issues on my block alone and he and his team responded immediately and effectively with above satisfactory results. If anyone deserves this seat, he should definitely be in that conversation.

Mark Parker is running for Zeke's empty seat. I've met him on several occasions at his charity events (buying backpacks for grade schoolers) as well as see him at local events like the lantern parade. You should really consider voting for him.

I can list off several instances where Zeke and his office helped my neighbors and I resolve issues with immediate effect. Would you mind sharing the personal experiences? I am happy to share mine.

I highly doubt it, Zeke is only looking in one direction and always has been and that is up.

Too many to list but primarily not showing up to a very important community meeting about the violence uptick in Fells. It was via zoom and he could not post. Didn’t even “send” a staffer. It was a joke and everyone involved was dumbfounded.

Most recently they forgot to tell the entire neighborhood about all the road closures for the bike race on Labor Day weekend until about two days before. When questioned they straight up lied to me in writing and said the race course had only recently been disclosed due to security reasons, but I found a 6 month old post by the race organizers with the route.

I applaud his responsiveness. And he's 100% better than Mosby, but ideally I'd like someone who is more focused on economic issues and not the progressive playbook.

it would be stupid not to install a close ally in your old seat, that's a vote you need if you win CCP

Well, goodbye zeke Cohen from elected office.

He's barely done anything or connected with anyone in SE... yet he thinks he can carry the votes on West Baltimore?

Naivety.

Edit: I miss Jim Kraft.

A candidate running for higher office has one goal and that is getting elected. Why would they risk alienating voter by endorsing someone who may be a political liability to them.

I guess by that logic politicians would never endorse other politicians, but that's not what happens.

Endorsing an allied successor and helping them win means more power as CCP and a better chance at setting yourself up for the next upward step.

So is Liam Davis. He currently works at DOT and has a lot of experience working in different areas of city government. He announced that he’s running on Twitter the other day.