News From the Campaign

The Scarlet Letter: “F”

FRAUD. Defined by Webster as, “willful deception intended to result in financial or personal gain”. In reality, in the court of law, there is…

It’s not JUST a campaign sign!

The Sunflowers represent the resilience of our City, of our people! For the past two years, we’ve been planting Sunflower fields on Jefferson Avenue….

We Did It!

We did it! I’m thrilled to share that my nominating petitions have survived the challenge process and I will remain on the ballot for…

It’s Petition Time!

Frustrated by the state of the world? Our country? Get outside, hit the streets, talk to your neighbors! Get people engaged locally! Help my…

Everything But The Glue

My reflections on the ECDC mayoral forum: I was not on stage. I was watching from the audience. I was not participating, I sat…

Do Good Locally

Channel your anger to do good locally. We can make a difference here on the local level. We can work together to creatively solve…

Building & Working Together

Back in 2012, we had an idea…Let’s bring together creative people, with creative ideas, to create a space for supporting entrepreneurship and small business…

A Win for the Community!

Judge Colaiacovo announced today that work on the Kensington Expressway Tunnel WILL not proceed. The New York State Department of Transportation did not conduct…

Base Hits, Not Home Runs!

It should be clear to everyone who attended yesterday’s Public Meeting on the Braymiller Market, that downtown residents do not want Braymiller’s Market to…

The Circular Economy

For two decades, my team at Buffalo ReUse and ReUse Action has focused on creating economic activity from our waste stream. We’ve created new…

Issues of Importance

Local politics shouldn’t be about loyalty to a party, it should be an all out effort to support people and unify our communities, in…

An Immense, Untapped Resource

Every day for the past few weeks, since committing in my mind I’d be running for Mayor of the City of Buffalo, I wake…

A campaign focused on community engagement

Media Contact: Michael Gainer, 716-949-0900 Buffalo, NY: Supporters, friends, neighbors, and members of the media are invited to attend the Campaign Announcement to launch Michael Gainer’s…