John Kaufmann

Leaving my high-paying law job to buy and run mobile-home parks has been great. I'm happy and live well despite the pay cut, risks, and drawbacks.

[Thank you to the people who expressed concern over Jane and my recently infrequent posts. Jane and I spent two fun weeks in London visiting friends and going to the theater and museums. There were lots of chores to catch up on upon our return. The more serious source of the lack of blogs has […]

Todd Shimkus, the president of the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce, recently met with the Saratoga Springs Commissioner of Public Safety to demand that he waive payment for the invoices the Chamber had received for services performed by the Fire Department for special events the Chamber had held in the city. The meeting did not […]

On May 2, the New York Attorney General's Office hosted a conference for residents of manufactured homes titled Protecting Manufactured Home Residents: A Community Hearing and Resource Fair.

Up until now, the Saratoga Springs Democratic Committee has been mounting a focused attack on only one proposed charter change, the one that would affect t

At a time when the city is facing severe financial challenges, a recent audit has revealed that former Saratoga Springs Accounts Commissioner Dillon Moran

[JK: I received the following from Tim Coll, Commissioner of Public Safety.]. Open Letter to Times Union Reporter Wendy Liberatore. When I first ran for of

Former Saratoga Springs Commissioner of Finance Minita Sanghvi has posted a defense on her personal Facebook page of her management of the city’s finances