It seemed inevitable that the Fabrizi would drop out. He likely could have gotten past the cocaine use, but testifying for a sex offender was the political career killer. From The Courant:

“I will not seek another term as your mayor,” Fabrizi, 50, said in brief remarks at City Hall Annex.

Fabrizi has been under fire since he admitted that he had previously used cocaine, although he said he was drug-free. He also drew fire for speaking on behalf of an admitted sex offender in a court proceeding.

State Rep. Christopher Caruso, D-Bridgeport, on Monday, announced his plans to challenge Fabrizi in the Democratic primary.

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When the BET passed the final budget, Matt “Mad Max” Breslow looked around and saw that the room was nearly empty. Which is a shame because it turned out that BET member Stuart Wells had a good idea about sending more money to address flooding issues. From Breslow’s Advocate report:

Before the BET voted, Democratic member Stuart Wells made a motion - which failed - to reduce the amount of money the city will take from its undesignated fund balance of reserve cash next fiscal year.

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