Gino Fanelli
Investigations/City Hall reporterGino Fanelli is an investigative reporter who also covers City Hall. He joined the staff in 2019 by way of the Rochester Business Journal, and formerly served as a watchdog reporter for Gannett in Maryland and a stringer for the Associated Press.
His interests include government and policy, policing, cannabis, and beer.
He spends much of his off time cooking or hiking in the Finger Lakes with a banjo on his back. You can catch him on most weekends at a local brewery or scrolling through the used metal rack at Record Archive.
Gino is a Rochester native who currently lives in the city’s Highland Park neighborhood.
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Ken Budinski was set to receive a $1 million judgment after Greece Police failed to show up in court. His case has now been dismissed with prejudice.
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While the Community Resource Collaborative is under state and federal investigation, the county is looking for an agency to do the work it was tasked with doing.
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Government auditors and law enforcement are investigating how the agency used the money, which was supposed to be spread among neighborhood nonprofits.
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Six organizations are planned to be tapped to explore unique models of healthy food access, from mobile food markets to community gardens.
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The councilmembers argue the assessment process, which saw large spikes throughout the city, has left residents confused and without a solid of understanding of the fiscal impact.
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Community Resource Collaborative, headed by Anthony Hall, is being investigated by the county for failure to keep financial records or complete its services as the fiscal agent for the Neighborhood Collaborative Project.
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Across Rochester, residential home reassessments averaged a 67% increase, with some homes more than doubling in value. The figures mark a new reality for the city's housing market.
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WXXI filed an open records request for work orders on bathrooms after hearing of a backlog leaving many inoperable. The district claimed those records were exempt from public disclosure.
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Person-Centered Options reported skyrocketing figures on homeless outreach between 2022 and 2023 in its new report.
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The street outreach worker has been under federal investigation for most of the time he was employed by the city.