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Support Roxbury Prep

February 10, 2019 By tedf 7 Comments

If you live in the Parkway neighborhoods of Boston, you've probably seen lawn signs over the past few months: "STOP 361 BELGRADE." More recently, you may have seen some signs saying "We support Roxbury Prep." What's all this about? Well, at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston, charter-school, roslindale

Boston March for Science

March 21, 2018 By Jamie.Garuti Leave a Comment

A year after the historic March for Science, our troubles have gravely increased. The need to listen to and act on science has never been more urgent, as we stand at the crossroads of climate catastrophe. That’s why Boston is holding a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: boston, climate-change, March for Science, science

New Leadership For Boston: Tito Jackson For Mayor

November 4, 2017 By jamaicaplainiac 22 Comments

(While I’m promoting this post as being of general interest, this shouldn’t be seen as a BMG endorsement in this race - Charley) Boston is at a crossroads. Tuesday's election is fundamentally about what kind of city we want this to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: bospoli, boston, BPS, education, election, housing, marty-walsh, mbta, Tito Jackson

Media Mondays: Santos for Peace

September 11, 2017 By Askewk1 Leave a Comment

First, I would like to remember all those who lost their lives this day. I pray for all the families who were directly impacted and the country as a whole. I am back with another blog post where every Monday I will exclusively talk about … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston, cambridge-city-council, jeff-santos, peace, race, rally, white supremacy

Legacy of Long Island homeless in #bospoli

September 11, 2017 By Charley on the MTA 7 Comments

I don't live in Boston, though obviously like everyone else in the area I'm affected by decisions made by the mayor and city council. I won't be taking a side in the mayoral race; but the preliminary election is nigh upon us, September … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor Tagged With: #bosmayor, bospoli, boston, hiv/aids, homeless, homelessness, marty-walsh, Tito Jackson

JALSA Leadership Transition Indicates Next Chapter in Jewish Social Justice Advocacy

July 10, 2017 By JALSA Leave a Comment

BOSTON, July 10, 2017- Sheila Decter, Founder and Executive Director of the Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action (JALSA), and a tireless advocate for social and economic justice, civil rights and constitutional liberties in a career … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bmg, boston, immigration, law-and-lawyers, ma, ma-gov, ma-sen, massachusetts

DataRescue Boston Hackathon (and National Contact)

February 11, 2017 By gmoke Leave a Comment

I publish a weekly listing of Energy (and Other) Events around Cambridge, MA as a listserv and a webpage (http://hubevents.blogspot.com) and came across this event, a hackathon to rescue Federal information in danger of being disappeared by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston, computers, data, infotech, mit

Resist Meetup Groups

February 10, 2017 By gmoke 15 Comments

Over the past weekend I received notices of multiple new Meetup groups focused on Resist. I did a search within a radius of 50 miles from Boston and came up with 21 different groups with a total of about 1500 members. Plus one Indivisible … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston, meetup, resist

Patronage Over Policy: Why Proposed Project is Bad News for the Waterfront

July 21, 2016 By CLF Leave a Comment

By Deanna Moran Well-connected developers routinely ask regulators to bend and break the rules to maximize building square footage and project profit.  The Cronin Group, a well-known Boston-based developer proposing a new mixed-use … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston, Boston harbor, Boston Redevelopment Authority, CLF, climate resilience, climate-change, Conservation Law Foundation, Harborwalk, Mayor Walsh, south-boston, The Cronin Group, waterfront development

Who is Marty Walsh?

March 8, 2016 By jamaicaplainiac 12 Comments

Just throwing this question out for the comments.  When I voted for him, I thought Marty Walsh was a progressive. But his policies are mostly pro-wealth, anti-regular-people. I heard him speak once. He seemed like a sincere advocate for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston, marty-walsh

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Sydney Rachael Levin-Epstein@SYDNEYRACHAEL_

is #mapoli pronounced

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“Utter breakdown ... *it’s just not okay*” [emphasis original]

Cindy Friedman@CindyFriedmanMA

Earlier, I spoke at the #MACOVIDOversight hearing and voiced my concerns & the concerns of my colleagues and constituents. I then asked @MassGovernor what I believe was a straightforward question...and received a not-so-straightforward response.

Read my full statement below: 2

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In 2014, I was a clerk for the ME legislature's enviro committee and I'm flabbergasted by the arguments by progressive Reps (many of whom I respect) against making committee votes and testimony public. /1 #mapoli @act_on_mass @byChrisVan @statehousenews
https://www.masslive.com/boston/2021/02/massachusetts-house-democrats-push-for-transparency-attracts-gop-support.html

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What conditions accounts for this?

H/T @carboncounts

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These process-oriented votes do indeed have a profound effect on the substance.

If your rep isn’t progressive on transparency and process, then they’re not that progressive.

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36 reps voted in favor of transparency today, with 122 reps opposed. Roll call below:

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