Apologies for the short post, but there's really little to say. File this under "Really basic stuff that should not be allowed." Kudos to Councilor Connolly, and to the Globe. This bears further watching, I think. Deputy School … [Read more...]
Election to replace Chuck Turner will go ahead as scheduled
Globe: A federal judge today cleared the way for Boston to hold a special election next week to fill the City Council seat left vacant when Chuck Turner was thrown out of office. Chief US District Court Judge Mark L. Wolf said the residents … [Read more...]
Reaction to the State of the City Address
Hi All: It was very comical that Treasurer Grossman was busy texting while Mayor Menino was giving his "State of the City" address yesterday. Senate President Murray didn't seem too pleased either. After Menino finished, she looked at her … [Read more...]
Chuck Turner: The Sequel
As a follow-up to my earlier post about Chuck Turner's conviction, I thought folks might be interested to know that Turner has sued the City of Boston and the City Councilors for violations of his rights under the First and Fourteenth … [Read more...]
Property tax increase
Hi All: Just found this on the internet: http://westroxbury.patch.com/a... The City of Boston is raising property tax rates by the maximum of two and half percent for the coming year. The current school budget is actually a decrease from … [Read more...]
Step 3
I decided that I will not give up the fight as the final decision lies with the elected Boston City Council to approve or reject the Mayor's budget proposal. As for where Tommy would go as of next year, the Boston School Department still … [Read more...]
In It Together–The First-Ever Joint Meeting of Boston and Cambridge City Councils TODAY!
This hurts not only Boston, not only Cambridge, but the entire metropolitan region. Likewise, we must work together to face these challenges. The work of Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter on Regional Economic Clusters … [Read more...]
The Real Charter School Agenda in Boston
This is what Carol Johnson's school closing plan amounts to. The city is already in talks with charter schools to lease the closed school buildings to charter schools. It's about union busting, of course, but it's also something … [Read more...]
Step 2
Regarding the proposed closure of nine public schools in Boston, parents and teachers are uniting to hire legal help to submit a petition for injunctive relief to the Suffolk Superior Court to postpone the proposed December 15th vote of the … [Read more...]
Chuck Turner Unwittingly Aiding Honest Government
It brings to mind the first meeting I attended as a new board member of a major downtown church. It was in terrific financial, membership and other trouble, which I knew when I ran for the position. I was not aware of how angry the very … [Read more...]
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