One of the things you keep seeing on the enviro/climate beat is powerful entities' insistence on doing things a dumb old harmful way, when there's a cheaper healthier easier alternative, right at hand. We've got the ongoing, bewildering … [Read more...]
“Si se puede!” Thousands March for May Day in East Boston
In East Boston yesterday, chants of "Si se puede!" echoed throughout the city as more than 1,000 immigrant workers and community allies descended on Central Square in a massive call for improved wages, safer working conditions and … [Read more...]
Playing Politics in the Transportation Bill
So we now have a proposed resident discount program that increases fares for the communities most impacted but now includes Winthrop, which had never received a reduced toll in the past. This is troubling for three reasons. (1) … [Read more...]
In the midst of the casino brouhaha, there are still elections going on!
You'd hardly know it from reading the papers or even the blogs, but there's still a special election next Tuesday in East Boston: the 1st Suffolk state rep seat, recently vacated by now-Senator Anthony Petruccelli. We've endorsed … [Read more...]
Gloribell Mota for state rep from East Boston
All the candidates have deep roots in East Boston, all of them obviously have a lot of affection for it, and I don't doubt that they'd all work hard for their constituents if elected. (By the way, Hubster has been covering this race … [Read more...]
Gloribell Mota shows us around Eastie
Mota is extremely well-spoken; she has a richness of experience in the neighborhood; and evinces compassion on behalf of her neighbors. And walking around the neighborhood with her, one gets the strong impression that she knows everybody … [Read more...]
Gloribell Mota to hold campaign kick-off this Saturday
Gloribell Mota, Democratic candidate for State Representative in East Boston, will be kicking off her campaign this Saturday, August 18, from 10 AM ? 1 PM. Gloribell will be hosting breakfast at her campaign headquarters located at 20 … [Read more...]