We'll start elsewhere ... In spite of some last-minute panic and unnecessary gaffes by the top-line candidate, Virginia had a smashing night for Democrats, crushing the ambitions of racists, neo-Confederates, homophobes, … [Read more...]
New Leadership For Boston: Tito Jackson For Mayor
(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...]
#CrumblingT: A video for a “car guy” mayor
First, to acknowledge Doug Rubin's objection to my use of "Coakley moment" to describe Marty Walsh's out-of-touch statement on the T. Martha's obviously paid a high price for the last few years, and I don't do this website to be cruel to … [Read more...]
Marty Walsh’s Coakley moment
And on such a day ... #MBTA #RedLine: Shuttle buses btwn Park St & Ashmont. Braintree branch service is running btwn Braintree & JFK/UMass https://t.co/LlyGZqgQLZ pic.twitter.com/zqMY0w8BZb — MBTA (@MBTA) September 22, … [Read more...]
Legacy of Long Island homeless in #bospoli
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...]
It’s time to make Keolis pay
I was outraged to hear that the Baker administration decided to forgive $839,000 in fines leveled against Keolis, the outsourced operator of the commuter rail system, behind closed doors and without any notice to the public. As co-chairs of … [Read more...]
Voters support marijuana legalization; Baker, Walsh, & DeLeo don’t
A new poll from Western New England University found that 57% of Massachusetts voters support the ballot question to legalize marijuana for adults over 21, with only 35% opposed. 7% remain undecided (1% declined to give an answer). Full … [Read more...]
Who is Marty Walsh?
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...]
State of the City: Take to the Street
In case you haven't seen it elsewhere, I'm putting it here: a bunch of us will be standing in the cold starting tomorrow at 4:30 PM to protest the $50 million proposed budget cuts from the Boston Public Schools' budget. We don't have the … [Read more...]
Marty Walsh thinks First Night is too big for the City to run
After Mayor Menino rescued the annual First Night celebrations, it appears that Mayor Walsh wants to get out of the responsibility of First Night essentially because it is too difficult: “We are not in the business of running events like … [Read more...]