Election year stunt? Maybe. Still, this is a great idea -- exactly the kind of innovation that City Hall needs. City officials will soon debut Boston's first official iPhone application, which will allow residents to snap … [Read more...]
Menino Trashes MassVote , snubs voters – all in one day!
The mayor's point-man on debates - an out-of-town, uninformed, corporate executive named Ed Fouhy - told the Boston Herald it was because MassVote "lacks the organizational capacity to sponsor a debate." This is of course nonsense. In 2006, … [Read more...]
The Protests at DNC Fundraiser Over DOMA
Note: the Boston Herald covered the event here. I also posted about this at my Massachusetts political blog, Ryan's Take. Knowthyneighbor wrote about it here, and there are posts about it at Universal Hub, Queerty and Towleroad. Paul … [Read more...]
Mayor Menino Talks Campaign
This is the most contested mayoral election here in a long old time and ever for him. As longest serving Mayor, he has girded himself in a cloak of invincibility. This time, two City Councilors and an activist construction-firm owner are … [Read more...]
Globe poll: 57% of Bostonians have personally met Menino
I just think this is an amazing statistic. In the Globe poll 57 percent of residents said they had personally met the mayor, up from 54 percent a year ago. Extrapolated from Boston's adult population of about 450,000, that means Menino has … [Read more...]
Silence at the end of the line: Boston mayoral hopefuls MIA on MBTA
Mayor Menino was called out today in the Globe's Starts and Stops column for not doing much about the funding crisis and possible severe cuts that may affect the MBTA. It is true that the Mayor doesn't have a direct role in deciding … [Read more...]
The Budget Talks in Boston
The Union's Request to be Partners in the Discussion To make sure that we were fully informed, we requested background data on the budget and suggested that we meet as soon as we got this information. It appears to us that the Mayor … [Read more...]
Yoon is running for Boston Mayor
Boston.com says Sam Yoon is in for Mayor meaning a busy election in Boston. Three candidates mean a preliminary and a lot of campaigning. Let's hope that the Bostonians who came out for Obama and Patrick will realize that this race is just … [Read more...]
A bad start to Michael Flaherty’s campaign for mayor
Oy. Flaherty, who announced his candidacy Sunday, said the city shouldn't be pushing for a 2 percent tax increase, charging it will hurt average working families and force restaurants out of business. "A meals tax for him is the answer" as … [Read more...]
What’s Ray Flynn up to?
Item: in a very unusual move, former Mayor of Boston Ray Flynn has openly criticized current Mayor Tom Menino on the fire truck maintenance issue. According to the Globe: "This is a tragic situation, and the current administration is … [Read more...]