In their fight to keep the status quo, Boston police throw money at Essaibi-George
“HEDGING THEIR BETS.” COPS, COP CONTRACTOR FILL CAMPAIGN COFFER
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THE POLITICS OF EVICTIONS IN BOSTON
Every mayoral candidate has taken donations from landlords who moved to evict tenants during the pandemic. We asked them about it.
WITH ONE SURVEILLANCE PLAN DERAILED, BPD STILL SEEKS TO ADD CAMERAS
"We need the ordinance to pass so we're not dealing with executive branch demands to expand surveillance in a Whac-A-Mole fashion.”
SPECIAL FEATURE: THE TROLL TOLL
Municipalities brave Zoom learning curve in pandemic times.
SIX QUESTIONS BOSTON SHOULD GRAPPLE WITH BEFORE GREENLIGHTING THOUSANDS MORE LUXURY UNITS
The burden of proof is on luxury developers and the city to explain how the luxury building bonanza will benefit ordinary residents and neighborhoods
PSA DOA: MAYOR WALSH’S ISLAMOPHOBIA CAMPAIGN WON PLENTY OF PRESS, BUT HAD LITTLE IMPACT
At issue here is not just that a highly publicized public service campaign fell flat, or that money was wasted on printing posters that were never used.
CITY VOWS TO SUPPORT IMMIGRANTS, BUT MAJOR HURDLES REMAIN
Carolina Mata is a recipient of TPS and escaped El Salvador in 1998 after her father was assassinated. Protected status has made life easier for Mata. “I found a stable job, got my driver’s license, and was able to take care of my children,” she said. As a single mother, Mata supports 10-year-old daughter, Gabriella, and her son who attends Fitchburg State College, while working in a plastics factory.
INSANE CLOWN POLI
When Payaso shows up to forums in Roxbury, Dorchester, and Mattapan in particular, how can he properly address a mother who has lost her son to gun violence? Or at the hands of the police? Can he hold a serious conversation in clown gear?
TOWNIE: A WORM’S EYE VIEW OF THE MASS POWER STRUCTURE
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From the guy that brings you Apparent Horizon
The rich and powerful interests that control Massachusetts politics and the state economy have their fingers in every conceivable pie. So numerous are their projects that it’s difficult for most news outlets to keep track of them, let alone cover them ...
SHAME TIME: IT’S TIME TO MAKE NONVOTERS FEEL EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE
They poison our Facebook and Twitter feeds, struggling to channel their emotions and be heard. But while they’re willing to piss into the bottomless rhetorical ocean that is social media, they’re not willing to pull the singular lever that has measurable impact. Imagine the nerve.
