"The politicians that I admire the most have entered office with specific goals in mind. There are issues they wanted to confront and attack, and those were their main focus."
mayor Marty Walsh
INTRODUCING: THE BRAWL FOR CITY HALL
An introduction to our coverage of races in Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, and beyond
LABOR PAINS: A WEEK AFTER THE TUFTS LOCKOUT, PENSIONS KEEP NURSES AND HOSPITAL AT ODDS AS BARBS CONTINUE TO FLY
"Management’s goal was clearly to carve off a bigger segment of nurses, but they failed to do so. In the end, it really only made the union stronger."
DON’T MAKE US HOMELESS AGAIN: AN OPEN LETTER TO MAYOR WALSH
Since our first letter, the conditions we detailed (including lack of, or no food at meals; no access to beds or medication during the day; and lack of available case management staff) have only deteriorated daily.
GUEST OP-ED: WALSH ADMINISTRATION PLAYS THE SAME OLD RACE CONVERSATION GAME
The voice that was missing, and that is also the one that is always shut out of these “open” conversations, is again that of the radical, the revolutionary.
SPIN MASTERS: JEFF ROSS ROAST COOKS THE FACTS
The overriding concern here is that the BPD once again proved itself masterful at misrepresenting facts, and of presenting officers in a positive media light.
STATE OF THE POLICE STATE: FROM THE BPD TO THE ACA, IT’S A JAILER’S WORLD—WE JUST SQUIRM IN IT
“The government should be ashamed of themselves for allowing this to go on. We need to get real, we need to tell the truth.”
LIQUOR LICENSE UPDATE: THE THIRSTY GAMES CONTINUE
After failed attempt to give Boston control of licenses, liquor laws still stuck in last century
BPS STUDENTS TAKE TO THE STREETS, MAYOR WALSH FEELING THE HEAT
Unions played a supporting role, but the kids organized themselves
WHAT ABOUT THE 56,000 BPS STUDENTS UNDER 30?
Though hardly the first slap in the face of struggling Bostonians, the Forbes announcement (and its wicked timing) made for the latest twist in the demented joke that has become of Boston in 2016.