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MARKETING FIRM WITH POLITICAL TIES IS PAID MILLIONS TO “HUMANIZE” MBTA

Written by DAN ATKINSON Posted March 4, 2020 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

A consulting firm led by the son of Gov. Charlie Baker’s 2018 reelection campaign chairman is getting $5.5 million to “humanize the brand” of the MBTA as it embarks on a massive capital projects plan—and deals with bad publicity on a near-daily basis.

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: accountability, blue line, Charlie Baker, condembta, delays, Governor Baker, marketing, MBTA, money, orange line, privatization, red line, T, transit

LAST CALL FOR JUSTICE AT THE EAST CAMBRIDGE COURTHOUSE

Written by REP. MIKE CONNOLLY Posted September 5, 2019 Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

Image by Rep. Mike Connolly. Cropped by Jason Pramas.

 

City council must resist bogus privatization scheme

 

Everyone agrees the state-owned Sullivan Courthouse site in East Cambridge needs to be remediated of asbestos and prepared for redevelopment. 

 

The current proposal, backed by the Baker administration and Cambridge’s city manager, would accomplish ...  read more

Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: Courthouse, criticism, East Cambridge, Housing, justice, opinion, privatization, public, Rep. Mike Connolly

DON’T BUY WHAT CAMBRIDGE MAYOR MCGOVERN IS SELLING

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted July 30, 2019 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

East Cambridge courthouse photo by Jason Pramas

 

An East Cambridge courthouse update

 

It’s sad when a local public official claims powerlessness before real estate developers, the market, and state government. But that’s exactly what Cambridge Mayor Marc McGovern is doing in the latest round of the already half-century long East Cambridge ...  read more

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Activism, Apparent Horizon, capitalism, Column, Councilor Dennis Carlone, Councilor Quinton Zondervan, DCAMM, Democracy, development, East Cambridge, Health, Housing, Jason Pramas, Leggat McCall Properties, Massachusetts, Mayor Marc McGovern, Middlesex County, planning, policy, Politics, privatization, public, Rep. Mike Connolly, safety, socialism, Sullivan Courthouse, Vice Mayor Jan Devereux

CAMBRIDGE COUNCILORS CAN STOP UNDEMOCRATIC COURTHOUSE DEAL

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted May 22, 2019 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

Four votes against the proposed leasing of city parking spaces should do the trick

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Activism, Apparent Horizon, capitalism, Column, Councilor Dennis Carlone, Councilor Quinton Zondervan, Councilor Sumbul Siddiqui, Councilor Tim Toomey, DCAMM, Democracy, development, East Cambridge, Gov Charlie Baker, Gov. Deval Patrick, Health, Housing, Jason Pramas, Leggat McCall Properties, Massachusetts, Middlesex County, planning, policy, Politics, privatization, public, Rep. Mike Connolly, safety, socialism, Sullivan Courthouse, Vice Mayor Jan Devereux

STOP THE ELECTRIC SCOOTER SCAM

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted April 2, 2019 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Apparent Horizon, Bird Rides, Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Column, criticism, Democracy, electric scooters, Gov Charlie Baker, Health, Jason Pramas, Lime, Massachusetts, MBTA, micromobility, policy, Politics, privatization, public, PVTA, Raleigh, RTA, safety, SOMERVILLE, St. Louis, State House, transportation

FLIPPING US THE BIRD: SCOOTER-SHARING COMPANY LITTERS CAMBERVILLE WITH DANGEROUS VEHICLES NO ONE ASKED FOR

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted July 25, 2018 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

Bird’s model looks to be entirely profit-driven and completely mean-spirited. No matter how much CEO Travis VanderZanden tries to equate the unasked-for and unwanted service to “freedom.”

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: accident, Alphabet, Apparent Horizon, bicycle, bike, Bird Rides, Blue Bikes, Column, Google, Health, Jason Pramas, Jump Bikes, LimeBike, Lyft, municipal, news, Politics, prevention, privatization, public, safety, scam, scooter, Spin, transportation, Uber, vehicle sharing

TALK OF MORE WILDCAT TEACHER STRIKES PUTS PUBLIC ED AT THE VANGUARD OF PROTEST

Written by BRANDON SODERBERG Posted March 20, 2018 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Democracy in Crisis

“Most newly mobilized teachers aren’t ruling out a strike but feel it needs to be the last option on the menu."

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Democracy in Crisis Tagged With: Charter Schools, labor, privatization, Protest, strike, teachers, union

TOWNIE: MASS REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITIES FACE MAJOR BUDGET CRISIS

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted February 21, 2018 Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, Townie

RTA bus

 

Gov. Baker’s proposed cuts throw gasoline on raging policy fire

 

A quarter-century ago, I lived in Lawrence for a few months. Because it was the closest place to Boston that I could find a cheap apartment on short notice. Unfortunately, I had a low-paying job in the city and couldn’t afford a car. So I took the commuter ...  read more

Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, Townie Tagged With: austerity, budget, Charlie Baker, Column, cuts, economy, immigrant, Jason Pramas, Lawrence, Massachusetts, MVRTA, news, Politics, privatization, Protest, public, PVTA, race to the bottom, Springfield, Townie, transportation, Worcester, WRTA

CRISIS AVERTED

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted February 14, 2018 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

MBTA workers protest privatization. Image courtesy INVEST NOW.

 

MBTA bus mechanics beat back privatization… at a cost

 

Unionized bus mechanics represented by the International Association of Machinists Local 264 won an important victory last week when they agreed to a four-year contract with the MBTA—effectively ending a two-year effort by the transportation authority’s ...  read more

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Apparent Horizon, Boston, Carmen's Union, Charlie Baker, Column, contract, District 15, economy, Fiscal and Management Control Board, IAM, International Association of Machinists, Jason Pramas, labor, Local 264, Massachusetts, MBTA, news, Politics, privatization, Protest, transportation, union, worker

WHEN SLOGANS REPLACE BIRTHRIGHTS

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted April 25, 2017 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News

How corporate ed reform threatens democracy

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News Tagged With: Apparent Horizon, Beyond Boston, BPS, Charlie Baker, Charter Schools, education, Jason Pramas, Massachusetts, privatization, public schools

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The MBTA confirmed that it will “fully fund its The MBTA confirmed that it will “fully fund its operating budget in the coming fiscal year and begin to restore cut service.” https://digboston.com/public-transit-public-good-responds-to-restoring-mbta-service/ #transportation #politics #Massachusetts
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