JP Ward Committees Endorse Yoon, Arroyo - updated
Monday night, September 12, the Ward 11 and 19 Democratic Committees hosted a forum for the at large candidates for Boston City Council. The event drew over 100 people, one of the best turnouts for a candidates night in JP. The event was taped for BNN and the Globe City Weekly and JP Gazette covered it. Extensive publicity at the JP World's Fair the day before helped considerably as many new faces were in the audience.
All the candidates attending made good presentations and if the Ward 19 vote that followed was any indication, virtually all came across with some level of support, here's a summary (apologies in advance if I missed something, was sorting questions):
Kevin McCrae -- housing and education are priorities (anti-rent control); called for universal health care; alleges that the Council is violating open meeting law and city has over 300 acres of undeveloped property.
Patricia White -- looking to put another "progressive woman" on the Council, also against rent control; concerned about people leaving the city because of the schools, worked for Boston Partners in Education.
Michael Flaherty -- sends kids to Boston schools, so has a vested interest, working on CORI reform, drug treatment, opposes community stabilization act, supports community preservation act (CPA). supports elected school committee (the day after the forum, the Council President announced his opposition to the Biolab project).
Sam Yoon -- former housing director for Asian CDC, pro-rent control and CPA, for elected school committee, sends child to Boston public schools
John Connally -- worked with charter school, pro-rent control/tenant protection, talked about parents in Charlestown finding needles in parks
Matt O'Malley --managed Cabral campaign, knows "New Boston", opposed to rent control but supports just cause eviction for tenants, endorsed by Boston Teachers Union, others
Felix Arroyo -- has led effort to establish city planning agency separate from BRA, pro-tenant, former school committee
Joe Ready -- from Fenway; has seen institutions push up housing prices, wants to tax non-profits, not for rent control
Ed Flynn - pro-tenant; wants to create new Boston City Hospital, push living wage to $17-19/hour, Boston is "tale of two cities"
Steve Murphy -- has worked on JP issues, such as park rangers, lobbied state house for additional summer jobs, working on CORI reform
In the Ward 19 caucus afterwards, all of the above except Ready were nominated and everyone had some level of support from the 25 committee members voting. In the end, Councilor Arroyo got 20 of 25 votes and Sam Yoon was close behind. Matt O'Malley fell just short of an endorsement. Ward 11 reportedly endorsed the same two progressives.
The two committees will have a second forum in October for District Council and Mayor. Neither is on the September ballot in JP/Roslindale.
Congrats to the organizers! Great job!
Howard L.
PS -- a few other Ward Committees also held forums or votes this past week, Ward 12 in Roxbury co-sponsored a Council event with ROXVOTE and others; Ward 10 (Mission Hill) held their forum and unanimously endorsed Mayor Menino, and Ward 5 (Beacon Hill/Back Bay) also endorsed the incumbent by a 15-5 vote.
All the candidates attending made good presentations and if the Ward 19 vote that followed was any indication, virtually all came across with some level of support, here's a summary (apologies in advance if I missed something, was sorting questions):
Kevin McCrae -- housing and education are priorities (anti-rent control); called for universal health care; alleges that the Council is violating open meeting law and city has over 300 acres of undeveloped property.
Patricia White -- looking to put another "progressive woman" on the Council, also against rent control; concerned about people leaving the city because of the schools, worked for Boston Partners in Education.
Michael Flaherty -- sends kids to Boston schools, so has a vested interest, working on CORI reform, drug treatment, opposes community stabilization act, supports community preservation act (CPA). supports elected school committee (the day after the forum, the Council President announced his opposition to the Biolab project).
Sam Yoon -- former housing director for Asian CDC, pro-rent control and CPA, for elected school committee, sends child to Boston public schools
John Connally -- worked with charter school, pro-rent control/tenant protection, talked about parents in Charlestown finding needles in parks
Matt O'Malley --managed Cabral campaign, knows "New Boston", opposed to rent control but supports just cause eviction for tenants, endorsed by Boston Teachers Union, others
Felix Arroyo -- has led effort to establish city planning agency separate from BRA, pro-tenant, former school committee
Joe Ready -- from Fenway; has seen institutions push up housing prices, wants to tax non-profits, not for rent control
Ed Flynn - pro-tenant; wants to create new Boston City Hospital, push living wage to $17-19/hour, Boston is "tale of two cities"
Steve Murphy -- has worked on JP issues, such as park rangers, lobbied state house for additional summer jobs, working on CORI reform
In the Ward 19 caucus afterwards, all of the above except Ready were nominated and everyone had some level of support from the 25 committee members voting. In the end, Councilor Arroyo got 20 of 25 votes and Sam Yoon was close behind. Matt O'Malley fell just short of an endorsement. Ward 11 reportedly endorsed the same two progressives.
The two committees will have a second forum in October for District Council and Mayor. Neither is on the September ballot in JP/Roslindale.
Congrats to the organizers! Great job!
Howard L.
PS -- a few other Ward Committees also held forums or votes this past week, Ward 12 in Roxbury co-sponsored a Council event with ROXVOTE and others; Ward 10 (Mission Hill) held their forum and unanimously endorsed Mayor Menino, and Ward 5 (Beacon Hill/Back Bay) also endorsed the incumbent by a 15-5 vote.
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