Andrea Campbell

Election roundup: In Dorchester, a candidate exits; in JP, a candidate enters

By adamg - 4/5/21 - 11:36 pm

Ashawn Dabney-Small, just 18 when he announced his run for the District 3 council seat (Dorchester) now held by Frank Baker announced today he won't be running for the seat after all. Read more.

Election roundup: We got ourselves a Boston super PAC

By adamg - 3/24/21 - 9:36 am

Mayor Janey on WGBH billboard in Brighton

GBH alerts turnpike motorists today there's a new mayor in town. Photo via GBH.

The Boston Business Journal reports a supporter of Andrea Campbell is setting up one of the fundraising organizations to boost her chances of becoming mayor this fall. Read more.

Boston Police blowing through overtime budget; blames Covid-19, injuries, protests

By adamg - 3/12/21 - 11:18 am

Boston Police superintendents said today that they expect to spend roughly $63 million in overtime for the fiscal year that ends June 30 - less than the department spent last year, but $15 million more than the budget approved by the council. Read more.

Police crime database goes bonkers; councilor wants answers

By adamg - 3/11/21 - 10:36 am

Call up the BPD crime database for 2021 today and the first 43 items consist of one row about some lost property on New Sudbury Street followed by 42 more rows that just duplicate the first item. Read more.

Election roundup: Campbell talks major BPD changes, Teamsters, Rushing endorse Wu; Barros gets ready to run

By adamg - 2/24/21 - 11:08 am

The Globe reports that Andrea Campbell is considering far more substantive changes at BPD than we've seen of late, including a $50-million reallocation of BPD funds to "public health, economic justice, and youth development" and the elimination of the BPD gang and bicycle units. Read more.

Election roundup: Marty Walz endorses Campbell

By adamg - 2/12/21 - 8:58 am

If City Councilor Frank Baker (Dorchester) runs for re-election this fall, he'll have completion: Stephen McBride, who says he believes in "a bold, progressive Boston." Read more.

Election roundup: Wu, Essaibi-George want paid leave for city workers who feel ill after getting a Covid-19 shot

By adamg - 2/3/21 - 8:56 pm

They may be running against each other for mayor, but at-large councilors Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi-George said today they are seeking a measure that would give city workers up to three days of paid leave should they feel ill after getting a Covid-19 shot. Feeling like you're coming down with the flu is common after the second shot in particular; health experts say that shows the shot is working to stimulate the immune system. Read more.

Election roundup: Wu calls for city broadband; Campbell calls for Mass/Cass cabinet chief

By adamg - 2/2/21 - 9:50 pm

First, a programming note: Tomorrow at noon, the City Council holds a regular Wednesday meeting - at which councilors may decide whether to try to bypass a special election for mayor should Marty Walsh decamp for Washington before March 5. Read more.

12 of 13 Boston city councilors agree: School Committee chairman had to go, but his resignation is only the first step

By adamg - 10/22/20 - 9:26 pm

At-large City Councilor Michelle Wu and 11 of her colleagues - joined by several state legislators and US Rep. Ayanna Pressley - tonight released a statement condemning what they called now former School Committee Chairman Michael Loconto's "deeply offensive" and "blatantly racist" words during the exam-school hearing last night. Read more.

If Campbell wins election next year, she'll be first Boston Latin graduate as mayor in more than a century

By adamg - 9/24/20 - 12:16 pm

Boston has not elected a Boston Latin School graduate as mayor since John "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald left office in 1914.

Past mayors and their high schools since then: Read more.

Andrea Campbell running for mayor

By adamg - 9/24/20 - 8:53 am

Andrea Campbell for Mayor

City Councilor Andrea Campbell (Dorchester, Mattapan, Roslindale) announced this morning she is running for mayor in the 2021 elections. Read more.

Another city councilor looking at running for mayor

By adamg - 9/18/20 - 9:32 pm

MassLive.com reports that City Councilor Andrea Campbell (Dorchester, Mattapan, Roslindale) is "seriously considering" running for mayor next year. At-large Councilor Michell Wu announced this week she's running. Mayor Marty Walsh has yet to say if he plans to seek a third term.

Walsh: You come for the king, you best not criticize the Boston Resiliency Fund

By adamg - 7/16/20 - 4:28 pm

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Both Mayor Walsh and Police Commissioner William Gross today tore into elected city officials for their comments on, in Walsh's case, the Boston Resiliency Fund and, in Gross's case, what he said were BPD efforts to fight violent crime. Read more.

Seven arrested at D-4 station during protest; city councilor, police commissioner clash on how cops were outfitted

By adamg - 5/30/20 - 6:36 pm

Boston Police report arresting seven people - five from out of town - on various charges outside the District D-4 police station yesterday afternoon, and say four officers were injured, one badly enough to require hospitalization. Read more.

Councilors to see if there's a Hail Mary pass they can toss to save local taxi drivers

By adamg - 2/26/20 - 3:20 pm

The Boston City Council agreed today to see if there's anything in the city's taxi regulations they can change that would put the shrinking number of medallion owners on a more equal footing with Uber and Lyft drivers and let them continue driving the streets. Read more.

As mostly white police union battles teachers over Black Lives Matter curriculum, city council to look at how to increase number of minority officers

By adamg - 2/6/20 - 10:03 am

The president of the Boston Police Patrolmen's Association is accusing the Boston Teachers Union of helping to demonize cops and even endanger their lives by supporting a Black Lives Matters program that calls for hiring more black teachers and school counselors instead of school cops.

But not all Boston cops agree with BPPA President Michael Leary's missive to BTU President Jessica Tang. Read more