Election roundup: Elected School Committee could be November ballot question; Barros would borrow billions for BPS

Schoolyard News reports connected an effort to get a (non-binding) question connected the November ballot connected whether to instrumentality to an elected School Committee.

WBUR asks if it's time to extremity Boston's presumption arsenic the lone spot successful the authorities without an elected School Committee. The Dorchester Reporter surveys radical moving for politician and City Council connected the issue. Of course, there's a Twitter feed.

John Barros yesterday called for the metropolis to usage its AAA enslaved standing and get $4 cardinal to yet hole each past Boston schoolhouse and bring them into the 21st period with "inspiring classrooms, subject labs, libraries, diversion spaces, creation studios and theaters," - and with expansions to make "neighborhood field areas with outdoor spaces that assistance successful vigor and flood mitigation, outdoor classrooms, play spaces, and assemblage spaces."

Barros besides launched his archetypal TV ad:

Allston/Brighton authorities Rep. Mike Moran and City Councilor Liz Breadon contiguous announced they're supporting Michelle Wu for politician successful September.

Jamaica Plain News reports that at-large Council campaigner Alex Gray, who is blind, connected Wednesday volition pb respective different candidates for assembly seats and astatine slightest 1 mayoral candidate, John Barros, successful a blindfolded circuit astir City Hall Plaza to amusement them the challenges unsighted residents face.

The candidates volition beryllium capable to usage canes and volition beryllium assisted for information by individuals from Gray's campaign.

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Incumbent at-large Councilor Julia Mejia yesterday endorsed different at-large candidate, Carla Monteiro; the 2 volition present bash immoderate associated campaigning.

All excessively often, candidates with meaningful assemblage ties and awesome stories of spot tin beryllium overlooked by the constitution successful favour of those with stronger governmental oregon fiscal connections. Today, with my endorsement of Carla Monteiro for Boston City Council At-Large, we are choosing to disrupt this narrative. I americium arrogant to enactment this fearless pistillate who transformed her imagination into a world and bushed the likelihood to find occurrence and stableness for her family. I spot truthful overmuch of myself successful her communicative arsenic an organizer, immigrant, and Black pistillate - and I cognize that I americium not alone.

Right to the City Vote, "a conjugation formed successful 2013 and focused connected the governmental power-building of Boston’s working-class, immigrant, communities of color," contiguous announced it's backing Ruthzee Louijeune, David Halbert and Julia Mejia for 3 of the 4 at-large seats connected the council, arsenic good arsenic Joel Richards successful District 4 (Dorchester), Kendra Hicks successful District 6 (Jamaica Plain, West Roxbury, Mission Hill) and Tania Fernandes Anderson successful District 7 (Roxbury).

The Scope interviews Brandy Brooks, moving for the District 7 (Roxbury) assembly spot Kim Janey is giving up.