Election roundup: Landlords who evict in the pandemic are giving money to all the major candidates for mayor

The Dig takes a look astatine the authorities of eviction - comparing the database of landlords moving to evict the astir tenants successful Boston with the database of landlords giving wealth to candidates for mayor.

John Barros blasted Kim Janey for the imaginable BPS busing catastrophe adjacent week:

With hundreds of millions of dollars successful national assistance coming to Boston, Acting Mayor Janey has nary excuse for not having capable autobus drivers connected the archetypal time of school. With 1 week to go, we request to deliberation creatively and find solutions for families. If debased wages are creating a hiring problem, we request to supply competitory incentives and wages. If BPS’s backstage autobus contractor can’t get the occupation done, we request to enactment with them to capable the spread with alternatives.

The Daily Free Press reports connected a forum connected women's rights and the mayor's race, involving Campbell, Barros and Essaibi George; the different 2 candidates couldn't marque it.

Pipefitters Local 537 has endorsed Essaibi George.

As a erstwhile longtime national subordinate herself, Annissa volition govern with hard moving families apical of mind, advocating for and amplifying the voices of our members successful Boston and crossed the region.

There utilized to beryllium a majority-Black authorities Senate district. Then, with the backing of past incumbent Dianne Wilkerson, the authorities redistricted Boston to make 2 districts wherever Blacks made up a ample percent of the population, but not the bulk successful the hopes of electing 2 Blacks to the Senate.

But it didn't rather enactment out. Wilkerson mislaid to Sonia Chang-Diaz (the archetypal Latina successful the Senate) and past went to prison. In the different district, Linda Dorcena Forry near for a occupation successful the backstage assemblage and the territory returned to being the domain of South Boston pols. CommonWealth Magazine reports there's a propulsion connected to recreate a majority-Black Senate district. It could hap successful portion due to the fact that Chang-Diaz is giving up her spot to tally for governor. Also, Wilkerson is backing the effort.

The Dorchester Reporter rounds up priorities for candidates successful District 4 (Dorchester, Mattapan, Roslindale, Jamaica Plain).

The Scope interviews William Dickerson, moving for the District 4 spot that Andrea Campbell is giving up, and Liz Breadon, who is moving to support her spot successful District 9 (Allston/Brighton).