Thank you District 6 voters for your overwhelming support. I am thrilled for the opportunity to serve and represent you to help make Boston a city that works for all of our residents.
Thank you District 6 voters for the faith you have put in me. I am thrilled by the support we received across every neighborhood in the district. Together, we can make Boston a place where my kids and everyones kids want to stay and raise their own families. Onto November!
I am deeply honored to earn the support of Mayor Wu
@wutrain
. We share the same progressive ideals and if elected, I look forward to working with the Mayor to make the City a healthier, more equitable place to live for all Bostonians
#mapoli
#bospoli
#TeamWeber
I was honored to join the State of the City last night! Some highlights from what
@MayorWu
shared:
1. Expansion of pre-k to 390 more families
2. Major new investments into Franklin Park
3. 3,000 new units of Public Housing
We’ve grown from a small group meeting around a kitchen table to a true movement for a better Boston. Thank you to all my supporters across D6 for all your efforts.
Let’s have a great Election Day tomorrow and finish strong!
#mapoli
#bospoli
I am so excited to announce
@SamvMontano
has endorsed our campaign for District 6 City Council! Together we will work to improve reentry programs, bring down the cost of housing, and take aggressive action to fight climate change
#TeamWeber
#bospoli
#mapoli
The
@CityOfBoston
is awarding $375,000 to the following two community organizations that directly serve Boston’s transgender and nonbinary communities:
The Transgender Emergency Fund
The Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition
I have spent my career representing workers with claims for unpaid wages, and fighting discrimination in the workplace. I am running for City Council to advocate for my fellow District 6 residents in City Hall. 1/🧵
My City Council office is closed for today and tomorrow due to required cleaning and painting, but we are still available by phone and our office will be open to the public Monday to Friday next week.
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Blue Frog Bakery in JP! For the last two decades Blue Frog has been an important and special landmark in the community. Thank you Brad and Ginger for all of your love and dedication over the years!
Thanks
@JP_NDC
for the tour and conversation this morning. I’m looking forward to working in partnership together on increasing housing affordability in the City of Boston.
The best part of campaigning is different people coming together. These three stooges (their nickname for themselves!) have been such a huge part of all our efforts. 8.5 hours left until polls close!
#mapoli
#bospoli
I unfortunately will be unable to attend my previously scheduled campaign events this weekend due to falling Ill with COVID symptoms. Out of caution I will not be publicly campaigning this weekend.
Our team will still be knocking doors in West Roxbury tomorrow, so come on by!
Today, the
@BosCityCouncil
closed its meeting in honor of Ron Hafer, who established Urban Edge in 1974. Hafer played an important role in the “Stop I-95 - People Before Highways” campaign. Read more about Hafer and his legacy here.
We hope you're ready to ride, Boston! Bike to Work Day is this Friday, May 17! Join us for a ride to City Hall Plaza! Visit to register and learn more.
I had a great time supporting
@eglestonsq
this weekend during the 3rd Annual Chocolate + Churros community event at Robert Lawson Park. Thank you Deborah Karson for these photos!
Please attend the following
@BOSCityCouncil
hearing this Thursday at 2 p.m. virtually or in the Iannella Chamber regarding a hearing order I sponsored on exploring a right to counsel pilot for tenants facing eviction in Boston:
Today I introduced a resolution in support of H.4360 & S.864: An act promoting access to counsel and housing stability in Massachusetts. I want to thank my council colleagues for joining me today in adopting this resolution.
Please consider supporting Genes Johnson’s family with funds for funeral services. Genes was a 10th grade student who attended the BCLA/McCormack. She sadly passed on January 22, 2024.
I was proud to deliver my maiden speech on a tenant right to counsel pilot program during yesterday’s City Council meeting. If you missed it, you can watch it here.
JP, come and share your ideas about the Southwest Corridor Park Action Plan design at the Jamaica Plain Branch Library tonight from 5:30 p.m to 7:30 p.m.
"Weber, Henry Santana and Sharon Durkan raised the specter of a mini-Steward and said it's particularly outrageous that Francis has seen his annual salary pay increase from $180,000 to 620,000 in recent years - even as the center's financial conditions were supposedly worsening."
This afternoon I presented resolutions to the fastest Bostonians who ran the Boston Marathon - including two D6 residents: one from JP and the other from West Roxbury!
I stand with
@UAW
and
@UAWRegion9A
workers going on strike to demand fair pay and a better workplace. Workers all over the country must stand together to demand their fair share of the profits they generate.
I want to thank
@SEIU888
members and 911 dispatchers for joining us today as
@RonDurk
and I presented a resolution in support of bills at the statehouse that would provide them with the same internal benefits as First Responders.
"State Senator
@LizForBoston
and City Councilor Ben Weber, have been vocal about saving the historic home. Weber said he doesn’t trust Francis to either salvage the home or properly manage its closure." (1/2)
At the West Roxbury Annual Easter Egg Hunt with hundreds of kids who gleefully raced to collect some 20,000 eggs scattered at the West Roxbury Education Complex by
@Parkway_Motion
, a terrific organization that sponsors a variety of community events throughout the year.
The situation at the Edgar P. Benjamin is heartbreaking and devastating for residents, their families and staff. This afternoon I am introducing a resolution calling for more transparency and communication for all impacted.
This morning the Committee on Strong Women, Families, and Communities will be hosting a hearing to discuss programming available for seniors in the City of Boston. This hearing is sponsored by me,
@EnriquePepen
and
@Ruthzee
.
During yesterday’s council meeting, I was happy to join
@VoteWorrell
and my council colleagues in recognizing Larry Ellison on his retirement from Boston Police and
@MAMLEO_MA
. Wishing you continued success in your future endeavors, Larry!
My neighborhood office hours for this week will be on Thursday, February 8 in the downstairs conference room at the Jamaica Plain Branch of the Boston Public Library. Please sign up for a timeslot here:
I want to thank
@JP_CentreSouth
for inviting me last night to speak at their annual meeting. I was pleased to present the Business of the Year Award to
@OnCentreJP
and the Volunteer of the Year Award to Janet Galloway.
Please attend the following
@BOSCityCouncil
hearing this Thursday at 2 p.m. virtually or in the Iannella Chamber regarding a hearing order I sponsored on exploring a right to counsel pilot for tenants facing eviction in Boston:
Enjoyed being in West Roxbury this past weekend for the Co. Roscommon Association of Boston annual celebration with Lord Mayor Gormley and Man of the Year Pat Kelly. Was also in West Roxbury today for Alice Gillis’s 106th birthday celebration!
Thank you to
@NASRCC_UBC
and
@SEIU509
for hosting a great event myself and other endorsed candidates and getting out on the doors! Less than 3 weeks until Election Day.
Pleased I was able to join
@MayorWu
today at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new, state-of-the-art
@BOSTON_EMS
Training Center in West Roxbury! I congratulate the first graduating class of Cadets in 20 years who will become fully trained and equipped EMTs. (1/2)
Weber’s record of high-level legal work, for example, he was part of a team that successfully sued the Boston police over a promotion exam in what the judge called a “lengthy, complex, and extensive” case suggests he could master the nitty-gritty details
Thanks to my friends and supporters who came out to the Corrib for a great event! Thank you Ward 20 Democrats and WR Business and Professional Association for hosting
Great being with
@MayorWu
and colleagues today at the Joseph Lee K-8 School for an announcement on a $21 million investment in mental health and behavioral services to support the City’s youth and families. Learn more here:
Photos from yesterday’s Planning Department Ordinance signing with
@MayorWu
. I want to thank my colleagues for passing this piece of legislation which will provide the
@BOSCityCouncil
with more oversight over this department. Read more here:
Hey Boston, tomorrow, Tuesday, March 5, is Election Day! Check your polling location at , and make a plan to vote in the Massachusetts Presidential Primary!
Our campaign is a movement to increases tenant protections, acts aggressively on reducing carbon emissions, and guarantees every student in Boston a high-quality education. If you can support us with a donation of any amount it makes a huge difference
From day 1, our campaign has been powered by volunteers across every neighborhood speaking out wanting empathetic, patient leadership. There are only 9 hours left to vote, so find your polling location here:
What’s up District 6! I hope all the women owned businesses in both Jamaica Plain and Roxbury can join me this Saturday at the Drawdown Brewing in acknowledging and celebrating the milestones of all women owned businesses (1/2)
This morning I stood in solidarity with 1199 workers and other elected officials to call for the Benjamin to be placed under receivership and for the state to commit every resource possible to keeping it open.
Thank you to Roxana for walking Egleston with me and introducing me to so many important local businesses. Small businesses are why people love JP and we must do as much as we can to support them!
“The whole situation just shows that we have a huge gap in our healthcare system, and that people who need help most often are left to be in a facility where the administrator might cut costs and enrich themselves in the process”
The Friends of the West Roxbury Branch Library is accepting entries to its 35th annual poetry contest. Submissions are due on March 11th. More details below.
Today I submitted the following letter to the Joint Committee on Transportation in support of H.3288, An Act relative to Fare Equity. We must make public transportation affordable to all in the City of Boston. Testimony can be submitted today.
Tomorrow I will be presenting a resolution to
@SEIU888
in support of H.2667 and S.1586 “An Act to provide public safety Telecommunicators with the same internal benefits as first responders” in the Iannella Chamber at Boston City Hall
Tonight about 4000
@EversourceMA
Jamaica Plain customers may see a momentary outage of a few secs or a few mins between midnight and 4 am. They are testing the substation’s equipment involved in the recent outage
@universalhub
We will have Aliesha Porcena as our special guest who is the Director of Small Business for the City of Boston. You don’t want to miss this, te esperamos! 👩🏽💼💼👏 (2/2)
-Setting a base level of services in every BPS school such as a music teacher in every school.
-Expanding resources for parents to help navigate BPS and improve communication between schools and parents.
-Equitably sharing resources amongst schools to balance funding across BPS