| A few days ago the Globe ran a story on Boston City Councilor John Connolly, speculating on whether he had ambitions for higher office. Well, I didn't know about that article this morning, when David and I talked to him; his ambitions never came up, and I didn't even know to ask. Silly me. Just Boston city policy talk.
Apologies for the background music ... unless you like it.
First question: How has the mayoral race affected the City Council race?
Do you feel that the media focus on the mayor's race has sharpened the public's interest?
I asked about education: How do we pay for expanding the school day and year? He says it's partly a matter of using and coordinating with the assets already in the community:
More on funding the school year:
David asks about Payment In Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) -- how big non-profits (e.g. universities) might contribute to the city's coffers:
I asked about reforming Boston's Byzantine school busing scheme:
Connolly's concerns with the current busing and school selection system, continued:
More tomorrow.
UPDATE: Here are the other files:
On the composition of the school committee:
On the BRA:
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