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Boston doesn’t do change very well (as I mentioned in my post on the mayoral election). That showed in Tuesday’s City Council elections, which were […]

You’ve got to hand it to my anonymous Boston political insiders—they’ve been uncannily accurate in predicting this year’s results (at least, in the aggregate). When […]

“Kevin” asks: Other than D5, are there going to be any competitive City Council races in the general election? It seems like there is such […]

All eyes are on Boston’s mayoral race, but voters will also elect 13 city councilors—four citywide, and one in each of nine districts. To help […]

Felix Arroyo has been a voice of opposition on the Boston City Council far more frequently than John Connolly, Rob Consalvo, or Mike Ross, since […]

If City Councilor Bill Linehan has his way, buying booze in Boston could get more expensive. On Monday, Linehan filed for a home rule petition, […]

It looks like a judge ruled in favor of allowing a group of pot proponents to hold a two-day rally on the Boston Common this […]

All eyes are on Boston’s mayoral race, but voters will also elect 13 city councilors—four citywide, and one in each of nine districts. To help […]

UPDATE 09/10/13: Boston officials have granted the organizers of the annual Freedom Rally a one-day permit, and said the group may be seeking an injunction […]

It would not be unreasonable for Bill Linehan, the South Boston city councilor who pinch-hit as emcee at the most recent South Boston St. Patrick’s […]

David S. Bernstein: You lost a very close race two years ago; why do you want to be a city councilor, and why are you […]

Attending the annual “Freedom Rally” on the Boston Common could become an expensive event for pro-pot ralliers. Boston City Councilor Bill Linehan wants to raise […]

Akilah Johnson attended a recent Women’s Pipeline For Change event and wrote up a good article about it, and the Boston Globe slapped it on […]

David S. Bernstein: Why are you running for another term? And, are you interested in running for the open state Treasurer’s seat again next year? […]

I wrote the other day about the difficulties faced by city council candidates this year. Now I’ll add some numbers to that analysis. Below are […]