In the News

BY ANDY ROSEN, BOSTON GLOBE – As they fight to distinguish themselves in a crowded field, Boston’s mayoral hopefuls are united by a status that has eluded most of the people they seek to represent: They own their homes. In a city where two-thirds of residents are renters and housing costs are through the roof, […]

BY YAWU MILLER, BAY STATE BANNER – Citing wait lists for summer programs and school buildings with no air conditioning, District 4 City Councilor Andrea Campbell held a press conference last Wednesday calling on the Boston Public Schools to accelerate their release of millions of dollars in federal COVID relief funding. Boston is slated to […]

BY REBECA PEREIRA, DORCHESTER REPORTER – Andrea Campbell, as she seeks to stand out in a field of five mayoral candidates, on Wednesday promoted a plan to speed up affordable housing development and close the racial wealth gap. Joined by supporters at a vacant lot at the corner of Blue Hill Avenue and Floyd Street, […]

BY STEPHANIE EBBERT, BOSTON GLOBE – Andrea Campbell’s middle name is Joy, but she was a preternaturally serious child — so intense and purpose-driven that she had to be reminded to play, said Lois Savage, a relative who helped raise Campbell after her mother died. “She was one of those students who would get mad […]

BY SEAN PHILIP COTTER, BOSTON HERALD – The feds released hundreds of millions of dollars in aid for Massachusetts schools — and the matter of what to do with the windfall immediately became a campaign issue in the Boston mayoral race. Boston officials have known for a couple of months that the city’s school district […]