Menino is not transparent about the budget

In one of the articles about my announcement for Mayor, they get a comment from Dot Joyce the Mayor's press spokesperson who says that the Mayor is transparent about the budget. But, as is so often the case, he is not being honest. Ed Mason from the Herald asked for information for his January 15, 2009 article about the budget and the Mayor refused to provide information. That is not being transparent. The quote from Mr. Mason is: "Menino and his aides declined Herald requests for city budget documents detailing grim losses ahead." I know I stopped believing what the Mayor has been telling the public years ago.