Thursday, April 26, 2007

Funny happenings in Chinatown

Frank Chin, the power broker in Chinatown who was behind the Mayor's guy Linehan getting into the final of the may 15 special election is back at it.

Reports are that he was recently at the Election Department in City Hall. What was he doing there? Well getting hundreds of absentee ballots of course.

Nice to know old school city politics of voting for what your ward boss tells you about is alive and well.

What does Frank Chin get from the Mayor to elicit such loyalty?
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  1. theszak3:14 PM

    - - - - - From: Ann.Braga@cityofboston.gov - - - - -
    Attached please find the
    City Council's response to your request for information pursuant to
    GL c4 s7 cl.26; GL c66 s10 through 18.
    http://www.sec.state.ma.us/pre/preidx.htm

    In your April 24, 2007 request of the City Clerk and stenographer
    Ellen Fritch, you requested the stenographic machine output for the
    City Council meeting of either April 11, 2007 or April 4, 2007.

    As the department that has the
    contract with the stenographer, I am responding to your request.

    I have calculated the costs necessary for the copies of the physical
    output of the stenographer's machine (paper tape).

    To make a photocopy of the machine output takes approximately
    one hour of staff time to copy
    thirty minutes of Council meeting stenographic output.

    The hourly wage of the
    lowest paid staff person capable of completing this task is
    twenty-five dollars per hour.

    Each meeting lasted approximately
    three hours, requiring
    six hours of the staff person's time to
    make copies of the original stenographic output, at a total cost of
    $150.00.

    Additionally, the copies themselves will cost
    $0.20 cents per page at an estimated
    600 pages, totaling
    $120.00.

    The check would need to be
    made out to "City of Boston" and sent to me.


    Please contact me regarding
    whether you will want the copies to be made.
    We will begin processing your request upon receipt of the funds.
    Sincerely,
    Ann Hess Braga, Staff Director
    Boston City Council
    http://cityofboston.gov/citycouncil
    Ann.Braga@cityofboston.gov

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  2. theszak3:25 PM

    _ _ _ _ _ comment by ... _ _ _ _ _
    If the City posted the stenographic output of these machines
    (and minutes and reports recived, etc.) to the city website, the
    public could have ready access without having to file a request, and
    they could select the parts in which they were interested.

    If a hard copy were desired or needed, it could be downloaded and
    printed out by the person wanting the hard copy.


    It seems that too many government agencies are still
    looking for ways to do business under the cloak of darkness and use
    things like cost and inconvenience to discourage people from asking
    for information.

    If the notion that the best disinfectant for government business is
    sunshine, then organizations like the City of Boston should WANT
    to make this information available to as many people as possible and
    not just to those who can afford $270/meeting.

    _ _ _ _ _ comment by ... _ _ _ _
    In the alternative, and consistent with both the letter and the spirit
    of the law, posting this output to the city's website so that folks
    could choose for themselves what they wanted to download and print
    would be acceptable.

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  3. theszak10:04 AM

    _ _ _ _ _ From: Election Department Sabino.Piemonte at cityofboston.gov _ _ _ _ _
    POTENTIAL CANDIDATES
    http://cityofboston.gov/elections
    http://cityofboston.gov/citycouncil/districts.asp
    PRELIMINARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION
    TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2007
    POTENTIAL CANDIDATES for COUNCILLOR-at-LARGE
    NAME ADDRESS Phones
    1. Michael F. Flaherty 1726 Columbia Road South Boston MA 02127 617-269-4673 617-635-4205
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    info@michaelflaherty.com
    info at michaelflaherty.com
    http://www.michaelflaherty.com/contact.html
    michael.f.flaherty@cityofboston.gov
    michael.f.flaherty at cityofboston.gov
    http://www.cityofboston.gov/citycouncil/cc.asp?id_name=Flaherty
    http://cityofboston.gov/contact/default.asp?id=10

    2. John R. Connolly 12 Shaw Street West Roxbury MA 02132 617-323-6672 617-447-1302
    http://www.connollyforcouncil.com/
    http://www.connollyforcouncil.com/get_involved/newsletter.php
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    info@connollyforboston.com
    info at connollyforboston.com
    http://www.schofieldcampbell.com/contact.html
    John@scclawfirm.com
    John at scclawfirm.com

    3. Sam Yoon 39 Waldeck Street Dorchester MA 02124 617-635-4217
    http://www.samyoon.com/
    sam@samyoon.com
    sam at samyoon.com
    http://www.cityofboston.gov/citycouncil/cc.asp?id_name=Yoon
    http://www.cityofboston.gov/contact/default.asp?id=18
    sam.yoon@cityofboston.gov
    sam.yoon at cityofboston.gov

    4. Felix D. Arroyo 36 South Huntington Ave. Jamaica Plain MA 02130 617-777-9070
    http://www.felixarroyo.net/
    Felix.Arroyo@cityofboston.gov
    Felix.Arroyo at cityofboston.gov
    http://www.felixarroyo.net/contact3.html
    http://www.cityofboston.gov/citycouncil/cc.asp?id_name=Arroyo
    http://www.cityofboston.gov/contact/default.asp?id=12
    felixd.arroyo@cityofboston.gov
    felixd.arroyo at cityofboston.gov

    5. Matthew Geary 85 Stoughton Street Dorchester MA 02125 978-994-0988
    http://www.google.com/search?q=matthew+geary+boston+%22city+council%22

    6. David James Wyatt 62 Weaver Court Roxbury MA 02119 617-442-4191 857-492-3076
    http://www.wyatt-davidjames.com/
    david@wyatt-davidjames.com
    david at wyatt-davidjames.com

    7. Stephen J. Murphy 141 Warren Avenue Hyde Park MA 02136 617-361-3339 617-635-4376
    http://www.cityofboston.gov/citycouncil/cc.asp?id_name=Murphy
    http://www.cityofboston.gov/contact/default.asp?id=11
    Stephen.Murphy@cityofboston.gov
    Stephen.Murphy at cityofboston.gov

    8. William P. Estrada 212 Lexington Street East Boston MA 02128 435-650-4933
    http://www.google.com/search?q=estrada+boston+%22city+council%22

    9. Martin J. Hogan 491 Ashmont Street Dorchester MA 02122 617-297-5771
    http://www.votemartyhogan.com
    mhog516@comcast.net
    mhog516 at comcast.net

    CITY of BOSTON
    POTENTIAL CANDIDATES for DISTRICT CITY COUNCILLOR
    http://cityofboston.gov/elections
    http://cityofboston.gov/citycouncil/districts.asp
    NAME ADDRESS Phones
    DISTRICT ONE
    10. Salvatore LaMattina 76 Montmorenci Avenue East Boston MA 02128 617-635-3200
    http://www.cityofboston.gov/citycouncil/cc.asp?id_name=LaMattina
    http://www.cityofboston.gov/contact/default.asp?id=13
    Salvatore.LaMattina@cityofboston.gov
    Salvatore.LaMattina at cityofboston.gov
    http://voteforsal.com/
    christopher.coletta@gmail.com

    DISTRICT TWO
    11. Bill Linehan 128 G Street South Boston MA 02127 617-268-5387
    http://www.billlinehanforcitycouncil.com/
    BillLinehan@LinehanforCityCouncil.com
    BillLinehan at LinehanforCityCouncil.com
    http://www.cityofboston.gov/citycouncil/cc.asp?id_name=Linehan
    http://www.cityofboston.gov/contact/default.asp?id=14
    bill.linehan@cityofboston.gov
    william.linehan@cityofboston.gov
    bill.linehan at cityofboston.gov
    william.linehan at cityofboston.gov

    12. Edward M. Flynn 254 Gold Street South Boston MA 02127 617-269-0776
    http://www.flynnforcouncil.com/
    flynnforcouncil@comcast.net
    flynnforcouncil at comcast.net

    DISTRICT THREE
    13. Maureen E. Feeney 160 Milton Street Dorchester MA 02124 617-635-3455 617-825-3037
    http://www.cityofboston.gov/citycouncil/cc.asp?id_name=Feeney
    http://www.cityofboston.gov/contact/default.asp?id=15
    Maureen.Feeney@cityofboston.gov
    Maureen.Feeney at cityofboston.gov

    14. Michael J. Cote 336 Adams Street Dorchester MA 02122 617-612-2012
    http://www.votecote.org/cfd2005/WhyRunning.htm
    mike_j_cote@yahoo.com
    mike_j_cote at yahoo.com
    mcote@votecote.org
    mcote votecote.org
    http://www.votecote.org/cfd2005/links.htm

    DISTRICT FOUR
    15. Charles Calvin Yancey 3 Hooper Street Dorchester MA 02124 617-436-4444 617-635-3131
    http://www.cityofboston.gov/citycouncil/cc.asp?id_name=Yancey
    http://www.cityofboston.gov/contact/default.asp?id=16
    Charles.Yancey@cityofboston.gov
    Charles.Yancey at cityofboston.gov

    16. J. R. Rucker 103 Tonawanda Street Dorchester MA 02124 617-436-0815
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    DISTRICT FIVE
    17. Rob Consalvo 18A Chittick Road Hyde Park MA 02136 617-361-5733 617-828-0129
    http://www.robconsalvo.com/
    rob.consalvo@ci.boston.ma.us
    rob.consalvo at ci.boston.ma.us
    http://www.cityofboston.gov/citycouncil/cc.asp?id_name=Consalvo
    http://www.cityofboston.gov/contact/default.asp?id=17

    DISTRICT SIX
    18. John M. Tobin Jr. 51 Joyce Kilmer Road West Roxbury MA 02132 617-438-1068 617-327-3634
    http://www.cityofboston.gov/citycouncil/cc.asp?id_name=Tobin
    http://www.cityofboston.gov/contact/default.asp?id=9
    john.tobin@cityofboston.gov
    http://www.votejohntobin.com/
    John@votejohntobin.com
    John at votejohntobin.com

    DISTRICT SEVEN
    19. Althea Garrison 98 Howard Avenue Dorchester MA 02125 617-407-7661 617-973-2402
    http://www.geocities.com/votealthea/
    http://votealthea.tripod.com/id2.html
    wilshak14@comcast.net
    wilshak14 at comcast.net

    20. Chuck Turner 63 Beech Glen Street Roxbury MA 02119 617-635-3510
    http://www.cityofboston.gov/citycouncil/cc.asp?id_name=Turner
    http://www.cityofboston.gov/contact/default.asp?id=19
    Chuck.Turner@cityofboston.gov
    Chuck.Turner at cityofboston.gov

    21. Carlos A. Henriquez 20 Judson Street Dorchester MA 02125 617-279-9363
    http://www.voteforcarlos.com/
    http://www.myspace.com/voteforcarlos
    info@voteforcarlos.com
    info at voteforcarlos.com

    DISTRICT EIGHT
    22. Michael P. Ross 214 Parker Hill Avenue Roxbury MA 02120 617-708-0202
    http://www.mike-ross.com
    http://www.mike-ross.com/06-04/index.html
    http://www.cityofboston.gov/citycouncil/cc.asp?id_name=Ross
    http://www.cityofboston.gov/contact/default.asp?id=20
    michael.ross@cityofboston.gov
    michael.ross at cityofboston.gov
    mikeross@mike-ross.com
    mikeross at mike-ross.com

    DISTRICT NINE
    23. Timothy N. Schofield 120 A Sutherland Road Brighton MA 02135 617-732-0099 617-233-4983
    http://schofieldforcitycouncil.com/
    Tim@schofieldcampbell.com
    Bob@timschofield.org
    Bob at timschofield.org

    24. Gregory J. Glennon 32 Easton Street Allston MA 02134 617-686-7399
    http://www.google.com/search?q=glennon+boston+%22city+council%22

    25. James Joseph Jenner 187 Kenrick Street Brighton MA 02135 617-254-7734 617-285-4229
    http://www.google.com/search?q=james+jenner+boston+%22city+council%22

    26. Alessandro Alex Selvig 20 Lake Street Brighton MA 02135 617-783-8442 857-204-5964
    http://www.alexselvig.com/
    http://www.google.com/search?q=selvig+boston+%22city+council%22
    Alex@Alexselvig.com
    Alex at Alexselvig.com

    27. Rosie Hanlon 172 Chiswick Road Allston MA 02134 617-254-4770 617-818-7142
    http://www.google.com/search?q=hanlon+boston+%22city+council%22

    28. Mark W. Alford 40 Lake Street Brighton MA 02135
    http://www.google.com/search?q=alford+boston+%22city+council%22

    29. Mark S. Ciommo 10 Olivia Road Brighton MA 02135 617-789-4693 617-635-6120
    http://www.google.com/search?q=ciommo+boston+%22city+council%22

    http://cityofboston.gov/elections
    http://cityofboston.gov/citycouncil/districts.asp

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  4. Happy2:10 PM

    There should be the biggest campaigns for the biggest cities!

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