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A thousand here, a thousand there

Thomas M Menino, has done a lot to help the lower- and middle-class in the city during the 15 years he has been mayor (and the four months he was “acting” mayor).
His staff does him no favors, then, when they say things that are blatantly untrue; or, at the very least, misleading.
From yesterday’s Boston Globe:
The [...]



Boston to renovate several public housing projects

The Boston Housing Authority has announced plans to upgrade several of its largest (and oldest) housing projects.
As part of the first phase of upgrades, 14 developments — including Bunker Hill, Bromley-Heath, Franklin Field in Dorchester and Lenox in the South End — would receive between $45 million and $50 million worth of upgrades to energy [...]



Chicago’s Cabrini-Green housing project about to close its doors, hopefully forever

If you know anything about public housing in America, you’re familiar with Chicago’s Cabrini-Green housing project. Even if you don’t (like me), you probably know it’s something bad.
What happened at Cabrini-Green happened in other cities in the 1950’s and 1960’s, including, of course, Boston.
What steps to take next, to mitigate this disaster, is controversial, [...]





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