September 23, 2013
1 day to the Sept. 24 preliminary. Driving the day: The expected resignation of Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis. The news broke on Sunday, as mayoral candidates were out canvassing, attending GOTV rallies and fundraising. The candidates, over the course of the campaign, were frequently pressed by reporters and community activists on whether they would keep him or hire a new police commissioner. Polls open in less than 24 hours. State Rep. Marty Walsh holds a get-out-the-vote rally tonight at McConnell Park in Savin Hill. Former state Rep. Charlotte Golar Richie ends the day at the Whole Foods in Jamaica Plain, while District 5 Councillor Rob Consalvo will be at the Roche Brothers in West Roxbury. District 8 Councillor Michael Ross is ending the preliminary race just like he started it -- with a 25 hour campaign tour of the city.
ODDS & ENDS: The New York Times offers this take on the mayoral race.....Dorchester’s Joyce Linehan writes about why she supports state Rep. Marty Walsh in the mayor’s race.....Savin Hill's Bill Walczak will take to the skies of Boston, with a “Vote Bill Walczak – Stop the Casino,” Monday morning and afternoon, Boston magazine’s David Bernstein reports.....The group Elevate Boston has posted candidates' responses to their questionnaire.
THE DAY AHEAD: A list of happenings, as provided by the campaigns. Schedule entries are subject to change:
State Rep. Marty Walsh
7:00 a.m. Rep. Walsh will greet commuters at the Highland Street Station (Corey Street and Hastings Street, West Roxbury)
9:00 a.m. Rep. Walsh will greet voters at Java Café (566 East Broadway, South Boston)
11:00 a.m. Rep. Walsh will greet voters at the Haitian Adult Day Center (6 Frontenac Street, Dorchester)
12:00 p.m. Rep. Walsh will greet voters at the Cape Verdean Adult Day Health Center (34 Hancock Street, Dorchester)
6:30 p.m. Get Out the Vote Rally (McConnell Park, Springdale Street and Denny Street, Dorchester)
City Councillor At-Large John Connolly
Meeting Voters at Christopher Columbus Park Playground
9:30 AM
Christopher Columbus Park, Boston, MANew Balance Brighton Landing Groundbreaking
10:00 AM
Brighton Landing MBTA Station, Boston, MACity Council Hearing on Rental Inspection Ordinance
11:00 AM
City Hall, Boston, MA
City Councillor At-Large Felix Arroyo
8:00AM Ruggles T Stop
Ruggles and Tremont St, Roxbury 02119
Greeting voters, talking about issues important to them including plans to create equitable access to transportation10:30AM Bus Yard Visit
West Milton Street & Sprague Street, Hyde Park 02136
Greeting workers, talking about economic development plan and plan to create pathways out of poverty12:00PM Brothers Deli
1638 Blue Hill Ave, Mattapan 02126
Greeting voters and customers, discussing issues around investing in every neighborhood1:00PM Simco's
1509 Blue Hill Ave, Mattapan, 02126
Greeting voters and customers, discussing issues around investing in every neighborhood2:30PM Curley K-8 School
40 Pershing Rd, Jamaica Plain 02130
Greeting parents and discussing plans to close the achievement gap in Boston Public Schools3:30PM Mozart Elementary School
236 Beech Street, Roslindale 02131
Greeting parents and discussing plans to close the achievement gap in Boston Public Schools5:15PM Stony Brook T Station
100 Boylston Street, Jamaica Plain 02130
Greeting voters, talking about issues important to them including plans to create equitable transportation6:15PM Canvass
100 Boylston Street, Jamaica Plain 02130
Knocking on doors for our Get Out The Vote campaign8:00PM Volunteer Phone Bank
3353 Washington Street, Jamaica Plain 02130
Visiting volunteers making phone calls to voters as part of Get Out the Vote campaign
Codman Square Health Center co-founder Bill Walczak
6am-10am:
Bill meets voters at Ashmont and Forest Hills T Stops10am-12pm:
Bill meet voters and business owners on Centre St., Jamaica Plain12:00pm-2:00pm:
Bill greets voters at Viga in Back Bay
304 Stuart Street5pm-6pm:
Bill greets voters at Jackson Square T-Stop
District 5 Councillor Rob Consalvo
7:30 a.m. - Greets employees coming to work, Boston Water and Sewer Commission, 989 Harrison Ave.
9:30 a.m. - Meets voters at Kit Clark senior center, 1500 Dorchester Ave.
11:00 a.m. - Greet customers at South Bay Shopping Center, South Boston
Noon - Attends hearing on the Rental Inspection Ordinance, City Hall
2:00 p.m. - Picks kids up from school, 95 Needham Rd., Hyde Park
4:00 p.m. - Greets customers at Village Market, 30 Corinth Street, Roslindale
5:30 p.m. - Greets customers at Stop and Shop, 545 Freeport Street, Dorchester
8:00 p.m. - Greet customers at Roche Brothers, West Roxbury
Former state Rep. Charlotte Golar Richie
7:30 – 9 am Greet Voters at MBTA Ruggles T Stop
9:30 – 10:15 am Greet Voters at the Dunkin Donuts in Mattapan
10:45 am – 11:45 am Greet Voters at the Stop & Shop in Jamaica Plain
1:30 – 2:30 pm Washington Park Mall in Roxbury
3 – 4 pm Greet Voters in Dudley Square Area
4:30 – 5:45 pm Greet Voters at Forest Hills MBTA T Stop
6:15 – 7:15 pm Greet Voters at Whole Foods in Jamaica Plain
District 8 Councillor Michael Ross
8:30 am
Greet Voters
Forrest Hills T Stop9:00 am
Public Safety Committee Hearing - Biking
City Hall10:00 am
City Council Meeting
City Hall10:30 am
Greet Voters
Render Coffee
563 Columbus Ave, South End11:15 am
Greet Voters
Haley House
12 Dade St, Roxbury2:30 pm
Mike Ross "Ask Me Anything"
Reddit.com4:00 pm
Greet Voters
Centre St, Jamaica Plain5:00 pm
Greet Voters
Roche Brothers, 1800 Centre St., West Roxbury7:30 pm
Grand Opening of Stephie's in South Boston
130 Dorchester Ave, South Boston8:00 pm
Greet Voters
Lincoln Tavern, Southie
425 W Broadway9:00 pm
Watch Monday Night Football
Ironsides, Charlestown
25 Park St, Charlestown10:00 pm
Greet Voters and Speak with Nightlife promoters at Hip Hop Concert
Church of Boston Bar: 69 Kilmarnock St11:30 pm
Greet Boston EMS Workers at Shift Change
District Attorney Dan Conley
10:00 a.m.- Press Conference
Boston Police HQ
Schroeder Plaza
Boston, MA11:30 p.m.- Greet Seniors at K Club
Florian Hall
55 Hallett St
Dorchester12:00 p.m.- Canvass
1783 Centre St
West Roxbury, MA
2:00 p.m. - Greet Voters in Roslindale and West Roxbury5:00 p.m.- Canvass
Roslindale Village, MA6:00 p.m.- ABCD Community Awards Celebration
Revere Hotel
200 Stuart St.
Boston, MA
UPDATE: This post was updated at 9:57 a.m. with Conley's schedule.