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From YouTube: Boston Municipal Research Bureau
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Mayor Walsh offers remarks at the Boston Municipal Research Bureau's Annual Meeting at the Seaport Hotel.
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Now,
as
you
have
known,
if
you've
been
here
before
the
mayor
likes
to
come
to
these
this
dinner
or
lunch
with
a
lot
of
support,
and
so
his
whole
senior
team,
basically
is
here
cabinet
office
officers,
department,
heads
other
senior
officials
to
name
to
mention
individually.
So
if
you
would
all
stand
and
be
recognized
now,.
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Also
Michelle
whoo,
the
most
recent
president
of
the
City
Council
District
Council's
Frank,
Baker,
district
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and
Mark
C
Elmo
will
be
here.
He
is
just
about
ready
to
start
a
hearing
which
won't
go
too
long,
but
he'll
be
here
for
the
mayor's
speech
from
the
school
committee.
We're
delighted
that
Michael
Oconto
who's,
the
current
chair
of
the
school
committee's
here,
as
well
as
Michael
O'neill,
who
had
been
chair
for
several
years.
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Now
we
appreciate
when
our
members
who
have
you
know
our
table,
sponsors
basically
make
some
room
for
all
these
public
officials,
so
they
can
join
us.
However,
we
have
one
table
here,
which
is
on
government
steroids
and
that's
the
Suffolk
University
table
that
John
uchi
put
together
and
we're
delighted
that
John
also
invited
Robert
Lamm,
the
chairman
of
the
board
of
Suffolk
University.
So
chairman
lamb.
Thank
you
for
being
here.
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And
now
for
the
rest
of
the
table,
Senator
Joseph,
pon,
Cory,
first
Suffolk
and
Middlesex
District
Representative
I
got
I
got
a
long
list.
Oh
wait
a
while
to
the
end
representative,
Aaron
Michael,
its
third
Suffolk
district
Suffolk
County,
District,
Attorney,
Dan
Connolly
at
large
city,
councilor,
Anissa,
Xabi,
George
at
large
city,
councilor,
Michael,
Flaherty,
district
and
district
one
city,
councilor,
Lydia,
Edwards
and
district
district,
five
City,
Council
or
Tim
McCarthy.
Also.
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And
lastly,
the
city
of
Boston
is
very
fortunate
in
that
there
are
a
number
of
business
sponsored
organizations
like
the
Research
Bureau
that
have
different
functions
but
play
an
important
role
in
terms
of
the
quality
of
life
in
this
city
and
and
helping
make
the
city
a
better
place
for
those
who
work
in
live
in
the
city
and
where
you
have
a
number
of
of
those
individuals
with
us.
So
Jim
Rudy
and
wait
wait
till
the
end.
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If
you
would
Jim
Rudy
from
the
Greater
Boston
Chamber
of
Commerce
Gregg
Vassell
from
the
Greater
Boston
real
estate
board,
Pat
Muscatello
from
the
Greater
Boston
Convention
and
Visitors
Bureau
rosemary
Sansone
from
the
downtown
Boston
bid.
Meg
painter
Cohen
from
the
Back
Bay
Association
Marilyn
Schwartz
Lloyd
from
Masco.
Also
a
bureau
director
sue
Sullivan,
New
Market,
Business,
Association,
J
Walsh
was
supposed
to
be
here,
but
he
is
sick
and
to
that
group
they're
all
here
as
well.
So
if
you
stand,
will
recognize
you.
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So
this
is
where
you
get
a
little
commercial
about
the
Research
Bureau,
which
is
that
you
know
the
Research
Bureau
plays
a
unique
role
in
Boston
as
an
independent
organization
that
provides
an
objective
analytical,
fact-based
perspective
to
the
finance
and
public
policy
decisions
made
in
Boston.
So
in
this
time
with,
when
fake
news
and
alternate
facts
are
confusing
the
conversation
and
affecting
policy,
the
work
of
the
Research
Bureau
is
even
more
important.
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We
provide
expert
research,
an
independent
analysis
that
produce
trusted
results
that
benefit
the
city
of
Boston
and
those
who
work
and
live
in
Boston.
We
had
a
very
productive
year
last
year
going
into
this
year.
You
know
the
fiscal
health
of
the
city
is
always
our
number
one
priority.
So
financial
management
issues
are
part
of
our
core
mission.
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The
city
is
in
good
financial
position,
but
challenges
exist,
no
question
about
it.
The
reach
of
research
bureau
recently
issued
a
update
or
a
one-page
sort
of
mini
research
project
on
on
local
aid
in
Boston
and
how
the
state
really
is
not
keeping
pace
which
is
having
an
effect
on
the
school
department.
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We've
been
involved
with
the
implementation
of
the
CPA
and
will
continue
to
be
so
we're
delighted
that
in
the
creation
of
the
Community
Preservation
Committee,
we
were
involved,
but
also
that
one
of
the
four
at-large
members
appointed
by
the
City
Council
to
the
Community
Preservation
Committee,
is
Matthew
Kiefer,
who
is
a
director
of
goostin
stores
and
a
director
of
the
Research
Bureau.
So
the
bureau
will
continue
to
be
involved
with
that,
we'll
work
to
advance
school
improvement
and
greater
school
accountability
and
student
achievement
school
governance.
It's
not
our
hope,
but
it's
going
to
be
issue.
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We're
gonna
have
to
deal
with
and
we
will
be
advocates
for
continuing
the
appointed
school
board
so
that
the
mayor
remains
fully
accountable
for
public
education,
development,
transportation.
Housing
issues
are
in
our
bandwidth.
We
issued
report
earlier
this
year
on
the
first
phase
of
the
city's
yes
initiative
to
sell
parcel
city
owned
parcels
to
create
housing
and
of
the
first
phase
of
183
city
owned
parcels
that
resulted
in
the
creation
of
458
housing
units,
also
an
increase
in
155
million
dollars
in
taxable
value.
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So
it's
not
only
supporting
the
research
Bureau,
but
it's
also
playing
an
active
role.
The
Bureau
staff
is
small
in
number,
but
accomplishes
a
lot.
This
lunch
being
one
example.
So,
thanks
to
the
energetic
and
committed
work
of
Pam
Coker,
our
Vice
President
and
John
and
Andrew
grant
a
research
associate
Lane
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D.
She
does
everything,
so
she
doesn't
really
have.
One
title
is
our
more
senior
member
in
Jennifer
Stodola,
who's,
our
operations
and
membership
manager
and
John
Lovett?
Who
is
our
student
research
assistant
from
Northeastern?
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C
Thank
you
thanks
him
I'm
a
little
bit
nervous
because
Sam
told
me
to
stay
on
time
and
he
stole
some
of
my
material,
but
I'm
gonna,
say
them
anyway,
good
afternoon.
I
welcome
you
today,
as
chair
of
the
research
bureau's
board
and
as
a
representative
of
a
long-standing
Bureau
member
in
supporter
of
the
bureau,
john
hancock,
and
also
on
behalf
of
our
new
CEO
Mary
Ann
Ryan,
who
is
the
first
woman
to
run
John
Hancock
in
our
156
year.
History.
C
She
appreciates
me
of
the
warm
welcome
that
you
extended
to
her
before
talking
about
the
important
work
of
the
Research
Bureau
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we
recognize
in
express
appreciate
appreciation
to
this
year's
premier
sponsors
who
you've
probably
seen
projected
on
the
screen
during
the
course
of
the
luncheon,
and
they
are
Blue
Cross
Blue
Shield
of
Massachusetts
Citizens,
Bank,
Comcast,
NBC,
Universal,
John,
Hancock,
KPMG
and
Veolia,
and
the
reception
sponsor
was
P&G
Gillette.
So
please
join
me
in
a
round
of
applause
for
our
sponsor.
C
I'm
really
honored
to
be
chair
of
the
research
Bureau.
As
I
said,
the
John
Hancock
has
been
a
long-standing
member
and
it's
a
particularly
exciting
time
for
the
city
and
the
bureau
and
Sam
mentioned
the
staff,
but
they
work
so
hard.
I
want
to
mention
them
again.
I'm
thrilled
to
work
with
Sam
and
Pam
John,
Jen
and
Elaine
sounds
like
a
rock
band,
but
they
work
really
hard,
as
well
as
the
board
and
the
and
the
Research
Bureau
membership.
The
entire
membership
and
the
research
bureaus
work
is
important.
There's
no
doubt
about
that
day.
C
In
and
day
out,
the
bureau
makes
a
great
contribution
to
the
city
of
Boston,
a
tangible
difference
in
helping
city
government
work
effectively
for
those
who
work
and
live
in
the
city.
The
research,
bureau's,
expertise,
objective
analysis
and
credibility
helps
shape
the
direction
of
public
policy
over
a
wide
range
of
City
issues.
Over
the
years.
The
bureau's
research
reports
and
recommendations
have
led
to
sound
policies,
new
laws
in
important
management
improvements
for
Boston.
It's
an
input.
C
Now,
I'd
like
to
turn
to
the
second
reason
for
my
being
at
the
podium
today
and
that
is
to
introduce
our
special
guest
speaker,
which
I
am
pleased
and
honored
to
do.
You
know
his
resume.
Well
he's
the
city's
54th
mayor
and
was
sworn
in
to
serve
a
second
term
on
January
1st
2018
since
taking
office,
he
has
maintained
the
city.
Strong
financial
position
focused
on
strengthening
Boston
schools,
led
Boston
to
the
forefront
of
the
global
innovation
economy,
been
a
leader
on
income,
equality
and
work
to
address
the
tremendous
need
for
housing
in
the
city.
C
C
Jim
Gallagher
at
the
unveiling
of
the
2018
Boston
Marathon
banners
on
Boylston
Street
an
annual
event,
and
it
tells
you
that
there
is
hope
and
when
mayor
Walsh
joined
Jim
for
that
ceremony
in
reflecting
on
the
tragic
and
shocking
events
at
the
marathon.
Nearly
five
years
ago,
on
April
15th
2013
mayor
Walsh,
said
the
following:
one
Boston
day
has
turned
the
marathon
into
a
movement,
a
movement
our
entire
city
has
rallied
around
spreading
the
message
of
kindness
in
goodwill
across
the
world.
C
April
15th
will
forever
be
a
day
that
represents
the
resilience
of
the
human
spirit
and
I
hope.
Everyone
can
mark
this
day
in
a
way
that
showcases
the
very
best
of
our
city
and
its
people.
That
is
compassion.
That
is
leadership.
Please
join
me
in
giving
a
warm
Boston,
Municipal
Research
Bureau,
welcome
to
the
mayor
of
the
great
city
of
Boston,
the
Honorable
Martin
J
wall.
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Thank
you
Tom,
and
thank
you
for
that
introduction,
and
also
thank
you
for
everything
you
do
in
our
city
and
as
a
partner
with
John
Hancock
I
appreciate
your
support
and
friendship
and
Jim's
as
well.
So
thank
you.
I
also
want
to
thank
Sam
for
many
years
of
service.
I
had
a
joke
set
up.
He
SEM,
because
every
year
I
come
here
that
you're
retiring,
so
I
didn't
talk
about
it
this
year.
So
I
look
forward
to
seeing
here
next
year
again.
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I
want
to
thank
you
very
much
and
I
also
want
to
just
give
a
special
shout
out.
There's
to
all
my
colleagues
that
are
here.
Thank
you
for
being
here
today,
but
there's
one
colleague
here
that
I've
had
the
pleasure
of
working
with
for
a
long
time.
Many
of
us
have-
and
this
is
his
last
breath
last
luncheon
as
the
district
attorney
and
I
like
to
thank
Dean
Conley
for
his
years
of
service
as
a
city
councilor.
D
As
a
city
councillor
than
this
district
attorney
and
he's
done
so
much
in
that
office
that
you
don't
see
the
headlines,
you
read
the
headlines
when
somebody
goes
to
jail
or
when
there's
an
arrest
and
but
behind
the
scenes
Dan
has
been
working
on
programs
or
re-entry.
He
has
an
incredible.
In
a
couple
weeks.
The
genomics
climb
his
office.
D
D
We
saw
that
leadership
and
we
felt
that
change
from
Madison
Park
High
School
to
Boston
Common
and
with
us
today,
as
some
of
the
youth
who
actually
a
lot
of
the
youth
who
organize
that
much
as
well
as
survivors
from
mothers
for
justice
and
equality
who
have
been
leading
on
this
issue
for
a
long
time,
I'd
like
to
recognize
them.
Please
stand
up.
D
These
leaders
in
this
movement
offers
a
powerful
example
of
how
local
action
can
lead
to
national
change.
These
young
people,
what
they
did
on
Saturday,
was
remarkable.
They
did
it
without
any
any
any
politicians
any
any
any
older
people
they
did
it
all
on
their
own.
The
message
was
dead-on
and
I'm
very
proud
of
that.
I
had
a
chance
to
see
them
twice
that
day
and
they
did
an
incredible
job.
D
So
thank
you
because
today,
more
than
ever,
it's
up
to
ordinary
Americans,
local
communities
and
cities
to
solve
the
toughest
issues
that
we
face
as
a
nation.
Boston
is
a
city
that
knows
how
to
lead
our
police.
Community
relations
are
a
national
model.
Our
response
to
climate
change
is
one
global
recognition
and
we
have
more
work
to
do
there.
Our
pre-kindergarten
program
is
closing
the
achievement
gap
in
this
same
culture
of
mission.
Driven
innovation
has
moved
us
to
the
forefront
of
the
global
economy.
D
You
see
it
in
our
homegrown
leaders
in
health
care,
education
and
finance,
and
many
in
this
room.
Today
we
see
it
in
global
power
houses
like
Amazon
and
Phillips,
and
MassMutual
innovators
like
rapid7
and
cybersecurity.
Active
and
autonomous
vehicles,
Wayfarer
and
draftkings,
and
online
Reebok
and
Asics
and
shoes
and
40,000
small
businesses
all
across
our
city.
Not
long
ago,
Boston
was
branded
as
a
branch
office
city.
D
Today,
we've
been
the
number
one
city
for
startups
for
two
years
in
a
row,
we're
growing
at
a
rate
of
above
roughly
five
billion
dollars
a
year
in
development
and
20,000
new
jobs
every
single
year
and
we're
on
every
short
list
for
a
new
headquarters.
All
across
this
country
we
are
the
city
of
the
21st
century,
but
growth
by
itself
doesn't
define
our
success.
We
have
to
move
together
forward
together.
In
fact,
there's
no
bigger
challenge
facing
our
nation
today
than
building
an
economy
that
works
for
every
single
person.
D
Conventional
wisdom
says
that
the
very
innovation
that's
driving
Boston's
success
is
what
brings
inequality.
I,
don't
accept.
I
set
up
my
inauguration
in
January
that
were
a
city,
that's
world-class,
because
it
works
for
the
middle
class
and
I
certainly
meant
that
a
new
study
by
the
bookings
Institute
shows
that
between
2006
to
14
and
2016
inequality
narrowed
in
the
city
of
Boston
by
17%,
that's
17%.
We
fell
from
first
place
to
seventh
place
in
the
national
rankings
and
that's
one
title
that
I'm
currently
happy
to
give
up.
D
The
data
shows
one
clear
reason:
our
inequality
fell
because
Boston's
working
people
arising
because
of
many
of
you
in
this
room
average
incomes
at
the
low
end
of
the
scale,
grew
by
19%,
since
2014
working
people
are
doing
much
better
and
we're
becoming
a
more
equal
city,
and
it's
making
our
success
not
only
more
meaningful
but
also
more
sustainable.
I
want
to
be
clear
about
this,
because
it's
something
that
impacts
the
national
conversation.
D
We
have
moved
to
the
forefront
of
the
innovation
economy
while
at
the
same
time
reducing
inequality
and
that's
a
game
changer.
So
I
want
to
talk
today
about
how
we're
achieving
this
success.
How
we
can
take
this
even
further
as
a
city
and
how
we
can
lead
the
national
conversation
in
a
more
positive
direction
at
City
Hall,
it
starts
with
investing
in
communities.
D
We're
building
new
schools
in
Roxbury,
Chinatown
Fenway
in
the
south
ends
we're
building
new
fire
houses
in
Dorchester
and
Roxbury,
and
a
new
police
station
in
East
Boston
we're
renovating
libraries
in
Jamaica,
Plain,
Dudley
square
rose
and
Dale
in
Dorchester.
We've
also
maintained
a
perfect
triple
a
bond
rating
for
four
years
running,
so
we
can
keep
investing
in
Boston's
neighborhoods
and
its
people
I'd
like
to
introduce
to
you
some
leaders
in
City
Hall
we're
advancing
this
work
in
helping
us
with
this.
We
have
a
new
chief
financial
officer.
D
D
Together
with,
along
with
the
City
Council,
we're
making
sure
that
every
dollar
in
every
program
move
our
city
forward
and
strengthen
our
middle-class
job
training
is
a
great
example.
In
the
last
four
years,
we've
reformed
our
system
of
Workforce
Development.
We've
graduated
nearly
3,000
residents
from
job
training
programs
that
are
proven
to
raise
wages
and
launch
careers,
but
for
a
truly
transformative
impact
we
need
the
entire
employer
community
at
the
table.
So
this
year
we
launched
Boston
hires
our
plan
to
place
20,000
low-income
residents
in
good
jobs
by
the
Year
2022.
D
Other
cities
have
marketing
campaigns
and
they
simply
call
it
hire
locally.
This
is
something
much
more
than
that:
we're
inviting
employers
to
sponsor
or
hire
graduates
of
our
partner
programs
in
a
collection,
collective
effort
to
strengthen
our
workforce
wages
are
one
part
of
our
middle
class.
Financial
security
housing
is
just
as
important.
The
fundamental
Kanchana
lousing
shortage
that
developed
over
many
decades.
D
That's
why
we've
made
housing
a
priority
so
far,
we've
permitted
over
26,000
new
homes
in
the
city,
more
than
17,000
those
homes
are
complete
in
nine
thousand
right
now
are
under
construction
in
additional
twenty
six
thousand
proposed
units
are
under
review
in
all
that's
52,000
new
homes
or
98
percent
of
our
target
of
the
by
the
year
2030
we
got
serious
about
housing
in
the
City
of
Austin,
but
just
as
important
of
homes
were
permitted.
We've
set
aside
19
percent
of
those
for
low
and
moderate
income
families.
D
We
harnessed
the
heat
of
the
market
to
keep
Boston
the
National
legal
leader
in
affordable
housing
over
one
third
of
our
city's
rental
units
are
subsidized,
no
major
city,
we
know
of
comes
close
to
that
figure,
and
we've
created
more
new
workforce
housing.
Our
city
has
ever
seen.
In
many
years.
We
made
a
decision
to
house
the
people
who
fuel
our
economy.
D
That's
something
every
employer
needs
if
you're
gonna
keep
growing
in
our
city
and
we're
proud
of
this
progress
and
I've
been
proud
to
share
these
strategies
as
a
housing
chair
for
the
US
Conference
of
Mayors.
But
we
still
have
much
much
more
work
to
do
so.
We
are
working
with
our
neighbors
on
a
regional
housing
plan
that
will
finally
address
the
full
scope
of
the
housing
shortage
in
the
entire
Greater
Boston
community.
D
We've
turned
over
300
city-owned
parcels
into
a
thousand
new
homes
and
we're
inviting
idea
is
to
add
mixed
income,
housing
to
82
public
facilities,
from
our
libraries
to
our
community
centers.
Finally,
and
most
importantly,
we
are
rallying
our
city
to
end
chronic
homelessness
for
good.
This
is
a
much
more
reachable
goal
than
people
realize
under
our
new
system
with
house,
nearly
1,400,
formerly
homeless,
women
and
men
and
we've
ended
chronic
veterans
homelessness,
but
we
have
a
plan
to
go
further
and
we
set
up
a
way.
We
can
do
this
together.
D
As
a
city
I
want
to
explain
this
back
in
January
for
the
first
time
in
Boston's
modern
history,
there
was
no
inaugural
ball
after
the
mayoral
election,
there
was
a
reason
for
that.
Inaugural
balls
have
prayed
for
by
private
donors.
Many
of
you
in
this
room.
You
have
to
raise
money
for
that.
I
decided
that
whatever
funds
we
could
raise
should
go
to
something
more
important
than
a
party,
so
we
created
the
Boston
way
home
fund.
The
goal
is
to
raise
10
million
dollars
in
private
donations.
D
Those
funds
will
leverage
a
plan
developed
with
Pinetree
in
who's
here
today
to
create
200
new
units
of
permanent
supportive
housing.
That
means
subsidized
rental
housing
with
services
that
build
life
skills
and
connect
people
to
healthcare
into
jobs.
I
visited
with
folks
in
the
new
apartments
as
they
begin
to
rebuild
their
lives.
There
is
no
more
meaningful
experience.
I've
had
as
man
Bank
of
America
started
us
off
with
a
$250,000
donation,
and
today
I
can
announce
three
more
gifts
that
we
received:
Mass,
General,
Hospital,
Brigham,
Women's,
Hospital
and
Ponton
s.
D
D
D
D
Opportunity
tomorrow
means
education.
Today
we
are
dedicated
to
making
the
children
of
Boston
full
partners
in
our
city.
Success,
Boston,
Public,
Schools,
4-year.
Graduation
rate
is
up
to
seventy
two
point:
seven
percent:
an
increase
of
nearly
fifteen
percent
over
the
last
ten
years.
That's
a
solid
progress
and
a
credit
to
our
educators
and
our
teachers
and
our
students,
but
we
have
more
work
to
do.
D
Working
with
the
Shah
Family
Foundation
we're
expanding
the
fresh
food
pilot.
That's
succeeding
in
East
Boston
by
this
fall.
Thirty
schools
across
the
city
will
have
new
or
renovated
kitchens
producing
fresh,
nutritious
food,
replacing
frozen
chicken
nuggets
with
fresh
grilled,
chicken
and
vegetables.
It's
more
than
a
menu
upgrade
it's
an
equalizer.
D
While
closing
the
health
gap
that
prevents
many
children
from
learning
to
their
full
potential,
in
addition,
this
September,
roughly
one
thousand
more
children,
will
be
enrolled
in
high-quality
pre-kindergarten
compared
to
five
years
ago.
These
classrooms
are
the
gold
standard
in
early
education,
they're
proven
to
close
the
achievement
gap.
D
D
We
have
built
a
model
of
high-quality
pre-kindergarten
that
the
state
and
the
national
following
it's
working
and
it's
ready
to
expand.
We
just
need
the
resources
to
reach
each
of
our
children.
I
asked
the
full
legislature
and
I
know
our
colleagues
that
hits
they're
in
full
support.
I
asked
the
full
legislature
to
advance
this
bill
to
the
governor's
desk
and
give
every
young
Bostonian
the
start.
They
need.
D
I've
made
it
clear,
we're
serious
about
expanding
opportunity
and
we
have
to
break
down
the
racial
inequity
that
builds
up
over
many
generations
in
our
country.
Racial
equity
has
been
a
central
goal
of
my
administration
in
everything
that
we
do
it's
more
than
talk
we're
taking
action.
The
hyams
foundation
has
been
a
key
partner
in
this
work.
Executive
director,
Jocelyn
sahjhan,
is
here
and
I
want
to
thank
her
for
her
leadership.
Today,
hyeme's
released
the
results
of
a
new
survey
on
opportunity
and
race
relations
in
Boston.
D
It
dives
deep
into
the
issue
and
gives
equal
weight
to
every
community
in
our
city.
The
survey
shows
that
Bostonians
are
passionate
about
achieving
equal
opportunity
and
they're
optimistic
about
our
progress.
I
encourage
everyone
to
explore
the
report
as
we
continue
this
very
vital
conversation
everywhere.
I
travel
I
talked
to
leaders
of
communities
that
are
grappling
with
race
and
immigration,
climate
and
infrastructure,
or
blades
in
health
care
more
than
ever
cities,
and
it's
mayor's
are
taking
the
lead
on
the
toughest
issues.
D
So
I
want
to
fight
you
to
be
part
of
our
national
leadership
right
here
in
Boston
in
June,
we
will
host
the
United
States
Conference
of
Mayors
for
the
first
time
since
2004,
hundreds
of
mears
from
all
across
this
country
are
gonna
come
to
Boston.
We
will
tackle
issues
from
jobs
to
housing,
from
gun
reform
to
the
drug
crisis.
This
is
an
opportunity
for
Boston
to
share
our
success,
learn
from
other
cities
and
lead
the
national
conversation
I
invite
everyone
to
help
put
Boston's
best
foot
forward.
D
You
can
get
involved
through
the
Greater
Boston
Convention
and
Visitors
Bureau.
President
Pat
muskrat
role
is
here.
If
you
want
to
get
started
so,
please
see
Pat
where
I
apat
they
Pat
down
the
back.
So
please
let
us
know
and
I
would
love
to
have
you
involved.
In
that
conversation,
we
have
a
story
to
tell
in
Boston
we
started
the
year
with
first
night
in
an
inauguration.
The
next
day.
Last
week
we
hosted
March
Madness
next
month,
we'll
bring
the
Boston
Marathon.
D
In
addition,
the
US
Conference
of
Mayors
will
put
on
an
international
climate
summit
for
cities
right
here
in
Boston
will
host
a
global
startup
bootcamp
with
top
entrepreneurs
from
around
the
world
and
will
celebrate
our
annual
traditions,
dozens
of
College
commencements,
fourth
of
July
fireworks
and
the
Boston
Pops
Shakespeare
on
the
common
in
the
symphony
at
Franklin
Park
and
a
diverse
cultural
celebrations
all
across
the
city.
Hopefully
we'll
also
have
a
lot
of
playoff
games
of
the
TD
Garden,
maybe
even
a
parade
or
two
who
knows.
D
After
all,
we
are
a
city
of
Champions,
but
we're
also
a
city
of
compassion.
So
I
just
want
to
say
a
word
about
our
friends
who's
with
us
today,
John
Nucci
from
Suffolk
University
John,
has
helped
a
ton
of
people
over
the
years
and
now
he's
in
need
some
need
for
himself
for
some
help.
He's
waiting
for
a
kidney
transplant.
I'd
like
to
ask
all
of
you.
Please
visit
mph
living
donors
org
to
learn
more.
Let's
spread
the
word
for
John
and
let's
raise
the
awareness
on
this
important
cause.
Thank
you.
John.
D
Boston
is
a
world-class
city
with
the
heart
of
a
caring
community.
That's
how
we're
stoking
innovation
while
driving
down
inequality,
we're
strengthening
and
expanding
our
middle
class
and
we're
showing
a
nation
way
for
the
way
forward
on
the
toughest
issues
and
we're
welcoming
the
world
to
learn
and
grow
in
our
great
city.
At
a
time
when
cities
must
lead,
Boston
is
the
leader
of
cities
and
I
am
proud
of
than
ever
to
be
its
mayor.
I
want
to
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
today
to
be
here.
A
D
You
Sam
and
thank
you
for
bringing
that
question
up.
We
have
one
of
the
most
successful
summer
job
programs
in
the
country,
many
cities
around
America,
come
to
our
city
to
explore
and
see
what
we
do
and
every
year
in
the
last
four
years
we've
raised
the
number
of
summer
jobs
that
we've
been
able
to
give
out.
We've
fully
funded
it
in
our
legislature
in
our
package
that
the
budget
will
be
voted
on,
but
as
always,
we're
asking
employers
here,
we'd
love
to
have
more
opportunities.
D
D
We're
seeing
violence,
go
down
in
our
city,
we're
seeing
homicides
going
on
in
our
city,
but
it's
happening
because
of
the
employer
community
because
of
Education
because
of
all
the
different
programs
we
have
together
so
I'd
love
to
ask
anyone
in
this
room
that
has
not
hired
a
young
person
would
love
to
get
you
part
of
this
process
and
I
guarantee
you.
You
will
get
your
company
we'll
get
more
out
of
it
than
the
kids
do
so
please.
Thank
you.
A
E
D
Out
I
think
that
you
know
on
Saturday,
as
they
said
in
Prior
to
Saturday
I've
had
the
chance
to
say
we
young
people
and
that
they're,
usually
ahead
of
the
curve
and
I,
think
the
fact
that
the
young
students
from
parkland
and
around
America
forced
the
legislature
in
Florida
and
the
governor
to
sign
a
bill
banning
certain
assault
weapons
was
it
was.
It
was
a
huge
step
in
this
country
and
I
think
the
fact
that
I
heard
Rick
Santorum
on
CNN
the
other
day
he
just
doesn't
get
it
and
I.
D
Think
elected
elected
officials
need
to
realize
that
young
people
are
speaking
the
truth.
They
don't
have
an
agenda
and
I
think
that
they're
very
serious
about
this
and
I.
Don't
think
this
is
the
only
issue
that
young
people
gonna
speak
out
on
and
I'm
gonna
continue
to
encourage
our
young
people
to
speak
out.
D
I
know
many
of
them
went
to
the
legislature
in
Massachusetts,
where
we
have
the
toughest
gun
laws
and
they
were
thoughtful
and
they
say
they
suggested
to
some
legislators,
maybe
that
the
legislators
here
in
Massachusetts,
including
myself,
can
call
some
of
our
counterparts
in
parts
of
the
country
to
encourage
their
cities
and
states
to
bring
up
some
of
the
same
gun
laws.
So
we
have
so
I
think
that
if
people
think
the
young
people
are
going
away,
they're
not
they
are
the
future
of
America
there's
something
in
this
generation.
A
Any
other
questions,
let
me
ask
one
last
one:
then
you've
talked
about
the
importance
of
we're
trying
to
create
a
sort
of
a
regional
housing
plan
which
clearly
is
necessary
because
Boston
is
doing
its
part
in
terms
of
affordable
housing
and
workforce
housing.
How
would
you
see
that
structure?
How
would
that
work
and
how
was
how
will
the
governor's
housing
bill
help
in
that
respect,
yeah.
D
Well,
first
of
all,
the
the
the
metro
Mia's
coalition,
we've
gotten
together,
we've
had
many
conversations
about
how
we
can
approach
different
issues
regionally
and
I.
Think
the
fact
of
working
in
silos
is
our
thing
in
the
past
here
in
the
Greater
Boston
area,
working
together
collectively,
whether
it's
on
economic
development
of
housing
is
something
that
we've
decided
to
move
forward
with
our
colleagues,
the
legislature,
the
legislature
percenters,
did
a
housing
bond
bill,
Kevin
hone
in
the
chair,
Shepherd
of
that
bill
through
the
legislature.
They
work
regionally
when
they
put
together
a
housing
bond
bill.
D
They
work
with
colleagues
from
around
the
Commonwealth.
We
have
to
look
and
see
what
they're
doing
and
do
the
same
thing
here
in
Massachusetts,
because
that
housing
bond
bill
is
for
the
entire
Commonwealth
and
it's
important
for
us
in
the
Greater
Boston
area,
in
my
opinion,
to
keep
the
talent
in
this
area
when
you
think
about
Boston-
and
you
put
us
up
against
some
of
the
cities
around
America.
Obviously
our
population
numbers
aren't
the
same.
D
But
when
you
take
the
Greater
Boston
area,
our
population
numbers
grow
to
about
2.1
million
people,
we're
in
competition
with
every
single
major
city
in
America.
At
that
point,
so
it's
important
for
us
as
we
think
regionally.
Housing
is
a
natural
for
that
we've
already
announced
several
months
ago,
we
announced
a
plan
that
we
were
going
to
do
a
collective
study
which
we
are.
The
reports
of
that
study
will
be
coming
back,
I
believe
sometime
in
the
month
of
April,
when
they
come
back.
D
We're
gonna
see
where
the
shortages
are
needed,
where
the
housing
is
needed
and
we're
gonna
work
collectively
with
the
with
the
with
the
Statehouse
to
make
sure
that
we
continue
to
create
more
and
more
housing.
It's
something
that
has
to
happen
and
I.
Think
it's
one
of
the
the
cornerstones
of
my
administration
was
that
you
know
we're
not
in
competition
with
Cambridge
we're
not
in
competition
with
Somerville
we're
not
in
competition
with
Chelsea.
We
have
to
be
in
this
thing
together,
because
rising
tide
lifts
all
boats
and
we
have
to
lift
all
our
boats.