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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announces appointments to the Civilian Review Board (CRB) and the Internal Affairs Oversight Panel (IAOP), which are part of the City’s Office of Police Accountability and Transparency (OPAT).
A
Okay,
stephanie's
here,
okay,
great
well
good
afternoon,
everyone
and
thank
you
so
much
for
joining
us.
Thank
you
to
our
boston
police
for
hosting
today
for
a
very
exciting
announcement
about
steps
forward
and
the
community
leaders
will
be
part
of
our
efforts
to
continue
bringing
accountability
and
transparency
to
policing
and
public
safety
in
boston.
A
I
also
want
to
recognize
our
partners
on
this
effort,
specifically
around
accountability,
transparency
and
bringing
the
reforms
that
will
build
trust
in
community
hear
from
the
boston
police
department,
deputy
superintendent,
eddie
crispin
from
internal
affairs,
as
well
as
superintendent
sharon,
dotton
chief
of
the
bureau
of
professional
standards.
Thank
you
for
your
leadership.
A
This
is
an
effort
from
the
11-member
group
on
the
boston
police
reform
task
force
that
was
convened
under
mayor
walsh,
including
a
member
who
will
be
joining
our
ia
board
today
and
one
of
the
signature
recommendations
of
that
group
was
to
form
an
office
of
police
accountability
and
transparency,
also
known
as
op
in
december
of
2020.
I'm
proud
that
the
city
council
moved
forward
with
codifying
that,
with
the
explicit
purpose
of
strengthening
the
relationship
between
boston
police
and
our
communities
by
increasing
trust,
transparency
and
accountability.
A
Today,
I'm
excited
to
announce
our
latest
steps
in
moving
that
work
forward,
with
new
appointments
to
fill
opat's
civilian
review
board,
as
well
as
the
internal
affairs
oversight
panel
iap,
the
nine-person
civilian
review
board
is
charged
with
reviewing
and
investigating
complaints
against
the
boston
police
department
and
its
employees
to
carry
out
this
important
work.
I'm
very
honored
and
excited
to
appoint
nine
members
who
I
will
read
now.
A
Now
the
internal
affairs
oversight
panel
or
iap
is
responsible
for
reviewing
investigations
completed
by
bpd's
internal
affairs
division.
The
panel
is
made
up
of
five
members.
The
chair
will
be
judge
leslie
harris.
We
are
so
grateful
that
he
is
continuing
to
where
is
church
continuing
to
serve
in
this
role.
A
With
these
appointments,
we
are
strengthening
opat's
commitment
to
creating
clear
channels
of
accountability,
to
build
a
safer,
stronger
city
for
all
of
us
as
an
entity
entirely
independent
from
the
boston
police.
Oppat
is
a
community
driven
resource
for
achieving
real
accountability
within
our
police
department.
A
I'm
excited
that
the
new
data
dashboard
is
now
officially
up
and
running
as
of
very
recently,
and
so
you
can
find
reports
fully
open
to
the
public
on
police
interactions
within
the
community,
as
well
as
statistics
related
to
complaints
at
boston.gov
op.
You
can
also
access
and
file
a
complaint
at
that
same
website.
A
We
are
also
in
the
midst
of
many
ongoing
steps
related
to
public
safety
and
leadership
in
our
city,
so
the
opat
will
coordinate
closely
with
our
next
police.
Commissioner,
the
incoming
commissioner
will
play
a
critical
role
in
continuing
efforts
to
build
a
public
safety
infrastructure
addressing
the
systemic
causes
of
crime
and
criminalization,
not
just
the
symptoms.
A
Our
commission
research
is
continuing
to
be
informed
by
residents
across
the
city
and
key
leaders
and
stakeholders.
We've
held
two
public
community
meetings
so
far
last
thursday
and
just
yesterday,
and
if
you
couldn't
make
it
to
either
one
of
these
community
listening
sessions,
we
still
want
to
make
sure
we're
getting
your
feedback.
A
A
In
closing,
I
want
to
reiterate
that
every
resident
in
every
corner
of
every
neighborhood
in
our
city
must
feel
safe
deserves
to
feel
safe,
to
be
safe,
in
the
knowledge
that
our
police
department
will
uphold
its
responsibility
to
serve
and
protect.
That
requires
building
trust
which
begins
and
ends
with
community.
A
B
Thank
you
mayor.
Welcome
to
our
board
members.
When
I
first
started
this
position.
Nine
months
ago
I
was
a
party
of
one
I
thankfully,
in
the
last
four
months,
have
grown
to
a
party
of
eight
and
we're
still
growing.
So
please
look
on
the
website.
If
you
have
any
good
people
for
some,
the
creation
of
oppat
was
a
direct
result
of
a
singular
incident
that
occurred
thousands
of
miles
away
and
that
such
acts
did
not
happen
here
in
boston.
B
B
All
these
incidents
did
not
happen
in
one
day
and
will
not
be
resolved
in
one
day.
We
actually
have
reports
that
go
back
to
1992
about
things
that
needed
to
change
in
this
city,
but
we
know
that
bpd
is
more
than
one
incident
or
a
couple
of
incidents,
and
we
can
be
more
for
ourselves
and
they
can
be
more
for
themselves
and
for
the
community
they
serve.
B
B
But
throughout
my
nine
months
I
maintain
my
purpose
for
accepting
this
role
and
for
me,
that
purpose
has
been
finding
my
has
been
my
community,
my
sons,
my
daughters
and
my
husband,
and
that's
what
I
needed
to
succeed
in
this
office
for
the
last
month.
I
know
that
opad
is
bigger
than
my
individual
feelings
about
any
negative
article
quote
or
opinion
that
has
ever
been
written
or
said
about
this
office.
B
I
know
that
there
are
people
who
need
to
see
this
office
to
succeed,
despite
or
sometimes
in
spite
of
what
others
say
or
what
others
feel
there
are
not
so
many
offices
that
you
can
think
of
that
people
actually
died
for
this
place
to
exist,
and
for
that
this
is
the
work
that
you
are
going
to
do.
So,
as
you
take
your
steps
into
this
office
and
that's
everyone's
looking
on,
I
ask
you
to
find
your
purpose
and
center
yourself
in
it
as
you
move
forward
in
this
work.
A
Next
up
and
I
make
I'm
excited
that
counselor
kendra
lara
has
also
joined
us
and
we'll
hear
from
her
as
well,
but
first
up
before
I
turn
it
over
to
the
elected
officials.
I'm
going
to
introduce,
judge,
leslie
harris
who
will
be
chair
of
the
internal
affairs
oversight
panel,
then
peter
alvarez,
who
will
chair
the
civilian
review
board
and
then
a
few
of
our
cabinet
members
who
are
here
as
well
judge.
C
C
C
I
thank
the
panel
that
created
this
board.
I'm
wayne
budd
was
one
of
my
law
professors.
One
of
my
mentors
jamal
crawford,
although
he's
younger
than
me,
is
one
of
my
mentors
and
I
look
forward
to
making
sure
that
their
work
is
fulfilled.
That
they're
not
disappointed
that
we
don't
let
them
down.
I
am
honored
to
be
working
with
this
panel.
I
know
so
many
of
these
people,
I've
seen
them
in
the
community.
C
I
know
their
commitment
to
the
community.
I
know
that
they're
not
out
to
hang
anybody.
You
know
we're
out
to
do
justice.
That
has
been
my
lifelong
work.
It
is
what
I'm
looking
forward
to.
It
is
what
I'm
hoping
that
all
parties
involved
will
understand
that
we're
looking
for
justice
for
our
community
and
for
the
police
officers
who
come
in
front
of
us.
C
C
I
come
from
a
family
loaded
with
police
officers.
I've
watched
good
police
officers,
I
know
what
they
look
like,
but
I've
also
been
the
victim
of
violence
by
police.
I
carry
a
scar
on
my
head
when
I
was
12
or
13
years
old.
That
first
introduced
me
to
policing
in
my
community,
and
I
don't
want
that
to
continue.
I
want
us
to
be
able
to
rely
on
our
police
officers
to
be
able
to
trust
our
police
officers
and
to
be
able
to
support
our
police
officers.
C
D
Thank
you,
mayor
wu
and
thank
you
a.d
stephanie,
everett
and
all
of
the
panel
here,
the
you
know
phenomenal
people
that
we're
going
to
be
working
with
and
and
making
this
happen.
It's
an
honor
to
be
on
the
civilian
review
board,
but
also
to
serve
as
inaugural
chair,
and
I
don't
take
that
responsibility
lightly.
D
My
role
model
growing
up
was
my
uncle,
who
served
on
the
proudly
on
the
boston
police
department
until
his
retirement.
Just
recently,
it
was
a
boston
police
officer
who
responded
and
provided
support
to
my
family.
When
my
uncle,
who
suffered
from
addiction
passed
away
in
his
sleep,
my
family
have
been
victims
of
crime
and
have
relied
on
law
enforcement
to
find
the
perpetrators
and
deliver
justice
and
accountability,
and
I'm
thankful
for
their
service.
D
E
Thank
you
mayor.
I'm
I'm
going
to
be
brief
and
just
say
that
I'm
honored
to
be
here
in
this
moment
with
these
with
this
panel
as
we
begin
to
reimagine
what
public
safety
means
and
looks
like
for
the
city
of
boston,
recognizing
it's
about
being
inclusive
is
the
record
it's
about
ensuring
that
everyone
has
access,
and
it's
shown
that
boston
has
a
quality
of
life
equitable
across
all
neighborhoods.
E
So
as
we
begin
to
reimagine
public
safety
and
the
services
that
we
deliver
this,
this
op
staff
these
panels
and
these
individuals
up
here
are
fully
committed
to
ensuring
that
a
person
zip
code
no
longer
going
to
dictate
their
quality
of
life,
ensuring
that
the
the
boston
and
I
grew
up,
and
even
though
I
loved
it,
it
was
harsh,
but
we
want
to
make
sure
the
boston
that
we
see
in
the
future
is
much
better
for
all
of
our
young
people.
So
I
congratulations
to
you
all
and
thank
you
man.
We
appreciate.
F
F
Appointments
as
long
as
alongside
iop
and
with
the
leadership
of
stephanie
everett
of
opat
will
build
that
trust
within
the
communities
that
we
definitely
need
to
see
and
I'm
excited
to
be
a
part
of
this
process
and
make
sure
to
engage
with
some
of
the
great
community
members
that
are
represented
here
today,
and
I
look
forward
to
bringing
accountability
and
transparency
to
the
police
department.
A
G
Thank
you,
mayor
wu.
This
is
really
a
great
day
for
the
city
of
boston.
This
is
the
culmination
of
decades
of
work
by
hundreds
of
people.
This
is
the
manifestation
of
a
community-led
process
to
ensure
that
no
one
is
above
the
law
that
no
one
is
beyond
accountability.
We
know,
I
think,
we've
had.
G
That
is
beyond
the
pale
or
or
illegal
or
in
any
way,
shape
or
form
excessive,
that
there
is
a
man
there's
a
way
for
them
to
manifest
that
cam
complaint
in
a
way
that
will
be
heard.
We
know
that
over
the
last
several
decades,
that
has
not
been
the
case,
and
so
today
is
a
great
day
for
the
city
of
boston,
because
we
now
have
a
way
to
do
that.
G
So
I'm
grateful
to
mayor
michelle
wu,
I'm
grateful
to
those
who
came
before
who
who
pushed
for
this
to
happen,
whether
it
was
the
council
this
year
or
the
council
20
years
ago,
where
I
believe
this
was
first
proposed
as
an
idea.
I
also
want
to
take
this
moment
to
thank
this
board,
which
has
been
excellent
to
these
two
boards
that
have
been
excellently
selected.
Many
of
these
folks
are
leaders
in
their
communities
respectively.
G
Many
of
these
folks
have
reputations
that
perceive
them
in
terms
of
how
they
go
about
their
work,
and
so
I
am
grateful
to
them
for
accepting
the
charge.
This
is
to
me
a
great
day
for
public
safety,
because
this
board
will
enhance
public
safety
by
enhancing
the
trust
and
respect
and
reputation
of
bpd
and
the
officers
who
are
serving
us
daily
with
the
community.
So
this
is
a
great
day
and
I'm
grateful
to
you
all
for
accepting
this
really
important
charge.
H
Good
afternoon
and
to
all
concerned
stakeholders
and
community
members,
it
is
with
great
honor
that
I'm
here
today
thank
you,
mayor
wu,
so
much
for
inviting
me
to
participate.
H
So
the
issue
with
police,
accountability
and
transparency
is
one
that
is
integral
to
significant
for
our
city
and
society
at
large,
such
as
process
implemented
in
a
deep
and
transformative
manner,
can
begin
a
process
of
healing
for
all
and
can
be
better
created
conditions
to
trust
moving
forward,
as
we
seek
improved
relations
between
police
and
community
members.
Such
a
process
must
be
thorough
and
honestly
engaged
in
less.
We
reproduce
structures
of
systemic
racism
and
feed
into
pre-existing
feelings
of
bitterness
built
up
by
generations
of
problematic
interactions
between
the
police
and
residents.
H
However,
through
this
process
currently
being
engaged,
we
can
alter
this
narrative.
A
police
department,
boston,
police
department
working
with
the
people
can
make
us
all
proud.
Furthermore,
a
legitimate
process
in
place
that
demonstrates
that
officers
are
being
transparent
in
their
work
and
that
they
are
held
accountable
when
they
do
not
uphold
the
high
standards.
We
all
expect
them
to.
H
With
that
being
said,
it
can
help
bring
all
officer
and
resident
alike
the
beginnings
of
a
strong
and
healthy
process
of
policing
in
boston.
I'm
one
that
look
forward.
I
look
forward
to
working
with
the
constituents
in
district
7
and
boston
at
large
to
be
able
to
create
more
accountability
through
my
office
and
understanding,
educating
and
engagement
and,
as
I
always
say,
whatever
way
that
I
can
be
helpful
and
that
I
look
forward
to
doing
that
in
working
with
the
board.
H
I'm
so
proud
of
you
carey
to
see
you
here
and
look
forward
to
supporting
as
much
as
possible.
Also,
I
want
to
express
that.
H
I
feel
that,
beyond
coming
from
someone
who's
work
in
the
public
health
sector
with
mental
health,
I
feel
that
we
also
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do
with
our
fellow
brothers
and
sisters
officers
who
risk
their
lives
to
be
out
in
the
streets
and
work
every
day,
and
with
that
I
look
forward
to
partnership
with
youth
and
building
relationship
with
that
as
well
to
uphold
accountability.
Thank
you.
So
much.
I
Good
afternoon,
everyone
and
thank
you,
mary
wu,
for
your
introduction.
Congratulations
to
all
of
the
members
of
the
incoming
civilian
review
board.
For
four
years.
I
served
in
the
city
of
boston
as
a
street
worker
in
lower
roxbury
and
in
the
south
end,
and
for
those
four
years
I
dedicated
myself
to
working
with
young
people
who
were
gang
involved
and
serving
as
an
advocate
for
them
at
schools
and
in
the
courthouse
and
so
for
most
of
my
life.
I
I
have
been
intimately
familiar
with
the
impact
of
what
it
looks
like
when
we
don't
center
community
in
our
decisions
around
police
and
policing,
and
so
today
this
is
a
celebratory
day
for
me
and
I
would
be
remiss
to
also
not
say
that
in
these
conversations
around
community
accountability
in
these
conversations,
around
police
and
policing,
people
who
are
formerly
incarcerated,
their
family
members
and
those
who
have
had
to
bear
the
brunt
of
the
systemic
ills
of
police
and
policing.
As
we
know
them
today,
continue
to
be
underrepresented
in
our
decision-making
processes.
I
And
it's
my
hope
that
the
formation
of
the
civilian
review
board
is
one
step
into
remedying
that
and
getting
closer
to
a
world
where
communities
get
to
decide
what
safety
means
for
them
and
what
accountability
looks
like
inside
of
their
neighborhoods
and
so
to
each
member
of
the
civilian
review
board.
Congratulations.
I
A
Okay,
I
know
this
has
been
a
significant
speaking
program.
I
do
want
to
create
space
for
any
of
the
board
members,
no
pressure,
but
to
come
up.
I've
introduced
everyone
and
given
quick
highlights
of
of
your
resumes
and
and
some
of
your
amazing
qualifications,
but
if
anyone
would
like
to
come
up
and
just
offer
some
brief
words
on
what
drives
you
or
please
feel
free.
J
Thank
you,
marawu,
as
a
young
person.
I
deeply
appreciate
this
opportunity
beyond
measure.
You
know
I
come
from
both
worlds
of
having
positive
experiences
with
the
police.
I've
done
years
worth
of
hosting
community
police
dialogues,
youth,
police,
basketball,
tournament
and
also
I've
had
negative
experiences
with
the
police
of
which
were
very
traumatic
and
almost
costed
me
my
life
as
a
black
woman.
J
K
K
The
reason
I'm
committed
to
obviously
of
my
history
here
in
the
city
of
boston
and
haven't
had
some
negative
experiences
with
police
as
well
as
positive,
but
historically
I
do
want
to
celebrate
those
who
pulled
this
committee
together.
The
the
interview
process
was
very
comprehensive,
very
reflective,
very
historic,
and
I
celebrate
you
and
being
courageous
and
pulling
this
off.
God
bless.
L
Ann
hernandez,
you
know
when
you
sit
and
you
stand
here
and
you're
listening
you're
going.
Oh
shoot.
I
really
am
really
part
of
this.
That's
how
I'm
feeling
you
know
as
a
social
worker
who
has
two
siblings,
who
are
police
officers.
You
know
I've
definitely
seen
the
police
officers
who
do
their
job
and
do
it
thoroughly
and
the
police
officers
who
don't
and
I
think,
as
a
as
a
mental
health
provider,
I'm
always
trying
to
figure
out.
But
what
is
it
because
for
me?
L
But
somebody
mentioned
something
about
healing,
and
hopefully
this
is
an
opportunity
to
look
at
the
entire
system
so
that
we're
not
pinning
against
each
other
but
finding
the
ways
in
which
we
can
create
structures
and
systems
that
support
in
the
long
term,
something
that
it's
really
lasting
and
sustainable.
So
I'm
honored
I'm
still
in
shock,
and
you
know
I'm
really
looking
forward
to
to
see
how
it
all
unfolds
and
thank
you
for
allowing
me
in
this
space.
M
I
have
always
been
an
advocate
for
social
justice.
My
first
experience
with
the
police
department
actually
being
born
here
in
boston,
boston,
city
hospital.
It's
been
it's
evolved
since
then,
and
being
a
public
public
school
graduate
having
my
school
surrounded
by
people
with
bats
and
clubs
and
bottles
having
to
go
to
school.
My
freshman
year
and
my
family
were
workers
and
they
stressed
the
importance
of
your
job
ethic
and
one
thing
my
mother
wanted.
M
M
She
said
yeah,
you
know
here
are
the
keys,
but
what
I
didn't
play
in
what
I
didn't
realize
that
I
had
cut
all
my
hair
off
and
I
looked
like
a
little
boy
with
a
short
afro.
I
was
driving
down
america
legion.
Highway,
flashing,
blue
lights
went
off.
I
said
what
the
heck
did.
I
do
I
didn't
do
anything
it's
what
they
perceived
me
to
be
doing.
M
He
got
to
the
window
and
says
the
usual
lie,
license
and
registration,
and
then
he
looked
at
me.
He
said
oh
you're,
a
girl.
I
said
yes,
what
did
I
do
wrong?
Oh
nothing,
I'm
sorry
and
they
drove
off
these
are
just
instances
or
when
my
brother
who's
no
longer
here
had
a
mental
health
issue
at
our
house
and
we
had
to
call
9-1-1.
M
M
Never
mind
but
thank
you
for
considering
me
and
it's
my
honor.
B
Thank
you.
So
we
will
have
now
that
we
have
fully
seated
boards
the
chairs
of
both
the
crb
and
iop
make
up
the
op
commission.
So
a
lot
of
times
when
everyone
was
talking
about
what
the
work
was
going
to
be
subpoena
power
actually
resides
with
the
commission,
so
we
will
have.
We
did
have
a
meeting
in
october
we're
having
a
meeting.
I
believe
I
confirmed
with
everyone
on
october
15th
for
the
opec
commission,
which
would
be
myself
chair
february
15th.
What
did
I
just
say?
B
I'm
sorry
so
february
15
2022
with
chair
alvarez
and
chair
and
judge
harris.
We
will
have
a
commission
meeting
then,
where
we'll
start
talking
about
regulations.
So
this
other
part
of
the
commission
is
that
they
set
the
rules
and
regulations
for
the
two
boards,
as
well
as
how
investigations
are
done
inside
of
opec.
So
those
meetings
will
start
going.
We
also
will
have
meetings
set
for
the
two
boards,
so
we
can
start
doing
the
work.
B
B
So
that's
what
you
can
expect
is
that
we'll
start
having
hearings
we
do
have
on
our
website.
As
the
mayor
said
today,
we
did
start
updating
our
website
so
that
there
are
some
complaints
that
we
have
received
since
we
started
accepting
complaints
and
we're
also
going
to
start
trying
to
do
a
get
to
know
opat,
where
I'm
going
to
do
some
grassroots
efforts,
as
I
may
have
said,
getting
city
hall
out
of
city
hall
to
let
the
community
know
what
we
actually
do.
M
B
We're
hoping
so
we
will
have
a
retreat
with
everyone.
In
march
there
was
some
training,
so
some
of
the
members
that
were
appointed
over
the
summer,
they
went
through
a
training
already
there's
another.
The
next
group
will
start
their
training
the
end
of
next
month,
and
then
we
have
a
retreat
set.
So
we
already
have
dates
set
so
we're
starting
the
work
immediately
so
for
case
review.
The
investigations
take.
B
We
have
to
start
the
investigations,
so
the
post
commission,
the
state's
version
of
us,
in
a
way
they
set
a
12-month
timeline,
and
so
we
don't
think
that
we're
better
than
anyone
else.
So
we
also
set
a
12-month
timeline,
so
we
eternally
are
looking
at
cases,
so
we
will
start
looking
at
cases.
They'll
get
cases
as
that
goes
on,
but
there's
policy
work
that
needs
to
be
looked
at
as
well,
so
that
work
will
begin.
So
they
don't
just
look
at
cases.
N
N
A
O
Basically,
how
do
you
involve
the
teenagers
or
the
young
people
who
are
hearing
things
and
not
getting
the
right
education
just
hearing
things?
So
what
is
the
plan.
J
Yeah,
I
definitely
think
juan.
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
question.
I
think
it's
about
really
meeting
young
people
where
they're
at
you
know.
I've
worked
at
teen
empowerment
for
over
seven
years
and
literally
the
model
is
youth
and
adult
partnerships
working
together
to
make
collective
change
in
their
communities,
and
I
think
especially
like
the
the
role
that
adults
play
is
to
support
the
platforms
of
young
people
and
amplify
their
voices.
So
one
thing
I'm
thankful
for
is
my
parents,
they're
always
checking
with
me.
J
You
know
they
are
the
architects
of
social
media
everything
they
see,
they're
internalizing
all
of
these
messages,
but
nobody's
having
conversations
with
them
or
nobody's
listening,
like
you
said
so
I
think,
what's
important
is
for
one
bring
the
dinner
table
back
and
really
have
some
conversations
with
your
kids
or
any
young
people
that
you
have
in
your
life
and
it
all
goes
goes
back
to
the
simple
question
of
what
do
you
need
from
me
and
I'll?
Tell
you
what
I
need
from
you.
J
P
K
Just
just
to
add
to
chris
sumner
to
that
question.
A
lot
of
this
was
covered
in
the
interviews.
K
As
you
can
see,
there's
a
seamless
line
of
intergenerational
leadership
here
and
part
of
the
interview,
at
least
for
me
personally,
was
that
there
were
these
intergenerational
processes
as
leaders,
and
so
it
was
a
great
question,
but
I
know
that
I
came
on
board
because
of
the
the
nature
of
how
comprehensive
the
interview
was,
how
considerate
it
was
about
making
sure
that
we
have
an
energy,
seamless,
intergenerational
concept
in
leadership,
and
so,
as
my
sister
said,
everybody
that's
on
this
panel
is
either
one
to
two
or
three
degrees
of
separation
from
a
young
person.
K
G
And
I'll
just
add,
as
one
of
the
original
sponsors
on
on
the
ordinance
that
led
to
the
creation
of
this,
this
was
really
important
to
us,
as
kerry
mays
eloquently
said,
but
also
judge
harris
shared
that
his
experience
with
an
officer
was
at
the
age
of
12.,
miss
caruso
shared
that
her
experience
was
in
high
school.
G
We
know
that
many
of
the
folks
in
the
city
of
boston
that
are
having
interactions
with
officers
are
often
youth
are
often
folks
who
are
between
the
ages
of
12
or
13,
all
the
way
up
to
maybe
30,
but
are
in
that
area
of
youth.
Where
those
impacts,
often
they
feel
like
they
can't
have
those
conversations.
G
And
so
you
know
that's
a
high
bar,
but
we
wanted
that
because
youth
voice
is
important
and
youth
engagement
is
important
and
that
intergenerational
aspect
of
this
is
widely
important,
because
if
we
don't
have
a
way
to
think
like
youth
and
to
connect
with
youth,
then
we're
not
going
to
have
the
buy-in
that
we
need
to
make
this
work.
And
so
that
is
something
that
we've
been
very
intentional
about
that.
G
The
mayor
couldn't
have
done
a
better
job
in
her
selection
here
and
we're
very
excited
about
the
fact
that
that's
an
aspect
of
the
civilian
review
board,
which
is
something
that
I
think
will
serve
as
a
national
model
for
how
to
really
do
this.
So
we're
excited
about
that
and
that's
something
that
we
took
to
heart
and
put
into
the
process
of
creating
this.
A
We
are
working
closely
with
all
of
our
union
partners
and
continuing
to
ensure
that
we're
seeing
vaccination
rates
go
up
as
of
today
we
are
at
a
95
percent
vaccination
rate
across
the
city
workforce
and
that
number
has
been
increasing
even
over
the
last
couple
days.
The
vast
majority
of
our
city
workers
have
already
taken
this
important
step.
We
are
you,
compare
the
the
employees
of
the
city
of
boston
to
almost
any
other
group
across
the
country.
95
vaccination
is
something
to
celebrate
and
we
want
to
close
the
rest
of
that
gap.
A
We
are
we're
going
to
evaluate
what
the
I
haven't
read
the
specific
ruling,
yet
so
we'll
evaluate
and
huddle
on
on
what
the
next
steps
exactly
mean,
but
we're
still
on
track
in
terms
of
our
timeline
to
to
close
the
vaccination
gaps
across
the
city.
The
clinics
specifically
for
city
workers
have
been
going
very
well
even
this
week
and
it
is
important
and
necessary
for
public
safety
and
health
that
we
get.
This
done.
A
95
of
our
police
department
is
vaccinated
already
as
well,
and
so
I'm
incredibly
grateful
to
the
vast
majority
of
officers
who
have
already
taken
the
step.
It
is
unfortunate
that
we
hear
conspiracy,
theories
and
anti-vaxx
ideology
shaping
the
debate
spreading
misinformation,
but
this
is
something
that
is
necessary
for
those
who
are
working
with
the
public.
In
this
moment,
our
health
care
workers
are
entirely
vaccinated.
Our
state
government
has
moved
towards
full
vaccination,
and
the
city
of
boston
has
to
be
a
leader
here
as
well.
K
K
Tom
snow
is
coming
this
weekend.
Did
you
talk
about
the
preparation.
A
Any
you
know,
are
you
going
to
declare
stone
versus
c
park,
advance
yeah,
we're
monitoring
very
closely,
and
I
think
we're
going
to
have
we're
most
likely
going
to
have
a
specific
press
event
about
this
tomorrow,
but
the
forecasts
are
showing
the
forecasts
are
predicting
pretty
heavy
snow,
and
so
this
may
end
up
being
the
first
snow
emergency
that
the
city
has
in
2022.
But
we
are
ready,
we're
feeling
good
about
the
staffing
and
the
workforce
that's
available.