Boston Police Knew About Union President s Abuses For Years. Why Wasnât He Stopped?
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The Boston Police Department and the Boston Police Patrolmanâs Association reportedly knew about past union leader Patrick Rose Sr.âs alleged sexual abuse of multiple children for decades before finally arresting him in August 2020, according to a story published by The Boston Globe last weekend. On Monday, acting Mayor Kim Janey said she would release documents pertaining to the Rose case once the victimsâ names were redacted, promising to shed light on questions that enraged residents and local officials who are now asking how Rose was able to remain within the ranks â and out of prison â for so long. Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards joined Jim Braude to discuss.
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The location of the proposed electrical substation in East Boston (Jesse Costa/WBUR and Google Earth)
After years of intense community opposition, the state’s Energy Facilities Siting Board on Monday gave final approval to an electrical substation near Chelsea Creek in East Boston.
The unanimous vote came at the end of almost 20 hours of public meetings during which several high-profile elected officials, and more than 50 members of the public, pleaded with the board to vote no. Speakers raised concerns about public safety, climate change-induced flooding and environmental justice.
Many also asked the board to reconsider whether the substation was needed at all and if so, why it can t be built at Logan Airport, which they argue is more suitable because it s better protected from climate change, more secure and not near a residential area.
Housing is one of the biggest challenges facing Bostonâs next mayor
By Tim Logan Globe Staff,Updated January 27, 2021, 8:47 p.m.
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A construction worker at Cote Village in Mattapan.David L. Ryan/Globe Staff
For the last six years, anyone who wanted to build housing in Boston knew they had a friend in the corner office at City Hall.
But with Mayor Martin J. Walsh bound for Washington, D.C., to become US labor secretary, developers and advocates are wondering how his successor will tackle one of Bostonâs thorniest challenges: the steep cost of housing.
Council Debates Special Election Home Rule Petition, Moves to Hearing
City Councilor Lydia Edwards is now in the process of scheduling a hearing to review and discuss a Home Rule Petition that would be sent to the State Legislature requesting that a potential mayoral Special Election in June be waived.
On Wednesday, Jan. 13, the Council debated hotly the Home Rule presented by Councilor Ricardo Arroyo, but moved it to a hearing in Edwards’s Committee.
This Wednesday, she said she hadn’t scheduled that hearing and there was plenty of time.
Mayor Martin Walsh is still serving as mayor though he has accepted the nomination from President Joe Biden to be the U.S. Labor Secretary. He would need to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate before he can start the job, and his hearings have yet to begin. However, five nominees for Cabinet positions have already started their hearings this week, and it is expected Mayor Walsh would begin his confirmation hearings next week some time. He is exp