The City Council must make another attempt at redrawing the political boundaries of its nine district seats, a US federal judge ordered on Monday. Councillors verbally sparred for months last fall before a 9-4 vote on a map that sliced up Dorchester-based District 3, particularly the Neponset area. Opponents of the map “demonstrated a likelihood of success” in their lawsuit
The Boston City Council must make another attempt at redrawing the political boundaries of its nine district seats, a U.S. federal judge ordered on Monday.
District 3 Councillor Frank Baker, who developed a reputation over six terms for delivering constituent services and sometimes clashing with mayors and his colleagues on the City Council, isn’t running for reelection. “The privilege and responsibility of serving as a city councilor requires my round-the-clock dedication,” Baker said in a statement last Thursday (April 20). “I
I have been actively engaged in the Dorchester community all my life – from participating in organizing park and field cleanups, block parties, and fundraisers to volunteering as a youth coach for basketball leagues at the Little House and soccer teams at McConnell Park. I have also proudly served as vice president of the Columbia-Savin Hill Civic Association and worked on
While the City Council was bickering yet again over the redrawing of political boundaries, an aide to Mayor Wu was busy launching his campaign for one of the four at-large slots. Henry Santana, a Dorchester resident who grew up in public housing in Mission Hill after immigrating from the Dominican Republic, has served as Wu’s director of civic organizing since April 2022.