Cracked sidewalks, patchy transit, the lurking possibility of violence. For older Bostonians of limited means, much of life is a struggle to get around, find connections, and make ends meet.
By Matt Murphy, State House News Service
May 26, 2021
Matt Murphy, State House News Service
House Speaker Ron Mariano was supposed to put some political heft behind state Rep. Jon Santiago s campaign for mayor on Tuesday, but his trip to the South End to endorse the two-term Democrat turned into a major headache for the mayoral hopeful instead.
Mariano apologized Tuesday afternoon after making a quip during the event at Plaza Betances that he was afraid my car s gonna get stolen, generating swift backlash on social media and a call from one other candidate for mayor - John Barros - for Santiago to reject the speaker s endorsement.