Blog
I write a blog about how local government works, the day-to-day life of a councilor, and the issues affecting Medford. It’s also an outlet for me to be a bit more informal and long-form. My newsletter contains additional day-to-day updates about the happenings of City Council — feel free to subscribe!
Trouble with implementing the good landlord tax credit
Reading between the lines on a new policy
Status of my bills: 2024 edition
An overview of the bills I’ve submitted over the past year and where they’re at now.
2024 Ballot Question FAQs
FAQs on questions 6, 7, and 8, which would fund Medford’s schools and roads and a new fire headquarters
Fighting an Opposition Campaign
The fighting the mailers from the Greater Boston Real Estate Board, which oppose local and statewide affordable housing initiatives
The slow burn of Proposition 2.5
How Proposition 2.5 squeezes municipal funding in the long-term, leading to cuts in services and reduced maintenance of our infrastructure
Transportation Demand Management
A discussion about a wonky idea I’ve been pushing in City Council’s zoning process that would substantially help out development in Medford
Staff capacity
A discussion about the capacity of Medford’s relatively limited staff in carrying out municipal services
The need for affordable housing
A look at the numbers behind Medford’s affordable housing problem
The city, the state, and the funding of affordable housing
How, specifically, can Medford fund affordable housing?
[VIDEO] A Resolution Supporting Adult Access and Education for Plant Medicine
In my first video, a discussion of support for the legalization of plant medicine in Massachusetts
Instructional books and School Committee salaries
What books I’m reading and the reasoning for raising the salaries of the Medford School Committee
Why did I pursue the Our Revolution Medford endorsement?
Why I pursued the ORM endorsement and campaigned with a slate of local progressives
The many wards of Medford
The differences between Medford’s wards and how that affects campaigning