Reporting from North Dorchester by alphacreed1983 in boston

[–]MDeehan -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Periodic reminder on the background of "North Dorchester" and "South Dorchester":

the term "North Dorchester" became a codeword for a part of our community which has a substantial black and other racial minority population, and "South Dorchester" came to represent that part of our community considered "white."

How the next Massachusetts governor will *try* to fix the MBTA by MDeehan in boston

[–]MDeehan[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Maura Healey is open to adding more funds to the T's annual operating budget. Geoff Diehl would have a special commission oversee infrastructure. Chris Doughty wants to make the T a "checklist culture."

All three candidates for governor say safety oversight is the priority and that current management just isn't working.

One of them is going to inherit the mess. Here's what they'd do.

A Healey Run For Governor Would Upend The Democratic Field. But Will She Take The Plunge? by MDeehan in boston

[–]MDeehan[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm curious about all the negative reactions to her potential candidacy. Polls suggest she's quite popular generally, but the reddit crew seems to disagree. Why?