Results tagged “samyoon”

• After losing out to Team Menino in the 2009 mayor's race, Sam Yoon is leaving politics, and Boston, for his next job. He's returning to community organizing in Washington, D.C. to run a nonprofit. [WBUR]

• Donations from private foundations and nonprofits will help Boston create over 400 summer jobs for youths from 14-24. Boston hopes the additional jobs will curb possible summer violence. [Boston Globe]

• Some community activists in Boston are concerned that Scott Brown isn't committed to bringing summer jobs to Boston. [Boston Herald]

Mayor Menino may have been busy ribbon-cutting, but Michael Flaherty and Sam Yoon have been recruiting "senior advisers" for their joint campaign. Former mayor Ray Flynn (Mumbles' predecessor) and social activist Mel King (a vocal BRA opponent), who once ran against each other for mayor, will announce their support of the Flaherty-Yoon ticket tomorrow morning at City Hall. Flynn and King ("Fling"?) join a campaign that embraces "new solutions to our city's old problems," emphasizes education and city planning, and provides for "Boston residents of every race and gender" according to the announcement. It's an interesting move that aligns some longstanding Boston figures with the promise of change. more ›

So, StoneTurn, the Boston-based computer forensics, has had a pass at Michael Kineavy's second computer, and the results, which were posted on the city of Boston's website were less than revealing. Approximately 740 new e-mails were made public, but most of them were essentially blank, retaining only the e-mail header. The newest release of e-mails reportedly did not contain e-mails submitted to federal investigators in connection with the Dianne Wilkerson corruption investigation. more ›

Unless you've been living under a rock, or in Somerville, you've probably heard about the new Flaherty-Yoon alliance. A "marriage," according to the Globe's Scott Lehigh, which weirdly echos something we overheard at Fenway Park yesterday. "You know, Flaherty-Yoon; it's like gay marriage, but for politics." After the jump: Tell us how the "Floon" ticket changes things. more ›

• Should doctors get paid by pharmaceutical corporations like Eli Lilly & Co. for speaking on behlf of drugs they make and doctors prescribe to us? No, but 60 Bay State physicians have done it this year anyway and were paid a total of $500,000 to do it. [Boston Globe]

• For two "change" candidates, Sam Yoon and Michael Flaherty seem to be pretty familiar with brokering purely political deals. [Boston Herald]

Let's get a completely unscientific idea of who will win Boston's mayoral primary with an internet poll. As you know by now, four candidates are in the running, and only two will survive tomorrow's primary. We've fashioned two questions for you, which you can answer after the jump. more ›

The Globe announced its endorsements for mayor today, and they really didn't come as a shock. Menino and Flaherty. Of Menino, the Globe writes: more ›

We could see it coming. The Secretary of State has ordered the seizure of city computers due to suspicion that Menino aide Michael Kineavy has been deleting emails in violation of public records law. The state has ordered the city to attempt to recover the emails. The administration was able to locate just 18 e-mails to or from Kineavy in the period from Oct. 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009. Considering we get that many emails an hour, something seems sketchy. more ›

It's been Sam Yoon's chorus for some time, and now the Globe is joining in to ask whether Boston Mayor Thomas Menino may have too much power. In a detailed article today, the paper proclaims that "Menino has assembled the most extensive political operation in modern Boston history over his 16 years in office, rivaling that of legendary mayor James Michael Curley." According to the Globe, Menino's machine is based on the Office of Neighborhood Services, which in theory uses local liaisons to respond to neighborhood concerns but in practice may be planting the mayor's agenda locally. From Menino moles at challenger rallies to Facebook messages harassing folks who join opponents' groups, there are a variety of questionable activities that the Globe uncovers. Gems include statements “We have the permit... Put me on your fundraiser list,’’ from folks who've received favors that were clearly more than capable of winning them over to the Menino camp. more ›

Angry Asian Man, a California-based blogger who covers Asian Americans in the media, has come out in support of Sam Yoon, saying Yoon "speaks the language of a reformer" and is "trying to bring something different to Boston's business-as-usual politics." We already looked at Yoon's reform agenda, but now we want to know: where does Secret Asian Man stand on the issue? We're not sure about his mayoral endorsement, but we did find out from the SAM site that next Saturday, September 19, will mark the last day of the Secret Asian Man's three-year daily run with United Media. The strip will return to a weekly format, running in alt-weeklies like the Weekly Dig, where SAM creator Tak Toyoshima is creative director. more ›

As we predicted, we didn't make it home in time to watch tonight's Boston mayoral debate on Channel 25, which was helpfully scheduled for rush hour. Luckily for us, Adam Gaffin was available to liveblog it. The highlights? Michael Flaherty doesn't know how much it costs to ride the T. Yoon explained why there are four candidates in the race. The moderator asked Menino if he thought he spoke like an imbecile. McCrea yelled a lot. [Universal Hub] more ›

"It comes down to the strong mayor thing," Sam Yoon told a tableful of bloggers today at Flash's, a Back Bay bar. Yoon doesn't just want to be the next mayor of Boston. He wants to completely remake the job. more ›

"Power," "Corruption," "Lies." Throw in "Blue Monday," and the Boston mayoral debate could have been a New Order album. So, you watched the debate on WBZTV, or, at the very least, you read our marginally coherent live blog. What did you think? Who won the debate? more ›

Strap in, Bostonist readers, because we are going to live blog tonight's Boston mayoral debates. Just a warning: We aren't the brightest on the block when it comes to local politics. If you're looking for insightful wonkery, go to BlueMassGroup. If you're looking for jokes about Menino's articulation or Michael Flaherty's tie, stick around here. As always, the most recent update will be on top. more ›

Blogger and Twitter user Aaron Cohen quizzed Boston's mayoral candidates about one of the great unknowns in this year's campaign: their respective tastes in fine dining. The results sound as message-focussed as anything in the campaign. Flaherty likes Eastie Italian joint Rino's because of "the chicken parm and warm neighborhood family feel
." Menino hedges his bets: "I like any restaurant in Boston that serves good food." Yoon likes unpretentious fancy food like what you'll find at Aquitaine or Petit Robert—he also gives a shout-out to "farmers markets, bodegas with produce, and roof gardens." [WhereToEat.in] more ›

Just in from WBZTV: In light of Senator Edward Kennedy's passing, tonight's mayoral debate will be postponed. The station has not announced a make-up date. Dan Kennedy called it. In a statement, mayoral candidate Sam Yoon has said "Out of respect for the passing of Senator Kennedy I have suspended campaigning." He did not provide a timetable for his campaign suspension. more ›

Despite the sweet t-shirts, YouTube channels, rock band endorsements, and shiny new presents from the city, the 2009 Boston mayoral race has been kind of a snoozer. Sure, Menino's opponents have dogged his record on development, education, and crime, painting him as a dictatorial autocrat with his hands on every municipal project. But, when you open up the dictionary to "Mayor of Boston," the entry reads "dictatorial autocrat with his hands on every municipal project." Menino's most polemical opponent, the South End developer Kevin McCrea hasn't gotten much traction outside of the Boston wonk corner of the internet. more ›

Yesterday, Bostonist received a notice from Sam Yoon's campaign urging us to enter a sweepstakes that that the mayoral candidate was holding. The prize? A pair of box seats to tonight's Red Sox-Yankees game. The details were simple. Text "Red Sox" to the Yoon campaign's special phone number, which subscribes you to Yoon's text alert service, and wait to see if you ended up with the tickets. It's pretty sweet deal, if you were the winner, but doesn't it sound sort of fishy? Can the Yoon campaign legally pay people to become supporters? more ›

Not with an appearance from Deion Sanders, but with another strangely sensible proposal from Sam "YoonTube" Yoon, who wants to expand government to "prime-time hours." By keeping City Hall (which currently closes at 5:30 pm on weekdays, long before many folks have left work) open late at least once a week (until 8:30 pm on Wednesdays), Yoon theorizes that he'll be allowing residents to speak their minds and become more involved with their government. Many local cities, including Brookline, Cambridge, and Somerville, already offer late-night government at least once a week. We have been impressed with some of Yoon's other ideas, like car sharing, before; other mayoral candidates may want to step up their innovation quotient. more ›

If the clever shirts weren't enough for you, mayoral candidate Sam Yoon has a new pun-tastic offering: YoonTube. A YouTube for the Yoonies, YoonTube is a two-way platform allowing Sam to provide updates to voters and for voters to upload videos expressing their viewpoints on Boston. It's not actually a separate service; to use it, just tag your YouTube videos "YoonTube." Yoon staffers will pick their favorites for inclusion on the YoonTube page on Sam's site. Fittingly, Sam's first YoonTube entry is about the importance of making use of 21st-century technology. Wait, could this be an example of a politician saying something is important and then actually following through on what he says? How strange. Our only question is whether YoonTube will see any contributions involving Felix, Mickey, or Jerry. more ›

The Sam Yoon campaign knows how young people communicate with each other. Using their t-shirts. The campaign has set up a Cafe Press store hawking several t-shirt designs using Yoon's name in sometimes excruciating puns. Nobody among his competitors in the mayoral race offers anything similar. We couldn't find a single Thomas Menino shirt for sale, provided this one doesn't count, and Michael Flaherty only offers boring white t-shirts with the campaign's logo affixed. more ›

Bostonist's inbox has been flooded by press releases from Sam Yoon's campaign office describing Yoon's "GreenPrint" for Boston. It's a series of proposals to add incentives for homeowners, business owners, and drivers to reduce their carbon footprint—by renovating existing buildings and using alternative transportation—that Yoon hopes will become central to his campaign. To kick things off, he proposed legislation in City Council today to add a tax incentive for businesses who are willing to build "green" roofs—roofs with soil and living flora that reduce winter heating requirements and storm runoff and clean the air to boot. It's a big proposal, destined for the front page of the Globe, right? more ›

We get it, Boston Phoenix. Apparently, Sam Yoon is some kind of Asian—represented in the graphic above by a Chinese food container—and Mayor Thomas Menino is some kind of superhuman white man who springs forth from pure Asianness to conquer the electorate with his shirtless whiteness and his chopsticks. Very classy, but also very racist. What will the Phoenix run if Yoon wins the election? A picture of Fu Manchu bursting out of a pizza box? [Via Sociological Images, since we apparently don't actually read the Phoenix] more ›

Boston mayoral candidate Sam Yoon has a blog. The first entry in Yoon's "Diary" went up on the lefty Web site Daily Kos yesterday, and it quickly garnered more than 60 comments. Yoon seems to have replied to most of them. The blog illustrates Yoon's talking point that "Boston needs a mayor who not only appreciates the role of technology but also uses it himself." more ›

Four months from tomorrow, Bostonians will vote in a mayoral election. Do you know who you'll be casting your vote for? Bostonist will be checking out some of the candidates over the next few months. Today, Michael Flaherty. more ›

The city of Boston and the men who fill the ranks of the Boston Fire Department simply can't get along. Contract disputes have long since gone nuclear and now any controversy turns into a five-alarm blaze of rhetoric and posturing perfectly designed for the city's competitive media outlets. more ›

Sam Yoon needs a tricorn hat. Immediately. June 17, 2009 is Bunker Hill Day and nobody could ever forget it in 2009 because no one will ever shut up about it. Mayor Menino seems to think no child in Boston has ever heard of the historical event it represents despite apparent proof to the contrary reported by the Globe. Yes, the Mayor of Boston actually said Boston Public Schools no longer teach students about the Battle of Bunker Hill. The Globe said Bunker Hill is specifically mentioned in the state's Department of Education curriculum guidelines. The Globe also reportedly couldn't reach school officals because they had the day off. Some people worked, though, even if school officials didn't. And that is the whole ever-loving point, isn't it? (Yes, a line from Primary Colors)Should it be a day off ONLY in Suffolk County? It could be worse, it could be St. Patrick's Day Evacuation Day, which we know exists just to cover a bender. more ›

In a press release, mayoral candidate Sam Yoon proposed to undo Boston's BRA should he be elected. According to Yoon, the Boston Redevelopment Authority is an "outdated system that favors developers over communities, that lacks coordination, and that consumes a large amount of revenue with no oversight." He proposes to replace it with a "Community Development and Planning Agency,"—which, if he simply called it the "Community Neighborhood Development Operations Management," could have the acronym CONDOM—with an emphasis on transparency, citizen accountability, and green development. He even throws in a few biking shouts-out. more ›

Something... like cars! Boston mayoral candidate Sam Yoon is proposing a Zipcar-like car sharing program that would allow government employees to make better use of city vehicles and help save the environment at the same time. Technology would allow city workers to schedule specific times to use vehicles, and enable unused vehicles to see some action rather than sit around all day. The city currently maintains 1125 vehicles at an average cost of $10,000 per year, meaning Boston spends over $11 million annually on employee transport alone. The program would focus on the city's 871 passenger vehicles. In addition to sharing technology, GPS units in the cars will also enable the practice of "geo-fencing," setting off alarms when cars go outside specific areas. No more side trips to Ikea, city workers! Yoon will propose the sharing program at the City Council tomorrow.
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