Word: councilor
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Boston ordinance must pass through the legislature as a home rule petition because there are state guidelines covering the investment of pension funds. The ordinance applies to pension, housing and all other public funds, said George Brock, an aide to City Councilor Charles S. Yancey, who introduced the motion...
...like to wring the necks of the people who own Craigie Arms," said City Councilor Alfred E. Vellucci at Monday's meeting...
...Those slick, well-financed campaigns were very effective last November--they scared people," said Alice Wolf, a city councilor...
...some behind-the-scenes politicking has left the de facto power on the council securely in the camp of the liberals. Independent Councilor Leonard J. Russell beat out his colleagues for the position of council chairman--otherwise known as mayor. To win the five-vote majority he needed, however. Russell had to engage in some wheeling and dealing with the liberals, notably Councilor David E. Sullivan...
...from limited resources, and must deal with one of the poorest major cities in the country. Whites are not well off either, and Flynn has wirely couched his rhetoric in communal rather than divisive terms. He must step up efforts to bring black leaders like Mel King and City Councilor Bruce C. Bolling into the spotlight. King, who won about 20 percent of the white vote in an inspired but unsuccessful bid for mayor, will continue to be a force for change in the city, and Flynn should again encourage him to join...