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...Early last week, in reaction to the decision, a local group hung multiple banners—including one that stated in large, red letters, “It’s time for resistance”—on empty Harvard-owned buildings. A few days later, Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino responded to Harvard’s announcement by asking it to provide the City with an inventory of current Allston property holdings and their planned uses in a letter to University President Drew G. Faust...
Instead, the task force talked to Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell ($175,000), Philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter ($167,000) and United Steelworkers of America president Leo Gerard (who reportedly earns over $170,000). "[The Vice President] is doing the right thing," says Karen Nussbaum, executive director of Working America, "but hearing directly from working people who are struggling and finding their way is an essential part of this...
...Although situated in a climate with considerable snowfall, Harvard has not had a cancellation of classes due to inclement weather since the infamous blizzard of 1978, a historic storm in which wind speeds were recorded at 92 miles per hour. Even Mayor Menino’s announcement of a state of emergency for Boston on Monday flew under the radar of Harvard’s meteorological decision makers...
Late last week, Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino joined the chorus of dissenters over Harvard’s decision to slow construction of the science complex in Allston and to delay plans for further expansion. The mayor’s office was closely involved with the university in planning and advancing the Allston master plan. Menino expressed his criticism of the Allston slowdown in a strongly worded letter to President Faust...
...Taking up the defense of the Allston community, which has vocally opposed construction setbacks, the mayor insisted that the city be included in the decision-making process, that the Allston construction project continue, and that the university’s administration meet with the Boston Redevelopment Authority within 60 days. At these proposed meetings, Menino expects the university to divulge information about the master plan for Allston development and cooperate with the city to alleviate the “blight to the neighborhood” caused by vacant lots—purchased and now left empty by Harvard...