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This week, Boston Metropolis Councilors Liz Breadon and Brian Worrell unveiled a tough draft of their plan for altering Metropolis Council districts in mild of the 2020 Census.
The councilors say their plan adjusts the present district map to realize an equal inhabitants break up between the districts whereas maintaining communities collectively and bolstering minority voting energy within the metropolis.
“The purpose of [the redistricting] committee is to create equitable maps for the town of Boston. In an effort to obtain this, that meant shifting traces to keep up, and even develop, the variety of sure districts,” Worrell, the brand new vice chair of the redistricting committee, wrote in an e-mail to Boston.com.
Breadon turned chair of the redistricting committee final month after Boston Metropolis Council President Ed Flynn stripped District 5 Councilor Riccardo Arroyo’s committee assignments in mild of newly found sexual assault allegations. She was beforehand the committee’s vice chair.
Breadon mentioned in an e-mail to Boston.com that the redistricting plan reassigns 18 of Boston’s 275 precincts into new districts. Because of this solely 6.5% of precincts can be a part of a brand new district if the plan is permitted.
In an effort to equalize district populations, Breadon mentioned a lot of the adjustments influence District 2, which incorporates South Boston, Chinatown, the South Finish, Southie, and the Seaport.
Within the plan, a few of District 2’s precincts are moved into District 1; which comprises the North Finish, Charlestown, and East Boston; District 3, which is essentially simply Dorchester; and District 8, which is made up of downtown, Beacon Hill, Again Bay, Fenway, Longwood, and Mission Hill.
District 3 and District 4, which is Worrell’s district and is made up principally of Mattapan and a few of Dorchester, Roslindale, and Jamaica Plain, would additionally alternate some precincts.
All districts would have some small adjustments in precincts apart from Breadon’s personal District 9, which is made up solely of Allston and Brighton.
Breadon mentioned the redistricting committee had a couple of issues to resolve once they redrew the map.
Firstly, she mentioned, the committee needed to resolve the 16 “break up precincts” whose boundaries landed in two totally different districts after the Boston Board of Election Commissioners finalized new voting precinct boundaries in April 2022.
The board elevated the variety of complete precincts from 255 to 275, and below the brand new plan, all beforehand break up precincts would belong to just one district.
Secondly, Breadon mentioned, the committee listened to group considerations, the most important of which was maintaining communities and neighborhoods in the identical district as an alternative of splitting them.
Specifically, she mentioned, the committee abided by requests from many residents that sure South Finish precincts that are dwelling to working-class Chinese language immigrants be saved in the identical district as Chinatown.
Maybe essentially the most impactful change, Breadon mentioned, was making District 3 a stronger minority-majority district. Whereas the district had already handed the 50% threshold, its voting age inhabitants (VAP) would now be 61.5% non-white.
“The addition of a fourth minority-opportunity district by surpassing 60% non-White Voting Age Inhabitants is an immensely transformative step towards a extra consultant redistricting plan which ensures racial minorities have a good likelihood to elect their candidate of alternative,” Breadon wrote.
District 4; District 5, which is essentially made up of Hyde Park and a few of Roslindale; and District 7, which is essentially made up of Roxbury, are already minority-majority districts with a non-white VAP of greater than 60%.
Worrell mentioned non-white VAP margins would even be elevated in these districts below the brand new plan.
“It’s essential that we promote traditionally marginalized communities to elect representatives that may advocate and promote their priorities,” he wrote.
The redistricting plan can nonetheless be modified earlier than it’s voted on.
There can be public hearings on the plan within the subsequent few weeks, after which it is going to be voted on at both the Oct. 26 or Nov. 2 Boston Metropolis Council conferences, in accordance with The Boston Herald.
If permitted, the brand new map would go into impact for the November 2023 elections.
Each Breadon and Worrell mentioned they’re hoping for extra group enter because the redistricting course of strikes alongside and district adjustments are finalized.
“This course of is constructed on group enter, and we’ll proceed to make the most of that to finalize a map that greatest represents the individuals of Boston,” Worrell wrote.
You’ll be able to be taught extra concerning the redistricting proposal and speak to Councilors Breadon and Worrell by visiting this hyperlink.
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The wind is back. And no one is happy.
Well, at least it won’t be 10 days of it. Instead, you’ll have to settle for two, with occasional gusts to 35-40 mph. Not nearly as intense as the last go-round, but still enough to produce wind chills in the single digits and teens through Wednesday. Thursday the winds are much lighter, but even with a slight breeze, we may see wind chills near zero in the morning.
The pattern remains active, but we’ll have to wait a few days until our next batch of precipitation. And with temperatures warming, it looks like rain by Saturday afternoon. We’ll rise into the 40s through Sunday, then feel the full weight of the polar vortex early next week.
Yes, you read that right. The spin, the hype, and definitely the cold, are back. Much of the country will plunge into the deep freeze. The question remains whether we’ll spin up a storm early next week. Jury is still out on that, but we’re certain this will be the coldest airmass of the season.
Coming off back to back conference losses, the Eagles traveled to South Bend to try to earn their second conference win. Notre Dame has had a lack luster start to the year, as they also sit at 1-4 in conference play entering tonight’s matchup. Boston College defended much better in the first half tonight than they have in the past few games. More specifically, they guarded the 3 point line, holding Notre Dame to just 2 of 9 from beyond the arc. Boston College, in turn, shot 50% (5 of 10) from behind the 3 point line, which really kept them in the game. Donald Hand, Jr., in particular, had a nice first half with 11 points on 4 of 6 from the field. The one-two punch of Tae Davis and Markus Burton combined for 20 of Notre Dame’s 36 points in the first half. Notre Dame led at the break 36 to 33.
The second half was a different story for the Eagles. The Fighting Irish dominated the last 10 minutes of the game outscoring Boston College 22 to 10. Burton and Davis combined for 46 of the Irish’s 78 points. Davis had his way with BC scoring 26 points on 9 of 14 shooting. The Eagles just had no answer for him or his counterpart in the back court Markus Burton. Burton had 20 of his own on just 5 of 15 from the field. The Eagles did a great job of defending the 3 point line against the Irish as they shot 3 of 15 from beyond the arc, but they did a poor job defending everything else. The Eagles once again had trouble with consistency on the offensive side of the ball. The top performer was Hand, he finished with 17 points on 6 of 11 shooting. He seems to be one of the only Eagles’ who can create his own shot when the offense breaks down. Boston College fell to the Irish 78 to 60.
Overall, Boston College showed some glimpses tonight on the defensive end, especially in the first half. They did a great job of defending the three point line all night, but didn’t continue to defend after running the Irish off the line. The offense struggled again tonight despite shooting over 50% from the 3 point line.
Boston College has had a rough last two weeks, but it will only get tougher as Duke comes to town on Saturday. Cooper Flagg has seemingly hit his stride after dropping 42 on Notre Dame this weekend. After the performance from Tae Davis, BC and Earl Grant will need to scheme up some different defenses to try to slow down the Duke freshman. Duke and Boston College will tip off at 8 PM EST at Conte Forum.
Marseille, an 18-month-old French restaurant located at 560 Harrison Avenue in the South End, has closed down. The restaurant posted a message on Instagram last week alerting diners that it would be shutting down the social media account (which is now gone), and its OpenTable page now reads that Marseille has permanently closed as of Monday, January 13. No specific reason was given for the shutter. Owned by French restaurateur Loic Le Garric, the restaurant was his ode to sunny Southern French cuisine in various forms, including grilled octopus, a rich seafood stew, trout almondine, and more. Le Garric did not immediately respond to questions about the restaurant’s closure. The restaurateur’s other French spots, including Batifol (in Kendall Square) and Petit Robert Bistro (also in the South End), plus bakery and cafe PRB Boulangerie, remain open.
Descendant Detroit Style Pizza, a Toronto-based company with two locations there, is opening up a third shop inside the Prudential Center, Boston Restaurant Talk reports. It’ll be the first U.S. location for the pizza shop, which bills itself as Canada’s first Detroit-style pizzeria, and is yet another addition to Boston’s burgeoning Detroit-style pizza scene, which includes stalwarts like the five-year-old Avenue Kitchen & Bar in Somerville and newer additions like Detroit Pizza Co. in Brighton.
Luxurious Portuguese restaurant Amar, located inside high-end Boston hotel Raffles, is hosting a one-night-only collaboration dinner with Cape Cod tasting menu spot Clean Slate Eatery this month. Amar chef George Mendes and Clean Slate Eatery chef Jason Montigel are putting together a six-course dinner with dishes such as local oysters with a lemon-horseradish granita, bay scallops with Eastham turnips, winter squash, country ham croquettes, and Satsuma citrus, and a quail roulade with quince-vanilla puree, Périgord black truffles, and maitake mushrooms. The event takes place on Wednesday, January 22. Tickets are $175 per person; reservations can be made here.
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