Yesterday, the Somerville legislative delegation met with Bill Ferrari, Acting Program Manager for the GLX project, to discuss the status of the Community Path Extension and other "punch list" items on the Green Line Extension Project. The MBTA recently announced a mid-June grand… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… At Washington Street in East Somerville, there's a light pole that couldn't be installed because the design of the project had it encroaching on the width of the path, so the contractor is now working through this engineering issue and looking to install the light. Then, in the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

The Baker Administration put an Abu Ghraib commander in charge of a prison, an NRA guy in charge of Fish and Game, a guy with no credentials in charge of the Soldiers’ Home; they left gas inspector positions vacant before the gas explosions and 2,000 positions vacant at the MBTA. Superintendent of state’s maximum security prison testifies that he thought Abu Ghraib was “well run” amp.wbur.org/news/2020/02/1…

🚨#COVID DISASTER ALERT!🚨

I am once again calling on @MassGovernor to Rollback the Reopening and implement new restrictions and shutdowns.

At the same time, it’s not enough to just call for shutdowns. Shutdowns must be paired with financial relief for all who need it. I’m sorry to say it feels like Gov. Baker and legislative leaders have given up on our most vulnerable residents. Evictions are piling up. The unemployment system is essentially broken. Many workers do not even have access to paid sick time...

Another sign that @MassGovernor’s analysis of what’s driving the #COVID surge is distorted by the fact that he’s a privileged white businessman. He says it’s all about personal responsibility and social gatherings. Public health experts say that’s not it. bostonglobe.com/2020/10/29/met… “Amid a surge of coronavirus cases in Massachusetts, new state data indicate that dozens of clusters in the past month have been identified in child care settings, nursing homes, senior living centers, restaurants and food courts, and from organized athletic activities.”

Forever outraged that @MassGovernor allowed the nation's strongest eviction and foreclosure moratorium to expire during a #Covid surge and his only plan is to point to a bunch of BROKEN programs (such as RAFT) and programs that aren't even operational yet. metrohousingboston.org/boston-globe_d… "Tenants and landlords alike ― as well as the advocates and counselors who work with them ― describe RAFT as strained to the point of bursting, with applications backed up for months, and many languishing due to documentation problems, language barriers, and miscommunication."

Goodbye, nation’s strongest Eviction and Foreclosure Moratorium Law...

We fought to like hell win you, we fought like hell to defend you, and we fought like hell extend you.

We will keep fighting for our most vulnerable residents and for a future of Guaranteed Housing For All. Right now, the most important thing for renters at risk of eviction to understand is that a "Notice To Quit" is NOT an eviction. wgbh.org/news/local-new…

Congresswoman @AyannaPressley, the Editorial Board of the @BostonGlobe, @MAPCMetroBoston, and 200,000 Massachusetts households at risk of eviction in the middle of a pandemic all agree: @MassGovernor should extend the eviction and foreclosure moratorium. baystatebanner.com/2020/10/15/act… The official announcement of Gov. Baker’s so-called “Eviction Diversion Initiative” says there will be direct financial support for "up to 18,000 households." Meanwhile, a recent analysis by @MAPCMetroBoston says an estimated "60,000 renter households fear imminent eviction."

Currently attending an informal session of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. I’ve just introduced an emergency petition in an attempt to extend the eviction and foreclosure moratorium, and I motioned for suspension of Rule 24(3) in an attempt to bring it to the floor... We are currently in recess, subject to the call of the Chair. The session is available via webcast, here: malegislature.gov/Events/Session…

Governor Baker is hiring 15 retired judges to speed up the “eviction machine” once the eviction and foreclosure moratorium expires on Saturday.

@SpeakerDeLeo, please call the House back into remote formal session and pass a moratorium extension this week. bostonherald.com/2020/10/13/cha… For months as we’ve advocated to legislative leaders and the Baker Administration, we’ve often been told words to the effect of “don’t worry, there’s a huge eviction backlog, it’ll take time to get through it all...”

Health experts are worried about a second #COVID surge in Massachusetts, but @MassGovernor is actually spending some of our CARES Act money to hire retired judges to help with the eviction caseload after the state's eviction and foreclosure moratorium expires on Saturday... Other concerns with the Gov's plan:

1. It relies on the CDC order, which Trump's DOJ is already undermining.
2. New legal support + education programs won't be ready for at least several weeks, but the eviction and foreclosure moratorium expires Saturday. washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020…