Lit Drop: The podcast

Lit Drop Audio: Menino comments on Galvin referral of email controversy to AG

Gintautas Dumcius — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:33:05 -0400

Mayor Thomas Menino remarks on the controversy surrounding a top aide's regular double-deletion of emails, a possible violation of the state's public records law. On Thursday, Secretary of State William Galvin referred the matter to Attorney General Martha Coakley after finding that the emails were inappropriately deleted. Menino's comments came at a press conference announcing the launch an iPhone application, "Citizens Connect," allowing residents to send service requests to City Hall's hotline. Read more

Lit Drop Audio: Flaherty/Yoon presser on email controversy

Gintautas Dumcius — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:22:43 -0400

City Councillors At-Large Michael Flaherty and Sam Yoon take questions from reporters after Secretary of State William Galvin referred his findings to Attorney General Martha Coakley. In a statement, Flaherty said, "This willful destruction of evidence is not an honest mistake - it is not a glitch."

Lit Drop Audio: Capuano in Dorchester

Gintautas Dumcius — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:15:25 -0400

U.S. Congressman Michael Capuano speaks to a crowd of 60 Dorchesterites at Tavolo by Ashmont MBTA station. He jumped from topic to topic, including health care reform, his mother's roots near St. Peter's, fundraising, "super-voters," and voters he says vote because of identity politics. Pols who attended included District 3 Councillor Maureen Feeney, City Council candidate Ayanna Pressley, and state Reps. Marty Walsh, Linda Dorcena Forry and Marie St. Fleur. Former City Council At-Large candidates Ego Ezedi and Jean-Claude Sanon were also present.

Lit Drop Audio: AG Coakley presser on death penalty and Cong. Capuano's remarks

Gintautas Dumcius — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:06:50 -0400

After filing her nomination signatures, Attorney General Martha Coakley talks with reporters about her changed position on the death penalty, U.S. Congressman Michael Capuano saying she's not liberal enough, a public option in health care, and the air and ground war, among other topics.

Lit Drop Audio: Presser announcing Floon 'ticket'

Gintautas Dumcius — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:38:07 -0400

City Councillor At-Large Michael Flaherty and Sam Yoon hold a presser outside City Hall on Tuesday morning to announce they are running together, with Yoon to become deputy mayor under Flaherty if Flaherty tops Mayor Thomas Menino in the Nov. 3 election.

Lit Drop Audio: City Hall officials comment on email deletion controversy

Gintautas Dumcius — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:26:32 -0400

Bill Sinnott, corporation counsel, and Bill Oates, chief information officer, hold a Monday press conference on "email retention and policies of City of Boston employees."

PODCAST: Andrew Kenneally interview and the week's happenings

Mike Deehan — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:47:54 -0400

This week, Deehan sits down with Gin to discuss the week's events in the city hall races and talks to At-Large candidate Andrew Kenneally about his campaign.

Sam Yoon tickles the ivories

Mike Deehan — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:05:26 -0400

You can say this about the guy: He can jam. City Councillor At-Large and mayoral hopeful Sam Yoon, fresh off another win in the WFNX “My Song is Better than Your Song” Challenge, played the jazz piano for supporters at Slade’s in Roxbury at a Tuesday night fundraiser. The Lit Drop attended the fundraiser – which the campaign noted in an email would include a “live Jazz band playing throughout the evening and a special performance by Sam himself!!” – in the hopes of getting blackmail material, and instead came away with audio of Yoon playing and wowing the crowd. Read more

The Lit Drop Podcast - 7/22/2009: Charter schools, reprecincting and the rest of the week's news from the Boston city elections

Mike Deehan — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:26:32 -0400

Please enjoy the first edition of the (hopefully) weekly Lit Drop Podcast. This week, I talk to Gin about Mayor Menino's charter school plan, the city's efforts to redrawn precinct lines, and other issues from this week's Boston political news.