WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.600 --> 00:00:06.120 It's Night Side with Dan Ray w Bzy constance video. 2 00:00:06.559 --> 00:00:10.480 Thank you, Dan Watkins. I'm delighted to be joined the 3 00:00:10.519 --> 00:00:13.400 start of this hour at least maybe well into the hour. 4 00:00:13.480 --> 00:00:18.199 The candidate from Mayor. There is one candidate from mayor 5 00:00:18.239 --> 00:00:20.280 who chose not to get in the fight this week, 6 00:00:20.320 --> 00:00:24.039 Tom O'Brien, a Boston developer. However, the one candidate who 7 00:00:24.120 --> 00:00:27.280 is in the fight to challenge Boston Mayor Michelle who 8 00:00:27.320 --> 00:00:30.239 is Josh Craft. And Josh joins us here on Nightside. 9 00:00:30.280 --> 00:00:33.320 Josh Kraft, welcome back to Nightside. How are you, sir Bank? 10 00:00:33.520 --> 00:00:36.479 Thanks Dan, thank you for having me as always. 11 00:00:36.200 --> 00:00:41.240 Well you very welcome. Today your opponent, the Mayor, took 12 00:00:41.280 --> 00:00:46.039 a bit of a victory lap because the way apparently 13 00:00:46.119 --> 00:00:50.840 has been cleared for the demolition or the completion of 14 00:00:50.880 --> 00:00:55.159 the demolition of White Stadium and the construction of a 15 00:00:55.200 --> 00:00:59.920 new stadium in its place, a soccer stadium, which is 16 00:01:00.079 --> 00:01:03.479 going to cost some say two hundred million dollars, but 17 00:01:03.759 --> 00:01:06.439 at the end it might cost more than that, and 18 00:01:06.799 --> 00:01:10.159 Boston taxpayers are on the hook for at least half 19 00:01:10.200 --> 00:01:14.799 of that or maybe more. What's your reaction to this development. 20 00:01:14.840 --> 00:01:17.560 I'm sure you're you're not happy about it. 21 00:01:19.000 --> 00:01:24.200 Yeah, No, Dan, regardless of legal decisions, made one hundred 22 00:01:24.239 --> 00:01:31.319 million dollars to a project that primarily benefits a private entity. 23 00:01:31.959 --> 00:01:37.319 It's just not fiscally responsible for the City of Boston 24 00:01:38.359 --> 00:01:41.640 to take on, especially when I know that there's a 25 00:01:41.680 --> 00:01:45.920 project through the Emerald Necklace Conservancy for a third of 26 00:01:45.920 --> 00:01:50.719 that price that build rebuilds the stadium, which needs to 27 00:01:50.760 --> 00:01:53.879 be done solely for the use of Boston public school 28 00:01:53.959 --> 00:01:57.239 kids as well as for the generations of people that 29 00:01:57.280 --> 00:02:02.640 have enjoyed the park. I said, for generations. In addition, 30 00:02:03.120 --> 00:02:05.879 that hundred million is going to go up, especially with 31 00:02:06.000 --> 00:02:11.039 the crazy tariff situation that Donald Trump is imposing in 32 00:02:11.080 --> 00:02:13.759 the trade war he's starting, and it's just going to 33 00:02:13.800 --> 00:02:17.800 make the costs go way up. And it's just not 34 00:02:18.199 --> 00:02:20.039 a fiscally sound thing to do. 35 00:02:20.759 --> 00:02:23.400 Well. The other thing which bothers me about it, and 36 00:02:23.719 --> 00:02:26.759 again I'm not a candidate for mayor. I just watch 37 00:02:27.599 --> 00:02:30.120 the conversation back and forth, and you certainly have made 38 00:02:30.120 --> 00:02:32.479 a lot of senses. I have watched you talk about 39 00:02:32.479 --> 00:02:33.680 this over the last few. 40 00:02:33.520 --> 00:02:39.879 Weeks, is that there was one of the reports that 41 00:02:39.919 --> 00:02:42.960 I saw today they sort of minimized They said that 42 00:02:43.479 --> 00:02:46.439 the soccer team would only use the stadium for twenty 43 00:02:46.520 --> 00:02:50.360 games and a practice only once a week. 44 00:02:50.439 --> 00:02:54.680 But my understanding is that once the soccer season starts, 45 00:02:54.800 --> 00:02:56.919 which is just right at the end of winter in 46 00:02:57.000 --> 00:03:01.719 late March, Boston school kids aren't going to have access 47 00:03:01.879 --> 00:03:06.439 to the refer the new constructed white stadium until sometime 48 00:03:06.520 --> 00:03:12.120 in November because the turf or you know, the playing 49 00:03:12.199 --> 00:03:17.319 surface could not for a soccer team, can't be affected 50 00:03:17.360 --> 00:03:21.240 by a high school football game. So therefore, high school football, 51 00:03:21.240 --> 00:03:24.879 which starts in September and October and is pretty much 52 00:03:24.960 --> 00:03:28.199 done by Thanksgiving, high school teams won't get in there 53 00:03:28.319 --> 00:03:31.080 until sometime in November, which seems to me they are 54 00:03:31.120 --> 00:03:32.719 really getting the short end of the stick. 55 00:03:33.759 --> 00:03:37.680 Yeah, one hundred percent, Dan, And that's you know, it's 56 00:03:38.000 --> 00:03:41.680 such a traditional place to play football. It's been that 57 00:03:41.759 --> 00:03:47.280 way again for generations of Boston school kid school kids 58 00:03:47.280 --> 00:03:50.520 and their families going to watch games, and they won't 59 00:03:50.520 --> 00:03:53.159 be able to play a football game there till November. 60 00:03:53.199 --> 00:03:56.639 And by that time that means probably one game per 61 00:03:56.719 --> 00:04:01.439 team because by the early November and as winding down. 62 00:04:02.280 --> 00:04:07.719 Uh if if that and and also there's a how 63 00:04:07.719 --> 00:04:11.240 many trees have been cut down there. These are trees 64 00:04:11.280 --> 00:04:15.479 that are eighty years, one hundred years old, as I 65 00:04:15.520 --> 00:04:19.399 under did it, great shade trees for people who who 66 00:04:19.560 --> 00:04:21.879 live in the community and and and are able to 67 00:04:21.920 --> 00:04:25.279 take advantage. And you know, there's a lot of folks 68 00:04:25.319 --> 00:04:29.120 who that is their oasis, that is their summer place, 69 00:04:30.079 --> 00:04:34.040 and it's been taken away from from a community that 70 00:04:34.600 --> 00:04:36.240 is underserved here in Boston. 71 00:04:37.560 --> 00:04:40.199 Yeah, like we said, you know, I know generations of 72 00:04:40.319 --> 00:04:42.800 families that have lived in that area have enjoyed that 73 00:04:42.959 --> 00:04:45.800 park and believe it was one hundred and forty five 74 00:04:45.879 --> 00:04:50.000 trees that were taking down, taking taken down excuse me? 75 00:04:50.439 --> 00:04:54.600 Yeah, well yeah, I mean cut cut down and it's 76 00:04:54.639 --> 00:04:57.120 it's you could you can plant some saplings, but it's 77 00:04:57.160 --> 00:05:00.319 going to be a couple of generations or more or 78 00:05:00.360 --> 00:05:06.240 before those trees are are replaced. The mayor today basically 79 00:05:06.319 --> 00:05:10.639 said this was a historic victory. It might have been 80 00:05:10.680 --> 00:05:13.759 an historic victory, but my question is a historic victory 81 00:05:13.800 --> 00:05:14.480 for whom? 82 00:05:15.439 --> 00:05:19.279 Right? I know that. You know what's interesting which doesn't 83 00:05:19.279 --> 00:05:24.560 come up much, is that the RFP that the woman's 84 00:05:24.600 --> 00:05:26.160 professional team responded to. 85 00:05:27.160 --> 00:05:31.240 By the way, what is it? RFP? You and I 86 00:05:31.279 --> 00:05:32.560 both know what but maybe some. 87 00:05:32.519 --> 00:05:37.279 People, Yeah, yeah, thank you, Dan. There were requests for proposals. 88 00:05:37.480 --> 00:05:42.079 So the folks that were awarded the contract or the 89 00:05:42.160 --> 00:05:47.920 ability to play in the stadium and get the benefit 90 00:05:48.000 --> 00:05:52.079 of the public dollars being invested in the stadium, they 91 00:05:52.160 --> 00:05:56.240 had to sign They created an application process and then 92 00:05:56.279 --> 00:05:59.199 they applied for it and where the soul, you know, 93 00:05:59.240 --> 00:06:02.319 and where the grand tease and they got the contract. 94 00:06:02.800 --> 00:06:06.279 And that tells me this was never about Boston Public 95 00:06:06.319 --> 00:06:09.439 school kids. This was always about getting a woman's professional 96 00:06:09.519 --> 00:06:12.600 team there. Because if it was about Boston Public school kids, 97 00:06:12.959 --> 00:06:16.279 there's a and we all know the stadium needed lots 98 00:06:16.279 --> 00:06:21.480 of work. There's a thirty million dollar proposal that that 99 00:06:21.720 --> 00:06:25.160 solely benefits BPS kids as well as the folks that 100 00:06:25.240 --> 00:06:29.480 want to use the park. And to me, that's a 101 00:06:29.639 --> 00:06:34.639 much more cost effective alternative as well as a usage 102 00:06:34.680 --> 00:06:36.879 alternative because it would be solely for the use of 103 00:06:36.920 --> 00:06:38.519 Boston Public school kids. 104 00:06:39.279 --> 00:06:41.680 My sense, and I haven't followed this nearly as closely 105 00:06:41.720 --> 00:06:43.879 as you, but my sense is that this has been 106 00:06:43.920 --> 00:06:47.879 on a fast track. How many other applicants were there 107 00:06:48.319 --> 00:06:52.040 for this this request for proposal, My understanding is there 108 00:06:52.079 --> 00:06:53.480 was just one. 109 00:06:53.759 --> 00:06:57.800 Yeah, I would I don't know, Dan, and if it 110 00:06:57.879 --> 00:07:01.040 was just one. Remember they were the ones that created 111 00:07:01.040 --> 00:07:05.720 the application to apply to So if I wanted to 112 00:07:05.759 --> 00:07:10.800 go to college and then the college said here, create 113 00:07:10.879 --> 00:07:13.639 the application, I would create an application that would be 114 00:07:13.720 --> 00:07:15.279 easy for me to do well on. 115 00:07:15.480 --> 00:07:19.519 Sure you'd be able to fit fit all of the guidelines, 116 00:07:19.600 --> 00:07:22.680 and you'd be the premier applicant. Josh, Let's let's take 117 00:07:22.720 --> 00:07:24.680 a quick break here. I'd like to talk to you 118 00:07:24.759 --> 00:07:28.199 a little bit about the race from mayor. We now 119 00:07:28.319 --> 00:07:32.120 have moved into the month of April, so we're five 120 00:07:32.160 --> 00:07:36.360 months away from the primary, uh and about seven months 121 00:07:36.439 --> 00:07:40.240 away from the final election. Love to know how it's going, 122 00:07:40.319 --> 00:07:42.879 and if there's a couple of other issues that you'd 123 00:07:42.920 --> 00:07:45.800 like to highlight. Let's see if folks would like to 124 00:07:45.879 --> 00:07:48.959 join the conversation as well. We'll take you a couple 125 00:07:49.000 --> 00:07:53.000 of phone calls six one seven thirty or six one 126 00:07:53.079 --> 00:07:55.759 seven nine three one ten thirty. My name is Dan Ray. 127 00:07:55.800 --> 00:07:59.680 This is Nightside. We're talking with Boston Merrill candidate Josh Kraft, 128 00:08:00.160 --> 00:08:03.680 who has spent most of his life or virtually all 129 00:08:03.720 --> 00:08:06.480 of his life, in the private sector and has worked 130 00:08:06.920 --> 00:08:11.519 with a lot of great charities. He has not been 131 00:08:11.639 --> 00:08:15.839 a member of the the football side of the Craft family. 132 00:08:16.480 --> 00:08:19.519 He's decided to chart his own territory and has done 133 00:08:19.560 --> 00:08:21.519 a lot of work with boys and girls clubs. That's 134 00:08:21.560 --> 00:08:25.680 when I first met him, many many years ago. And 135 00:08:26.399 --> 00:08:29.000 he is offering himself as a candidate for mayor and 136 00:08:29.160 --> 00:08:31.240 we'll see, we'll talk about some of the questions. If 137 00:08:31.279 --> 00:08:34.559 you have a question for him, like to offer a comment, 138 00:08:35.279 --> 00:08:38.519 you more than welcome. Six months seven two thirty six 139 00:08:38.519 --> 00:08:41.840 months seven ninety coming right back on night Side. 140 00:08:42.399 --> 00:08:47.080 It's Night Side with Dan Ray on Way Boston's news radio. 141 00:08:47.679 --> 00:08:50.679 My guess this is Boston merriw candidate Josh Kraft. We 142 00:08:50.720 --> 00:08:54.440 did extend an invitation onto the Mayor's office this afternoon, 143 00:08:54.519 --> 00:08:58.360 and as always we tend not to get quick responses 144 00:08:58.399 --> 00:09:00.639 and sometimes don't get a response. That was the case 145 00:09:00.679 --> 00:09:03.519 this afternoon. So let's go to phone calls for Josh Craft. 146 00:09:03.679 --> 00:09:07.279 John in Braintree, Johnny, start us off tonight. Go right ahead. 147 00:09:07.279 --> 00:09:12.720 You're on the line with Josh Craft. Go ahead, John. Okay, 148 00:09:12.720 --> 00:09:14.399 Why don't we put John on hold if he's not. 149 00:09:15.840 --> 00:09:16.840 Hello, can you hear me? 150 00:09:17.320 --> 00:09:18.080 I can hear you now? 151 00:09:18.120 --> 00:09:18.399 John? 152 00:09:18.480 --> 00:09:19.360 Yes? Yes? 153 00:09:19.440 --> 00:09:19.559 Oh? 154 00:09:19.679 --> 00:09:23.080 Okay, ll Hey, hi Josh, hi Dan, thanks to taking 155 00:09:23.120 --> 00:09:23.360 my call. 156 00:09:24.279 --> 00:09:26.000 John. Did you have US on did you have US 157 00:09:26.039 --> 00:09:28.080 on mute or something? I'm a little confused. 158 00:09:28.120 --> 00:09:30.080 I don't think so. I looked at I looked down 159 00:09:30.279 --> 00:09:33.799 and it wasn't on mute. No, it was weird, Okay, 160 00:09:34.000 --> 00:09:38.679 I did okay? At anyway, Hey, I got an interesting 161 00:09:38.799 --> 00:09:41.320 question that I hope you guys can help me answer. 162 00:09:41.360 --> 00:09:43.360 And Josh, we do appreciate all the work you've been 163 00:09:43.360 --> 00:09:48.080 doing with the philanthropy, with the charitable work. How is 164 00:09:48.120 --> 00:09:51.360 it okay for the all the cities across the country 165 00:09:51.480 --> 00:09:55.320 to get money to build stadiums? And I'll use the 166 00:09:55.440 --> 00:10:00.840 NFL in particular, but it's a billion billion dollar, you know, 167 00:10:01.399 --> 00:10:05.840 charitable organization allegedly, you know, the football is And how 168 00:10:05.879 --> 00:10:10.679 is it okay that they we give them unbelievable amounts 169 00:10:10.679 --> 00:10:14.440 of money to build their stadiums and it's not okay 170 00:10:14.840 --> 00:10:16.960 for them to do it with the high school and 171 00:10:17.440 --> 00:10:18.519 women's soccer. 172 00:10:19.799 --> 00:10:22.840 Football teams are not charitable organizations, John, this is Dan. 173 00:10:22.919 --> 00:10:26.120 Let me make that clear. Foot football teams are owned 174 00:10:26.120 --> 00:10:31.200 by individuals. It's not how is it that they get 175 00:10:31.240 --> 00:10:32.320 those tacks right off? 176 00:10:32.600 --> 00:10:36.360 There's some there's some kind of very drastic thing about 177 00:10:36.399 --> 00:10:41.840 them that they're they're not. I wish I could speak better. Usually, 178 00:10:41.960 --> 00:10:46.159 don't I think you're missing something on the Dan Well. 179 00:10:46.000 --> 00:10:48.320 I do know this, and I can just talk for 180 00:10:48.480 --> 00:10:50.799 my own family, and I usually don't bring up the 181 00:10:50.919 --> 00:10:53.799 family business. I know to that stadium was one hundred 182 00:10:53.840 --> 00:10:59.559 percent privately financed. There was no public money used to 183 00:10:59.639 --> 00:11:06.159 build the stadium. And my issue is not the city money, 184 00:11:07.200 --> 00:11:09.840 not that the city is paying because White Stadium didn't 185 00:11:09.879 --> 00:11:12.919 need to be fixed up. But there's a proposal for 186 00:11:13.000 --> 00:11:17.000 a third of what the city is paying to make 187 00:11:17.039 --> 00:11:21.759 it exclusively for high school use and public use. And 188 00:11:21.799 --> 00:11:24.000 I think that's just a better path, a more cost 189 00:11:24.000 --> 00:11:30.200 efficient path, and a better one usage for Boston public 190 00:11:30.200 --> 00:11:31.480 school kids, which is better. 191 00:11:33.960 --> 00:11:36.039 John. I hope that answers your question. John. I'll tell 192 00:11:36.039 --> 00:11:39.720 you that in other sections of the country. 193 00:11:40.240 --> 00:11:40.519 Uh. 194 00:11:40.840 --> 00:11:46.200 You know, different political leaders make decisions to uh to 195 00:11:46.200 --> 00:11:51.679 to help finance a construction of a stadium venue because 196 00:11:51.720 --> 00:11:55.960 they look at it as as sort of an investment which. 197 00:11:55.799 --> 00:11:58.519 Will revenue generating, right. 198 00:11:58.399 --> 00:12:01.000 So so you know, they're not giving the money even 199 00:12:01.039 --> 00:12:04.559 in the worst case Sceneio, they're not giving the money away. Uh, 200 00:12:04.679 --> 00:12:08.039 they're they're floating a bond. And as they say, in 201 00:12:08.080 --> 00:12:11.440 the case of Gillette Stadium, there was no public money involved. 202 00:12:13.039 --> 00:12:17.240 But there are there are other stadiums that And isn't 203 00:12:17.279 --> 00:12:19.679 this going to be a revenue generating thing with a 204 00:12:19.759 --> 00:12:23.759 with a bringing in you know, I saw women's soccer. 205 00:12:23.840 --> 00:12:26.399 I mean, think of all the hotels that are can 206 00:12:26.440 --> 00:12:28.279 be the people that are coming and people come to 207 00:12:28.320 --> 00:12:30.960 see them. Wouldn't Why wouldn't that pick up that area 208 00:12:30.960 --> 00:12:32.759 in that area. When I was in high school we 209 00:12:32.879 --> 00:12:35.120 used to played and played in the band there. You know, 210 00:12:35.240 --> 00:12:37.360 I loved it. I don't know. 211 00:12:38.200 --> 00:12:41.879 First of all, I think that I don't know what 212 00:12:43.320 --> 00:12:45.399 you know. Again, this is not a question for Joshua. 213 00:12:45.440 --> 00:12:48.200 I'll just tell you that I don't know that a 214 00:12:48.240 --> 00:12:52.200 women's professional soccer team is going to draw. I think 215 00:12:52.399 --> 00:12:55.000 the seating capacity of the stadium would probably be around 216 00:12:55.039 --> 00:12:57.840 six thousand, and I don't think that it would be 217 00:12:57.879 --> 00:13:01.200 on the same schedule on the same scale say, you know, 218 00:13:01.360 --> 00:13:03.799 the Red Sox or the Patriots, or the Bruins or 219 00:13:03.799 --> 00:13:06.799 the Celtics for that matter. But what Josh's point is, 220 00:13:07.000 --> 00:13:10.840 if you listen to him carefully, is that the kids 221 00:13:10.879 --> 00:13:16.200 from bar will not be able to use that stadium 222 00:13:16.559 --> 00:13:20.000 from from late March. And of course you're not going 223 00:13:20.039 --> 00:13:25.039 to use a football stadium high school football stadium in December, January, February, 224 00:13:25.159 --> 00:13:29.240 or the winter months until early November at the earliest. 225 00:13:29.360 --> 00:13:33.039 So that's I hope we get got some of your 226 00:13:33.120 --> 00:13:36.000 questions answered. Appreciate you call, John, Thank you, you appreciate it. 227 00:13:36.039 --> 00:13:37.039 Guys, you're welcome. 228 00:13:37.120 --> 00:13:39.799 Let me go next to Matt in Boston. Matt, you're 229 00:13:39.840 --> 00:13:41.440 next to a nice side with Josh Kraft. 230 00:13:41.440 --> 00:13:45.440 Go ahead, Matt, great, Thanks a lot, guys, really appreciate 231 00:13:45.480 --> 00:13:47.840 the topic. Josh, you are a busy man. I've been 232 00:13:47.879 --> 00:13:53.559 following you on Facebook. You've been everywhere. Yeah, you know, Matt. 233 00:13:53.720 --> 00:13:58.279 It's just trying to get out and meet as many 234 00:13:58.279 --> 00:13:59.320 people as possible. 235 00:14:00.120 --> 00:14:03.799 That's great. Well, it's obvious. I had a question for you. 236 00:14:04.799 --> 00:14:07.960 I'm curious in the next four years, your four years 237 00:14:08.000 --> 00:14:12.080 are going to sort of echo the national four years. 238 00:14:12.440 --> 00:14:15.840 I was curious how you thought you could navigate Boston, 239 00:14:15.960 --> 00:14:20.799 the city of Boston, with you know, the the Trump administration. 240 00:14:21.000 --> 00:14:22.200 What your thoughts are about that? 241 00:14:24.320 --> 00:14:27.519 Thank man. Look, I'm always going to fight for Boston, 242 00:14:27.679 --> 00:14:30.559 the people of Boston. That's kinda that has been my 243 00:14:30.679 --> 00:14:33.720 priority in the community work I've done, and it will 244 00:14:33.759 --> 00:14:37.240 be my priority as mayor. And if that means fighting 245 00:14:38.039 --> 00:14:42.200 the federal government, Washington, d C, the Trump administration to 246 00:14:42.399 --> 00:14:45.320 do what is right for the people of Boston, I 247 00:14:45.399 --> 00:14:49.600 will always do that because they're my priority. And that's 248 00:14:49.600 --> 00:14:55.720 how I navigate. I put the people first, and you know, 249 00:14:56.240 --> 00:14:58.919 fight for whatever we need here in the city of 250 00:14:58.919 --> 00:15:02.799 Boston against the federal government to make it happen. 251 00:15:03.399 --> 00:15:06.120 The other thing, Matt, that you might think about is 252 00:15:06.159 --> 00:15:10.960 that Boston has done pretty well with a lot of mayors, 253 00:15:11.080 --> 00:15:15.480 you know, Kevin White and Ray Flynn, Marty Walsh and 254 00:15:15.519 --> 00:15:19.320 of course the late great Tom Andnino uh And they 255 00:15:19.399 --> 00:15:24.320 have been mayors through Republican administrations and Democratic administrations. And 256 00:15:24.759 --> 00:15:30.000 I suspect that Boston will always prosper because it's it's 257 00:15:30.039 --> 00:15:33.519 such an important economic engine of New England and for 258 00:15:33.639 --> 00:15:38.639 that matter, intellectual and medical capital of the world. Boston's 259 00:15:38.679 --> 00:15:40.919 never going to get short changed no matter who's mayor is. 260 00:15:41.320 --> 00:15:44.559 I don't think, Matt appreciate you, Carl, thank you. 261 00:15:44.879 --> 00:15:45.919 Great, Thanks a lot. 262 00:15:46.039 --> 00:15:50.039 All right, let's keep rolling here. Next up, Vinnie from 263 00:15:50.159 --> 00:15:52.919 East Boston. Vinnie, you were next on nightside. Say hi 264 00:15:53.000 --> 00:15:54.799 to Josh Craft, candidate for mayor. 265 00:15:55.840 --> 00:15:57.879 George, thank you for running for mayor. 266 00:15:59.120 --> 00:15:59.919 Thank you, Janny. 267 00:16:00.120 --> 00:16:01.000 Josh. 268 00:16:01.519 --> 00:16:03.840 I put up your signed last night with my neighbor. 269 00:16:03.919 --> 00:16:06.519 We put it up on Falcon Street in East Boston, 270 00:16:06.559 --> 00:16:09.840 the first sign underneath the lights. We can see it 271 00:16:09.919 --> 00:16:13.879 even in the night. You need to have people run 272 00:16:14.360 --> 00:16:18.279 your doing. I mean, I don't really know. I contacted 273 00:16:18.320 --> 00:16:20.039 the guy who was putting up the sign. He was 274 00:16:20.080 --> 00:16:22.879 on Bennington's Stein and they're not too old. You probably 275 00:16:22.919 --> 00:16:26.559 know him. He said, he's ten years working on Tom Andino. 276 00:16:27.399 --> 00:16:31.840 Then he says he went to Washington, now Washington, Hollywood. 277 00:16:32.200 --> 00:16:38.720 You know guy, I'm talking from Dodgester. We don't give 278 00:16:38.840 --> 00:16:41.440 somebody was he was putting them up at night. He 279 00:16:41.519 --> 00:16:44.679 gave me the sign, he said, But I said, the 280 00:16:44.759 --> 00:16:50.279 girl told me not to help Josh because you're a millionaire. 281 00:16:50.360 --> 00:16:52.679 The kids said, he's not a maionnaire, he's a bionaire. 282 00:16:53.399 --> 00:16:57.639 Does that matter to Boston? The status as a rich 283 00:16:57.720 --> 00:16:59.360 guy or a poor guy doesn't matter. 284 00:17:01.320 --> 00:17:06.079 Well, look, then I've spent I made a conscious decision 285 00:17:06.160 --> 00:17:09.640 thirty five years ago not to work in my family business, 286 00:17:09.680 --> 00:17:13.279 and instead I committed to doing community work in the 287 00:17:13.319 --> 00:17:16.319 neighborhoods in and around Boston, and I did that for 288 00:17:16.440 --> 00:17:19.799 thirty five years. And I've always believed the phrase that 289 00:17:19.880 --> 00:17:21.880 if you love what you do, you'll never work a 290 00:17:21.960 --> 00:17:24.880 day in your life. And to me doing those thirty 291 00:17:24.920 --> 00:17:27.759 five years at community work, I never worked today in 292 00:17:27.799 --> 00:17:30.039 my life. And that's why I want to run for 293 00:17:30.079 --> 00:17:33.240 the mayor of Boston because in those thirty five years, 294 00:17:33.359 --> 00:17:35.759 I not only learned to love the city of Boston, 295 00:17:36.079 --> 00:17:38.440 I came to love the people of Boston, who I've 296 00:17:38.519 --> 00:17:41.319 learned so much for. And that's why I'm running for 297 00:17:41.480 --> 00:17:44.319 mayor because I feel like the city I love is 298 00:17:44.359 --> 00:17:48.920 headed in the wrong direction, whether housing being unaffordable, parents 299 00:17:48.960 --> 00:17:51.640 pulling the kids out of the schools at record rates, 300 00:17:52.039 --> 00:17:57.680 a fiscal lack of fiscal discipline at city Hall, and 301 00:17:57.960 --> 00:17:59.880 these are just a few of the reasons. And I've 302 00:18:00.000 --> 00:18:04.400 feel like my campaign it's not about political ideology. It's 303 00:18:04.440 --> 00:18:07.319 about getting things done for the people of Boston through 304 00:18:07.319 --> 00:18:11.119 political will and getting results for the citizens of Boston 305 00:18:11.200 --> 00:18:12.559 through bringing people together. 306 00:18:13.039 --> 00:18:18.680 So the Michelle Will people, they says Michelle has hot, 307 00:18:18.720 --> 00:18:26.640 Do you have hot to a good heart. That's a point. 308 00:18:26.799 --> 00:18:28.039 You have a good I don't. 309 00:18:29.079 --> 00:18:32.559 Yeah, well, I don't know if I can answer that question. 310 00:18:32.680 --> 00:18:36.160 I do know I've done That's committed my life to 311 00:18:36.240 --> 00:18:39.440 community work and I'll always put the people I've worked 312 00:18:39.440 --> 00:18:43.400 with first, and I've always done that, and I want 313 00:18:43.440 --> 00:18:48.119 to see all people do well because success for everyone 314 00:18:48.519 --> 00:18:51.720 is my priority. Success for the city of Boston and 315 00:18:51.759 --> 00:18:56.599 for every citizen in Boston would always be my priority. 316 00:18:57.279 --> 00:19:01.839 I think that it's one of those questions that that 317 00:19:01.960 --> 00:19:05.640 you ask, uh I. I think he has a record 318 00:19:06.400 --> 00:19:08.799 of service, and I think it's up for people like 319 00:19:08.880 --> 00:19:12.640 you to decide who has a bigger heart and who 320 00:19:12.759 --> 00:19:15.720 wants to serve Boston. That's all. How you bike lane's 321 00:19:15.759 --> 00:19:17.680 doing over there, Benny, by the way, in East Boston. 322 00:19:17.680 --> 00:19:18.960 He got a few of those over there. 323 00:19:19.559 --> 00:19:21.599 I wish I could. I can't say what I'd like 324 00:19:21.640 --> 00:19:23.720 to do the people on the scooters and the bikes. 325 00:19:23.839 --> 00:19:25.519 No, No, you don't want to hurt anybody. I'm just 326 00:19:25.559 --> 00:19:27.720 wondering if you want. 327 00:19:29.319 --> 00:19:32.480 The road, well, you may want. 328 00:19:32.559 --> 00:19:34.240 You may want to think about that one. Vinnie, I 329 00:19:34.279 --> 00:19:36.960 gotta run, Thank you very much, appreciate the call. This 330 00:19:37.039 --> 00:19:39.920 is Dan Ray that's not Josh, Josh, I got full lines. 331 00:19:40.400 --> 00:19:42.960 I'd like to keep you if you wouldn't mind, because 332 00:19:43.000 --> 00:19:45.680 I think it's always good for you to hear from. 333 00:19:47.160 --> 00:19:47.680 Questions. 334 00:19:47.720 --> 00:19:50.240 Okay, yeah, let's uh, let's let's keep going. I got 335 00:19:50.279 --> 00:19:52.119 to take a news break at the bottom of the hour. 336 00:19:52.160 --> 00:19:52.279 Here. 337 00:19:52.359 --> 00:19:54.720 My guess is Josh Kraft. We're coming back on Night's 338 00:19:54.720 --> 00:19:56.200 Side right after this. 339 00:20:00.200 --> 00:20:04.039 I'm bes Boston's news radio Bike, as. 340 00:20:03.920 --> 00:20:06.079 Is Josh Craft, candidate for mayor or Boss. Let me 341 00:20:06.119 --> 00:20:08.799 go to Sandra in in Boston. Sandra, you were next 342 00:20:08.839 --> 00:20:09.799 time Nightside. Welcome. 343 00:20:12.119 --> 00:20:13.519 Hi Dan, Can you hear me? 344 00:20:13.599 --> 00:20:13.920 Okay? 345 00:20:14.119 --> 00:20:16.759 Can hear you? Fine? And so can Josh Craft. He's listening. 346 00:20:16.759 --> 00:20:18.480 Go right ahead, Sander. What's your comment question? 347 00:20:19.319 --> 00:20:22.759 Well, I think it would be really good to get 348 00:20:22.799 --> 00:20:26.480 the kids outside more, particularly in winter, and I wish 349 00:20:26.559 --> 00:20:29.880 we could use our resources in the city better. And 350 00:20:30.079 --> 00:20:35.680 one of my things is the hockey pond along Storrow Drive, 351 00:20:35.880 --> 00:20:40.000 You know, the hockey pond alongside the Charles River this winter. 352 00:20:41.079 --> 00:20:44.079 What hockey are you talking about? Are you there's a 353 00:20:44.119 --> 00:20:48.640 hockey rink out at the far end of Brighton Is 354 00:20:48.640 --> 00:20:49.759 that the one you're talking about? 355 00:20:49.880 --> 00:20:52.279 No, no, no, no, I'm talking about what we call the 356 00:20:52.319 --> 00:20:57.319 hockey pond right along the Charles River, right along Star Drive. 357 00:20:57.119 --> 00:20:59.839 And bon are you talking about. 358 00:20:59.599 --> 00:21:02.759 The Yeah, it's called the hockey pond. 359 00:21:03.000 --> 00:21:04.920 Well, it may be called the hockey pond. I used 360 00:21:04.960 --> 00:21:07.279 to live on Beacon Street and I looked at that 361 00:21:07.400 --> 00:21:09.720 and there were many winters when it never froze over. 362 00:21:10.359 --> 00:21:14.000 But there are winters when it doesn't freeze over. But 363 00:21:14.039 --> 00:21:16.799 it did freeze over this winter, and I've always thought 364 00:21:17.440 --> 00:21:22.640 I've literally skated on it, and I think it would 365 00:21:22.680 --> 00:21:25.960 be wonderful to use resources we have in the city 366 00:21:26.079 --> 00:21:27.319 like that a little better. 367 00:21:27.519 --> 00:21:31.559 Well, as I'm sure Joss, that's that is not Boston property. 368 00:21:31.599 --> 00:21:35.799 That's DCR, that's it. That's that is part of the 369 00:21:35.799 --> 00:21:39.720 the Charles River area. So that's DCR part property, not 370 00:21:39.960 --> 00:21:43.759 City of Boston property. But hey, you know, there's a 371 00:21:43.759 --> 00:21:47.559 little bit of problem getting people down there. There's no 372 00:21:47.720 --> 00:21:51.920 parking on Charles on Storo Drive, which would make it 373 00:21:51.960 --> 00:21:53.839 easy for people to get to. But but I. 374 00:21:53.839 --> 00:21:56.759 Understand, I guess, I guess. My point is just that 375 00:21:57.880 --> 00:22:00.960 one hundred million dollars, it won't be one hundred million 376 00:22:01.000 --> 00:22:04.480 dollars that we put into this project. They can't build 377 00:22:04.519 --> 00:22:09.319 a bus shelter in this town, you know for that. 378 00:22:09.599 --> 00:22:13.440 You know it'll be seventy or eighty percent over budget. 379 00:22:13.640 --> 00:22:15.119 You know it, and I know it. 380 00:22:15.599 --> 00:22:19.240 Let's let's let Josh address that. I think he might 381 00:22:19.640 --> 00:22:22.000 he might agree with you, Sandra. Let's let's get let's 382 00:22:22.039 --> 00:22:23.279 hear from Josh on that. Josh. 383 00:22:23.759 --> 00:22:27.400 Yeah, thank you, Yeah, thank you, Sandra. Sorry Dan to 384 00:22:27.480 --> 00:22:33.240 cut you off. Yeah, no, I agree, especially with the 385 00:22:33.319 --> 00:22:39.599 current trade war and the tariff situation that's going on 386 00:22:39.759 --> 00:22:43.160 now with President Trump, the costs are just going to 387 00:22:43.200 --> 00:22:46.559 balloon and go up, and we're going to be on 388 00:22:46.599 --> 00:22:49.039 the hook for a lot of money, well over one 389 00:22:49.079 --> 00:22:53.039 hundred million dollars, I'm sure. And yeah, money could be 390 00:22:53.359 --> 00:22:56.960 deployed elsewhere to engage not just kids, but improve school 391 00:22:57.160 --> 00:23:00.720 create access to housing, which is a new number one 392 00:23:00.799 --> 00:23:01.400 in the city. 393 00:23:03.559 --> 00:23:03.759 Yeah. 394 00:23:03.799 --> 00:23:06.599 I'm also sorry that they cut down all those trees. 395 00:23:07.680 --> 00:23:10.079 Yeah, one hundred and forty five trees. 396 00:23:10.680 --> 00:23:12.400 And if you live in that part of town, what 397 00:23:12.960 --> 00:23:15.119 sort of environmental program is that? 398 00:23:17.799 --> 00:23:18.160 Josh? 399 00:23:18.160 --> 00:23:23.680 Your question go ahead, Oh work, Well, I don't know, 400 00:23:25.200 --> 00:23:28.519 you know, one hundred and forty five trees that you know. 401 00:23:28.599 --> 00:23:35.599