WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.480 --> 00:00:05.440 It's Night Side with Dan Ray. I'm WBSY Koston's new video. 2 00:00:07.080 --> 00:00:10.320 All right, welcome back everyone. I'm delighted to be joined 3 00:00:10.800 --> 00:00:14.359 by Josh Craft. Last week Josh Kraft announced that he 4 00:00:14.480 --> 00:00:18.039 was running from Mayor of Boston and so Josh, hopefully 5 00:00:18.079 --> 00:00:21.359 we'll have you on several times between now and whenever. 6 00:00:21.760 --> 00:00:24.000 But welcome for your first appearance here on Nightside. 7 00:00:24.039 --> 00:00:27.719 How are you, sir, I'm great, Dan, thank you, and 8 00:00:28.120 --> 00:00:32.240 I want to also congratulate you on four thousand shows guys. 9 00:00:32.880 --> 00:00:36.359 Thank you. Yeah, I know, pretty good run. 10 00:00:38.280 --> 00:00:41.079 Well, You've been an institution in the city and the 11 00:00:41.439 --> 00:00:47.399 in the region, and your show is educated and informed 12 00:00:47.520 --> 00:00:51.079 many and it's an integral part of the city and 13 00:00:51.200 --> 00:00:54.640 the community. So congratulations, thank you so much. 14 00:00:55.000 --> 00:00:57.920 Rob was mentioning that last night they were using some 15 00:00:58.119 --> 00:01:01.399 of my audio from my live shots during the Blizzard 16 00:01:01.439 --> 00:01:03.880 of seventy eight, which probably means I've been around much 17 00:01:04.000 --> 00:01:07.200 too long. But let's talk about the future, and let's 18 00:01:07.239 --> 00:01:11.200 talk about you. First of all, tell us a little 19 00:01:11.200 --> 00:01:15.760 bit about yourself. Obviously, know we know that you come 20 00:01:15.799 --> 00:01:20.799 from this incredible family that owns the New England Patriots, 21 00:01:20.840 --> 00:01:23.239 but just tell us a little bit about yourself, because 22 00:01:23.280 --> 00:01:25.040 I think that you need the first of all, to 23 00:01:25.200 --> 00:01:26.359 introduce yourself to. 24 00:01:27.920 --> 00:01:29.879 Your potential constituents. 25 00:01:31.640 --> 00:01:32.599 Well, thank you, Dan. 26 00:01:32.799 --> 00:01:36.400 Yeah, So, as you said, I'm a member of the 27 00:01:36.519 --> 00:01:40.239 Craft family, my dad Robert, my late mom Myra, and 28 00:01:42.719 --> 00:01:47.079 you know I've spent However, I wasn't in the family business. 29 00:01:47.480 --> 00:01:51.879 I spent most of my life thirty five years working 30 00:01:52.000 --> 00:01:56.000 in community, and thirty of those years with Boys and 31 00:01:56.040 --> 00:01:59.840 Girls clubs in Boston. And I started back in the 32 00:02:00.040 --> 00:02:03.959 fall of nineteen ninety in South Boston doing an outreach 33 00:02:04.079 --> 00:02:07.400 program with kids in the West Broadway housing development in 34 00:02:07.480 --> 00:02:12.759 the Old Colony development and Mary Allen McCormick and working 35 00:02:12.840 --> 00:02:14.919 with kids and might have been having some issues in 36 00:02:15.039 --> 00:02:20.080 school and other things. And really, back, like I said 37 00:02:20.199 --> 00:02:22.680 nineteen ninety, it opened my eyes to things that only 38 00:02:22.800 --> 00:02:25.840 read about or heard about, you know, on radio or TV. 39 00:02:26.120 --> 00:02:30.560 And also what exposed me to was the power of community, 40 00:02:30.680 --> 00:02:34.719 the power of people coming together to help folks overcome 41 00:02:35.319 --> 00:02:37.479 obstacles or what have you. And the Boys and Girls 42 00:02:37.560 --> 00:02:41.319 club and I made it my career and shortly after 43 00:02:41.560 --> 00:02:43.960 started a club in Chelsea in the basement of the 44 00:02:44.039 --> 00:02:48.680 Innis Public housing development and we got a beautiful building 45 00:02:48.759 --> 00:02:51.039 there and then I spent my last twelve well, I 46 00:02:51.120 --> 00:02:55.400 spent nine years moving the club around the city of Chelsea. 47 00:02:55.599 --> 00:02:58.759 We finally got a club built in two been another 48 00:02:58.879 --> 00:03:02.360 six years there and became CEO of Boys and Girls 49 00:03:02.400 --> 00:03:04.800 Club in o Way and did that for twelve years. 50 00:03:04.919 --> 00:03:10.400 And really community work became a calling for me, working 51 00:03:10.439 --> 00:03:14.919 with people in community and that's me in a nutshell. 52 00:03:14.960 --> 00:03:17.479 I know it's quick, but no, that's. 53 00:03:17.360 --> 00:03:18.960 You know, that gives us a little bit. 54 00:03:19.000 --> 00:03:25.000 So my question then is, obviously, I'm sure you had 55 00:03:25.120 --> 00:03:29.479 plenty of options other than to do that's that sort 56 00:03:29.520 --> 00:03:32.280 of service, and that's genuine service. 57 00:03:32.719 --> 00:03:33.560 What drew you to that? 58 00:03:33.879 --> 00:03:35.680 Was there a moment in time where you said, Hey, 59 00:03:36.319 --> 00:03:38.479 I'm a pretty lucky guy. I can give back here. 60 00:03:38.520 --> 00:03:40.080 What got you to that point? 61 00:03:41.879 --> 00:03:44.319 I'm definitely a lucky guy. I think, as I said 62 00:03:44.360 --> 00:03:47.960 in my announcement speech, I wasn't born on third base. 63 00:03:48.120 --> 00:03:50.360 I was born at home Plate, and I'm very much 64 00:03:50.439 --> 00:03:54.759 aware of that. But I think the community service work 65 00:03:54.840 --> 00:03:57.919 and beyond Boys and Girls Club, I was involved in 66 00:03:57.960 --> 00:04:02.599 a lot of volunteer you know, board service. I chair 67 00:04:02.680 --> 00:04:07.240 the Hate Crimes Task Force for the state with Secretary 68 00:04:07.360 --> 00:04:11.280 Reading but you know, Dan, it's pretty you know. I 69 00:04:11.479 --> 00:04:14.479 was always told in life that if you love what 70 00:04:14.639 --> 00:04:16.759 you do, you'll never work a day in your life. 71 00:04:17.000 --> 00:04:20.560 And for me, community work, being with people, learning from 72 00:04:20.720 --> 00:04:24.399 different people, I loved it and I still love it, 73 00:04:24.639 --> 00:04:27.279 and I never really thought I worked a day in 74 00:04:27.399 --> 00:04:30.959 my life because of that, and that's what I enjoy. 75 00:04:31.480 --> 00:04:35.079 It's what inspires me, and that's that's it, you know, 76 00:04:35.240 --> 00:04:41.279 meeting people, understanding different people from different backgrounds and how 77 00:04:41.360 --> 00:04:43.959 to bring them together to build a sense of community 78 00:04:44.360 --> 00:04:45.800 and to move us all forward. 79 00:04:46.639 --> 00:04:50.160 I very much ascribe to that, to that philosophy as well. 80 00:04:50.279 --> 00:04:54.480 So at some point you or some people must have 81 00:04:54.560 --> 00:04:56.160 said to you, or you must have looked in the 82 00:04:56.160 --> 00:04:58.759 mirror and said, gee, I'm going to take this one 83 00:04:58.800 --> 00:05:01.959 step further and I'm going to offer myself as mayor 84 00:05:02.040 --> 00:05:02.560 of Boston. 85 00:05:02.639 --> 00:05:04.079 When did you get to that point? 86 00:05:04.160 --> 00:05:07.720 And I'm sure it's like everyone who becomes a politician, 87 00:05:07.759 --> 00:05:10.560 and you're a politician at this point, candidate for public office. 88 00:05:10.600 --> 00:05:10.759 Huh. 89 00:05:12.480 --> 00:05:13.680 It has to be an evolution. 90 00:05:13.839 --> 00:05:15.800 I mean, you didn't wake up some morning on you know, 91 00:05:16.079 --> 00:05:19.639 July third, whatever, twenty twenty four and say, you know what, 92 00:05:19.720 --> 00:05:20.680 I want to do next? 93 00:05:21.079 --> 00:05:23.920 How did you how did you get to that point? 94 00:05:24.079 --> 00:05:24.759 And again in a. 95 00:05:24.839 --> 00:05:30.639 Nutshell, yeah, in a nutshell, you know, and get to 96 00:05:30.720 --> 00:05:33.639 the endgame, you know, to be the mayor of Boston. 97 00:05:34.600 --> 00:05:37.079 I know it's not an easy job. But to me, 98 00:05:37.839 --> 00:05:40.560 as I said, I've done community work my whole life, 99 00:05:40.639 --> 00:05:45.160 and being the mayor of Boston or any city or 100 00:05:45.319 --> 00:05:50.279 town is the ultimate community job because you're dealing with 101 00:05:50.879 --> 00:05:55.839 so many different people, a lot of different agendas, people 102 00:05:55.920 --> 00:06:01.120 with different backgrounds, people with different thoughts, and to create 103 00:06:01.240 --> 00:06:03.199 that means of community with all of them is the 104 00:06:03.319 --> 00:06:07.680 ultimate community experience. So for me, in some ways, I 105 00:06:07.800 --> 00:06:11.480 felt that was always trending towards not the mayor of Boston, 106 00:06:11.600 --> 00:06:17.439 but a large community building challenger opportunity. And to be 107 00:06:17.560 --> 00:06:23.720 specific about this job, I started thinking about it seriously 108 00:06:23.959 --> 00:06:29.560 fourteen fifteen months ago. It was probably a couple months ago, 109 00:06:29.759 --> 00:06:32.839 maybe six six, seven weeks ago I made the firm 110 00:06:32.920 --> 00:06:37.279 decision to move forward, but it was it's been on 111 00:06:37.480 --> 00:06:40.680 my mind for, you know, fourteen to fifteen months or so. 112 00:06:41.920 --> 00:06:44.040 So let's talk about some. 113 00:06:44.199 --> 00:06:47.519 Of the distinctions that you will have to draw with 114 00:06:47.720 --> 00:06:50.759 the incumbent mayor. And I've heard, I read your announcement. 115 00:06:50.800 --> 00:06:53.399 I read all of the material, many columns as I could. 116 00:06:54.000 --> 00:06:58.519 You've actually been I think treated pretty fairly by by 117 00:06:58.560 --> 00:07:02.800 the Boston Globe, a couple of ittorial welcoming editorials. And 118 00:07:03.079 --> 00:07:06.519 I think it's important for Boston to have a mayor's race. 119 00:07:06.600 --> 00:07:10.519 And I think that you bring a set of experiences 120 00:07:11.519 --> 00:07:14.160 and you know the city and you know the community. 121 00:07:14.279 --> 00:07:20.000 So what has driven you to say, Okay, I can 122 00:07:20.079 --> 00:07:23.920 do a better job. Because as I read your speeches 123 00:07:23.959 --> 00:07:26.399 and I read the reports, I think that's what you're saying, 124 00:07:26.560 --> 00:07:29.560 that you can be a better, more effective mayor than 125 00:07:29.639 --> 00:07:30.279 the incumbent. 126 00:07:32.000 --> 00:07:32.240 Yeah. 127 00:07:32.600 --> 00:07:38.319 Thanks Dan, And for myself, when I look at this 128 00:07:38.519 --> 00:07:46.759 opportunity and the current administration, it's not about ideology. It's 129 00:07:46.800 --> 00:07:51.319 about getting results, making an impact. And I feel like 130 00:07:52.439 --> 00:07:57.600 that's something I've been able to do throughout my professional career, 131 00:07:57.879 --> 00:08:03.000 and I think that's the difference. I think that there's 132 00:08:03.040 --> 00:08:10.439 a need for this for the city administration, the mayoral administration, 133 00:08:11.160 --> 00:08:15.759 the current administration not not providing, not providing enough results 134 00:08:15.800 --> 00:08:19.360 for the citizens of the city or impact. And that's 135 00:08:19.439 --> 00:08:24.439 something that I'm confident myself and our administration could do, 136 00:08:24.839 --> 00:08:29.360 and that's to me the number one difference. It's about 137 00:08:30.000 --> 00:08:33.279 not about ideology, it's about getting results. 138 00:08:33.879 --> 00:08:36.720 Okay, so let's let's talk One of the themes of 139 00:08:36.919 --> 00:08:43.279 your first few days here is the need for more housing. Uh, 140 00:08:43.559 --> 00:08:46.840 and you peer that with some ideas about rent control. 141 00:08:47.559 --> 00:08:51.360 Let's talk about housing. What can a mayor do to 142 00:08:52.120 --> 00:08:55.120 to create more housing? Obviously, the more housing we have, 143 00:08:56.120 --> 00:08:58.600 the less expensive. I mean, it's the kind of economics 144 00:08:58.679 --> 00:09:00.320 one on one supplying to me and the one's going 145 00:09:00.360 --> 00:09:01.120 to argue with you about that. 146 00:09:01.240 --> 00:09:03.720 But what can do that's not being done currently? 147 00:09:05.360 --> 00:09:08.440 Yeah, and you know, I know when I spoke about it, 148 00:09:08.519 --> 00:09:11.679 I said rent control, And you know I'd like to say, 149 00:09:11.919 --> 00:09:15.679 make a slight variation of that for us. We would 150 00:09:15.759 --> 00:09:21.200 call it opt in rent control, where landlords would have 151 00:09:21.320 --> 00:09:26.240 an opportunity to opt into a program where keeping their 152 00:09:26.320 --> 00:09:31.919 rents at a sustainable wage, particularly for workforce and affordable 153 00:09:32.480 --> 00:09:38.440 housing clients or housing folks and the and at the 154 00:09:38.559 --> 00:09:41.639 back end they get a tax break tax abatement at 155 00:09:41.679 --> 00:09:43.639 the end of the year. And this should be a 156 00:09:43.759 --> 00:09:47.639 ten year commitment and then could revisit it after ten years. 157 00:09:48.000 --> 00:09:53.000 So it's not I know, rent control, as you know, 158 00:09:53.440 --> 00:09:58.799 it's seemed on on a slide deck or what have you. 159 00:09:58.960 --> 00:10:02.120 But it's sort of So we've changed the name more 160 00:10:02.279 --> 00:10:06.759 to an opt in rent control incentivizing landlords and you know, 161 00:10:06.879 --> 00:10:10.919 it benefits landlords and it benefits renters as well, and 162 00:10:11.039 --> 00:10:16.519 we're going to focus on we're not it excludes luxury units, 163 00:10:17.159 --> 00:10:19.440 so workforce and affordable units. 164 00:10:20.000 --> 00:10:23.159 Okay, So come back to the housing issue, and that is. 165 00:10:24.879 --> 00:10:28.480 This. Has a study been done as to how many 166 00:10:28.559 --> 00:10:32.879 more housing units, whether they be rental apartments, condominiums, or 167 00:10:33.480 --> 00:10:36.639 standalone homes or three decors that we need. Has anyone 168 00:10:36.720 --> 00:10:39.360 taken the time to look at that and do a 169 00:10:39.399 --> 00:10:41.960 survey and say, okay, here's where we are and here's 170 00:10:41.960 --> 00:10:42.799 where we got to get to. 171 00:10:45.120 --> 00:10:45.159 That. 172 00:10:45.360 --> 00:10:48.639 I can't answer, Dan, I don't have an answer to that. 173 00:10:49.519 --> 00:10:53.879 I do know that on the sideline currently, there's more 174 00:10:53.960 --> 00:11:02.879 than twenty three thousand permitted housing units that are sitting 175 00:11:02.919 --> 00:11:05.200 on the sideline in the city. And it's not just 176 00:11:05.840 --> 00:11:09.360 units that aren't being built, it's you know, construction jobs 177 00:11:10.080 --> 00:11:14.039 as well as significant amount of tax revenue that's sitting 178 00:11:14.120 --> 00:11:15.000 on the sidelines. 179 00:11:15.360 --> 00:11:18.559 So say city, when you say sitting on the sideline, shushu, 180 00:11:18.559 --> 00:11:20.519 I want to make sure you're not talking about properties 181 00:11:20.600 --> 00:11:23.200 that exist now and no, no, no. 182 00:11:23.320 --> 00:11:29.879 No permited, yeah and ready to be built and for 183 00:11:30.159 --> 00:11:36.519 whatever uh regulations or bureaucracy, they can't get going. And 184 00:11:37.320 --> 00:11:41.200 I think we'd like to incentivize people in whatever way 185 00:11:41.279 --> 00:11:43.519 we can to get shovels in the ground because in 186 00:11:43.639 --> 00:11:49.320 the end, accessibility is affordability, and we need to create 187 00:11:49.480 --> 00:11:51.639 access to more units. And look at it. I'm not 188 00:11:51.799 --> 00:11:53.639 naive to think, oh, you just go in and in 189 00:11:53.759 --> 00:11:55.960 day one. No, you got to work with people. You 190 00:11:56.080 --> 00:11:59.279 got to understand people, and there's a give and take 191 00:11:59.360 --> 00:12:03.360 and ending tootiation. But yeah, you got to sit down 192 00:12:03.399 --> 00:12:06.039 with people you might not always agree with. You got 193 00:12:06.159 --> 00:12:08.840 to sit down with people other people that don't agree 194 00:12:08.879 --> 00:12:10.960 with each other and find a pass forward. 195 00:12:11.799 --> 00:12:13.600 Yeah, it sounds to me like you'd like to become 196 00:12:13.919 --> 00:12:16.639 what I would call a red tape cutter, somebody who 197 00:12:16.720 --> 00:12:18.960 might be able to come some of the regulations that 198 00:12:19.039 --> 00:12:21.919 are holding things back exactly. 199 00:12:22.360 --> 00:12:22.679 All right. 200 00:12:22.759 --> 00:12:26.639 My guest is Josh Kraft, candidate from mayor. He held 201 00:12:26.720 --> 00:12:31.919 a very impressive announcement on Tuesday. We will take phone 202 00:12:31.960 --> 00:12:33.960 calls if you're the only lines that are open right 203 00:12:34.000 --> 00:12:36.279 now are the six, one, seven, nine, three, one, ten 204 00:12:36.399 --> 00:12:38.960 thirty line. The two five, four to ten thirty is 205 00:12:39.000 --> 00:12:42.039 full up. We're going to ask people to ask questions 206 00:12:43.360 --> 00:12:46.200 and not try to engage in debates. This is an 207 00:12:46.240 --> 00:12:49.600 opportunity for you to find out something about Josh Kraft. 208 00:12:49.799 --> 00:12:54.240 It's got a long time between February and September of 209 00:12:54.320 --> 00:12:57.919 primary and then September a final election in November, so 210 00:12:58.519 --> 00:13:00.799 well we'll get more conversation. Should go on with Josh 211 00:13:00.840 --> 00:13:02.679 Graft hit upon some of the other issues that he 212 00:13:02.759 --> 00:13:06.240 feels are important and issues that distinguish him from the 213 00:13:06.279 --> 00:13:09.440 incumbent mayor Michelle Will back on night Side. 214 00:13:09.440 --> 00:13:10.240 My name is Dan Ray. 215 00:13:10.399 --> 00:13:14.279 Right after this now back to Dan Ray, Mine from 216 00:13:14.320 --> 00:13:17.720 the Window World Nightside Studios on w b Z, the 217 00:13:17.799 --> 00:13:18.360 news radio. 218 00:13:19.720 --> 00:13:22.799 My guess is Josh Josh Craft running from Mayor of Boston. 219 00:13:24.399 --> 00:13:26.639 Josh, let me hit a couple a couple of quick 220 00:13:26.679 --> 00:13:28.759 issues and then I want to give folks an opportunity 221 00:13:28.879 --> 00:13:31.080 to to talk. Well, we'll get to phone calls right 222 00:13:31.120 --> 00:13:36.080 after nine thirty. We have full lines. A couple of things. 223 00:13:36.720 --> 00:13:41.960 Bike lanes. I feel strongly about bike lanes. I was 224 00:13:42.039 --> 00:13:46.399 told by State Senator Nick Collins of South Boston. I 225 00:13:46.480 --> 00:13:48.320 think that the city has spent one hundred and twenty 226 00:13:48.399 --> 00:13:53.240 one million dollars installing bike lanes there everywhere. But what's 227 00:13:53.279 --> 00:13:54.320 your thought on bike lanes? 228 00:13:55.799 --> 00:14:00.519 Well, thanks, Jan, Well, let me first say I am 229 00:14:00.639 --> 00:14:04.919 not against bike lanes. I'm all for bike lanes. However, 230 00:14:05.919 --> 00:14:10.679 four bike lanes that are put down and installed in 231 00:14:10.799 --> 00:14:18.519 the thoughts away that does not lead to congestions for pedestrians, bikers, 232 00:14:19.159 --> 00:14:23.159 cars and buses. And you know, from everywhere I go, 233 00:14:23.480 --> 00:14:28.559 whether it's I hear about the bike lanes from seniors, families, 234 00:14:29.000 --> 00:14:32.480 folks and the say, you know, disabled folks, small business 235 00:14:32.600 --> 00:14:35.360 owners and a lot of people and a lot of 236 00:14:35.399 --> 00:14:37.879 their issues that they can't move around the city the 237 00:14:37.960 --> 00:14:41.159 way they used to. Especially small businesses are feeling it. 238 00:14:42.039 --> 00:14:45.360 And you know, to see a proliferation of bike lanes 239 00:14:46.840 --> 00:14:52.120 without really a direction of a thought out plan on 240 00:14:52.200 --> 00:14:55.320 how to put them down is concerning. And a lot 241 00:14:55.399 --> 00:15:00.600 of people who have expressed consternation with that or whatever 242 00:15:00.960 --> 00:15:06.360 they're not they don't feel really listened to or heard 243 00:15:06.480 --> 00:15:10.039 with it. And then one hundred and twenty million dollars 244 00:15:10.679 --> 00:15:14.799 and in a sort of haphazard not that out planned, 245 00:15:14.799 --> 00:15:17.879 it's not a great way to do it, but I 246 00:15:17.960 --> 00:15:21.519 want to want sorry, I just want to end up. 247 00:15:21.519 --> 00:15:24.279 I think I do support bike lanes, but just done 248 00:15:24.320 --> 00:15:25.799 in a thoughtful, correct way. 249 00:15:26.639 --> 00:15:26.840 Yeah. 250 00:15:26.840 --> 00:15:28.039 I tell you, if you ever take a walk on 251 00:15:28.159 --> 00:15:32.240 Center Street in West Roxbury from the Holy Dame Circle 252 00:15:32.679 --> 00:15:39.240 to uh, the business people out there are just beside themselves. 253 00:15:39.759 --> 00:15:42.519 But but that's I'm sure you'll have an opportunity to 254 00:15:42.559 --> 00:15:46.399 do that. Also, let's talk about White Stadium, and I 255 00:15:46.519 --> 00:15:48.720 know that the people are saying, wow, you know it. 256 00:15:48.840 --> 00:15:49.919 Was a prep family. 257 00:15:50.000 --> 00:15:52.720 They're maybe they're trying to build a soccer stadium in 258 00:15:52.840 --> 00:15:55.879 every conflict of interest. You pretty much dealt with that 259 00:15:56.080 --> 00:16:00.080 the other day. But want to address that issue and 260 00:16:00.200 --> 00:16:07.159 also address why White Stadium is being destroyed At this point, 261 00:16:07.879 --> 00:16:09.799 I had someone on the other end who was telling 262 00:16:09.840 --> 00:16:15.679 me that scores of beautiful trees are being uprooted near 263 00:16:15.799 --> 00:16:20.000 White Stadium in order to provide parking spaces. My understanding 264 00:16:20.120 --> 00:16:21.879 is a lot of the community there is pretty upset 265 00:16:21.960 --> 00:16:22.559 with what's going on. 266 00:16:24.519 --> 00:16:28.480 Yeah, I mean, and that really goes to my thoughts 267 00:16:28.559 --> 00:16:31.639 and feelings on White Stadium. The first, I think the 268 00:16:31.759 --> 00:16:37.279 project needs a pause, a hard pause, for two reasons. 269 00:16:37.360 --> 00:16:43.200 And you just captured one the folks most impacted, the 270 00:16:43.279 --> 00:16:48.879 folks that live around it. The majority have expressed real 271 00:16:49.159 --> 00:16:52.519 and genuine concerns with what's going on there and how 272 00:16:52.600 --> 00:16:57.799 it impacts them and their quality of life. You got 273 00:16:57.960 --> 00:16:59.759 to listen to that, you got to hear that, you 274 00:16:59.799 --> 00:17:02.879 got understand it. And the second part is, you know, 275 00:17:03.000 --> 00:17:08.480 when you spend one hundred million dollars and maybe more 276 00:17:08.599 --> 00:17:11.960 than that, when a public when a city spends that 277 00:17:12.160 --> 00:17:16.839 much money of public money, tax dollars on a project 278 00:17:16.920 --> 00:17:20.920 that primarily benefits a private entity, I think you've really 279 00:17:21.039 --> 00:17:24.440 got to look at it balanced out, especially with the 280 00:17:26.599 --> 00:17:30.519 the communities concerns, the most impacted community folks concerns with it, 281 00:17:30.599 --> 00:17:34.359 and you really got to think it out and take 282 00:17:34.440 --> 00:17:38.039 community concerns seriously and the amount of money you're spending seriously. 283 00:17:38.160 --> 00:17:41.960 So again, I think a hard pause is needed on 284 00:17:42.119 --> 00:17:42.680 the project. 285 00:17:43.759 --> 00:17:47.519 My guess is Josh Kraft running from mayor. Certainly the 286 00:17:47.599 --> 00:17:50.680 family name needs no introduction, but this is hopefully an 287 00:17:50.720 --> 00:17:52.960 introduction for all of you to talk and ask him 288 00:17:53.400 --> 00:17:55.200 a question, to make a comment. We'll take a very 289 00:17:55.240 --> 00:17:56.920 quick break for the news at the bottom of the hour, 290 00:17:57.000 --> 00:17:59.839 and Josh will be taking your phone calls. I'm going 291 00:17:59.880 --> 00:18:01.440 to try to stay out of it, but I'm going 292 00:18:01.480 --> 00:18:02.039 to ask all. 293 00:18:01.960 --> 00:18:03.200 Of you not to make speeches. 294 00:18:03.279 --> 00:18:07.440 Ask a question about something that concerns you, formulate it 295 00:18:07.519 --> 00:18:09.960 in your mind, and give him a chance to respond back. 296 00:18:10.039 --> 00:18:12.440 On Night's Side, the lines are full right after. 297 00:18:12.400 --> 00:18:18.279 This, It's Night Side Boston's news Radio. 298 00:18:20.279 --> 00:18:22.920 We're going to try to get as many questions and 299 00:18:23.079 --> 00:18:25.759 answers in. My guest is Josh Kraft running from mayor 300 00:18:25.839 --> 00:18:28.480 of Boston announced on Tuesday. Appreciate him spending the time 301 00:18:28.519 --> 00:18:31.319 with us tonight. Let's go to Brighton first and talk 302 00:18:31.440 --> 00:18:35.279 with Glenn. Glenn, you were first tonight with the candidate 303 00:18:35.359 --> 00:18:39.440 for mayor, Josh Craft. Your question of comment, Glenn, I had. 304 00:18:39.400 --> 00:18:41.920 A quick comment and a quick question. My comment is 305 00:18:42.000 --> 00:18:44.920 it sounds like you're trying to lible Democrat each other. 306 00:18:45.880 --> 00:18:50.079 I mean green schools and rent control and what's the 307 00:18:50.160 --> 00:18:54.559 quest question? My question is what's your view on police 308 00:18:54.720 --> 00:18:57.319 like I don't believe in defunding them, which is why 309 00:18:57.359 --> 00:19:00.880 I voted for her opponent in the last election. 310 00:19:01.480 --> 00:19:09.200 Or niece George, great question, Yeah, a public safety is 311 00:19:09.400 --> 00:19:13.240 essential to this city and I would never defund the police. 312 00:19:14.759 --> 00:19:16.359 You got my vote, all. 313 00:19:16.279 --> 00:19:20.279 Right, Thanks, thanks, thank you appreciate it. That's a that's 314 00:19:20.279 --> 00:19:24.200 a quick question and a direct answer. I think that's important. Thanks, 315 00:19:24.319 --> 00:19:26.759 I appreciate it. Glenn held on a long time, asked 316 00:19:26.799 --> 00:19:28.680 that question. Next up Bill in Boston, Bill, you were 317 00:19:28.759 --> 00:19:30.200 next on Nightsager, right ahead. 318 00:19:31.079 --> 00:19:35.960 Good evening, Dan Gatti, I'm the sigatore. I wanted to 319 00:19:36.279 --> 00:19:40.799 comment that in the previous mayor election. Then Janey into 320 00:19:40.880 --> 00:19:43.799 the race late three months after Walsh was named to 321 00:19:43.839 --> 00:19:46.920 be the Lafe secorate for Joe Biden, and that caused 322 00:19:46.960 --> 00:19:50.160 a split in the Black vote in Boston. Had she 323 00:19:50.279 --> 00:19:53.559 not gotten in late, Andrew Campbell would likely have become 324 00:19:53.640 --> 00:19:56.640 the mayor. I have a question for Josh, and my 325 00:19:56.799 --> 00:19:59.319 question is in working with the young people and the 326 00:19:59.359 --> 00:20:02.880 boys and Girls clubs in Boston and Chelsea, what did 327 00:20:02.960 --> 00:20:06.759 you learn about the circumstances of their families as they 328 00:20:06.920 --> 00:20:15.240 faced living in such an increasingly expensive city as Boston, the. 329 00:20:15.400 --> 00:20:20.599 Circumstances where they had to rely on you know, well, 330 00:20:20.720 --> 00:20:23.960 I'll talk to to the Boys and Girls club. Maybe 331 00:20:24.319 --> 00:20:27.759 it's just both parents might be working. If there was 332 00:20:27.839 --> 00:20:30.839 only one parent in the house, that parent was working, 333 00:20:31.000 --> 00:20:33.839 and you could see, you know, they'd hustle. You know, 334 00:20:34.079 --> 00:20:37.559 we were serving dinners, so it made it easier for 335 00:20:37.839 --> 00:20:40.519 a lot of parents that were working full time, whether 336 00:20:40.599 --> 00:20:43.200 I said both parents or if it's a single parent, 337 00:20:44.079 --> 00:20:47.960 and you could see with some families how there was. 338 00:20:48.160 --> 00:20:50.200 It was always a hustle. I got to get here 339 00:20:50.240 --> 00:20:51.799 because I got to get this done. I got to 340 00:20:51.839 --> 00:20:55.960 get here, got to get this done. And for whatever, 341 00:20:57.200 --> 00:21:00.880 you know, rushing to get things done, knowing that constant 342 00:21:00.960 --> 00:21:05.480 pressure and stress, and I'd hope that working through the 343 00:21:05.519 --> 00:21:07.960 Boys and Girls Club, we were taking some of that away, 344 00:21:08.720 --> 00:21:13.680 providing not just activities for kids, but access to opportunities 345 00:21:13.720 --> 00:21:17.599 for them in their future. So that's what I learned. 346 00:21:17.759 --> 00:21:20.960 I could see the stress that some families had with it, 347 00:21:21.359 --> 00:21:25.079 and I hope that our organization when I was there, 348 00:21:25.160 --> 00:21:28.759 and other Gray organizations across the city, whether it's the 349 00:21:28.880 --> 00:21:32.799 Why or wherever, could help ease some of that stress. 350 00:21:34.599 --> 00:21:36.559 Knowing that you don't have to do this. I want 351 00:21:36.559 --> 00:21:39.519 to say thank you for running for mayor of Boston. 352 00:21:41.319 --> 00:21:43.279 Thank you very much, Bill. 353 00:21:43.319 --> 00:21:47.359 I appreciate you called great, gracious, thank you. Okay, we're 354 00:21:47.359 --> 00:21:50.079 going to go next to Paul in Boston. Paul you 355 00:21:50.160 --> 00:21:52.359 were next on Night Side with Meryl Kennedy. 356 00:21:52.440 --> 00:21:58.440 Josh Kraft, good evening. 357 00:21:58.640 --> 00:22:00.279 Hello, Uh. 358 00:22:06.359 --> 00:22:06.920 I'm calling it. 359 00:22:08.119 --> 00:22:09.799 I'm calling because, uh. 360 00:22:11.440 --> 00:22:11.880 Do you hear me? 361 00:22:12.559 --> 00:22:14.160 We heard? 362 00:22:14.319 --> 00:22:18.599 Okay, Okay, this is not a trick question or anything, Josh. 363 00:22:18.680 --> 00:22:21.160 You get a lot going on, and it's early in 364 00:22:21.240 --> 00:22:24.119 this contest. But I'm just curious if I had a 365 00:22:24.200 --> 00:22:26.000 conversation with a former mayor was going on to do 366 00:22:26.119 --> 00:22:28.119 some other things. And he's happy what he's doing. 367 00:22:28.640 --> 00:22:29.240 He's a friend. 368 00:22:29.440 --> 00:22:33.440 But uh, I we well, Carver, I thing about president politics, 369 00:22:33.480 --> 00:22:36.200 and I just said, I drive through the city, Maddie, 370 00:22:36.359 --> 00:22:39.880 and I see three No, I said, I said, I see, 371 00:22:39.960 --> 00:22:42.359 I see very few tower cranes. He looked right at 372 00:22:42.440 --> 00:22:44.519 me and said, Paul, there are three in the sky 373 00:22:44.680 --> 00:22:47.599 right now of Boston. Those are guy's not the mayor anymore, 374 00:22:48.440 --> 00:22:51.240 and he knows and takes years before a tower crane 375 00:22:51.240 --> 00:22:52.960 will even be erected to put a new building up. 376 00:22:53.279 --> 00:22:54.799 Do you have any idea of how you might be 377 00:22:54.799 --> 00:22:56.799 able to change this, because it's a it's a big 378 00:22:56.880 --> 00:23:00.839 giant project. But and my other comment is. 379 00:23:02.000 --> 00:23:03.880 Why don't we take them one at a time? Please, Paul, 380 00:23:04.039 --> 00:23:06.400 Let's take them one Josh. 381 00:23:08.519 --> 00:23:09.640 Yeah, and. 382 00:23:11.799 --> 00:23:14.519 I know the mayor, the ex mayor you were talking to, 383 00:23:14.920 --> 00:23:18.119 is the best you know, and a good guy. I 384 00:23:18.240 --> 00:23:20.839 learned a great guy and I learned a lot from 385 00:23:20.920 --> 00:23:24.000 him when I was running boys and girls clubs. And yeah, 386 00:23:24.480 --> 00:23:28.160 I know we we got to get cranes and cranes 387 00:23:28.200 --> 00:23:31.119 in the sky, but people to work, which also means 388 00:23:31.880 --> 00:23:37.680 somehow reimagining our downtown and bringing life back to our 389 00:23:37.759 --> 00:23:42.440 downtown as well. And I will work with business folks, 390 00:23:42.960 --> 00:23:47.680 other folks, the chamber whoever to figure out ways to 391 00:23:47.799 --> 00:23:50.920 get those things moving again in the best possible way. 392 00:23:51.880 --> 00:23:53.640 Oh you said you had one on the quick point, 393 00:23:54.039 --> 00:23:55.799 make it quickly, because they got a whole bunch of 394 00:23:56.200 --> 00:23:56.480 go ahead. 395 00:23:57.039 --> 00:23:59.400 I like to say, Josh, because you know Einstein said 396 00:23:59.400 --> 00:24:02.240 that people can find a problem for resolution. But there's 397 00:24:02.240 --> 00:24:05.400 a guy that's giving up his adult working life to 398 00:24:05.519 --> 00:24:09.039 be a coalition builder. And I own a business at 399 00:24:09.079 --> 00:24:10.920 Hyde Park. I can't vote to have I don't live 400 00:24:10.960 --> 00:24:14.640 in the city anymore. But I think some people bussy. 401 00:24:14.720 --> 00:24:17.039