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Election info, links

Here are some links to help you get up to speed on Tuesday's Boston city-council elections. There are nine people running for four at-large, citywide council seats. And there are contested races for councilors in Allston/Brighton, Dorchester, Roxbury and Mattapan. Complete list of candidates. Please add links to relevant info in a comment!

Note for Hyde Park voters: There are a number of polling-place changes for you this year. Details.

At large

Dorchester Reporter: Council election seen as five-way race

Candidate surveys:
Neighborhood schools, constituent services, zoning issues and one big council mistake.
Drug testing for firefighters
Minority concerns.

Interview with Matt Geary (Socialist). Another interview.

Can Steve Murphy reinvent himself?

Phoenix endorses all four incumbents.

Herald endorses Murphy, Flaherty, Connolly.

Globe endorses Connolly.

Yoon, Arroyo at risk?

William Estrada, mystery candidate.

Tab profiles
Connolly
Flaherty
Geary
Hogan
Murphy
Wyatt
Yoon

Candidate Web sites
Arroyo
Connolly
Hogan
Flaherty
Wyatt
Yoon

Allston/Brighton

Tab for Ciommo.

Glennon, Ciommo on abortion and gay marriage.

Campaign financial reports for the two.

Globe endorses Schofield.

Report on a debate between the two.

Somerville election info

By Ron Newman | Fri, 11/02/2007 - 1:36pm

We're having an election in Somerville, too. I posted some information here.

Additional information

By Michael Pahre (not verified) | Fri, 11/02/2007 - 3:05pm

Matt Geary website, although it sometimes won't load.

Much more information on A-B and At-Large races at the Brighton Centered Blog -- look at the right-hand column for lots of links. Includes campaign finance summaries, audio recordings of candidate debates, transcripts, questionnaires, and comparison of candidate positions on a series of issues.

Cambridge election info

By Ron Newman | Sat, 11/03/2007 - 12:07am

Cambridge also has an election this Tuesday. My friend Robert Winters has a website with everything you might want to know about Cambridge's election.

yeah, um, there is an

By POPS | Sun, 11/04/2007 - 12:07pm

yeah, um, there is an election in roxbury and dorchester as well. le sigh.

Yep

By adamg | Sun, 11/04/2007 - 12:19pm

And my apologies for any slight. What can you tell us about them?

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