Felix Arroyo

Menino wins fifth term

adamg — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:02:36 -0500

Call him Hizzonah again.

Boston today gave Tom Menino a record fifth term today, re-electing him by a 57-43 margin over challenger Michael Flaherty.

"Let's be clear: We haven't made history with this election, but we will in what we create of it," Menino told supporters. History will not record the win until we make "a new Boston Miracle for our kids," he said. "Complacency is the highest hurdle we face. Let's fend off the temptation to rest on past accomplishments."

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Horns are bad, CitiStat's just a fancy-shmancy name and other campaign notes

adamg — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:15:53 -0400

The Jamaica Plain Gazette highlights this week's debate among at-large council candidates on park and open-space issues in the city. Somebody asked Felix Arroyo what "Asian Longhorned Beetles" meant to him; he replied he had no idea, but figured anything with horns was probably bad. The tree-felling beetles have yet to hit Boston, although people are starting to look for them, just in case.

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City Council Youth Forum

presspass — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:01:17 -0400

The City Council forum at English High
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6izpMokdWoQ

Andrea Cabral endorses Felix Arroyo

adamg — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:27:26 -0400

At-large City Council candidate Felix Arroyo says he's won the endorsement of Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral.

Arroyo said he's also picked up endorsements from the Greater Boston Labor Council, Painters District Council 35 and the Gay and Lesbian Labor Activist Network.

Arroyo, son of the former at-large councilor, is running for one of four open seats in the fall elections.

Complete statement:

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Arroyo, Kenneally, Pressley chat up Westie Dems

adamg — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:51:21 -0400

Wicked Local West Roxbury reports on the comments the three made before the Ward 20 Democratic Committee recently.

Why Felix Arroyo is running; why Tito Jackson needs a new Web designer

adamg — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:23:30 -0400

At-large council candidate Felix Arroyo (the younger) introduces himself to the Blue Mass. crowd.

At-large council candidate Tito Jackson unwraps his campaign Web site. It actually has a nice home page, and I'd be willing to forgive him the James Bondian doomsday countdown clock except: When you click on any of the menu links, absolutely nothing happens.

Or rather, absolutely nothing seems to happen. In fact, the links work. The problem is every single page (except for the PayPal donation link) consists of the same exact giant red/head shot taking up the first screen, with the actual text underneath it. Unless you mistakenly hit the scrollbar, you'll never see whatever it is Jackson wants you to see when you click on, say, "Issues." Terrible UI for anybody who isn't a high-priced designer with a giant monitor.

Bringing a touch of Fluff to Boston politics

adamg — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:55:32 -0500

The Jamaica Plain Gazette reports that former state Sen. Jarrett "Fluff" Barrios recently moved to JP, where he is busy co-chairing Felix Arroyo the Younger's bid for an at-large city council seat in next year's elections.

The Gazette also reports that Carlos Enriquez is looking at running again for Chuck Turner's district seat, which just today might have become a bit easier to do.

Felix Arroyo running for city council

adamg — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:37:48 -0500

Not the guy who lost last time. His son, Felix Arroyo the younger, the Globe reports.

Felix Arroyo: Anti-immigrant tide helped do me in

adamg — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:09:23 -0500

New England Ethnic Newz interviews the former Boston City Councilor on Boston politics, ethnic politics, his past and future and the last election - which he says he lost in part because of immigrant haters, not because he was in love and disorganized and ran the world's lowest-key campaign in an election that the local dailies pretty much completely ignored:

The fact that you were not re-elected, could that be part of an overall anti-immigrant sentiment?

Arroyo: The anti-immigrant factor is definitely one reason, in particular because I assumed a leading role in the struggle for immigrant rights. ...

Disorganized former city councilor wants to organize people

adamg — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 20:31:24 -0500

Felix Arroyo, who lost a re-election campaign because he was out-organized by other candidates (in part because he was in love), now plans to start a group to organize Boston residents to get more involved in city affairs, the Jamaica Plain Gazette reports:

... Arroyo intends to start a non-profit organization to educate and empower residents. The theme, he said, will be "one Boston for all ... [with a] common agenda of justice and equity." ...

No, not at all like a campaign organization.