The latest census data came out and MA ranked dead last in housing units permitted. We need to realize that the MBTA communities act has mostly been a failure and we need statewide standards to tackle the single biggest issue for voters in our state.

Everyone in this race is progressive and says the T needs more funding. That's true, but not enough. The Green Line Extension opened after 32 years, then shut down almost immediately because the $2.3B track was built too narrow. We need to build government capcity and show liberals can deliver.

Before this campaign had a platform, it had a postcard. One question across four cities: what matters? 71% said housing. 61% said fighting the Trump administration. 51% said traffic. That's the platform.

40,000 people left Massachusetts last year. Ask why and the answers easily. Housing costs. Childcare bills that's like a second mortgage. The longest commutes in the country. Massachusetts is a great place to live that few can afford. But it's fixable, that's why I'm running.

Grateful for orgs like #CHAPA focusing on fair housing & housing creation, & for leaders like @burhanazeem.bsky.social who speak out for the need to build more housing, everywhere, now. Mass will be a haven for those persecuted in other parts of the country - we must build. Lives depend on it.

Only in Camberville will you see stop signs with @parkingreform.org stickers on them

Excited to earn the support of long term North Cambridge resident & climate committee member Neheet Trivedi!

MassHousing, apparently: have you considered maybe building LESS housing here?

Will’s a good guy and good on the issues! Glad we could collab @wilfredmbah.bsky.social and check him out at Willmbah.com

People are cynical that government can change anything. Locally, if anything, I'm too successful at driving change. Three terms in: universal pre-K is real. An energy program lowering costs & emissions. Bike lanes are here & Triple deckers and affordable apartments legal again.

Reached 70% of Medford yesterday. In a few days we’ll finish up, then on to Winchester, Somerville, and Cambridge. BUT I’m taking a break because I having a wedding! May 2nd Cambridge Common. In true South Asian style, everyone we know is invited. Come through if you can!

Government can’t just be about fancy new programs and ribbon cuttings. We need to get the basics right!

The Globe called me “mild mannered”, able to work with anyone, but stubborn enough to get things done. The loudest voice in the room rarely passes the bill. Neither does the one that goes along to get along. By being laser focused on delivering, you can do big things.

Democrat or Republican. Conservative or socialist or somewhere in between. Everyone seems to agrees on one thing: we need new leadership in the statehouse.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

The last generation had to stop the bad. Smog in the air. Neighborhoods bulldozed. Today’s problems demand the opposite. To solve climate change, we have to build clean energy. To end the housing shortage, we meed more housing. To get out of traffic, we have to better transit.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Halfway done with east Medford!

Medford passed a $7.5M override. Winchester rejected $11.5M. Somerville froze hiring to avoid the ballot entirely. Three cities, one broken system. Prop 2½ shouldn’t make funding schools and roads a gamble every few years.

This is genuinely different from past presidencies. Different from even Trump’s first term. Massachusetts has been targeted, specifically and repeatedly.

My favorite tree in Medford

I asked, you answered, and so East Medford here I come!

Every email I send, you can read. Every meeting I’m in, you can watch. The State House demands that level of transparency from every school committee and city council in Massachusetts. But they exempt themselves. They literally said they couldn’t work under the rules they set for the rest of us.

While we’re talking about transit and the Big Dig, let’s remember the job isn’t done. The Green Line was supposed to go Route 16. Gov Patrick & Secretary Pollack put it in writing. Then the money got redirected and the promise got shelved. I’ll fight for the last mile.

Love the e-ink displays!

In just four days, I knocked on the door of every primary voter in West Medford and basically walked every street! Where in Medford should I go next?

Burhan has been able to raise the most so far this cycle, but he didn't start with a war chest like the other candidates. I just donated! As always the voters will decide, but I want Burhan to have the funds he needs to get his message out and make his case to voters.

Join me for lunch and let’s talk about THE UPCOMING WALL

Finished canvassing last night at 8 PM. Now it’s 9 AM and I’m out here again!

Just finished 26 miles! I’ve door knocked about half of west Medford! It’s a lot, but you gotta show up, show that you care, and to earn peoples support!

Because of the choices made by the state legislature, the MBTA spends a quarter of its annual revenues just on debt service. "It's basically Klarna, for public transit." To make our transit system work, we need to fix that. And we need state reps who will push for change to make it happen.

We once had the best metro system in North America, then we broke it, and now we finally have the chance to fix it

For those following along at home, I canvassed about 3% of Medford yesterday. I had 4 hours of meetings so hopefully, today will be faster!

Now that @burhanazeem.bsky.social is running for State office, Macy's is selling his look at its store downtown.

We’ve raised the most money, Q1 and we’re gonna knock on the most doors. Chipping in on voteBurhan.com so we can keep going!

We’ve raised the most money Q1 of any candidate in our race, we’re in the top 4 for any senate race this year. We can and we will win this!

Having a great chat with Rachael and lots of other great people in Medford this morning!

Excellent video from @burhanazeem.bsky.social—we can and should expand the @mbta.com. It is a thoroughly achievable goal that will provide transformative quality-of-life and economic benefits to people across the region! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd-n... #WeCANHaveNiceThings

Stuck in the T again. Can’t believe we invested so little in maintenance that we’re using signals from 1913 that are basically fixed in a space like your dad’s garage.

The first Black woman to be mayor in MA. The man who built TransitMatters. The leader of the MA housing movement since the very beginning. Honored to have Denise, @jarjoh.bsky.social, and @jessekb.bsky.social in this fight.

"If we are serious about making Boston more affordable, we need to use every tool available. That means building more housing, period." - Boston City Councilor @enriquepepen.bsky.social enriquepepen.substack.com/p/boston-mus...

“Everything that is happening now; the affordability crisis, the housing crisis, the transportation crisis, the utility crisis, is because building good things has become too hard.”

This was a great interview and James really got to the heart about what April Fool's jokes are all about.

Playing at a station near you!

Endorse.

It's an April Fools joke but a true one. Everything on those billboards was actually proposed in 1947. It's only a joke now because of how unbelievable it is that we'd actually do it. Let's go deep on how we broke America's first subway and how to fix it.

Had a great meeting today with members of the Winchester Select Board, School Committee, Planning Board and general neighbors. Here’s a few people who were willing to share their highlights!

Between pi day and next week, this is really the time of year where I have some of my favorite holidays

States like Massachusetts, California, and New York offer essential protections for marginalized people. But our housing policies make it so difficult for people to move here. You can't be a sanctuary for vulnerable people if you don't build the housing they need.

How many years have we been talking about offshore wind? Geothermal and Nuclear? Fixing the T? We have the GDP of Poland, the best minds, and so many skilled workers. We can do big things if we wanted to.

A lot of government work is counterintuitive and weird. Like we’re dealing with a Level 3 drought because of snow (and even though it melted)

Cities across Massachusetts can be transparent and get things done. But the statehouse decided public voting isn't necessary. That voters can't handle disagreement. They've got it completely backwards. Disagreement is a signal that something is wrong, that there's a problem that needs to be solved.