波士頓市長吳弭發佈公有土地稽核報告 已找出1238塊地段可利用

MAYOR WU ANNOUNCES COMPLETED AUDIT OF CITY-OWNED LAND Report lays foundation for new uses and development, including for affordable housing; community process will inform future of identified high impact sites

Mayor Michelle Wu today announced the completion of the Public Land for Public Good: Citywide Land Audit. (Photo by Chutze Chou) Mayor Michelle Wu. (Photo by Chutze Chou)  BOSTON - Wednesday, June 15, 2022 - Mayor Michelle Wu today announced the completion of the Public Land for Public Good: Citywide Land Audit Chief of Housing Sheila Dillon.(Photo by Chutze Chou)  of all city-owned property. Mayor Wu made the announcement at an event held in Charlestown at the six-acre Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA)-owned parking lot adjacent to Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) and the Community College MBTA Orange Line station. This report is the culmination of an effort to comprehensively inventory all City-owned property, identify vacant and underutilized properties, and set in motion accelerated efforts to best utilize this property to serve Boston’s communities, particularly through the development of affordable housing. The City of Boston will conduct thorough community engagement to ensure the future use of land reflects the wants and needs of Boston residents. As part of the new report, the City released a public  Arthur Jemison, Chief of Planning. (Photo by Chutze Chou) mapping tool for exploring the City’s land inventory and will actively maintain this database to increase transparency and information access. “In a city as dense and already developed as Boston, these parcels identified in the land audit represent rare opportunities to utilize public space for the public good,” said Mayor Michelle Wu Chief of Planning Arthur Jemison and his team. (Photo by Chutze Chou) . “Parking lots and vacant spaces across our City have the potential to be transformed into providing crucially needed affordable housing, green space, and community services. I look forward to a robust engagement process to ensure our planning process reflects the needs of our residents.” Among the 1,238 City parcels identified in the audit as vacant or underutilized, most of which are modestly sized, the report identified a number of high opportunity sites to prioritize for community planning efforts. These priority sites include the Bunker Hill parking lots as well as the Boston Public Health Commission Mattapan Campus, the East Boston A-7 police station, the Boston Water & Sewer Commission parking lots in the South End, the BPS Campbell Resource Center in Dorchester, the BPDA-owned Sargent's Wharf parking lot in the North End, the Boston Transportation Department-owned Sullivan Square parking lots in Charlestown, the BPDA-owned parking lot located at 290 Tremont Street in Chinatown, and 95-133 Magazine Street in the South End. Future planning will take into account the current uses of these sites and how the needs met by each can be addressed onsite or in another location. “This audit presents us with real opportunities to address our city’s housing needs and build affordable housing across Boston,” said Chief of Housing Sheila Dillon. “With this information and transformative investments from the American Rescue Plan, we look forward to significant, community focused affordable housing investments in Boston.”  "This work offers a great starting point to accelerate the use of underutilized public land for public good," said Arthur Jemison, Chief of Planning. "We look forward to a robust community process to ensure that the development of any of the sites identified is responsive to the neighborhood's needs, while creating new opportunities for mixed-income rental, homeownership, and open space in our communities."  The City and its municipal agencies oversee 176.9 million square feet of land across Boston – representing 2,976 unique parcels with potential to fulfill the promise of transformative community development. The audit finds that most vacant and underutilized parcels are already in the pipeline to be developed as affordable housing or preserved as open space, but the City’s land portfolio does include high-opportunity sites that have not yet been tapped for community-oriented development. Of all the sites: 106 sites (9%) of vacant or underutilized parcels present high opportunity for development due to their size and/or transit oriented location, but are not yet in a pipeline for development. 345 sites (28%) of vacant or underutilized parcels are currently under an active, ongoing process to dispose of the land. The disposition process for the future of these properties have included significant community planning and visioning.  526 sites (42%) of vacant or underutilized parcels are already in a pipeline for potential future projects. 261 sites (21%) of vacant or underutilized parcels present little opportunity for development or community use and should not be considered further for advancing community-oriented development.  In the coming months, the BPDA and the Mayor’s Office of Housing will use both the report and the ongoing PLAN: Charlestown neighborhood planning process to accelerate community visioning for the Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) parking lots. This process will analyze the opportunities to build transit-oriented affordable housing and meet other neighborhood needs identified by the neighborhood and stakeholders in PLAN: Charlestown. All sites located in active planning studies will have a separate dedicated public process as a follow-up to visioning completed through a neighborhood planning study. Like all BPDA and City-owned parcels in the City of Boston, any Request for Proposal (RFP) released for public land will be required to respond to the BPDA’s Diversity and Inclusion evaluation requirements, and outline commitments to include Minority and Women-owned business enterprises (M/WBEs) in all aspects of their development. The criteria is weighted at 25 percent of the total evaluation of each proposal.  The City welcomes residents to share suggestions for potential uses on the City’s vacant land via this feedback form. To review the full land audit report, visit this link.

麻州最高法院拒絕通過共乘公司所提選票問題

(Boston Orange 編譯) 麻州最高法院今 (14) 日拒絕了一項具爭議性，對麻州內大約20萬人會有影響，關於共乘車輛司機職業類別為獨立合約工作者或職員的選票問題。

「優步 (Uber)」、「來福 (Lyft)」，Instacart，DoorDash等以應用程式在乘客和司機之間提供服務的科技公司，為了這職業類別定義，已斥資數以百萬元計的和勞工支持團體爭執。

麻州最高法院無異議的裁定，網路科技業所支持的選票問題違憲，因為條文字眼模糊，把2項不相關的主題，混進了一個問題之中。

批評該選票問題者稱這裁決是勞工權益的一大勝利，對受這問題影響的行業如何對待員工，將有更廣泛意義。

            法院裁定，網路科技公司們提出的選票問題，至少包括2個”實質上不同”的政策決定，一個藏在”晦澀的語言”中，有著比僅只是定義公司和員工關係深遠得多的後果。

            藉著稱所有工作者是”非員工或代理人，這語言有著在因交通事故受傷，或甚至是被司機性侵的那些人提出法律訴訟時，庇護諸如「優步 (Uber)」、「來福 (Lyft)」等公司免於責任的可能。

            那字眼不只可能讓選民感到困惑，也剝奪了他們可做的有意義選擇。

            為法院撰寫裁決文的法官Scott L. Kafker寫道， “選民可能支持其中一項，而不支持另一項”政策。他還補充道，有些選民可能同意給司機們更好的薪資和福利，但他們可能強烈反對如果司機有侵權行為，造成他們受傷，要限制他們從網路公司獲得金錢賠償的權力。其他人可能甚至沒察覺他在為這第二個，不相關的政策做決定。

            他寫道，”當甚至律師和法官不能確定有爭議條文的意義時，容許這請願呈現給選民是對憲法不忠實”。

            這些共乘公司2年前為了在加州的類似法案贏得勝利，動用了數以百萬元計的資金。Lyft一家公司就為這事斥資1400萬元，其中包括12月份的1300萬元捐款，那也成為麻州歷史中最大筆的一次性政治捐款。

            這法案一旦實施，麻州將有20萬司機會成為獨立合約商，有著無限制地排期彈性，但有限的福利。  

           (Boston Orange編譯) 麻州民主黨黨部主席Gus Bickford今 (14) 日發出聲明，稱許最高法院拒絕「優步 (Uber)」、「來福 (Lyft)」公司所支持的選票問題。

              Gus Bickford表示，"今天，我們慶祝麻州拼車司機和勞動人民的勝利。 我為麻州的民主黨人一起動員，把我們對這一選票問題的反對意見納入我們的黨部平台，並證明我們可以與資金最雄厚的公司抗衡，以確保先人後利。 我讚揚「麻州不賣 (Mass Not for Sale) 」 和麻州 AFL-CIO 領導這項捍衛工人權利的努力。” 

Massachusetts Democratic Party Statement on rejection of the Uber-Lyft ballot question

Today, Massachusetts Democratic Party Chair Gus Bickford issued the following statement after the Supreme Judicial Court rejects a ballot question backed by Uber and Lyft. 

“Today, we celebrate a victory for ride share drivers and working people across Massachusetts. I’m proud Massachusetts Democrats mobilized together, built our opposition to this ballot question into our Party platform and proved we can take on even the most well-funded companies to ensure people are prioritized over profits. I applaud Mass Not For Sale and the Massachusetts AFL-CIO on leading this effort to defend workers’ rights. ”

MAYOR WU AND BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION ANNOUNCE DR. KEVIN SIMON AS THE FIRST CHIEF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OFFICER

MAYOR WU AND BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION ANNOUNCE DR. KEVIN SIMON AS THE FIRST CHIEF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OFFICER  Dr. Simon will guide a public health strategy to support Bostonians’ growing mental and behavioral health needs at the Boston Public Health Commission

BOSTON – Tuesday, June 14, 2022 – In an important step in the ongoing work to meet Bostonians’ health needs, address longstanding gaps in access, and elevate mental and behavioral health as a Citywide priority. Mayor Michelle Wu and Dr. Bisola Ojikutu, Commissioner of Public Health and Executive Director of the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC), today announce Kevin M. Simon, M.D., as BPHC's first-ever Chief Behavioral Health Officer. Dr. Simon will provide leadership and oversight in developing and implementing a comprehensive behavioral health agenda for the City through a public health lens. Dr. Simon’s initial focus will be on immediate and long-term strategies to support youth mental health. “Bostonians, especially our young people, are experiencing a mental health crisis that requires an urgent, wrap-around public health approach,” said Mayor Michelle Wu. “By investing in a new Chief Behavioral Health Officer, we are prioritizing building an equitable and coordinated citywide response to the increasing mental and behavioral health needs of our residents. Dr. Simon’s expertise and vision is unmatched, and we are thrilled to see him step into this leadership role.”   Raised as the son of Haitian parents in Brooklyn, New York, Dr. Simon has lived in Boston for over four years. Currently, Dr. Simon is an Assistant in Psychiatry at Boston Children's Hospital, an Instructor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, a Commonwealth Fund Fellow in Health Policy at Harvard University, and the Medical Director of Wayside Youth & Family Support Network, a child welfare and community behavioral health agency. Clinically, he practices as a Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatrist and Addiction Medicine specialist caring for youth, young adults, and families through the Adolescent Substance Use & Addiction Program (ASAP) at Boston Children's Hospital.  "Our young people are facing enormous challenges impacting their health and well-being. Many families cannot access, afford, or navigate the maze we call our mental and behavioral health systems. I have dedicated my career to caring for, observing, thinking, and writing about people experiencing mental and behavioral health struggles while advocating for improvements in our care systems. Persons and families going through those struggles will continue to be my priority," said Dr. Kevin Simon. "I am eager to build on Mayor Wu and Dr. Ojikutu's leadership, commitment, and vision to urgently address our youth mental health crisis and develop sustainable community-driven solutions that meet the needs of our City's youth.” As a researcher, Dr. Simon has received federal funding for work focused on the intersections of mental health, substance use, and justice involvement. These include the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Physician-Scientist program in Substance Abuse K12 award funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the REACH (Recognizing and Eliminating Disparities in Addiction through Culturally-informed Healthcare) program at Yale School of Medicine funded by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). He completed clinical fellowships in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine at Boston Children's Hospital / Harvard Medical School and a residency in Adult Psychiatry at Grady Hospital and the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, both affiliated with Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA. He received his medical degree from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield, IL, after attending Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD, for college. “Mental and behavioral health are among Boston residents' most urgent health needs, particularly children and adolescents. The public health crises of racism and COVID-19 have exacerbated the persistent mental and behavioral health disparities our residents face,” said Dr. Bisola Ojikutu, Commissioner of Public Health and Executive Director of the Boston Public Health Commission. “With Dr. Simon’s expertise, BPHC will develop strategies to ensure long-term, sustainable solutions to our communities’ unmet needs.” Mayor Wu has prioritized efforts to improve equitable access to mental and behavioral health care by proposing several investments in this work in her FY23 budget. Dr. Simon will collaborate with community partners and City agencies and departments. He will drive the development of ambitious, innovative prevention and response models for mental health and substance use that promote whole wellness. These efforts will strive to address historical systemic racial inequities through a comprehensive and coordinated citywide response in Boston. His clinical work and research, particularly with youth, will support and expand BPHC’s existing efforts around behavioral health, including trauma response, child, adolescent, and family interventions. His expertise in addiction will bolster ongoing measures to address persons experiencing substance use disorders and those experiencing homelessness. In addition, Dr. Simon will thoughtfully guide efforts to enhance our workforce resilience. Dr. Simon started in this role at the beginning of the month. More information about Dr. Simon’s published research, writings, and background are available on his website. About Boston Public Health Commission BPHC, one of the oldest health departments in the United States, is an independent public agency providing a wide range of health services and programs. It is governed by a seven-member board of health appointed by the Mayor of Boston. Public service and access to quality health care are the cornerstones of our mission - to protect, preserve, and promote the health and well-being of all Boston residents, particularly those who are most vulnerable. The Commission's more than 40 programs are grouped into six bureaus: Child, Adolescent & Family Health; Community Initiatives Bureau; Homeless Services; Infectious Disease; Recovery Services; and Emergency Medical Services. To learn more, visit the BPHC website at www.bphc.org.

波士頓市平等及包容內閣宣佈聘 Lori Nelson為種族正義資深顧問

EQUITY AND INCLUSION CABINET ANNOUNCES LORI NELSON AS SENIOR ADVISOR FOR RACIAL JUSTICE

BOSTON - Friday, June 13, 2022 - The Equity and Inclusion Cabinet today announced that Lori Nelson will serve as the Cabinet’s Senior Advisor for Racial Justice. In this role, Nelson will advise Chief of Equity & Inclusion Mariangely Solis Cervera and lead the cabinet’s work to advance racial equity through strategic partnerships and initiatives. Nelson will also ensure the Cabinet’s work acknowledges historical racial gaps in Boston while creating opportunities for healing and restoration for Boston’s communities of color, especially for Black residents. “Lori leads with an equity lens and a deep love of community,” said Mayor Michelle Wu. “I’m thrilled for Lori’s leadership and passion to continue the City’s work in advancing racial justice and creating opportunities for communities of color, and grateful for her service.” “As we work towards building a city for everyone, it is imperative that we apply a racial justice lens to our day to day operations,” said Mariangely Solis Cervera, Chief of Equity and Inclusion. “I am excited to work alongside Lori Nelson, a powerhouse. Lori’s expertise and love for what’s possible will strengthen the impact of our work.”  As Chief Resilience Officer, Nelson leads the City’s Resilience and Racial Equity office to advance strategies for addressing racial and economic inequality in Boston and ensure that the City’s programs and policies are equitable. Since Nelson’s appointment in 2018, the office launched the Racial Equity and Leadership (REAL) Training program led by HRiA, a critical citywide program to train more than 15,000 City of Boston employees in overcoming implicit bias. Additionally, Nelson has fostered and strengthened key partnerships with various organizations including King Boston, Boston Ujima Project, Museum of African American History and Northeastern University Dukakis Center. “Mayor Wu’s vision for racial justice speaks to our current reality and necessary pathway forward,” said Lori Nelson. “I am honored to serve in this capacity focused on strategic initiatives and partnerships that acknowledge cultural history, build and create opportunities, and present healing and restoration for communities of color.  With a deep commitment to public service and community engagement, Nelson works to uplift communities of color by improving access and expanding opportunity for all. Prior to her appointment as Chief Resilience Officer, Nelson served as the Director of Communications and Constituency Services for the City of Boston's Housing Authority.   Prior to joining the city, Nelson was the Deputy Chief of Staff for the MBTA. Before this role, she worked for Governor Deval Patrick as the Deputy Director of Community Affairs and Special Projects, where she served as a liaison on community-related affairs, particularly concerning youth, ethnic groups, and coalitions across the Commonwealth. She worked on creating faith-based partnerships in addition to serving as the liaison for the SSYI initiative.  In line with her passion for racial justice, Nelson served in leadership as the first Vice President of the NAACP Boston branch from January 2017 through April 2018 and now continues her advocacy as a member within the branch. Currently, she is a Board member with the Black Ministerial Alliance and the Urban League of Eastern Mass and serves as a special advisor for the Young Leaders Cabinet for Emerge America.  “Our partnership with the City Of Boston's Office Of Resilience, Race, and Equity has been a cornerstone to our success,” said Imari Paris Jeffries, Executive Director of King Boston. “They have helped us amplify our message and work as we have moved beyond the creation of The Embrace monument. Their support and partnership as we have moved into the programmatic side of our mission has been without falter. Acting as a resource as we navigate our work with City Hall and as an ally as we stepped into new arenas, they have been a trusted friend in our quest to build Boston into an example of racial equity.” Nelson’s inspiration for the work of racial justice comes from the examples of her late father, Leon T. Nelson, founder of the Greater Roxbury Chamber of Commerce, and her Mother, Charlotte M. Nelson, a fierce leader and advocate of civil rights, grounded in the core tenets of the NAACP. Lori lives in Grove Hall, Roxbury and is the proud mother of a 13-year-old son, Malachi Nelson.

波士頓台灣影展協會「美國女孩」放映會導演阮鳳儀隨片登場

波士頓台灣影展協會「美國女孩」放映會後合影。左起，影展今年的3名共同主席王宇柔，湯敏，姚映如，導演阮鳳儀，波士頓僑教中心主任
潘昭榮，波士頓僑務委員郭競儒，製片苗華川，TAP主人人Matthew Lee，以及前排左起，康雅雰，李薇，波士頓亞美電影節創辦人甄翠嬿。
(周菊子攝)

前排右起，康雅雰，僑教中心主任潘昭榮，波士頓亞美電影節創辦人甄翠嬿，TAP主持人Matthew Lee，導演阮鳳儀，製片苗華川，TFFB共同主席
姚映如、湯敏等人和逾百名觀眾合影。(周菊子攝)

影片放映會在愛默生學院的派拉蒙劇院舉行。(周菊子攝)

            (Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導) 波士頓台灣影展協會 (TFFB) 6月11日在愛默生學院的派拉蒙劇院放映金馬獎得獎影片「美國女孩」，為今年訂10月1、2兩日舉行，主題為「裂縫與光（crack & light）」的第四屆影展熱身，吸引逾百名觀眾到場看片。

放映會後，主辦單位在學校街的「美國學者小酒館宇雞尾酒郎」舉辦接待會。 (周菊子攝)

                    「美國女孩 (American Girl)」一片，去年在台灣的金馬獎中一舉拿下「最佳新導 演」、「最佳新演員」、「最佳攝影」與「觀眾票選最佳影片獎」等四大獎項，最近再獲第 24 屆台北電影 節 12 項提名，也正經由Netflix在190個國家行銷中。

                         波士頓台灣影展協會與波士頓台美菁英會 (TAP)的會員，早前不約而同的看到這部影片，都很喜歡，在得到中華民國僑務委員會 (OCAC)贊助，又和波士頓亞美電影節 (BAAFF)、愛默生學院 (Emerson College)的ArtEmerson合作下，還邀得預定6月12日到洛杉磯出席文化部駐洛杉磯臺灣書院與亞洲國際電影節(AWFF)合辦電影日的導演阮鳳儀與製片苗華川，於6月11日親自到波士頓的影片放映會現場和觀眾座談。

「美國女孩」這部片的故事內容，80%取材自導演阮鳳儀當年的親身經歷，以非常生活化片段，呈現出家有在美出生子女的華人家庭所面對的中西文化衝擊，觀念與習慣差異對親子關係的影響。

在影片放映會中，看片觀眾不時發出笑聲，悄悄的哭聲，透露著不少人對片中情節心有戚戚焉感覺，也印證了這部片受歡迎的原因。

在TAP的Mathew Lee和TFFB的姚映如主持的映後座談會中，導演阮鳳儀透露，選擇馬做為片中主角芳儀最喜歡的動物，一則因為她自己屬馬，二則因為騎馬馳騁是在美國生活自由自在，沒有教條約束的象徵，製片苗華川補充的笑說，拍主角芳儀和馬互動十分不容易，讓劇組傷透腦筋。

波士頓亞美電影節創辦人甄翠嬿當天特地親自出席放映會，表達將來和波士頓台灣電影協會繼續合作意願。波士頓僑教中心主任潘昭榮，波士頓僑務委員郭競儒當天也都特地出席看片，恭喜已具有501 © 3非牟利組織資格的波士頓台灣影展協會活動成功。 (更新版)

共和黨要把是否給無證居民駕照問題 放到選票上

             (Boston Orange 編譯) 麻州議會上週四 (9日) 才通過議案，容許無證件居民取得麻州駕照，麻州共和黨立即想借選票問題，呼籲選民推翻這決定。

給無證件居民駕照這議題，在民間早就討論了很多年，今年很意外的，麻州眾議會和參議會相繼通過這一法案，儘管麻州州長查理貝克 (Charlie Baker) 認為，由於麻州居民一旦取得駕照，就很容易取得選票，沒有詳細相關規定就發駕照的話，有可能因選舉造成政治風險。

不過在民主黨佔多數的麻州參眾兩會中，大部分議員認為防範選票做弊的機制已在，那不是理由，駕照議案這次進議會審議時，參眾兩會也以壓倒性票數支持，取得了推翻麻州州長否決權的實力與行動。

讓人意外的是，麻州共和黨決定嘗試推翻這新通過的法案，先是在麻州共和黨黨主席，以及刻正競選麻州州長的共和黨參選人Geoff Diehl支持下，一名州政府委員會成員13日遞交文件，開始跑流程，要把給無證件移民駕照這事，放到麻州11月大選時的選票上，由選民來決定是否推翻已通過的議會法案。

兒子在十年前在美國被無證件者醉駕撞死的米福德 (Milford)居民Maureen Maloney是這個名叫 「麻州公平安全 (Fair And Secure Massachusetts)」委員會的主席。

不過現在距離11月大選，剩下不到21星期，麻州共和黨又經費、人手不足，有些人說要推翻該法案恐怕非常不容易。

根據麻州法律，要把一個問題放上選票，首先必須有10名已登記選民在新法案生效後的30日內，也就是7月9日之前遞交請願書，接著他們必須在9月7日之前，收集到4萬零120個經認證簽名，才能夠把這問題放到2022年11月的大選選票上。

在2020年成功推動「汽車修理權」計畫的共和黨員 Rob Gray認為，共和黨不太可能在這麼短的時間內找到足夠資源。

明年，2023年7月時，無證件居民將可經由提供2份文件，包括外國護照、出生證明，結婚證書等來證明其身份後，就可獲得駕駛執照。

明年，2023年7月時，無證件居民將可經由提供2份文件，包括外國護照、出生證明，結婚證書等來證明其身份後，就可獲得駕駛執照。

波士頓華埠獅子會換屆 李典儒接任會長

波士頓華埠獅子會卸任會長伍國光 (左) 把明燈交給接任會長李典儒 (右)。 (周菊子攝)

              波(Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導) 波士頓華埠獅子會6月11日在帝苑大酒樓為新會長李典儒 (Aaron Lei)舉行就職典禮，歡迎丁慧明加入” 茂文鍾 (Melvin Jones) 會員。” 行列。

              整個就職典禮簡單、隆重，很傳統。

波士頓華埠獅子會出席會員合影。 (周菊子攝)

                         司儀陳國航、周麗玲宣佈儀式開始後，蔡倩婷及林淑明依序朗讀美國第一章 (First Verse of America) ，宣誓效忠詞，卸任會長伍國光帶領開會祈禱，雷國輝誦唸「獅子祝詞」，具地區主席身分的李源沛介紹到會嘉賓，伍國光致歡迎詞，接著協會主席William Donnelian歡迎丁慧明加入茂文鍾 (Melvin Jones) 會員行列。

波士頓華埠獅子會新一屆幹部，李典儒，周麗玲，陳國航，李源沛，余麗媖，丁慧明，
林淑明，阮鴻燦等人。(周菊子攝)

                            茂文鍾會員是國際獅子會的一項榮譽，頒給捐款或募款，協助該會防止老人失明，青少年吸毒。每一個會員的捐款，可協助該會恢復167人的視力，為67名青少年提供防止他們陷入危機的適當教導。

波士頓華埠獅子會有多名成員都曾是茂文鍾會員，包括余麗媖，雷國輝，蔡倩婷，司徒月華，阮鴻燦，林淑明，謝如鍵，李源沛、Paul Lee等人。

新一屆職員的就職典禮由第33k區總監Margaret “Peg” Needre主持，把一盞燈，一枝槌交給新任會長李典儒，期許他帶領該會繼續邁向光明。

協會主席William Donnelian歡迎丁慧明 (前左)加入茂文鍾 (Melvin Jones) 會員行列。
(周菊子攝)

                   1990年代跟隨父母，舉家從香港移民美國的李典儒，來美迄今已32年。他先從摩頓市高中畢業，再取得Babson學院商科學位，陸續在汽車業，銀行業工作十餘年，現在從事金融財務相關工作。上任後，他的未來大計，要等召開會議，和所有董事商量後，再落實決定。

當晚就任的其他幹部包括2名副會長陳國航、周麗玲，秘書陳國航，財政余麗媖，核數丁慧明，會員主席阮鴻燦，公關林淑明，總管 (Lion Tamer) 司徒月華，聯絡 (Tail Twister)趙娟，俱樂部服務主席雷國輝，國際獅子會 (LCIF)大使李源沛。

波士頓華埠獅子會的雷國輝、丁慧明、余麗媖，蔡倩婷都是茂文鍾會員。 (周菊子攝)

                      李典儒表示他加入波士頓獅子會約

陳寶萍 (左)、余綺娥轉加入摩頓市的獅子會，體驗不同環境。 (周菊子攝)

4年，很榮幸有這機會擔任會長，更進一步的為社區服務。該會是棣屬於國際獅子會美國麻州第33K區的一個非牟利機構，創立於1987年1月27日，今年本應大慶35週年，但礙於新冠病毒疫情，並未擴大舉辦，但該會將積極進行其他的各項慈善活動。

該會現有會員廿、三十人，變動不大。當晚有2名已轉入摩頓市獅子會的該會前會員，也特地出席，敘舊。

波士頓華埠獅子會目前有董事9人，分別為李典儒，陳國航，伍國光，阮鴻燦，李源沛，余麗媖，林淑明，雷國輝，蔡倩婷。 (再次更新版)

波士頓市長吳弭指派 Alex Lawrence 為人民長、Ashley Groffenberger 為財務長

MAYOR WU ANNOUNCES ALEX LAWRENCE AS CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER AND ASHLEY GROFFENBERGER AS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

BOSTON - Monday, June 13, 2022 - Mayor Michelle Wu today announced the appointments of Alex Lawrence as Chief People Officer and Ashley Groffenberger as Chief Financial Officer. She also announced changes to the structure of the Administration and Finance Cabinet that will enable the City to be a more competitive and supportive employer for its workforce.  The Administration and Finance Cabinet, formerly headed by a Chief who oversaw over 10 departments, will now become two separate cabinets: the People Operations Cabinet and the Finance Cabinet.  “To better serve our residents, we have to build a healthy organization and ensure that our workforce is supported not only as employees, but as family members and caregivers, community anchors and civic leaders” said Mayor Michelle Wu. “Alex has been a steady hand throughout many years at the City, helping transform our departments with a dedication to supporting our teams. She will bring so much passion and creativity to focusing on lifting up our team members throughout this organization to make city government in Boston one of the best places to work. Ashley comes home to Massachusetts with a deep knowledge of municipal finance and love for our city. I’m delighted to work with both of them as important leaders in our organization.” As Chief People Officer, Lawrence will oversee the newly formed People Operations Cabinet, which will consist of the City’s central departments of the Office of Human Resources, the Office of Labor Relations, the Registry, and City appropriations including Health Benefits, Unemployment Compensation, and Workers Compensation. The City will also be hiring for a Director of Workforce Planning and Strategy to help bring a data-driven, strategic approach to the work of the People Operations Cabinet. This restructuring will refocus these departments on not only delivering administrative needs, but also in supporting Boston’s greatest asset in delivering effective government: City workers. She will be working to implement improvements to how the City supports its workers in ways both big and small, including mental health supports and employee transit benefits.  “I am honored that Mayor Wu has entrusted me with this role that will allow us to focus on the incredible employees of the City of Boston, and in turn help them deliver best-in-class services for Bostonians,” said Alex Lawrence, incoming Chief People Officer.  Lawrence has spent her career in people, program, and project management in both the public and non-profit sectors. She is a City Hall veteran, spending the last decade in leadership roles across the administration including Deputy Chief of Administration and interim Chief Information Officer. Lawrence previously helped to transform the City’s Department of Information and Technology into an award-winning tech organization that leads in user-centered design. She will bring the same energy and skills to modernizing the way Boston’s People Operations Cabinet serves its City workers.  She is passionate about organizational capacity building, process improvement, and creating a modern workforce that will produce the next generation’s leaders. Lawrence holds a Masters in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School and a Bachelor of Arts from Wesleyan University. As Chief Financial Officer, Groffenberger will oversee the Finance Cabinet which includes Assessing, Auditing, Budget Management, Participatory Budgeting, Procurement, Treasury, Community Preservation, and the Retirement Board. "I am thrilled for this opportunity to bring my public finance experience to a city I consider home," said Ashley Groffenberger, incoming Chief Financial Officer. "I'm grateful to Mayor Wu for entrusting me to lead the Finance Cabinet, and I look forward to serving the City of Boston while advancing her bold agenda."  Groffenberger joins the Wu administration with over 10 years of experience leading multi-billion dollar state and local budgets. She currently serves as the Budget Director for Mayor London Breed in San Francisco, overseeing the city’s $14 billion budget. Before that, she served in both the House and Senate Committees on Ways and Means in the Massachusetts state legislature. She will lead the cabinet that manages Boston’s $4 billion annual operating budget and hundreds of millions in federal aid. Groffenberger will also direct Boston’s municipal bonding. The most recent bond sale generated $330 million in new funding towards critical housing, climate and infrastructure projects throughout the City. The funding will also support the Green New Deal for Boston Public Schools. In March, it was announced that Boston achieved a AAA bond rating for the eighth consecutive year.  Born in Lowell, MA and raised in southern New Hampshire, Groffenberger graduated from Northeastern University with a degree in Political Science. She is an avid skier and enjoys spending time with her husband Mike and dog Annie.