堅持防疫需打疫苗戴口罩 波士頓市長吳弭家門外出現抗議群

           (Boston Orange 整理編譯) 波士頓市長吳弭 (Michelle Wu) 當初競選時，已在社交媒體貼文上經常收到歧視、仇恨的留言，當選市長，宣佈市府員工必須打疫苗後，抗議者的喧囂，竟然從波士頓市府大樓甚至推進到了她家門口外。

             波士頓環球報1月12日的一篇報導形容，一大早7點剛過，就有5人頂著嚴寒天氣，拿著「大聲公」來到羅森岱爾 (Roslindale)，大喊「早安，早安」的兒歌。一名有2個小孩，身為母親的慢跑者經過，對他們說，「你在吵醒她的小孩」，「你想要抗議，可以去市政府大樓」。

               這5人中有1人是聲稱州政府規定讓她失去工作的獄政工作人員Melissa George，1人是經波士頓警察局內部事務組調查後，目前停職，自稱因組織「波士頓第一線工作人員團結 (Boston First Responders United)」反對接種疫苗規定，遭到報復的Shana Cottone。

                    Shana Cottone拿著的標語牌寫著，「同性戀等 (LGBT) 第一線工作人員反對強迫的醫藥」。她說，抗議者來到市長家門外是因為波士頓市政府關閉了，這是他們最後的辦法。她說她自已反對規定是因為她的宗教信仰，但她拒絕說明。她反對政府干預個人的醫療護理決定，即使是為了保護公眾的健康。她說，「誰是政府，可以來告訴我，我沒有死的權利」。

                    這幾名抗議者喊著，「吳市長，我們也不想吵你的鄰居，但是你拿走了我的工作」。他們也說，疫苗並不能防止新冠病毒的散佈，尤其是具高度傳染性的奧米克戎變種。

                 一名羅森岱爾居民Nolan 說，「這是讓人無法接受的行為」。

             吳弭在本週早前的一次訪談中表示，她盡量不把這些抗議個人化，認為抗議聲浪更大主要源自整個世界對新冠病毒相關訊息的不信任。她說，「看到國家那麼分裂，人們的情緒被牽引進仇恨言論，實在讓人難過」。

             抗議者逼近到家門口，近年似已成為政治人物都難免面對的夢靨。麻州州長查理貝克 (Charlie Baker) 從2020年起，就接二連三的有抗議者為了住宅，氣候變化，毒品危機等等各種議題，跑到他家門外抗議。去年9月甚至有8人抗議得過頭而被警方以擅闖私人物業的理由逮捕。

        在新罕布夏州 (NH) ，州長 Chris Sununu 去年也因為他家院子外面開始出現攜帶武器的反對戴口罩規定抗議者，取消了原定在戶外舉行的就職典禮。

            去年10月，推動聯邦氣候變化法案的活躍份子，就划到西維琴尼亞州參議員Joe Manchin的船屋去，也有人一路追他追到碼頭。學生活躍份子把亞歷桑納州參議員Kysten Sinema圍堵在公共廁所內。

           共和黨籍的麻州眾議員Steven Howitt表示，「每個人都認為，如果你是一名民選人員，你有沒有隱私權」，但他認為政客及其家人應有權得到合理的保護，去年他遞交法案，禁止示威者踏進任何民選官員家100碼之內。

OVER A DOZEN MORE MASSACHUSETTS OFFICIALS BACK SONIA CHANG-DÍAZ FOR GOVERNOR

OVER A DOZEN MORE MASSACHUSETTS OFFICIALS BACK SONIA CHANG-DÍAZ FOR GOVERNOR 

BOSTON, MA - State Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz announced 13 new endorsements from state and local officials in her campaign for Massachusetts Governor today. The new endorsers join a growing group of elected leaders and progressive organizations who are throwing their weight behind Chang-Díaz’s candidacy.

These 13 new endorsers bring her campaign to 50 endorsements from elected officials, including state lawmakers, city councilors, and school committee members hailing from across the state. Chang-Díaz has also earned the endorsements of the national progressive group People’s Action and statewide grassroots organization Neighbor to Neighbor, which has thousands of members in chapters across the state.

“Fifty elected officials and progressive organizations are backing Sonia because she’s building strong partnerships with local leaders across the state,” said Joshua Wolfsun, Chang-Díaz’s Acting Campaign Manager. “Sonia’s taken on — and won — tough fights throughout her whole career, and she knows that to win real change, the next governor of Massachusetts can’t take any Bay Staters for granted. That’s why she’s building a coalition in every community across the Commonwealth.”

Chang-Díaz, who entered the Governor’s race in June, is known on Beacon Hill for her work passing major progressive reforms, including $1.5 billion in progressive education funding, criminal justice reform, and LGBTQ equal rights legislation. She was elected Massachusetts’ first Latina and Asian American State Senator in 2008.

The new slate of endorsers praised Chang-Díaz for her work on Beacon Hill to win progressive change with an eye towards equity and for her willingness to engage her campaign across the state.

“Sonia Chang-Díaz has the experience, vision, and political courage Massachusetts needs in our next governor,” said State Representative Marcos Devers of Lawrence. I’ve been proud to partner with her in the State House and the Black and Latino Legislative Caucus to tackle our state’s most pressing issues. Sonia didn’t wait around to take on hard fights like the Student Opportunity Act, and she’s not waiting around now—she’s putting in the work in communities across the state to earn people’s support and build a grassroots coalition.”

“I’m endorsing Sonia Chang-Díaz because she understands that there is a cost to inaction, and she has the progressive visions and plans to create a Massachusetts that works for each and every one of us,” said Medford City Councilor Justin Tseng. “She does her homework, she’s not afraid to speak truth to power, and she is the ally that communities like Medford need in the Governor’s office.”

“From her first days in the senate, Sonia has demonstrated over and over again a real commitment to urgently needed criminal law and social justice reform,” said Northampton City Councilor Marissa Elkins. “More importantly, she is effective - delivering tangible, progressive change with these and other priorities such as equity in housing, the cannabis industry, and education. Sonia is the partner Western Massachusetts and all of the Commonwealth needs in the corner office to bring transformative change to every community and meaningful results to every family.”

“Sonia Chang-Díaz fully embodies the authenticity and accountability we need in the next Governor of Massachusetts,” said Needham Select Board Member Marcus Nelson. “She has proven this time after time with her leadership on Criminal Justice Reform, the Promise Act, and her Green New Deal. Rather than wait for progress to happen by chance, she demands it. Chang-Díaz holds herself to the same high standards that she asks of her colleagues in the Massachusetts Senate, and consistently goes above and beyond for her constituents. Her genuine concern and care for the communities that make up our great Commonwealth, especially those among us that are often overlooked and underrepresented, is sure to unite Massachusetts and create a stronger ‘us.’”

"Our Commonwealth needs a governor who will match aspirations with actions to make Massachusetts’ progressive reputation a reality,” said Somerville City Councilor Willie Burnley, Jr. “Sonia Chang-Díaz has shown that by partnering with our movements for justice, she can do just that. With so many critical needs on the line for our communities, Sonia has earned my support by promising to stand with and use her power for our neighbors rather than to empower a status quo that isn’t working for working families."

The slate of new endorsers includes:

• Marcos Devers, State Representative, 16th Essex
• Kendra Lara, Boston City Councilor
• Thu Nguyen, Worcester City Councilor
• Jesse Gordon, Randolph City Councilor
• Dylan Clark, Barre Select Board Member
• Marissa Elkins, Northampton City Councilor
• Marcus Nelson, Needham Select Board Member
• Justin Tseng, Medford City Councilor
• Vivian Nguyen, Everett City Councilor
• Willie Burnley, Jr., Somerville City Councilor
• Charlotte Kelly, Somerville City Councilor
• Nick Lazzaro, Millbury School Committee Member
• Ilana Krepchin, Somerville School Committee Member

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Baker-Polito Administration Launches First-in-the-Nation Commission on Clean Heat

 Baker-Polito Administration Launches First-in-the-Nation Commission on Clean Heat

Commission Will Advise the Administration on Approaches to Reduce GHG Emissions in the Buildings Sector

 

BOSTON – The Baker-Polito Administration today announced that the members of Massachusetts’ first-in-the-nation Commission on Clean Heat were sworn in, helping to advance the Commonwealth’s ambitious goals to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions in the buildings sector. The Commission, which was created via Executive Order 596, held its first meeting on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, and over the next year will advise the Administration as it works to achieve Net Zero emissions by 2050. The Commission membership, representing a wide range of backgrounds and expertise including affordable housing, energy efficient building design and construction, health care and real estate, will identify policies and strategies and recommend a framework to achieve emissions reductions that is well-balanced, affordable, and equitable.

 

“This Commission brings together a diverse, experienced and thoughtful group of experts and stakeholders to help our Administration develop the policies and strategies we will need to meet the challenges associated with decarbonizing the buildings sector in Massachusetts,” said Governor Charlie Baker. “The membership of the Commission on Clean Heat represents a variety of important perspectives that will be critical in the development of balanced, forward-thinking approaches to decarbonization that prioritize innovation, affordability, and equity as we make this transition.”

 

“We thank the new members of the Commission on Clean Heat for their willingness to take on this important work on behalf of the Commonwealth,” said Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito. “As the Commission on Clean Heat begins this vital work, our Administration will also ensure ample opportunities for members of the public to fully participate and contribute in the process as we work to reduce emissions from heating fuels in a way that is both effective and affordable.”

 

Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Kathleen Theoharides has appointed EEA Undersecretary of Energy and Climate Solutions Judy Chang to serve as her designee and chair of the Commission, and its membership reflects a diversity of perspectives and backgrounds from outside stakeholders, including representatives from the fields of affordable housing, energy efficient building design and construction, healthcare, heating system design and technology, real estate, and heating fuel distribution.

 

“The Commission on Clean Heat will bring together stakeholders to take on our most pressing emissions reduction challenges in the building sector through a collaborative, inclusive approach,” said Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Kathleen Theoharides. “Gathering these voices and perspectives from technical experts, the affordable housing community, business leaders, environmental organizations, and major industries in the Commonwealth, will enable our continued, nation-leading pursuit of the equitable, creative strategies we need to meet our ambitious climate targets.”

 

“This groundbreaking Commission begins its work with a membership that represents the diversity of voices required to identify recommendations to achieve the Commonwealth’s emission reduction, housing, and economic development goals,” said Housing and Economic Development Secretary Mike Kennealy. “We are grateful to the Commission members for investing the time necessary to do this important work and I look forward to the group’s recommendations.”

 

The Commission on Clean Heat is comprised of the following members:

 

Name:	Organization:
William Akley	President of Gas Business, Eversource
Lauren Baumann	Vice President, New Ecology
Kenan Bigby	Managing Director of Development, Trinity Financial
Harry Brett	UA Representative in New England, Plumbers and Gas Fitters UA Local 12
Alexander “Zan” Bross	Manager, Design & Construction, MassHousing
Andrew Brown	Assistant Project Manager, The HYM Investment Group
Emerson Clauss III	President, Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Massachusetts (HBRAMA)
Rebecca Davis	Chief Operating Officer, Massachusetts Competitive Partnership
Eric Dubin	Senior Director, Utilities and Performance Construction, Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC
Mike Duclos	Founder and Member of Board of Directors, Passive House New England
Madeline Fraser Cook	Director, Government Investments and Technical Assistance, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
Eugenia Gibbons	Independent Consultant
Dharik Mallapragada	Research Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Energy Initiative
Cameron Peterson	Director of Clean Energy, Metropolitan Area Planning Council
Robert Rio	Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Counsel, Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM)
Kimberly Robinson	Executive Director, Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
Dorothy Savarese	President and CEO, Cape Cod Five
Tamara Small	CEO, NAIOP Massachusetts
Charles Uglietto	President, Cubby Oil & Energy
Dennis Villanueva	Senior Manager, Energy and Sustainability, Mass General Brigham
Jolette Westbrook	Director and Senior Attorney, Energy Markets and Regulation, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)

 

The Commission on Clean Heat will meet regularly to work on developing policy recommendations, which are due to Governor Baker by Wednesday, November 30, 2022. The policies developed by the Commission will seek to sustainably reduce the use of heating fuels and minimize emissions from the building sector while ensuring costs and opportunities arising from such reductions are distributed equitably. The Commission on Clean Heat will also hold public stakeholder meetings throughout the year, with the first to be scheduled in March, 2022. Dates and times for the public stakeholder meetings, as well as additional opportunities for public input, will be announced on the Commission on Clean Heat  webpage.

 

“Climate leadership over the next decade will require a fundamental transition in how we heat and cool our homes and buildings,” said Department of Energy Resources Commissioner Patrick Woodcock. “While we move forward with accelerating the aggressive deployment of energy efficiency and heat pumps this first-in-the-nation commission on clean heat will identify the next generation of cost-effective and equitable policies that yield deep building sector decarbonization across the Commonwealth.”

 

In March 2021, Governor Baker signed nation-leading climate legislation that commits the Commonwealth to reducing emissions below 1990 levels by 50% by 2030, 75% by 2040, and to achieve Net Zero emissions by 2050. The Commission on Clean Heat’s recommendations will aid the state in its efforts to meet these emissions targets. For more information on the Commission members, please visit the Commission on Clean Heat’s webpage.

 

The Executive Order signed by Governor Baker in September, 2021 also establishes an Interagency Building Decarbonization Task Force to support the work of the Commission. The Task Force will consist of subject-matter experts from across the Executive Branch, including the Department of Energy Resources and the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development.

 

In October 2021, the Energy Efficiency Advisory Council unanimously voted to approve the 2022-2024 statewide Three-Year Energy Efficiency Plan. The plan represents a transformational shift of the Mass Save programs to better align with the Commonwealth’s ambitious climate requirements and focus on increasing participation in environmental justice communities across the state. In July, EEA Secretary Theoharides set ambitious greenhouse gas reduction goals for the 2022-2024 Mass Save Plan. In aggregate, the investments made through the electric and gas plans in 2022-20224 will need to deliver 845,000 tons of emissions reduction towards our 2030 GHG limit. It is anticipated that Mass Save will achieve the GHG emission reduction goals by increasing the number of buildings retrofitted and weatherized each year, making significant investment in electrification of existing buildings to transition customers away from fossil fuels, reducing support for fossil-fuel heating incentives, phasing out LED light-bulb incentives, increasing equitable program investments in environmental justice communities and low-moderate income households, and increasing workforce development investments to expand diversity in the workforce. It’s estimated that this plan will provide an $13 billion in benefits to the Commonwealth. This plan was submitted to the DPU on November 1, 2021 and can be approved by the Department as early as January 31, 2022.

兒童新冠疫苗說明會 1/19 廣東話，1/20 普通話

 

波士頓市長吳弭指派 STEPHEN ALKINS 進學校委員會 一任4年

MAYOR WU APPOINTS STEPHEN ALKINS TO BOSTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE

BOSTON - Wednesday, January 12, 2022 - Mayor Michelle Wu today announced the appointment of Dr. Stephen Alkins to the Boston School Committee, to serve a 4-year term. The Boston School Committee is the governing body of Boston Public Schools. “Dr. Alkins has dedicated his career to bringing about the systemic change that’s needed in this moment,” said Mayor Michelle Wu. “I’m excited for him to bring his vision and experience to the Boston School Committee. His commitment to inclusion and holistic understanding of education will benefit all BPS families, educators, and staff.” "On behalf of the Boston School Committee, I am pleased to welcome Dr. Alkins as our newest colleague, and thank him for his commitment to serving on this Committee," said Boston School Committee Chairperson, Jeri Robinson. "He has strong connections within the community, and a demonstrated passion for diversity, equity and inclusion and helping to dismantle systemic inequities so that students can continue to succeed. Dr. Alkins will be a great addition as we strive to ensure that the Boston School Committee represents the diversity of our schools and our city. I look forward to working alongside Dr. Alkins in service to the students, families, and educators of the Boston Public Schools."  "I am excited to welcome Dr. Alkins to the Boston School Committee and look forward to partnering with him and his fellow members on the important work ahead," said Superintendent Brenda Cassellius. "Our goal is consistency, transparency and ensuring that our students, families, and staff know where we are focusing our efforts. The School Committee plays a vital role in helping BPS set the vision by pushing us to continue improving our practices. Dr. Alkins’ experience within the community, as well as his ties to this work are going to add great value as we seek to manage the global pandemic and support students' learning and social emotional development." Stephen D. Alkins, Jr., Ph.D. is the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (and Belonging) Officer (DEIO) and Co-chair of the DEI Council at TERC, a STEM education research and development nonprofit organization. With his leadership, Stephen helps craft and implement the vision for DEIB at TERC through his collaboration on NSF STEM education grant development in multiple learning environments (informal and formal K-16 spaces). His role and responsibilities include recruitment and retention of a diverse research and infrastructure staff, internal policy review, development and analysis of inclusive educational opportunities and social programming, and establishment of collaborative partnerships to promote equity for all STEM learners. He also helps research teams employ critical DEIB frameworks (e.g. Decolonization, Critical Race Theory, Queer Theory, Social Capital Theory, etc.) to help dismantle systemic inequities within STEM education, support youth STEM identity development, and engage and include underrepresented/marginalized communities in authentic, collaborative research experiences. Finally, he is an accomplished scientist, college and high school educator, mentor, and national-performing Spoken Word/SLAM poet who uses art to diversify participation in and enhance understanding of STEM concepts.Stephen received his B.S. in Biology from Morehouse College and his Master’s and Ph.D. in Cellular Neuroscience from Brandeis University.     “I am excited to collaborate with diverse voices advocating and strategizing toward educational equity and empowering the valuable knowledge and input of the Boston community,” said Stephen Alkins. “This role necessitates us to face difficult questions and conflicts that center Boston's students, their families, and our community. Let's get to work."

The School Committee is responsible for: Defining the vision, mission, and goals of the Boston Public Schools; Establishing and monitoring the annual operating budget; Hiring, managing, and evaluating the Superintendent; and Setting and reviewing district policies and practices to support student achievement.   The School Committee meets approximately twice per month during the school year to adopt, review and modify policies and practices that support teaching, learning and improved student achievement. With the exception of executive sessions, Committee meetings are open to the public, feature public comment periods and are broadcast on Boston City TV. With Alkins’ appointment, Mayor Wu has one other vacancy to fill on the Boston School Committee. The term will run 4 years. Mayor Wu previously reappointed Lorena Lopera and Rafaela Polanco García to the Boston School Committee, to serve the remainder of terms that end on January 1, 2024.

勞工部推出公平聘僱新計畫

 

OFCCP and EEOC Launch Joint Hiring Initiative to Reimagine Equity (HIRE)

Today, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) launched a joint initiative to reimagine hiring practices in ways that advance equal employment opportunity and help provide workers access to good jobs.

The Hiring Initiative to Reimagine Equity (HIRE) is a multi-year collaborative effort that will engage a broad array of stakeholders to expand access to good jobs for workers from underrepresented communities and help address key hiring and recruiting challenges.

As our nation makes major investments in our infrastructure and recovery, HIRE will:

• Host convenings on organizational policy and practices to reimagine equity and expand opportunity in hiring.

• Identify strategies to remove unnecessary barriers to hiring, and to promote effective, job-related hiring and recruitment practices to cultivate a diverse pool of qualified workers.

• Promote equity in the use of tech-based hiring systems.

• Develop resources to promote adoption of innovative and evidence-based recruiting and hiring practices that advance equity.

OFCCP and EEOC will hold a virtual public roundtable on January 19, 2022, at 2pm ET to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and launch the initiative.

The fight for equal opportunity in the form of better jobs and higher wages played a critical role in Dr. King’s work. The roundtable, the first in a series of convenings, will focus on strategies for advancing racial equity and will bring together employers and worker organizations to understand how we can reimagine hiring practices in ways that advance equity and access to good jobs for underrepresented communities. As our nation rebuilds from the pandemic and adapts to a changing economy, the discussion will explore opportunities to connect and scale actionable solutions to advance equity in hiring.

Find out more about HIRE in the HIRE Fact Sheet. Event and registration information for the roundtable can be found here.

Click here to visit HIRE Landing Page

麻州州長查理貝克宣佈 Thomas Koonce 及 William Allen 減刑

 Governor Baker Announces Commutations of Thomas Koonce and William Allen

 

BOSTON – The Baker-Polito Administration today announced that Governor Charlie Baker is commuting the first-degree murder sentences of Thomas Koonce and William Allen to second degree murder, making each immediately eligible for parole. The Parole Board, serving in its function as the Advisory Board of Pardons, recently recommended commutation for both Mr. Koonce and Mr. Allen.

 

The Massachusetts Constitution grants the Governor the power to commute, or remit, a portion of a criminal sentence.  Governor Baker issued updated Executive Clemency Guidelines in February 2020. Petitions for commutation are reviewed by the Advisory Board of Pardons. The Board evaluates the petition, weighing the factors laid out in the Executive Guidelines, and makes a recommendation to the Governor. The Board had recommended that the Governor commute the sentences of both Mr. Koonce and Mr. Allen to second-degree murder. The commutations must now be approved by the Governor’s Council. If approved, Mr. Koonce and Mr. Allen would be eligible for a parole hearing and would be on parole for life if parole was granted.

 

“The authority given to me by the people of Massachusetts to commute and pardon individuals is one of the most sacred and important powers of this office,” said Governor Charlie Baker. “There are few things as important to me in this position as ensuring justice is served for the individuals impacted by a crime and my responsibility to ensure fair application of justice to all.  To make these difficult decisions, I spent months carefully weighing the circumstances of the two terrible crimes, the actions of the two men since and the Parole Board’s recommendation for commutation.  I believe both men, having taken responsibility for their actions and paid their debt to the Commonwealth by serving sentences longer than most individuals found guilty of similar actions, deserve the right to seek parole from prison.  I hope the Governor’s Council carefully weighs the facts of these cases as well as the undeniable impact on the families involved and reaches the same decision.”

 

According to the updated guidelines released in February 2020, commutation “is intended to serve as a strong motivation for confined persons to utilize available resources for self-development and self-improvement and as an incentive for them to become law-abiding citizens and return to society.”  Commutation does not excuse or negate an inmate’s criminal conduct, nor is it a review of the trial or appellate legal proceedings that resulted in the inmate’s conviction.

 

Thomas Koonce is a 54-year old former United States Marine who has served 30 years in prison for the murder of Mark Santos.  On July 20, 1987, Mr. Koonce fired out of the window of a car during an altercation in New Bedford, fatally wounding Mr. Santos.  On June 23, 1992, a Bristol Superior Court jury convicted Mr. Koonce of first-degree murder, and he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.  During his time in prison Mr. Koonce has participated in significant programming, become a leader to help other inmates benefit from some of those same programs, and helped to establish new programs, including the restorative justice program at MCI-Norfolk.  Mr. Koonce earned a Bachelor of Liberal Studies, magna cum laude, through Boston University’s prison education program.  He has been active in his church and employed throughout his incarceration.

 

William Allen is a 48-year-old man who has served 27 years in prison for his role in the murder of Purvis Bester.  On February 8, 1994, Mr. Allen and a co-defendant broke into Mr. Bester’s Brockton apartment intending to rob him, and the co-defendant fatally stabbed Mr. Bester.  On August 29, 1997, a Brockton Superior Court jury convicted Mr. Allen of first-degree murder for his joint participation in the robbery, and he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.  While incarcerated Mr. Allen participated in significant programming – among them restorative justice and violence alternatives – as both a student and a facilitator.  He has earned vocational licenses to be a barber, food service worker, and law clerk, served as a Eucharistic minister for the Catholic community, and consistently held a job, including working as a companion and assistant to severely mentally ill patients at Bridgewater State Hospital.

波士頓市長吳弭任命蘇清華 (PAULINA MANGUBAT)為數位主任

MAYOR WU ANNOUNCES PAULINA MANGUBAT AS DIGITAL DIRECTOR

 

Boston - Wednesday, January 12, 2022 - Mayor Michelle Wu today announced Paulina Mangubat as Digital Director, leading the Mayor’s digital media teams. In this role, Mangubat will work to ensure that City Hall connects and empowers Boston residents through creative, accessible digital content. “We must connect and engage with every resident to build a Boston for everyone,” said Mayor Michelle Wu. “I’m inspired by Paulina’s passion for engaging people where they are online, and ensuring that residents are connected with the work across city government. I’m so excited to see her leadership in helping each of our City’s departments engage with residents through social media and other digital channels.” Paulina Mangubat is a Phoenix native and first-generation Chinese-Filipino American. Recently, Mangubat served on Mayor Wu’s campaign as the Digital & Creative Director, where she created engaging content for multiple communication channels and built an innovative digital presence that advanced Mayor Wu’s vision and policies for all. “In the year that I have spent on the campaign trail and now in City Hall, Mayor Wu knows that digital work is not just about checking a box,” said Paulina Mangubat. “It’s about ensuring that every resident is connected to the amazing work and resources coming out of City Hall. I’m honored to continue working with Mayor Wu on content that pushes the boundary of what’s possible in Boston.”  Previously, Mangubat has worked in advertising operations at POLITICO, digital strategy at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) for the 2018 midterms, and as a digital advertising consultant and creative lead for Mayor Wu’s mayoral campaign, Sen. Hickenlooper, Rep. Adam Schiff, Sen. Jon Tester, Voto Latino, and more.  Mangubat is a graduate of Barnard College with a B.A. in Political Science and East Asian Studies. She enjoys bargain shopping. Mangubat serves under Jessicah Pierre, who was appointed Chief Communications Officer for the Wu administration in December. Pierre oversees the City’s press, speechwriting, digital, and photography teams. “Paulina’s creativity, skills, and passion for building community digitally is unmatched, as well as her enthusiasm for using technology to communicate equitably,” said Jessicah Pierre. “We are beyond excited to welcome Paulina to our team!”