News/Stories
Date
September 21, 2013
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Boston’s voters must look for vision
Walczak sees solar panels on every new house and enough wind energy in Boston Harbor to help generate a quarter of the city’s energy. The top cycling commuter of the candidates, he fully gets how...Read the story >>
Date
September 18, 2013
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Bill Walczak questions Caesars’ commitment
Mayoral candidate Bill Walczak, who has made opposition to a Suffolk Downs casino a key part of his platform, blasted the track’s casino partner, Caesars Entertainment, on Tuesday over the company’s “heavy debt load of $24...Read the story >>
Date
September 15, 2013
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Experts: Walczak could cash in on anti-casino vote
Community organizer and activist Bill Walczak — who has seen a surge in fundraising in recent weeks — could break out of the 12-pack of Boston mayoral hopefuls and ride his hallmark anti-casino, pro-
development crusade...Read the story >>
Date
September 13, 2013
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Bill Walczak: No Casino, More Innovation Districts, School At Birth For Boston Kids
Bill Walczak: I can tell you that if elected mayor, I will stop the casino from being located in Boston. There are ways of doing that through the gaming legislation that was passed. One of...Read the story >>
Date
September 10, 2013
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Walczak ad proclaims anti-casino stance
Do you want a casino, along with the problems it could create?
That question is posed at the start of a new televised ad by mayoral candidate Bill Walczak, who is hoping to draw a sharp distinction...Read the story >>
Date
September 09, 2013
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Walczak rips Conley on neutral casino stance
The hot button issue of whether to build a casino in East Boston was still being debated even after the mayoral candidates forum wrapped up last night, with community organizer Bill Walczak slamming District Attorney...Read the story >>
Date
September 09, 2013
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Chabot: Bill Walczak in attack mode over casino
“Bill Walczak is the only candidate who has said he will stop a casino,” says the voice-over in the sharp-elbowed ad.
Walczak, a former community organizer who has never held elected office, said the Sept. 24...Read the story >>
Date
September 09, 2013
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Bill Walczak is no stranger to challenges
In the early 1970s, Codman Square was burning down. Block after desolate block had the charred remains of people’s homes. Arson-for-profit schemes proliferated.
Many of the residents who had raised families in those cramped three-deckers fled...Read the story >>
Date
August 26, 2013
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Bill Walczak wants Harvard to help create an Allston Innovation District
There’s just not enough innovation in Boston for Bill Walczak today.
The mayoral candidate recently proposed that the Suffolk Downs casino plan be scrapped in favor of creating Boston’s second “Innovation District,” in East Boston. Now,...Read the story >>
Running For Mayor, Walczak Pitches Himself As The Accomplished Visionary
BOSTON — It was, perhaps, the strangest moment in the city’s mayoral race.
Candidate Bill Walczak had just finished a speech on his crime-fighting plan when a mentally ill man tore into the small crowd, punched...Read the story >>
