Honing my arguments against Josh Kraft in the Globe comment section. Kraft is a poor choice for Boston. Read to the end to understand what's really at stake with this guy.

Upwards of a dozen individual troupes are performing throughout Chinatown, stopping at each store and restaurant for a ceremony. It’s so beautiful when each owner/proprietor comes to the door. And then, the fireworks! 🎇

@MichaelBenezra This bill had significant groundwork. That’s exactly why it was killed by a backstabbing during holidays.

@MichaelBenezra Yes, you said Wu’s bill was destined for a study.

@MichaelBenezra Single family housing? I’m lost on that one.

@MichaelBenezra I hadn’t heard it was destined for further study. Wu’s team had laid a lot of groundwork having won the Council, House, public support, key business leaders. It was an unconscionable rug-pulling, whether or not one supported the bill.

@MichaelBenezra Cool, thanks.

@MichaelBenezra My question for you, given the timing: Are you doing intel for Kraft? I’d give you the same responses but transparency would be appreciated.

@MichaelBenezra My understanding is that so-called “community benefits” are being standardized, but not for PDAs. I’ve been pressing for major reform of the PDA benefits and Cooperation Agreement process. The work continues.

@MichaelBenezra That’s not the latest bill, failed thanks to an 11th hour rug-pulling by Councilor Flynn, Sen Collins and anti-Wu politically motivated rug pullers at NAIOP and Chamber.

@CommonNotMiddle “Has done nothing” are the words of someone who doesn’t know: what’s been done; 2) how bad things would have been; 3) how 10,000s of new high-paying jobs impact rents; and: 3) thinks Boston is failing. That’s you, apparently.

@MichaelBenezra Secondly, Kraft didn’t mention an incentive was already being floated by local officials. His concept mollycoddles landlords, and no, it won’t help those he’s claiming would be helped.

Today - Confirmed ✅ Celebrate the Year of the Snake in the heart of Boston’s Chinatown at the annual Lunar New Year Lion Dance Parade this Sunday, February 9! The parade will begin at 10 am in Phillips Square (Harrison Ave and Beach Street) and finish at 3 pm.

Anyone know if the Year of the Snake Parade today was canceled?

You have to read btw the lines. And you have to have been around awhile. Every single move, a transaction. Hello to a return of cronyism in the dev sector. Goodbye to serious long-term planning on climate impacts. Back to the politics of “who you know.”

@RepHenriquez It’s the imbalance. Using people as a means to an end, and every move is calculated. His father sprinkled checks and promises on nonprofits in Southie, while cutting a backroom deal with Massport. Menino was in the dark, and division ran through the community.

Let me repeat myself: Three days after announcing rent control in Dorchester, Josh Kraft reversed himself on right-wing AM radio. “Backtracks” is Kraft-loving Herald’s word, not mine. Don’t say I didn’t warn you about transactionalists, having lived thru Bob Kraft in Southie.

@ZichaelBikes Rea threw marshmallows and then worked on defense. The reparations response was a knee-slapper.