By David Li, bostonese.com
Boston, Oct. 28, 2014, — With only a week left until the Nov. 4 general elections, Democratic Governor Nominee Martha Coakly and her Republican opponent Charlie Baker are campaigning across the state to make sure their supporters will come on to vote on next Tuesday. Coakley’s campaign got a boost last Friday when Hillary Clinton joined her rally in Boston, and strongly endorsed Coakley’s candidacy. Hillary told supporters that Coakley would become a great Governor for the state if elected.
Around noon time yesterday, Coakly stopped by the construction site of One Greenway in Boston Chinatown. The project is formerly known as parcel 24, and was developed by Asian Community Development Corporation(ACDC). The 295-unit North Building will include 217 market rate rentals and 95 low income housing tax credit affordable rentals, and the low-rise South Building will house 50 affordable condominiums.
Frank Callahan of the Mass. Building Trades Council introduced Coakley to dozens of community leaders and construction workers on the site. State Rep. Aaron Michlewitz and representatives of General Agent Metropolitan Building Trades Council attended the rally. Coakley delivered a brief speech.
“This election is about whose side are you on? And I have always stood on the sound of the working men and women of Massachusetts. As attorney general, I have fought wage theft and to enforce prevailing wage standards, while my Republican opponent has won the Excellence in Outsourcing Award! We are on an economic upswing in this state, and this election is about making sure that we work to bring prosperity and fairness to working families, with good jobs, education, affordable housing–to make sure we have more good projects like Parcel 24,” said Coakley.
Suzanne Lee and Lydia Lowe of Chinese Progressive Association, Henry Yee of Chinatown Resident Association and other community leaders attended the rally. They reminded Asian American voters to turn out to vote on Nov. 4 to get their voice heard.