Candidate Sam Yoon

This is or -- will there actually be contested election this year it's not a question of what's exciting is a contest -- that's up to the people if they get excited about any other candidates you know one of the contestants this right here in the RK a studio taut endlessly and he says city councilor Sam yield. Who is thrown his hat in the ring along with a colleague of a city councilor Mike clarity. And south end activist and businessmen I think Kevin McRae. So we have and an interesting field already. What's been out over you know -- interest and what I just like give a little background we regret that -- that -- we went Patrick states -- without resetting. -- and I think we'll see him get out portrait garbage what. -- Going going to get anyone yet you'll fund so -- beef and cabbage like everybody gets a free thing going to get enough about Sosa sensitive.

What we doing -- with salmon he said he wanted to change things in the city process and what wake has changed you know has been an overused and under delivered upon a commitment. In in political circles and he said he really wanted to revamp the way business is done. In the city of Boston because he thinks it should be change in power structure so the -- doesn't. Constitutionally have so much power on city in the City Council has more influence. And when I heard I thought wow this guy is -- some real stuff. And I know you got a little sensitive and anybody can get our challenges and incumbent challenges that I was struck -- once -- incumbent governor log on about the stage but I got excited worry about seven recovering politician. I got excited I so we going to have Simien in the studio but I know nothing else to upset -- because. Hot hot on the popular hates change. Who wants change -- hates change unit will let you lead changed -- formula different Tom Finneran similar Tom Menino topics -- voted overwhelmingly. Together a couple of times but nobody knows the guy you know he's got the so at did you we found out what fake change looks like wee wee wee side now with Deval Patrick we're seeing it with. With the president we want to -- thank you are you any different Sam or he's gonna talk a lot of hype but all while that's not outgoing guy he's gotta Taylor's -- lets him couple minutes.

Well he's here. Change. For the sake of change is is not what this is about you know certainly if if I'm elected. As mayor that will be a change. But you your question is is it is the will that change be real. And I'm I don't I don't know how it couldn't given. What I bring what I would bring to the opposite the mayor -- talking about is his two years being as an inner city school teacher. It's. Ten years. Building affordable housing you know in the city you know and in the region it's it's three years. Two years studying government at the Kennedy school them at the graduate level. It's three years of being a city councilor it's -- years all the time doing now affordable housing real estate here also organizing. Doing being can.

We're gonna learn a community organizer is that a dirty word is. That's not he's going to -- really. Look like if you're mayor of the city -- us a would you make acorn one of -- a primary agencies agencies and it's. Well you know I'd work with every one in the city of -- who is actually. Advocating for some kind of change. And and not freeze them out and considered an enemy but change comes you know again. It's good change and as bad change. The wisdom and judgment is -- the difference. I'm -- think I have a record of experience that's outside of politics that that that will help. -- Why wouldn't they what they should be a because Democrats are partners with teachers unions teachers unions don't want any change the power structures you -- your gonna talk like that you got to be prepared of the teachers unions fighting I'm not expecting to get the two -- and endorsement let's be clear. That's that we know about long term let's say got elected that's our teams are you gonna be fighting with the teacher's union you -- take them on it say look we need better education not what what the union want.

Just not a question of taking the -- mean that's power politics that I don't think in the long -- of this what is bringing them on. Bring them on and being in the same side in a the issue and holding them accountable for the results that we know that our parents and her and her kids in our economy. Demands which is a system where kids -- prepared. As opposed it when you looking at twenty ninth graders and a system. Just to -- at twelve of them will graduate with the class eight will not. Let's take any of the kids who are lucky enough to get into. Eight graduating give to a school in in a university in Boston. One out of six will graduate with a class Bible -- how are we preparing them for for the new economy. You know that we are with that we're on the brink when not if so what we need that is an attitude around transformational change what we've done it's well. Okay over the last you know eight in a few decades is -- You know every year that's another crisis this like at an attitude that I felt when I was teaching in the city schools that it just gets through the year. You know he just bring the kids along one inch further than when he got them that's good enough because they you know what was meanwhile with the system in that's coping. A coping strategies include enough to their kids who are just woefully unprepared for the new economy -- will be a cost to our society and other way to --

There's a transformational guitar -- about however the educators that I territory some decisions and experience and kids are doomed because of what this situation is at home. This that there are no parents -- one parent the parent himself or herself never prospered thrived in the school doesn't understand the importance of -- the way you speak about and I can tell it's -- DNA this is spotted who CM UV is in any any fundamental core political and and personal beliefs. How do you transform. The home scene so that the good CME who who in the classroom the top five -- conference may -- a little bit all the might want to do that the spot of another Korea change we go in and we at least have a supportive structure.

At home where it's all screwed up you're absolutely right -- and let it it it begins at birth and you think he argued before birth. Know how many do all mothers really understand the -- to prenatal care and a father of two young children and -- You know that there is more you know to raising a child than just giving them food on the table changing the diapers so much more. The more than we learn about early childhood development the more that I'm convinced you know that education deal with the whole educational system cannot ignore what happens you know at -- and even before birth so -- what you want to do you want to prenatal and start assigning kids to school I think you know what's what's working in the Harlem children's zone something that yes Barack Obama talked about. Don't know how -- The funded now but most of the funding is private but well Harlem children's zone is an amazing it's amazing amazing thing about it goes against everything that education our country -- and that's wrong. How to say right here on this show. That's wrong and so but what but what are the aspects that they would only say that choctaws assessment of it is wrong all of -- it's wrong that the education establishment. Hasn't always maholm zone that it's wrong just so people know this is okay private enterprises to -- to fix education in. New York City. That people are in tears if their -- their devastated their children Hearn admitted because it's a question of whether or did he does your kid die in the public schools or does he get ahead and turn in -- really an amazing program here yet so it's wrong.

If it I cannot believe is further their education assessment being opposed to the Harlem children's zone. You know if that was what I was saying is that young mothers they go to college. And he'll learn how the importance of nutrition what they put in their body how to fix the fetus in the womb and how that affects the brain development when when their when their. You know it's a mental meet that -- at. This woman that there is that we're talking two -- who had a special needs child was in tears when they're talking to friend of mine who admitted consent I am ashamed of this. But I'll let my infant son just stayed for hours and playpen and put him in front of the TV because the stress. But I was going to at home was just unbearable the television got the babies and that's right and that it -- this and what what that does to tells ability to learn. And to -- to create a bit to develop brain that is about learning. Is don't think what that you actually Jerry Springer Jerry's for I got.

That's if you -- made -- out of that's ridiculous -- you think that Jerry -- and so well listen I you know TV gets picked on a lot for young kids and it's not a good thing for -- you know for one year old to be sitting in front of the television it is for parents who might -- lose and it on their kids if they didn't have that release -- good but the idea of creating a vibrant educational system is an exciting one and one we'll talk more about with us and you. Candy for -- accounts of a bottle still got callers who want to have a shot out on their that we -- all I'm here questions ready so that's that's what 72666. It's 68 C have you back with Donna -- Obama donated 680 WRKO.

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That if you want to accomplish something of significance for your constituents. That you either one you know half to just be a mayor's guy through through. Or. Challenge the system. And that's what I would felt.

Authorities say about being embarrassed are you saying that if you want to gain power is a City Council that the the motivation is the the rewards would. Compel you to kind of suck up to the -- become one of his cronies so you're doing his business rather than the people's business.

It's just the system. It's it is the system mean if you think about it what counselor. District and -- large what they. We need to do for their constituents in order to get reelected. It's provide them services from -- to -- to capitalize and dysfunction the city government and say. Well I can help you get that -- she's been supersede the red tape it and that's Canada right and so who but who gets it done as not a City Council it's the mayor. -- and so.

And effective city councilor befriends a Merritt does what every once in in return he gets paid off with. The big the ability have the mayor's power sway the things he wants done to help his district.

That's that's how the system works exactly into the worst. A worst case scenario for a city councilors weren't the mayor does not return your calls because how we gonna get that stepped -- You know in your district -- for your constituents. You know it's so that that. It's a system that we've -- that we've lived with I don't think it's it's a modern system in fact you know what other cities have taken up. Is that for example a system like 311. Very simple phone number that everyone can remember is that how you.

Yet directory assistance personnel was 411 doesn't work and in -- what a 311. Let me just tell you is is a way for you to talk directly to City Hall. At that cities around the country Chicago LA New York Baltimore. Albuquerque, New Mexico Seattle San Francisco Somerville. Has the system the reason we don't have it here is because the mayor refers you to call 6176354500. Why because the man years are gonna on the obesity problem with its. Because. This is that he wants you to believe that everything good that happens in the city is because of him personally and wants to make sure that you feel -- calling him.

But -- want to go back to the first point you made about transforming really transform. A transformative approach to education from India at this notion that the I think you talked about whether it's at saint patty's day in the dark about on the -- campaign trail of diffusing this concentrated political power yet. Now the concentrated political power and Tom Menino is hands on your hands of someone else's hands. Does provide levers to transform things if you defuse it out. All the neighborhood councils and then you gotta talk to this group and that group we had the most dysfunctional school committee in America and it consigned to many kids around -- to the screw earliest and worst education we finally. -- abolished an elected school committee instead. As as voters taxpayers property -- as we said. Whomever is that may you god that guy as well and all the USO BER accountable henceforth I don't want to go to 42. Neighborhood councils I want to say CN meal and viewing the fix it are gonna put my foot right if Fannie and throw you out of -- right.

It that's it that's a really good point and it and it reinforces my point because that was a transformational moment. You know and crew really credit -- ray Flynn for doing that and saying education is too important for us to just. Guilty to set -- school until he shook things up by saying I'm going to make this into elected and to appoint a school committee and then I'm gonna go to the voters and had to ratify that. That's a transformational approach. But you know and what I'm arguing that we need that approach to education right now and I mean mean. Looking at the governance. School committee because they think you -- you just said you know we're gonna throw you out throw you out man hasn't thrown out it's been sixteen years.

I would argue that's enough time for anyone in in any of this type of leadership position you know -- to have a successful democratic former government you need change going on. Because he need to break up those chains of command that get developed the you're alluding to before where people have a lock on power and influence because of their friendship or because they did the right thing in. Others who didn't do the right thing quote unquote.

I'm gonna be the devil's advocate that we want to go right to call 6172666868. It but Tom pays on my constant process to people that Mayor Tom Menino appointed to high high positions. I don't know that he could find better -- educators in the whole country that so in terms of the body not maybe not the body of work what do I want to say the qualifications. And quality of his appointments. I mean we re going to go to surpass those two guys have enormous respect for for both of those.

My country doesn't compromise -- And that what -- in the mayor's credit you know we have made incremental steady progress the school system stabilized. So but it's not good enough it is really net net.

That that is 6172666. Seats exe Sammy units here Boston City Council candidate for mayor. He's got courage he's gone after the king of Boston the mayor of America and anyway the Miramar air America and I was I'm gonna when you think of when you think of -- as Tom -- probably any lead America America when you got 311 and you got Somerville. Now that's gotta be a problem John good morning -- WR -- and some real there was against. Yes that's how it goes Tom welcome here and they were taught and Tommy and more importantly City Council Samuel.

My -- want to tell -- monotone. I. Upload one it. One thing you talk about education and I will threaten the need to do what she took -- and missed quite a few meetings. And that the -- notable. -- very important the budget meetings about City Council may just not -- it was planned.

That I'm glad to reason that time because this is simply not true and I'd like to dispel. That -- you get that information from.

It can't be true there was an a all the --

Another help -- I thought I -- need obviously more The Herald wrote about a fairly extensively I think -- first -- so well in order to in order to to get the truth that what I did is actually sponsored legislation to mandate that we take attendance. So I can make sure -- city -- slandered you felt exactly exactly and where do you think that's story came from how'd that happen well it EU group got that reputation the first year. When I got into office I realize that the most important into the City Council does. And his vote on the budget. The second thing I realize is that people don't understand the budget. So putting those two things together -- said we need to go talk to the people about the budget. And so it did a series of ten on meetings out in the neighborhood -- on to to discuss the budget educate people about the -- to get their input. While the official city budget process was going -- and so. Yes that was something that scenario is storyline that people could -- to make it seem like you were off. Hobnobbing at its people are opening and not at City Hall shots just half a newspaper -- misrepresent somebody's qualifications and credentials at six. Have any experience or other myself there is always right to exceed sixty Mike's a -- and accidentally argue with council Ximian.

Yes. Counselor you know. You seem to be cut from the same -- that Deval Patrick Barack Obama outsider really smooth nice talker. Long long winded answers but let me ask you this question. I understand that you submitted legislation. To reintroduced rent control in the city of Boston. I find out to be. Like the Barack Obama Deval Patrick socialist band and not is that your ultimate goal rent control in. -- that a portable how much to --

could've left and all in and Barack out of them I can just gone straight for the ring comptroller would had a few more power the going to let yourself tell us ought to be -- wind and on this because that and yes I six runs Lydia know. I oppose rent control always have is another distortion once it's -- controlling and feel wonderful thing. No because lifting rent control you know that has actually produced affordable housing. But we introduced a competition. You know it at it did it it produced more you know housing that that people can afford. -- Roxanne as a mission hill next NWR -- the morning Roxanne.

Hey Roxanne don't be so long when it.

I tried not to of honesty you two years ago and it. And neighborhood housing services. It'll remember Johnson yeah I --

And if you remember from several years ago that on. Please email me if you are okay but I can't imagine she's hot she's so I can just --

I haven't entered the -- that there -- question is if you don't support giving the vote to noncitizens in local elections.

Rex and so glad you called because I can literally yesterday just finish and an email to you about this question because I know this is. This has been much on your mind when you can click send half -- you know as as -- as a campaign you know what we get -- important questions you know I want to take the time you know to to to respond you know appropriately. On and so what recollection is referring to. Is is -- an idea that we had a hearing on which well would allow in certain cases non citizens that's permanent. Legal aliens to vote for school committee. That's something that has been entertained you know I think in Maryland -- and a few other cities. Under the under the kind of premise that. You know if you're non citizen he's still your kids to go to school -- to -- entitled to your kids getting an education so why not in that limited case give them the right to vote for school now we don't have an elected school committee here. But I think there can be a case in an open to I'm hearing proposals about that. You know clearly you don't want to give notes is the right to vote for president when the president came to keep a war you know hit that the country of your of your origin. You know but in in certain limited cases I think it's something that where -- that is worth talking about and they know that rocks and this is so important to -- you sit in your email that this may cost me your vote. But iPod is it being open you know to an idea like that does that but I have to be honest.

You sound like you're hedging a little bit those saying you're open to the idea -- idea idea I think he should decide either your order against is such an emotional divisive issue yeah that when you think about giving the -- word of a -- somebody's not a citizen you're changing. The dynamic of white citizenship is all about -- when non citizenship is all about so that's what cities that are not have a foot on both sides of that fact.

I hear you I hear -- lot I'll say that has merit. It has merit. That -- non citizens.

You know because that a that the coach of the citizenship has evolved and continues to evolve. There was a point where that's what concerns us -- ha ha ha ha ha well I don't want to go back to when citizens meant. Your white and you own land -- shots right to direct flight you -- property owners that was written to the -- the that's right and only the property owner fallibility recently they've got the right thing but I like the property on I. Yeah once Obama dragged in by that 3666 he would succeed George rushed for next with San -- running for mayor of Boston -- joke.

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And that and a million bad guys are being stomped off let us stay.

So I got an assist that -- this they're a minority status I didn't know my status I. And public contract that they showed its constant has said he had money. Going to get them.

I'll write to the point that typically well. -- goals you know the city has been sued. And and so that the city needs to react to defy any of the courts that says you cannot mandate. That 15%. You know -- the contracts worth go to you know to minority businesses and and and women owned businesses. But there are worthy goal and I'm not going to back away from that we should be doing everything we can to make sure that that that the value -- employment contracts get you know. Get to people who work for a city -- is.

coney sister right now that directs that money towards white owned businesses artificial. There's some negative trend -- needs to be fought. Well there's a what what we need is good information and what we need is contractors to tell us the truth. About who gets the jobs and who and which are of their Patrick is back at the money. Com and and that's something other cities struggling with nepotism in many hearings when the least that we can do what the weather what ever side of the issues that Iran. It's tell us the truth you can get the nation get the information because of the information says you know what they are getting their fair share. That if -- information why are you saying we need to worry about. What we have to have information because W URL to come out for the policy that saying we need to find a way to get more of the money over to minority on business yeah my question war. Where is the impetus for this agenda while the impetus is if you get if for example. If we know that -- architecture and engineering firms about 20% of them are minority. Don't you think it's a good goal to make sure that 20%. You know of those of that contract dollars go to minority firms because yes I mean I've been on the -- fairness -- and you know where it's operating currently so what this study of the recent study showed that in some areas it's good in other areas it's -- aren't more coming up with Sammy and 6172666868. It's comment -- at 680 WRKO.

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Or the government they -- the -- about two quick questions Torre's certain one with respect to previous comic to China and the authorities said the search for contractors. It would appear to be at least on the -- although the year but terribly concerned with the intention by policy I would. Success of the policy as being -- let's -- in Vietnam wouldn't it wouldn't it to a disservice to minority contractors. Not to placed in the position where they would have to compete to provide the best possible service that's what was possible prices that make them dependent on them.

I don't think is an either or I think he devotes. -- a week in their position though by just I mean I guess he's really saying wide they need the the help whether -- otherwise if they compete straight up you know part of the policy.

That that we're looking at it is to give some of the fledgling minority companies. To get them to joint venture with larger minority majority -- recently so they knew that experience I think that's this is a good thing to do. You know why not when you know minorities have had trouble historically breaking into you know that construction but is that is there any problems still. But again you are you trying to say something that doesn't exist till we're trying to fix the problems where they exist took.

Rich in Hyde Park here on Sam -- It's -- own enrichment. You know I -- interest being on that -- you know bought.

What happened. We lost rich out of a heck of catharsis and this guy everybody disappear it was going to be a Boston school committee question and that's you know that's a huge huge -- I think it was going to be hostile -- I was kind of excited. ISI I know I can't say I'm and finish the question is it just kept. I want I want I -- put on the hostility have but let me just the may have through sixteen years now has kept the city's. Credit rating and bond rating all that stuff that his stewardship of fiscal affairs seems to be absolutely very very solid. What you sense of that and how -- Samuel mayoralty. -- improve that for those of us with taxpayers well you have.

To be conservative with you know fiscally as I am. You know when you're dealing with the taxpayers' money. You you have to you have to be conservative with that so quote what I disagree with is is the mayor to shying away from the heart problems of our fiscal management. Which are reining in overtime spending 24 million dollars a year if we did it better. Fixing the sick and injured payroll system when he two million dollars a year if we simply work with the retirement board should get up and said that's not good enough. Rove like effort cops and firefighters to just be on the payroll. For our for years with that -- applications -- modernizing the fire department he to twelve million dollars a year that's not these are not my numbers it's a Boston income that I think it's commission.

And I think you would argue again that these are kind of inbred inefficiencies that still -- looked at because you deal with the same power structure year after year that they're they take care of each other after a while that's right that's right when you have low turnout elections. Had. Then it's these those entrenched interest we're dealing with -- vote so who is and they're gonna serve. We just have thirty seconds left how do you break that up and Heidi convinced people who seem very complacent. That it's time for change. Is that at -- encouraging people and I'll do it on the air it's okay to go out and vote. To go to and vote your interest you know last the last election hit 14%. Turnout. 14%. You know if that was a real special love for the America. As an attack that was -- that was actually just the City Council election the -- at but the last and the mayor -- the City Council ran it was also low.

We'll -- aren't we thought okay we are doing wrong we will mr. mayor you most Americans -- did really well. The vote for let -- know they now walk whenever we get the mayor Ron. Yeah so some real hoot Gibson and.

You don't just go -- and those semi automatic great guests that he has always say I told him not to be afraid of them hot. Not those -- I know each other yes he is set. That none of those BM are volatile this and I'm not shocked but he's been -- the you know user community organizer that's right he taught in the -- special -- Easter passover -- hardly unless something's going on policy you have to live Saturday on Monday on its okay I'll wait until that.

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