Currently, Boston has only nine percent of the state's population - but we provide more than 16 percent of the jobs and 19 percent of the state's revenues.

Tonight, I am pleased to announce that I have secured $1 million from the Convention Host Committee to fund the beautification of Boston's neighborhoods.

Children need continuity as they grow and learn.

Boston is known for its innovation.

The true privilege of being Mayor is that I have the opportunity to be everyone's neighbor.

I am working hard to ensure that working families can continue to afford to live in our city.

In the 1990s, we introduced Boston's community policing strategy. We reversed the tide of violent crime that threatened our city, and we established a national model for preventing and fighting crime.