I'm driven. I have the opportunity to change people's lives.

I brought together experts from health care, business, academic institutions, and the community to develop a comprehensive blueprint for eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in health care in the City of Boston.

And for the city's birthday, we will host events in every neighborhood of the city, inviting all of our residents to share in the celebration of Boston's great epic - the story of neighbors who support one another where it matters most.

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.

We must be vigilant in our actions towards criminals, and innovative in our approach towards solving crime.

Boston is known for its innovation.

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