Councillor Tobin has been in the news recently regarding his desire to see a minor league baseball team come to Boston. With major league ticket prices very high and the availability of tickets scarce for many, Councillor Tobin feels families need other options in the city to experience quality professional baseball. Here's a roundup of news coverage of the proposal.   more »

The Boston Phoenix this week has a feature on video blogging (or vlogging). Video blogging is best described as exactly what any visitor to this site sees- video clips of Councillor Tobin working out in the district or explaining his stance on a particular issue. Vlogging has become an important part of the blogosphere and is spearheaded by VoteJohnTobin.com's own Steve Garfield, the Vlogfather as the Phoenix's Mike Miliard dubs him. VoteJohnTobin.com is also featured in the story:   more »

The City Council yesterday passed the graffiti ordinance proposed by Councillor Tobin to hold property owners accountable for removing any graffiti defacing their buildings. The ordinance specifies that property owners have 30 days from the appearance of the graffiti to alert the city's Graffiti Busters program. The Graffiti Busters will come and remove the graffiti as a city service with no fee. If a property owner does not alert the city, then he or she has another 30 days to remove the graffiti or face fines.

''Graffiti affects the psyche of people every day when they see it," [Tobin] said. ''When you see it in a neighborhood, when you see it on a building, and it's there for a long time, it gives you a bad feeling."

The ordinance now needs the signature of the Mayor to become law.

Boston Globe coverage   more »