Monday 11/28: 1:00 PM Ways & Means Hearing. Docket #0304 & #1211 re: City's PILOT Program

Tuesday 11/29: 2:00 PM Aviation & Transportation Hearing. Docket #1275 Order for a hearing to examine ways to encourage private citizens and local businesses to purchase high mileage, low emissions hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles.

Wednesday 11/30: 11:30 AM Council Meeting

Thursday 12/1: 3:00 PM Health & Human Services Hearing. Docket #0983 Order for a hearing to discuss possible solutions to further reduce health threats associated with lead in drinking water.

All these hearings and Council meeting will be broadcast live on local Comcast Channel 51 television. They can also be viewed online at the council's website.   more »

Councillor Tobin and the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services are hosting a meeting on Monday, November 28th at 7 PM regarding the former Lyndon School building on Russett Road in West Roxbury. All members of the community are invited to attend at the Roche Family Community Center, 1716 Centre St, West Roxbury. Feel free to call our office or post a comment with any questions about this meeting.   more »

Here is a list of Flu vaccine clinics in and around District 6. Clinics are free of charge and open to all adults. Vaccinations are given on a first-come, first-served basis. No appointments. Please contact Faulkner's Community Health and Benefits Department with any questions or concerns, at: (617) 983-7451.

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"Today is election day, and I'm really looking forward to your support and your vote to serve for another two years on the Boston City Council.

People want elected officials that are accessable and accountable and that come up with bright ideas.

It's about innovation and new ideas.

Get out there and vote, excercise your right to democracy, it's important and it keeps our neighborhood strong."

In this video John Tobin talks about weekly district office hours. He holds office hours to learn about the needs of his constituents and to address their concerns.




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In this video John Tobin talks about his hard work assisting residents with important neighborhood-based projects and issues, like securing funding for the Jamaica Plain library renovation.




"One of the best things about my job is, you get out of bed in the morning and have an opportunity to make a real positive impact on people's everyday lives. That's what I like about it.

It was through the constituents of mine and the JP Library, our office and Mayor Menino's office, that put a brake on putting the band aids on capital improvements, and wanted get a whole improvement done all at once that would benefit everybody.

Continuing the beautification efforts at Jamaica Pond, an oasis in the middle of our city, Hynes Field in West Roxbury, the tot lot on south street.

People want someone who can pick up the phone or make a visit to a department head and get things in action and bring dollars into our community.

It's a pleasure to be your Boston City Councillor I'm looking forward to your vote on November 8th, I ask for it.

Tomorrow we'll be talking about accessibility to elected officials."

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I just set up a Video Archive of all the videos that I've produced for Councillor Tobin.

If you're new to the site, use the video archive to take a look at some of his past videos.

In this video John Tobin talks about his support of traffic calming measures including speed bumps on residential streets.




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In this video John Tobin talks about his successful push for a Global Positioning System for the city's fleet of school buses.




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Boston City Councillor John M. Tobin, Jr. is proud to announce that he received the endorsement of the West Roxbury & Roslindale Transcript.

TownOnline.com - West Roxbury & Roslindale Transcript - Our Election Picks:

In the District 6 race, we are very impressed with Gibran Rivera. He is an exciting newcomer to the political scene with many very good ideas and a lot of passion.

However, we also like incumbent John Tobin, who has been a very strong voice on the City Council in representing the people of District 6. Need proof? Just take a look at what is happening along Centre Street in West Roxbury. Tobin was instrumental in getting the funding needed to bring the center back to life - something which was stalled before he took office. Tobin has been an active member of the community. His realistic and intelligent approach to issues is a big asset. He has clearly earned another term as district counselor. To throw away his influence and common-sense approach now would be a big loss for West Roxbury.

Boston City Councillor John M. Tobin, Jr. is proud to announce that he received the endorsement of the Boston Phoenix.

Phoenix endorsements for Boston City Council:

In District Six, which consists primarily of Jamaica Plain and West Roxbury, the Phoenix gives a qualified endorsement to John Tobin. As an Irish-American politician from West Roxbury, Tobin deserves credit for his longstanding support of the local arts scene and for his enlightened stance on gay rights.

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In this video, Boston City Councillor John Tobin talks about green building initiatives.




"In Boston, City Hall and all public buildlings, we have an opportunity to make them greener so that we use natural resources and we're not paying big money for heating and air conditioning costs."

"This generation wants to make it better and healthier for the generation behind them."

"People say it's too late to start. It's never too late to talk about renewable sources of energy to keeps costs down, but more importantly to keep people in the City of Boston healthy."

Councillor John Tobin encouraged green building inititatives including the installation of solar panels in Boston City Hall.

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Arts and Culture
In this video Coucillor Tobin talks about his commitment to the city's arts and cultural community.




"People want to live in cities and communities where creative people are. And that's why Boston is so fortunate because we have so many great arts and cultutral institutions. I think it's very important that we help those neighborhood arts groups, which sometimes people take for granted."

"Instilling the arts in young people makes for a better balanced kid, a better balanced Boston, and beltter balanced families all around."

"They become the future of our arts and cultural community."

Proven Leadership
Councillor Tobin is Chair of the City Council's Committee on Arts and Tourism.

Councillor Tobin fought for increased funding for the city's arts and cultural community during four consecutive city budget seasons.

Councillor Tobin initiated exciting ways to promote the arts in Boston like the proposed Theatre District Walk of Fame and a special license plate to raise funds for the cultural community.

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JPCentre/South Main Streets invites you to a Community Meeting
Wednesday, November 16, 7:00–9:00 PM
@ St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 97 South St.



Envisioning Our Downtown
The goal of this interactive meeting is to develop a shared vision for assuring the Centre/South commercial district better meets our community’s needs.

We will look at public space, the mix of businesses and other issues vital to the future of the street.

Dessert and coffee will follow.

Please join us! Questions?
Contact Jodi Wolk at 617-522-0300 or centre.south@verizon.net

Here's a copy of the Envisioning Our Downtown flyer. [ .pdf ]

Affordable Housing
In this video, Councillor Tobin, Vice Chair of the City Council's Housing Committee, talks about affordable housing.




"We've been working very hard to make sure that families have the opportunity to stay here in the City of Boston through affordable home ownership and rentals."

"It's important that we give life long residents the opportunity to stay here in the neighborhoods that they helped build."

Councillor Tobin supported affordable housing projects across the district and legislation that is in the best interest of all of the city's residents.

Councillor Tobin testified in favor of state legislation to save existing affordable housing.

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