Mayor Menino got off to a running start this year despite a bad knee. He promised in his State of the City speech to provide better education and access to health care and more jobs. Last week, he gathered Boston’s state legislators together to push for legislation that would allow Boston to reduce municipal employees’ health care costs, allow the construction of more hotels around the convention center and increase certain taxes.

Some citizens of Boston, however, imagine themselves in Mayor Menino’s position. If they were mayor, they’d address some personal piques and more universal themes. Continue reading →