SouthBoston TODAYOnline • On Your Mobile • At Your Door OCTOBER 17, 2013; Vol.1 Issue 51 SERVING SOUTH BOSTONIANS AROUND THE GLOBE the country could be faced with a very significant crisis,” BHA administrator Bill McGonagle said. This Week’s “I am not at all optimistic about our ability to replenish that reserve.” By the end of the year, the authority Poll On will spend about $14 million from reserves — about what it pays out Page 2 in one month for rental vouchers — to make up for a 5 percent federal SB Native Bill McGonagle sequester cut. That would leave Knows The Score a paltry $190,000 in the account, SOUTH BOSTON TODAY McGonagle said. The squeeze has Staff Report caused the BHA to hoard rental ill McGonagle, a native delivers rental assistance to 13,500 vouchers as people drop them due to South Boston Today of South Boston, has poor people who live in privately attrition. It’s a no-win situation. B been officially the Chief owned apartments. Because of the Depleted reserves puts everyone Administrator of the Boston turmoil and gridlock in Washington on edge, and anxiety is high that the Housing Authority since 2009. DC it will completely drain its government won’t reopen this month His service to the City of Boston reserve account by the end of the and no funds will be accessible to pay has spanned decades and you can year, leaving it unable to absorb any out rent help for November, said Chris @SBostonToday more federal cuts without putting Norris, director of the Metropolitan never question his commitment to Go to our South Boston Today improving the quality of life for the people on the streets. Boston Housing Partnership, which neediest among us. “Unless there is some relief on the administers about 6,000 vouchers. page to vote on our weekly poll. As noted in the Boston Herald this federal level, this housing authority “The slightest hiccup will throw the Make sure you like & share week, the Boston Housing Authority and housing authorities throughout CONTINUED ON page 20 Go Ahead, Laugh Boston. Premier stand-up club now open! 617.72.LAUGH laughboston.com Neighborhood Special! 50% off tickets this weekend Joey Yannetty Every Wednesday, Jeff Dye Book tickets and Promo code: October 17-19 Top local headliners October 24-26 group events now! Southie 2 SOUTHBOSTONTODAY • www.southbostontoday.com October 17, 2013 EDITORIAL “Brilliant” rilliant” is a word an associate used to describe Princeton grad Steve Kirschbaum. “B Most of us, however, would characterize the gray haired, bespectacled, bullhorn shouting leader of the wildcat bus strike as something less than “brilliant”. Declaring that “children are our most precious resource” and then abandoning them at bus stops throughout the city leaving them prey to any passing weirdo is hardly “brilliant”. Leading an illegal walkout for a group that is paid over $25.00 an hour on average, has 80% of family healthcare coverage, 12 Holidays, 5 sick days, a 180 day work year, for about $50,000, plus unemployment in the summer, is less than brilliant. Leading workers fighting for fair wages and conditions is a noble venture. Leading those same to destruction merely to promote a life-long anti-American agenda is despicable. Not brilliant. Bus company management has a duty to protect their charges from criminal behavior such as this, and Mr. Kirschbaum should be given a one way bus ticket out of town and away from our children. Now that would be brilliant. “Its always good to be underestimated” -Donald Trump This Week’s Poll What Should The New Mayor’s First Priority Be? 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Some came right down’ and budget battle was still Once again, these veterans says the people are in charge, not out and said it and vowed that going on. Maybe by the time you were met by steel barriers and Congress and not the President. orders or not, they would not read this it will be over and settled security guards but they would Though the riot police were move in on these veterans and try at least temporarily. But settled not be deterred. They would not there in force, you could see it making arrests even if it meant or not, what happened over the be stopped from getting to the in many of their faces that they CONTINUED ON page 18 weekend in Washington DC needs WW II Memorial. They moved in, reporting on. A few news outlets chanting “Tear down this wall”; a carried it. Most of them would play on Ronald Reagan’s speech not. 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Senate leaders agreed on a compromise to keep the federal government open until Jan.