City Council campaign column: Bryan Barash

City Council campaign column: Bryan Barash

by | Oct 31, 2019 | Newton | 62 comments

We have invited all candidates running for contested seats in the upcoming Newton election to submit a guest post to Village 14. The format and content of the post is entirely up to them. City Council candidate Bryan Barash, who is running for the Ward 2 ward seat,...
Bryan Barash announces campaign for Ward 2 Newton City Council

Bryan Barash announces campaign for Ward 2 Newton City Council

by | Aug 2, 2018 | Newton | 59 comments

Newton resident and a long time Village 14 blogger Bryan Barash has formally announced plans to challenge incumbent Emily Norton for the Ward 2 City Council contest in November of 2019.  (Note: Although this is mentioned in a different thread, we traditionally post campaign announcements as a new thread. Barash will suspend blogging during the campaign or if he is elected.) 

Here’s his campaign website and announcement 

My name is Bryan Barash and I am running to be your local Ward 2 City Councilor.

At a time when so much of our politics is divisive, we need to come together as a community to meet the needs of our neighborhood and our city. As your city councilor I will utilize my decade of public policy expertise, combined with my intimate knowledge of both state and local government, to ensure your concerns are heard and your needs are met at City Hall.

I believe strongly in the power of kindness, the impact of compromise, and the decency of the

Charter Commission candidate raises the bar

by | Jul 28, 2015 | Newton | 4 comments

Among the many things we don’t know about this fall’s upcoming Charter Commission campaign is  (a) how many Newton residents will ultimately run for the nine commission seats and (b) Will there be lawn signs, position papers, slates, campaign web sites,...