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Sonia Chang-Diaz apparently sick of Whole Foods issue

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By adamg on Wed, 07/27/2011 - 8:24am

The Jamaica Plain Gazette reports the JP Neighborhood Council has formed a five-member bargaining committee to try to wrangle a "community benefits agreement" out of Whole Foods. The move comes after council members talked to local groups and politicians about the impending store - but not Chang-Diaz, who refused to talk to them. You may recall it was Chang-Diaz who first proposed Whole Foods help start an affordable-housing fund or stay out of JP.

At a meeting last month, the council noted that Stop & Shop signed one of these agreements as a condition of moving onto city-owned land off Centre Street. Whole Foods has a lease to move into the vacant Hi-Lo property.

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Comments

By anon on Wed, 07/27/2011 - 9:20am.

It was her decision to make this issue an opportunity to grandstand and pander. She owned it then; she owns it now; she'll own it at election time (I hope).

By anon on Wed, 07/27/2011 - 9:38am.

This may come off as flame bait, but Ms. Chang-Diaz worried about Whole Foods moving in because it would bring more white people into JP thus removing the minority vote she needs to get reelected?

By Dan Farnkoff on Wed, 07/27/2011 - 11:29am.

Than minorities, so I doubt she would want to keep whites away.
And besides, that's racist.

By Dan Farnkoff on Wed, 07/27/2011 - 11:10am.

Against it before she was for it, evolving political climate, etc. All politicians are bound to have a couple of expedient conversion experiences in their careers.

By adamg on Wed, 07/27/2011 - 6:57pm.

The Gazette follows up its report by talking to a Chang-Diaz aide, who says the senator never refused to talk to anybody from the council, that the issue was one of trying to arrange a suitable time, and that just proved impossible in the two weeks the council had set for interviews.

By jonbowen on Wed, 07/27/2011 - 11:16pm.

I read that letter Sonia Chang-Diaz wrote and I was aghast at the absurdity and ridiculousness of the proposals put forth by Chang-Diaz. The letter was fascist and farcical. Does she think we're living in Mussolini's Italy? Rob Consalvo, can you please do Chang-Diaz a favor and give her some pointers? Thanks.