Remarks by Gabriela Coletta Zapata
58 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 3 of 3
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“Thank you, Councilor Braden. Council Weber is third co-sponsor.”
City Council · Sep 23, 2026
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“Thank you, Councillor Weber. Councillor Flynn, you have the floor.”
City Council · Sep 23, 2026
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“Thank you, Councillor Flynn. Thank you, Councillor Pepin. The Chair recognizes Councillor Mejia, who had her light on. It's a resolution, so people do have the opportunity to speak on it. I do think that if folks want to speak on it, they should be allowed to. Okay, if we're going to vote on it, yeah. Okay, so we might as well. It's being sent to the committee, so okay. I think people should be able to speak on it. It was introduced as a resolution. People should have the opportunity to speak on it, but it will be going to committee. Councillor Mejia, you have the floor.”
City Council · Sep 23, 2026
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“Thank you, Councillor Mejia. Councillor Durkan, and then Councillor Murphy.”
City Council · Sep 23, 2026
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“Thank you, Councillor Murphy. Councillor Worrell, you have the floor.”
City Council · Sep 23, 2026
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“Thank you, Councillor Orrell. Just really quickly, I'll say that this is supposed to benefit a parcel in Charlestown at 1 Mystic. There has been multiple hands that have overseen that parcel. I don't necessarily know why this one particular project, rather than others in Charlestown, were chosen. So I do appreciate the opportunity to have a conversation. Thank you to the late sponsor for filing. Docket 10, sorry, would anyone else like to add their name? Councillor Durkan, Councillor Fitzgerald, Councillor Culpepper, Councillor Flynn, Councillor Murphy, Councillor Santana, Councillor Weber,…”
City Council · Sep 23, 2026
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“Councillor Colletta Zapata Thank you, Madam President. I rise today to recognise October as Italian American Heritage Month in the City of Boston, as a proud fourth-generation Italian American representing East Boston and the North End. This is deeply personal to me. My great-grandparents, Alessandra Severino and Carmine Gaeta, arrived here in East Boston and were processed through the immigration station, walked up the Golden Staircase, as many immigrants did in that time, and settled on Cottage Street. The golden staircase, by the way, are getting repaired this year because this council was…”
City Council · Sep 23, 2026
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“Councillor Palletta-Sapata, you have the floor. Thank you, Madam President. I want to thank Councillor Culpepper for introducing this. This one's an interesting one. It's a little nuanced. I think from the outset, initially I would, as an environmentalist, say no, because I am not in favour of incentivising anybody to use their cars more than they should or more carbon emissions. However, this proposal is a little bit more, as you mentioned in your remarks, it's more comprehensive. There's a finite date. And in my mind, this wouldn't put... more cars on the road, but more importantly, it…”
City Council · Sep 23, 2026