Matt O'Malley is one of five candidates running for the vacant Boston City Council District 6 seat. Former City Councilor John Tobin stepped down in August. There will be a special preliminary election on Oct. 19 to get down to two candidates. The special election to select the District 6 councilor will be on Nov. 16. District 6 includes West Roxbury and Jamaica Plain. What is the number one issue facing the city of Boston?Education is by far the number one issue facing residents of the city of Boston.  I am motivated to run because I know I can work to foster a top-notch public educational …

Sean Ryan is one of five candidates running for the vacant Boston City Council District 6 seat. Former City Councilor John Tobin stepped down in August. There will be a special preliminary election on Oct. 19 to get down to two candidates. The special election to select the District 6 councilor will be on Nov. 16. District 6 includes Jamaica Plain and West Roxbury. What is the number one issue facing the city of Boston? The state of the public school system (coming in second and third: balancing the budget during a prolonged and serious recession; and creating lasting solutions to the …

Chun-Fai Chan is one of five candidates running for the vacant Boston City Council District 6 seat. Former City Councilor John Tobin stepped down in August. There will be a special preliminary election on Oct. 19 to get down to two candidates. The special election to select the District 6 councilor will be on Nov. 16. District 6 includes Jamaica Plain and West Roxbury. What is the number one issue facing the city of Boston? The high school dropout rate is the number one issue facing the city of Boston. The reason is that this leads to other issues facing our city, which is youth violence, …

Kosta Demos of Forest Hills is one of five candidates running for the vacant Boston City Council District 6 seat. Former City Councilor John Tobin stepped down in August. There will be a special preliminary election on Oct. 19 to get down to two candidates. The special election to select the District 6 councilor will be on Nov. 16. District 6 includes Jamaica Plain and West Roxbury. What is the number one issue facing the city of Boston? I refuse to engage in false reductionism – there is no single problem in Boston that supersedes all others. I prefer to list a few that I feel are inter-…

Jim Hennigan is one of five candidates running for the vacant Boston City Council District 6 seat. Former City Councilor John Tobin stepped down in August. There will be a special preliminary election on Oct. 19 to get down to two candidates. The special election to select the District 6 councilor will be on Nov. 16. District 6 includes Jamaica Plain and West Roxbury. What is the number one issue facing the city of Boston? The Economy. The economic downturn has had a dramatic impact on many city programs and services. What experiences in your private or work life have prepared you to serve on…