Today we have on a very special guest: Cayden Davis, a new and exciting candidate for at-large city council. Cayden’s a Main South resident, a public health professional, trans and proud of it! You may have seen him at the mic at City Council recently, letting rip some absolute public comment heaters. Davis came to city politics via the queer coalition that organized in opposition to the transphobia in city hall, and his campaign is a way of extending that enthusiasm and solidarity on to the November election. Hell yeah. Follow Cayden’s campaign: On Instagram, on Twitter, on Facebook and most importantly, on Act Blue, where you can send him a few crucially needed bucks (I sent $20 myself, can I get a match?). Volunteer sign-up form as well. Before we get to Davis (interview starts at the 24:45), we go over the state of the race so far, working off this list of paper pullers I got from the clerk yesterday. Far from a complete list, of course. Potential candidates have a few months to pull papers. They have until May 6 to return their papers with the requisite signatures. After the interview (around the 1:20 mark), we talk about an emerging news item: City Manager Eric Batista’s decision to hire Tamara Lundi, a woman who left her role as president of Community Health Link in 2023 under um… interesting circumstances. Apropos of nothing here’s the the tip line: 508-556-1017. Other links: “How embarassing to be the Worcester city council,” my 2022 story about Candy Mero-Carlson and Phil Palmieri’s weird East Side feud. And some late breaking news: Jermoh Kamara, former school committee member, has pulled papers for at-large council! Good stuff. This podcast is part of the Worcester Sucks media empire, which is 100 percent funded by its readers. Please take out a paid subscription or throw us a tip or order some merch if you appreciate having a real independent outlet like this here! Thank you! Venmo a tip / Paypal a Tip / Send a tip on Ko-Fi / Merch Store And help us get the word out too! Leave a review on the app your listening on why not. —If podcasts aren’t your thing (totally get it, you did sign up for a newsletter after all) you can adjust which sections (Outdoor Cats, Bad Advice, WPS In Brief, etc) come to your inbox in your settings. —This podcast is now available on all the major podcast players: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Overcast, Pocket Casts (idk what that is) and you can add it to any other sort of player with this RSS link. —Outro music: “Happy House” by Siouxsie and the Banshees —Intro music: “Roaming The Cosmic Winds” by Mystic Realm, Worcester-based dungeon synth project by Kevin Fitzgerald. Check out the full album, Forsaken Kingdom, on the Mystic Realm Bandcamp. Get full access to Worcester Sucks and I Love It at www.worcestersucks.email/subscribe
