So, I was at the opening of the subway station in Union Square, Somerville. A lot of pols were there basking in the glory. At a news conference with Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey, I asked if they were concerned about the gentrification that the subway will inevitably bring. Warren took the question and replied, “I am very concerned about rising rents. This transportation will spur new housing and more housing means lower rents.” Now I have been around the block – tell me, does this pan out in the real world? Not from what I have seen.  Anyway, after the question a woman bumped into me and angrily said, “I am not here for the back slapping, let me through.” She looked like a veteran Somervillian, no happy horse sh*t for her.

— Doug Holder