Judging from The Bulletin's recent article "Breadon still fighting for Jackson Mann,” (Jan. 29, 2026), it appears the best Liz Breadon can say to her loyal constituents is that her status as the newly elected president of Boston City Council might help her get a new community center constructed in Allston-Brighton sometime this millennium. As someone who marched on Breadon's behalf during her inaugural campaign, I can only say, “What a disappointment.”

Councilor Breadon may not "get" it, but the six-and-a-half-minute video of her asking the Wu administration for updates on the project’s progress between 2000 and 2004 is not proof of her indefatigability, but of her ineffectiveness.

Given that she agreed to serve as City Council President at the request of two Wu loyalists – who themselves couldn't get elected as council president – getting a community center built in District Nine should have been a condition of her willingness to serve as the mayor's lackey in the Christopher A. Iannella Chamber. It wouldn't have been pretty, but that’s how things get done in Boston.

The fact that Breadon is next in line to serve as mayor should Michelle Wu move on to greener pastures – a strong likelihood given her ambition and the controversies she faces – is a profoundly troublesome prospect, portending a move from disappointment to disaster.

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The upshot is this: If Wu does not deliver a community center to Allston-Brighton and do it soon, it will be as much Breadon's fault as it is the mayor's.

Dexter Van Zile

Brighton