Ortiz and Breadon during forum.

In an online forum sponsored by Allston-Brighton Progressives last night, incumbent District 9 Councilor Liz Breadon and challenger Pilar Ortiz didn't disagree on any basic issues: The district needs more low- and middle-income housing, something needs to be done about dangerous Cleveland Circle and the decrepit Jackson-Mann School, it's time the city paid more attention to Allston/Brighton and the city needs to keep protecting immigrants and all other residents from a hostile regime in Washington.

The two even shared a mutual, if grudging, admiration for Allston's nickname of Allston Rat City, because they said it helps bring more attention to one of the neighborhood's seemingly intractable and squickier problems - Ortiz said the North End got rat-resista

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