Boston mayoral candidate Josh Kraft backtracked on his campaign promise to implement a rent control plan, saying that he envisions an “opt-in” program that would incentivize landlords to keep rent

Out Wu’ing Boston Mayor Michelle Wu. As he launched his campaign for the city’s top spot on Tuesday, the scion of one of the state’s wealthiest and most well-known families more or less promised to do all the stuff Wu promised to do during her first term.

Josh Kraft, the son of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, formally launched his campaign for mayor of Boston on Tuesday.