A summer heatwave could hurt Boston neighborhoods already suffering from COVID-19
Julia Hong and Ben Farber
May 14, 2020
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As summer approaches and the social distancing measures necessitated by COVID-19 continue, Bostonians who lack consistent access to air conditioning in their homes face additional challenges and health risks. July 2019 was Boston’s hottest month on record, with a dozen days of high temperatures...
Boston City Council meeting April 8, 2020
Jordan Erb, Reporter
April 9, 2020
Filed under Meeting minutes: Boston City Council, News
All councilors were present for the Boston City Council meeting on April 8, 2020, which was held virtually through the video-conferencing app Zoom and live-streamed. During the meeting, the following dockets were presented and discussed: Docket #0615 Councilor Julia Mejia offered a resolution to ...
Boston City Council meeting Feb. 26, 2020
Jordan Erb
February 27, 2020
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All councilors were present for the Boston City Council meeting on Feb. 26, 2020, where the following dockets were presented and discussed. Docket #0422 Councilor Ed Flynn offered a resolution recognizing African American veteran achievements during Black History Month. Councilor Flynn proposed a...
Boston City Council meeting Jan. 15, 2020
Jordan Erb
January 17, 2020
Filed under Meeting minutes: Boston City Council
All councilors were present for the Boston City Council meeting on Jan. 15, 2020, where the following dockets were presented and discussed: Docket #0192 To accept and spend a grant of $1,794,683.47 that will fund approaches to combat gang violence through prevention and intervention, law enforcement, pr...
Election Day may be over, but one seat remains contested
Alexa Gagosz
November 12, 2019
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A swarm of supporters surrounded Julia Mejia when she declared victory on Election night in her bid for one of the at-large seats on Boston’s city council. Someone held a Dominican flag high as Mejia made the rounds at the Frogmore in Jamaica Plain and the crowd shouted “power to the people” and “si se pue...
Changemaker: Anne Rousseau, co-founder of JP Progressives
Ali Dusinberre
November 4, 2019
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Anne Rousseau discovered a passion for grassroots campaigning and progressive politics around a decade ago, after working on the election of former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick. Although she had volunteered for presidential campaigns in the past, there was something about organizing for a loc...
Can rent control end displacement? At-large candidates discuss in community forum
Alexa Gagosz
October 22, 2019
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Lifelong Dorchester resident Alma Chisholm sat alone in the main hall of the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center, having arrived early for the “grassroots solidarity,” at-large City Council candidate forum held on Oct. 9. “I never miss the city councilor general election,” said Chisholm, a registered Demo...
Opioid crisis touches lives of City Council candidates
Alexa Gagosz
October 22, 2019
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City Councilor at-large candidate Erin Murphy has repeatedly told voters the opioid epidemic impacts her personally, without publicly disclosing any details. That is, until a campaign event earlier this month. At the Right to the City forum on Oct. 9, the audience gathered at the Islamic Society of Bosto...
At-large candidates propose eliminating MBTA fares, make climate justice a priority
Alexa Gagosz
October 4, 2019
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Most of the remaining at-large City Council contenders agree: MBTA fares are too high and should be reduced or scrapped altogether. On Wednesday night, at the at-large candidate forum on energy and the environment held at the central branch of the Boston Public Library, Michelle Wu repeated her claim that residents can...
At-large candidates call for separate planning department, question exam school admissions
Alexa Gagosz
October 3, 2019
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Following a week of victory parties and media coverage, seven of the eight finalists for at-large City Council seats congregated for a candidate forum in Dorchester on Tuesday night, after clinching their spots in a race that could bring Boston’s most historically diverse legislative body. Last week...
Boston City Council meeting March 25, 2020
Jordan Erb, Reporter
March 26, 2020
Filed under Meeting minutes: Boston City Council, News
All councilors were present for the Boston City Council meeting on March 25, 2020, which was held virtually through the video-conferencing app, Zoom. The video was live streamed on the City Council’s website, as well as on its YouTube channel, and can be viewed here. The meeting’s dockets wer...
