During the regular city council meeting, the city council passed Mayor Marty Walsh’s $3.49 billion budget for the 2020 fiscal year. The budget is more than a $176 million increase from last year. The budget includes funding for more than 2,200 new police officers, as well as developing a new unsolved homicide unit in the Read More…
The Boston Fire Department is looking into creating a cadet program in an effort to make the department more diverse. The department appeared before the city council in a hearing to discuss the proposed program. Currently, the department is about 72 percent white males. According to the Chief of Diversity Danielson Tavares, fire cadet programs Read More…
Rainy and wet weather couldn’t change the delighted spirits for the groundbreaking of One Congress Street. The new building located at the Government Center garage will be a 600-foot-tall, 1 million square foot office tower in the Bullfinch Crossing Project. When it’s completed, it will be the tallest office building in the city. The building Read More…
During the regular city council meeting, Councilor Josh Zakim proposed new amendments to strengthen Boston’s Trust Act. The Trust Act is a citywide ordinance that prevents Boston Police from detaining immigrants on the request of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). “It’s important to stand up for our values,” said Zakim during the meeting. The Read More…
The Boston City Council will hold hearings regarding how to promote diversity in Boston’s art community. This comes after a controversy on how black students were treated on a school trip at the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) last month. Two seventh grade students said they were subjected to racist comments and harassment while visiting Read More…
The Boston City Council wants more affordable housing in the city and wants developers to contribute and help with the housing crisis. Earlier this week, the council held a hearing regarding Boston’s Inclusionary Development Policy, which requires developers to provide some affordable housing on some projects. If developers build more than nine housing units, they Read More…
The Boston City Council wants to make sure everyone who needs menstrual products has access to them, regardless of income. During the regular city council meeting, Councilors Matt O’Malley and Lydia Edwards called for a hearing about menstrual equity. “It’s important to have conversations about public health that impact women, girls, and low-income families,” said Read More…
The Boston City Council is pushing ahead with their goals to make the growing marijuana industry more equitable for all residents of Boston. The council held a working session over councilor Kim Janey’s proposed ordinance regarding the industry Tuesday morning. “We have to be intentional about our desire to equity,” said Janey at the working Read More…
Boston Pride is in full swing! The celebrations kicked off last Friday with a flag raising ceremony at City Hall. The rainbow flag waved proudly in the air next to the American flag and the Boston Bruins flag outside City Hall in honor of Boston’s 49th annual Pride Week. The flag raising at City Hall marks Read More…
Boston residents packed the room to learn more about the plans for the Northern Ave bridge. It was standing room only for late comers for a meeting about the design aspects of the bridge and how wide the bridge should be. Built in 1908, today’s Northern Avenue Bridge was in service for over a century, Read More…
A seat on the Boston City Council has become a hot ticket item. More than 60 Boston residents plan on running for office in the upcoming election. Last week was the deadline for candidates to hand in their paperwork and signatures to qualify to run for election. However, councilor Lydia Edwards (District 1) can breathe Read More…
The design of the Dock Square Garage project continues to be under review. The Boston Planning and Development Agency(BPDA) met with the Boston Civic Design Committee (BCDC) earlier this week to discuss plans for Dock Square. In March, the BCDC rejected the plan causing the BPDA to make changes. The original plans called for a Read More…