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Apr 9

City Council recognizes Arab American Heritage Month

April is recognized as National Arab American Heritage Month across the United States to celebrate...

Apr 9

City Council supports student workers union

Student workers at Harvard University, Boston University, Boston College, Northeastern University...

Apr 9

City Council in support of Fair Share Amendment

The amendment would create an additional tax of four percentage points on annual income above one...

Apr 9

Furthering fair housing in the City of Boston

In 2016, the City of Boston began the process of creating an Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH), an...

Apr 9

City Council supports tenant's first right of refusal

During this week’s Council meeting, the Council adopted a resolution to support the passage of HD...

Apr 2

City Council resolution supports Common Start legislation

For years, Massachusetts has been a center for quality elementary and high school education, but...

Mar 31

Meet Boston City Council’s new Council President, Matt O’Malley

Matt O’Malley, City Councilor for District 6, representing neighborhoods of Jamaica Plain, West...

Mar 26

Boston has a new Mayor!

This City of Boston has made history once again! Kim Janey, previously the Council President, was...

Mar 26

Council Calls for COVID-19 vaccine for all domestic and essential workers

During the pandemic, tens of thousands of domestic workers have continued to care for children...

Mar 19

City Council supports striking nurses at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester

Eight hundred nurses at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester are poised for a third week of a strike...

Mar 19

City Council resolution supports road to recovery

During this week’s Council meeting, the Council adopted a resolution in support of SD.1709, An Act...

Mar 19

City Council supports Boston having a voice in the future of the MBTA

The Fiscal Management and Control Board (FMCB) was established in 2015 to monitor the MBTA’s...

Mar 12

Celebrating women, their work, contributions, and history

National Women’s History month is an opportunity to shine a light on the extraordinary legacy of all...

Mar 12

City Council supports Boston VNA healthcare professionals

Boston VNA (BVNA) is a certified home health agency that provides nursing care, therapies...

Mar 5

City Council calls on MBTA to continue bus #55 service

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has announced that as part of its “Forging...

Feb 26

City Council resolution supports genocide education

As it stands, Boston Public Schools currently do not require their history or social science...

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Feb 26

City Council votes to support resident participation in Eversource project

Eversource Energy is proposing to construct and operate a new transmission substation facility...

Feb 12

City Council reaffirms renaming of Allston playground

The Parks and Recreation Commission voted to formally ratify the City Council resolution passed in...

Feb 12

City Council supports student retention

During this week’s Council meeting, the Council adopted a resolution in support of allowing students...

Feb 12

City Council supports access to free school meals

According to Project Bread, food insecurity has increased from 1 in 10 children to 1 in 5 households...

Feb 12

City Council celebrates National School Counseling Week

National School Counseling Week is a time to recognize the important work our school counselors do...

Feb 12

A celebration of everyday democracy

During this week’s Council meeting, the Council adopted a resolution recognizing the Boston Ujima...

Feb 12

City Council recognizes National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

This week, the Council recognized February 7, 2021 as National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day in the...

Feb 5

City Council adopts resolution in support of transit equity

The month of February is Transit Equity Month, and February 4 is the birthday of civil rights...

Feb 5

City Council votes to bypass special Mayoral election

Mayor Martin J. Walsh was nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as the Labor Secretary, and if...

Feb 5

Join the 5th Annual Winter Walk

This year marks the 5th annual Winter Walk, a campaign raising awareness and funds to help end...

Feb 5

City Council pushes for vaccine for educators

This week, the Council adopted a resolution urging Governor Charlie Baker’s administration to...

Feb 5

City Council recognizes National Girls and Women in Sports Day

During this week’s Council meeting, the Council adopted a resolution recognizing February 3, 2021...

Jan 29

City Council declares World Wetlands Day in the City of Boston

Between climate change, industrialization, and development, we are dangerously destroying wetlands...

Jan 29

City Council supports naming of 'The Patricia O'Neill Community Room'

Patricia O’Neill is a longtime Dorchester resident who led the Ashmont Adams Neighborhood...

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