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Jul 2

A letter from the Chair of the Ways and Means Committee

Read a letter from Councilor Kenzie Bok, Chair of the Ways and Means Committee.

Jun 25

Boston celebrates Black Restaurant Month

The Boston Black Hospitality Coalition, formed in May 2020 to support the Black-owned restaurants...

Jun 25

City Council resolution supports rescheduling redistricting

A Bill that started in the House Ways and Means Committee has made its way to the Senate Ways and...

Jun 25

Resolution H.2201 supports reform to the Zoning Board of Appeals

In 2020, the Council and former Mayor Walsh passed a Home Rule Petition (HRP) that would reform the...

Jun 17

City Council recognizes World Refugee Day

Every minute, 20 people leave everything behind to escape war, persecution or terror, and...

Jun 15

City Council celebrates LGBTQIA+ Pride Month

During this week’s City Council meeting, the Council adopted a resolution recognizing June as...

Jun 15

City Council recognizes Caribbean-American Heritage Month

This week, the Council honored its Caribbean-American residents and communities by adopting a...

Jun 15

City Council supports retirement credit

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented many with numerous challenges and unprecedented burdens, forcing...

May 28

City Council to continue remote access to meetings amid reopening plan

This week, the City Council voted and passed a Home Rule Petition for a Special Law regarding an Act...

May 28

City Council remembers and honors Memorial Day

This week, the Council passed a resolution commemorating Memorial Day, honoring those who have made...

May 21

City Council recognizes Physician Mental Health Awareness Day

During this week’s Council meeting, the Council adopted a resolution recognizing May 18, 2021, as...

May 21

City Council celebrates National EMS Week

In 1974, President Gerald Ford authorized the first National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week...

May 21

City Council recognizes May as National Preservation Month

In 2005, the National Trust expanded National Preservation Week into Preservation Month in an effort...

May 13

City Council urges Congress to enact Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act

The United Nations climate science body declared in a climate report that we have only until 2030 to...

May 13

City Council recognizes need for more BIPOC mental healthcare providers

During this week’s Council meeting, the Council adopted a resolution recognizing the need for more...

May 13

City Council recognizes National Nurses Week

The City Council designated May 6-12, 2021, as National Nurses Week in order to recognize the...

May 13

Celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

The City Council recognized May 2021 as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in the City of Boston.

May 13

City Council supports athletes' free expression for human rights

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) recently reaffirmed a ban on political, social, or...

May 7

City Council celebrates Haitian heritage

Boston is home to one of the largest populations of Haitian immigrants in the United States and...

May 7

City Council expresses gratitude for Boston teachers

During this week’s Council meeting, the Council recognized May 3 through May 7 as Teacher...

May 7

City Council recognizes May as Mental Health Awareness Month

Since 1949, May has been recognized as Mental Health Awareness Month to raise awareness, fight...

May 7

City Council urges state to pass legislation relative to the educational needs of students

There is no doubting the ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic has deeply impacted many students as...

Apr 30

April is the Month of the Military Child

It is estimated that 1.2 million military children face unique challenges as a result of their...

Apr 30

City Council supports the I AM Bill

The state legislation would provide free menstrual products to all menstruating persons in...

Apr 30

City Council calls on federal government to cancel student loan debt

During this week’s Council meeting, the Council voted to adopt a resolution, calling on the Federal...

Apr 30

A letter From the Chair of the City Council Ways and Means Committee

Kenzie Bok is the Boston City Councilor for District 8 as well as the Chair of the Ways and Means...

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...

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