Boston City Council to vote on amended Mass and Cass tent ban Wednesday | #citycouncil
Ricardo Arroyo will ask his City Council colleagues to vote Wednesday on an amended anti-encampment ordinance he’s filed, saying that the changes strengthen the legality of what the mayor proposed in late August for the Mass and Cass zone. The amendments would eliminate a monetary, or $25, penalty for people who refuse tent removal, and […]
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Boston City Council election: political fault lines emerge | #citycouncil
Those dynamics mirror the 2021 mayor’s race, and raise a host of questions — set to be answered with the Nov. 7 general election — about the current state of the city’s political mood. Two years ago, city politics took a notable turn to the left with the decisive election of Wu. This week, voters […]
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City Council sends proposed Mass & Cass ordinance to committee | #citycouncil
Several Boston city councilors are calling on the Boston Public Health Commission to declare a state of emergency amid the ongoing issues in a troubled area of the city known as “Mass and Cass”The push comes from City Council President Ed Flynn and Councilors Michael Flaherty, Erin Murphy, and Frank Baker. They say “dramatic intervention” […]
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Wu says City Council controversies have been ‘distracting’ | #citycouncil
OTR: Wu says City Council controversies have been ‘distracting’ from urgent issues Updated: 2:41 PM EDT Aug 27, 2023 The mayor of Boston says she is excited to endorse Enrique Pepén over embattled City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo, whom she has supported in previous elections. BOSTON — The mayor of Boston says she is excited to […]
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Ed Flynn calls out Kendra Lara, Ricardo Arroyo on Boston City Council – NBC Boston | #citycouncil
The president of Boston City Council says colleagues’ recent “ethical and legal lapses” are drawing “negative attention” to the body and distracting from the work it’s doing. Ed Flynn referred to Councilor Kendra Lara’s crash into a Jamaica Plain house last week, in which she was allegedly driving with a revoked license, and to Councilor […]
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Boston City Council president calls out colleagues in statement | #citycouncil
One of Boston’s most senior elected officials says the city’s residents “deserve better” and is calling two of his colleagues to task for what he calls “troubling ethical and legal lapses.” City Council President Ed Flynn, who represents District 2 and was first elected in 2017, issued the scathing statement on Wednesday. In it, he […]
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