In this episode of “East to West,” we cover student government discussions of the Ben Shapiro visit, Boston city council elections, and more.
This episode originally aired November 8, 2019....
While Michelle Wu, Annissa Essaibi-George and Michael Flaherty were all reelected, the winner of the fourth councilor at-large seat remains to be seen, as candidates Julia Mejia and Alejandra St. Guillen were separated by only 10 votes.
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5. There, voters will pick the winners of all 13 city council seats -- 9 district seats and 4 city councilor at-large seats.
The eight remaining candidates for city councilor at-large gathered to debate various issues facing the City of Boston, including transportation, addiction, housing, and education.
Since nomination applications opened two weeks ago, more than 50 Boston residents have applied to become candidates in the 2019 Boston City Council elections, according to WBUR, hoping to be chosen by voters to fill one of 13 open seats in November.
Boston City Council is exploring ways to lessen the impact of “unreasonable and excessive noise” on the city’s residents. City Councilor At-Large Althea Garrison filed an order last Wednesday for a hearing to discuss better managing Boston’s noise levels and amending the City’s code.
Boston City Council President Andrea Campbell proposed several changes to the council Monday that include extending councilors’ terms from two to four years, barring candidates from running for two city...
