The Boston City Council discussed treatment-centered policies for substance abuse on Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard and ordered a hearing regarding recent juvenile weapons arrests during...
By Saanvi Haridas, Associate Campus Editor
• November 19, 2025
Boston City Council passed a resolution recognizing Nov. 20 as Transgender Day of Remembrance and ordered a hearing to discuss providing continued pharmacy access in Boston neighborhoods amid a series of closures among large pharmaceutical corporations during its Wednesday meeting.
By Kiran Rajamani, Investigative Editor
• November 14, 2025
Boston city councilors have repeatedly raised concerns about the Boston Police Department, including runaway overtime costs as a result of severe staffing shortages, the lack of a functional crime lab and the department’s promotional system that a federal judge ruled had discriminated against officers of color for more than 50 years.
Boston City Council passed a new draft to codify the Office of Youth Engagement and Advancement into law and referred a proposal for a Committee on Civility to the Committee on Government Operations during Wednesday’s meeting.
Boston City Council members have proposed numerous ways to address the housing affordability crisis, which has been identified as a key issue for voters in the upcoming municipal election.
By Nicole Abrams, Investigative Editor
• October 16, 2025
South End residents have formed the Mass and Cass Political Action Committee to inform voters of moves made by city council candidates surrounding the public health and safety issues plaguing the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard — also known as Mass and Cass.
City Council is considering instating publicly-owned grocery stores in Boston amid food pantry closures and cuts to Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program benefits.
The Boston City Council ordered hearings to discuss the role of publicly owned grocery stores in addressing food insecurity and passed resolutions recognizing Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Indigenous Peoples’ Day during its Wednesday meeting.
By Saanvi Haridas, Associate Campus Editor
• October 1, 2025
The Boston City Council extended the deadline for universities to submit student housing data and discussed the Boston Public Schools’ Exam Schools’ admissions policy and city composting services during its Wednesday meeting.
By Avery Fox, Campus Co-Editor
• September 17, 2025
Boston City Council proposed an initiative to ensure access to life saving online resources for LGBTQIA+ and other marginalized communities during its Wednesday meeting at City Hall Plaza.
