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Members: Liz Breadon (Chair), Ruthzee Louijeune (Member), Julia M. Mejia (Member), Erin J. Murphy (Member), Henry Santana (Member), Gabriela Coletta Zapata (Member), Edward M. Flynn (Member), John FitzGerald (Member), Brian Worrell (Member), Enrique J. Pepén (Member), Benjamin J. Weber (Member), Miniard Culpepper (Member), Sharon Durkan (Member)

Boston council hearing exposes year-long stall on street safety projects citywide

BOSTON — April 22, 2026 — Boston's City Council grilled the Streets Cabinet over more than a year of stalled safe-streets projects, with more than 47 speakers demanding action. The Committee on Planning, Development, and Transportation, chaired by District 8 Councilor Sharon Durkin, held a joint hearing Wednesday on

Boston Council Questions $204,000 Cut to Food Justice Office in FY27 Budget Hearing

BOSTON — April 22, 2026 — Boston City Council questions cuts to food justice and climate budgets in FY27 hearing. The Committee on Ways and Means, chaired by Councilor Benjamin J. Weber, heard Wednesday from Chief Climate Officer Brian Sweat, Environment Commissioner Oliver Sellers-Garcia, Office of Climate Resilience Director Chris Osgood,

Boston Council Committee Advances $32.6 Million Community Preservation Funding Slate

BOSTON — April 21, 2026 — Boston's City Council committee advanced a $32.6 million Community Preservation Act slate covering 45 projects across the city. Thadine Brown, Director of the Neighborhood Housing Division, and Christine O'Keefe, Director of the Neighborhood Housing Division at the Mayor's Office

Boston Council Committee Advances Copley Plaza Hotel Landmark Designation

Boston's City Council planning committee advanced a landmark designation for the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel, clearing the way for a full council vote.

Boston Council Advances Cemetery Funds, Red Sox Grant, and BERDO Appointment

Boston City Council committee advances $860,000 cemetery appropriation, $375,000 Red Sox arts grant, and BERDO board appointment.

Boston City Council Holds Third BPS Budget Hearing on Inclusion and Multilingual Learners

BOSTON — April 17, 2026 — Boston City Council scrutinizes BPS inclusion and multilingual programs in third FY27 budget hearing. The Committee on Ways and Means, chaired by District 6 Councilor Ben Weber, convened April 17 at City Hall to review the Boston Public Schools FY27 budget, the third of three hearings

Boston Council Grills BPS Officials Over Staff Cuts, $197 Million Transportation Budget

Boston City Council's Ways and Means Committee spent more than two hours Thursday pressing Boston Public Schools officials on proposed staff cuts and a ballooning $197 million transportation budget in the district's FY27 spending plan.

Boston Council Grills BPS on Homelessness Cuts, Audit Calls in FY27 Budget Hearing

Boston City Council presses BPS on cuts to homelessness services and unmet audit demands in FY27 budget hearing.

Boston City Council Passes Real Estate Transfer Fee Home Rule Petition 11 to 1

Boston City Council advances real estate transfer fee Home Rule Petition 11 to 1 on One Boston Day. The council voted April 15 to send Docket 0163 to the State House, where it must clear a legislative hearing before July.

Boston City Council Approves $21.3 Million for School Window Replacements at Four Campuses

Boston City Council authorized $21.3 million for school window and door replacements and called for Ruggles Station to be renamed after poet Phillis Wheatley at its April 15 Tax Day session.

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