Boston’s City Council voted on March 12 to officially designate the city as a sanctuary for transgender individuals and the wider LGBTQ+ community. Out of 13 councilor members, Councilor Ed Flynn was alone in voting “no” in the 12-1 decision, raising concerns among Boston residents.
Boston City Councilor Sharon Durkan proposed a new tax on sugar-sweetened beverages Jan. 15, aiming to combat the disproportionate impact of diet-related diseases on low-income residents.
Boston City Council discussed the Residential Tax Relief Proposal presented at the Oct. 10 meeting and passed a resolution recognizing the week of Nov. 3 as Election Worker Appreciation Week during its Wednesday meeting at City Hall Plaza.
While Northampton City Council is considering a resolution to declare the city a “sanctuary” for transgender and gender-diverse individuals, Boston has yet to take formal steps to pass a similar measure. However, Boston officials have made efforts to protect and support the LGBTQ+ community in other ways.
Our Lady’s Guild House, a lodging house for single women in Fenway, is being renovated into an 86-unit affordable housing property, after years of rent increases and evictions.
City officials deliberated a public health and safety ordinance for hotels on Sept. 26 after workers went on strike at four additional Boston hotels in the third wave of citywide strikes in the past month.
Boston City Council passed resolutions recognizing Sept. 26 as Boston Women’s Fund Day, September 2024 as Kinship Awareness Month and a resolution increasing the Cost-of-Living Adjustment for City of Boston retirees during its Wednesday meeting at City Hall Plaza.
Boston City Council passed resolutions to honor the lives lost on Oct. 7, recognize Bisexual Visibility Day and celebrate Latino Heritage Month during its Wednesday meeting.
Electronics workers held a rally outside East West Manufacturing’s Boston factory on Monday morning to demand severance pay and benefits ahead of the factory’s unexpected closure set for later this month.
Voters across Boston elected candidates to fill all 13 seats on City Council on Nov. 7, many of whom were reelected to their current positions. However, four new members will soon be sworn into office as the newly elected representatives from districts 3, 5, 6 and an at-large seat.
After Boston’s municipal elections yesterday, four city councilors for at-large seats as well as nine district representatives were elected, with four of the city council seats filled by newcomers.
