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April 30, 2020 By IÑAKI ESTÍVALIZ

THE COUNCILOR WHO RESPONDED TO HATE WITH HOPE AND HELPED THROUGH THE PANDEMIC

Boston coronavirus

With her first 100 days in office coinciding with the COVID-19 crisis, Boston City Councilor Julia Mejia perseveres in the interest of most vulnerable, disconnected populations

Filed Under: Immigration, Pandemic Democracy Project, Reports Tagged With: Boston, Boston City Council, coronavirus, COVID, Dorchester, Julia Mejia, Latinx community, news, news to us, pandemic, response, slider

November 21, 2018 By ZAKIYA ALAKE

LESS BUILDING, MORATORIUM

Hundreds of Roxbury residents speak out against displacement at landmark hearing

Filed Under: Columns, Engagement, Housing Tagged With: bospoli, Boston, Boston City Council, community, development, gentrification, hearing, Kim Janey, Marty Walsh, moratorium, Roxbury

October 31, 2018 By ZACK HUFFMAN

UNCTUOUS PILOT

Students, councilors turn up heat over broken payment promises by nonprofits

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Annissa Essaibi-George, Boston, Boston City Council, Boston College, Boston Public Schools, boston university, BPS, Lydia Edwards, Neu!, nonprofits, Northeastern, PILOT, protests, Steve Murphy

December 19, 2016 By SARAH BETANCOURT

FLAME WAR

Council greenlights social media surveillance despite lack of BPD transparency With the dawn of a new kind of surveillance upon us, it’s critical to trace the advent of social media monitoring in Mass back to its roots. There is a demonstrable history of the Boston Police Department and other city agencies utilizing sophisticated observation methods, […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Andrea Campbell, Ayanna Pressley, Boston City Council, boston mayor marty walsh, BPD, BRIC, facial recognition, Geofeedia, Metro Boston Homeland Security Region, social media surveillance, surveillance, Tito Jackson, Veterans For Peace

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