Boston City Council

A measure aimed at eliminating the need for a special election in Boston if Mayor Marty Walsh steps down to become President Joe Biden’s labor secretary was signed into law by Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday. The home rule petition, which was approved by the Boston City Council and state lawmakers, aims to avoid the need to conduct a...

The Boston City Council on Wednesday approved a petition that would bypass the otherwise required special election if Mayor Marty Walsh resigns before March 5. Councilor Ricardo Arroyo filed the petition after President Joe Biden nominated Walsh as labor secretary. Arroyo said that given the COVID-19 crisis, it would be irresponsible for the city to potentially hold four elections —…

The Boston City Council held a hearing Tuesday afternoon that could have an impact on the process on replacing Mayor Marty Walsh. The council met for a public hearing on the possibility of changing the rules that require a special mayoral election if Walsh resigns prior to March 5. Walsh was recently appointed by President Joe Biden as his Secretary…

With Boston Mayor Marty Walsh nominated to be President Joe Biden’s labor secretary, city councilors are debating whether to call off the special election to replace him.

Back in June, when the City of Boston was wrestling with its fiscal 2021 budget under the financial strain of the coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Marty Walsh made a declaration: municipal layoffs were off the table. Now, six months later, Walsh has apparently stayed true to his word. Despite making roughly $65 million in cuts to its original budget proposal, the…

David Scondras, Boston’s first openly gay city councilor, died last week, according to the Boston Globe. He was 74. Scondras was elected to the City Council in 1983. The Harvard-educated tenant activist was voted out of office 10 years later. After leaving office, the Globe said he continued to advocate for tenants and ran Search For A Cure, a nonprofit…

Boston city leaders are sounding the alarm about partying during the pandemic, particularly in South Boston, and are seeking tougher penalties for offenders. Boston City Councilors Ed Flynn and Michael Flaherty, both from South Boston, filed a hearing order to figure out how they can enforce the state’s restrictions on social gatherings. The order includes the possibility of increasing...

Boston city leaders are sounding the alarm about partying during the pandemic, particularly in South Boston, and are seeking tougher penalties for offenders.

Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell is running for mayor next year on a platform that prioritizes racial equity, she announced Thursday morning.

The homes of several members of the Boston City Council were targeted by vandals over the weekend. Annissa Essaibi-George is one of the councilors whose homes were hit. “It is not appropriate at all to think of this group coming in the middle of the night to my home to really vandalize my property and attempt to scare me and…

The homes of several members of the Boston City Council were targeted by vandals over the weekend.

Some Boston city councilors were the targets of vandals at their own homes.

The Boston City Council voted Wednesday to approve Mayor Marty Walsh’s resubmitted budget, which reallocates $12 million from police department’s overtime funds to social services. During a virtual meeting, councilors voted 8-5 in favor of passing the budget, The Boston Globe reported. “I want to thank members of the Boston City Council for passing this budget that is fiscally...

Mayor Marty Walsh’s proposed budget was approved by the Boston City Council.

The Boston City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to pass a ban on the use of facial recognition technology by city government. The move makes Boston the second-largest U.S. city after San Francisco to enact a ban. The city joins several other Massachusetts communities that passed similar bans, including Cambridge, Springfield, Northampton, Brookline and Somerville. The move makes Boston the...

In the latest installment of “10 Questions with NBC10 Boston,” we spoke to Boston City Councilor at-Large Michelle Wu, who has been very vocal about defunding the Boston Police Department, one focus of protests in the wake of the death of George Floyd. The Harvard alumna, who was the first woman of color to serve as president of the council,…

Boston City Councilors Andrea Campbell and Ricardo Arroyo are pushing for restrictions on police tactics used to keep crowds under control amid ongoing protests against police brutality. The councilors are proposing limitations on chemical crowd control agents and kinetic impact projectiles in an ordinance that states while these devices are thought to be less dangerous to their targets than firearms,…

City Councilors Andrea Campbell and Ricardo Arroyo are calling for a ban on certain tactics used by police to keep crowds under control.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh on Wednesday said his administration was exploring reforms to ensure racial equity, including diverting some police funds to social programs, but fell short of offering specific policies. During a press conference, Walsh said he was consulting with staff members and elected officials of color to find “permanent solutions” that would lead to systemic changes. He said…

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said he is open to redirecting some of the money but did not provide specific details.