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Boston Council Panel Reviews $11.5 Million in Police Grants Before FIFA World Cup

BOSTON -- April 13, 2026, Boston City Council committee examines $11.5 million in police grants ahead of FIFA World Cup summer. The Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice, chaired by Councillor Henry Santana, heard testimony Monday on four dockets, headlined by a $10,925,140.07 Counter Unmanned Aircraft

Boston Council Hearing Finds Construction Workforce Diversity Goals Mostly Unmet

BOSTON -- April 13, 2026, Boston's construction workforce diversity policy falls short on resident and women hiring. The City Council's Committee on Labor and Economic Development, chaired by District 4 Councilor Brian Worrell, held a virtual hearing April 13 to review the Boston Resident Jobs Policy, with

Boston Police win $10.9M drone-detection grant ahead of FIFA World Cup

BOSTON -- April 13, 2026, Boston City Council panel reviews $11.6 million in police grants, anchored by a first-ever $10.9 million counter-drone award. The Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice, chaired by Councilor Henry Santana, heard testimony Monday on three pending grants for the Boston Police

Boston construction workforce audit finds residents, women below BRJP equity targets

BOSTON -- April 13, 2026, Boston construction workforce policy falls short on residents and women, city data shows. At a virtual hearing of the City Council Committee on Labor and Economic Development chaired by Councilor Brian Worrell, administration officials reported that Boston residents logged only 19 percent of monitored construction work

Boston Council Hearing Advances Transfer Fee Petition to Fund Affordable Housing

BOSTON -- April 10, 2026, Boston City Council committee holds third hearing on real estate transfer fee home rule petition. The Committee on Government Operations, chaired by District 1 Councillor Gabriela Coletta Zapata, convened April 10 on Docket 0163, a petition sponsored by Councillors Henry Santana, Councillor Louis-Jean, and Sharon

Boston PIC Approves Ruggles Station Street and Accessibility Overhaul in Unanimous Votes

BOSTON -- April 9, 2026, Boston's Public Improvement Commission unanimously approved nine street and licensing petitions at its April 9 hearing, most tied to the MBTA's Ruggles Station renovation in Roxbury. The commission, chaired by Dick Gove, Interim Chief of Streets, approved four MBTA-led petitions covering

Boston Council Considers Pilot Program to Revive Menino-Era Red Shirts Youth Initiative

BOSTON -- April 9, 2026, Boston City Council examines reviving the Red Shirts youth cleanup program amid staffing shortages. The Committee on Labor and Economic Development held a hearing April 9 on Docket 0168, sponsored by District 1 Councilor Gabriela Coletta Zapata, who cited visible litter emergencies in East Boston and

Boston Council Examines Reviving Red Shirts Youth Cleanup Program

BOSTON -- April 9, 2026, Boston's City Council labor committee held a hearing Thursday on reviving the Red Shirts Program, Mayor Menino's 1990s youth cleanup initiative, as a modern component of existing youth employment infrastructure. Committee Chair Brian Worrell convened the hearing on Docket No. 0168, sponsored

Boston City Council Examines Revival of Red Shirts Youth Street-Cleaning Program

BOSTON -- April 9, 2026, Boston City Council examines reviving the Red Shirts youth street-cleaning program under Mayor Menino. Councilor Gabriela Coletta Zapata sponsored Docket 0168, calling for a modernized version of the 1990s initiative to address litter complaints in East Boston and the North End, where she said trash

Boston City Council Examines Revival of Red Shirts Youth Street-Cleaning Program

BOSTON -- April 9, 2026, Boston City Council examines reviving the Red Shirts youth street-cleaning program under Mayor Menino. Councilor Gabriela Coletta Zapata sponsored Docket 0168, calling for a modernized version of the 1990s initiative to address litter complaints in East Boston and the North End, where she said trash

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