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Eight candidates are vying for four spots. Here’s what they have to say about some of the most pressing issues facing Boston’s City Council.

Two city councilors are trying to repair the damage caused by their colleagues’ vote to cut nearly $1 million from the veterans’ services budget, a move that was vetoed by the mayor but still has Boston veterans fuming months later.

Boston City Council’s Nov. 7 elections are just around the corner, and former director for Mayor Michelle Wu’s Office of Civic Organizing, Henry Santana, is a contender for one of the four City Councilor At-Large positions.  Incumbent councilors often win reelection, and current City Councilors At-Large Ruthzee Louijeune, Julia Mejia and Erin Murphy are seeking...

Eligible Bostonians will be able to cast their ballots to elect the city's next district councilors and at-large city councilors, whether that's by mail, voting early, or going to the polls on Election Day.

Ahead of Boston's general election, we asked every candidate running for City Council about some of the city's biggest issues.

The proposal received overwhelming support from a body that’s frequently divided.

The plan will allow police and outreach workers to quickly clear encampments at Mass. and Cass. It has been the subject of debate for months.

The Boston City Council approved an amended version of the mayor’s anti-encampment ordinance for the Mass and Cass zone, setting off a seven-day clock for enforcement that would begin once Michelle Wu signs the measure.

The BRIC (Boston Regional Intelligence Center) and others like it have long produced significantly flawed analysis, writes attorney Sarah Sherman-Stokes. The Boston City Council approved $3.4 million in additional funding to the BRIC -- at the expense of our privacy, and our civil rights.

The Boston City Council on Wednesday voted to make it easier for police to clear tent encampments from streets and sidewalks, the city’s latest effort to address dangerous conditions and a humanitarian crisis near Mass. and Cass.