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Councilor-at-Large Michael Flaherty offered the resolution “in support of the state of Israel and the Israeli people,” according to a meeting agenda posted to the city’s website. The meeting starts at City Hall at noon.

Two resolutions, one in support of Israel and another calling for an immediate ceasefire, were briefly taken up by City Council Wednesday.

A Boston city councilor’s description of the Hamas terrorist organization as a “military group” and characterization of the attack that killed over 1,400 Israelis, among them women, children and babies, as a “military operation” has sparked outrage at City Hall.

The anticipated Mass and Cass spillover should the mayor’s anti-encampment ordinance pass this month is already occurring, driven by what one city councilor says is the dangerousness of the area pushing its inhabitants to set up tents elsewhere.

South Boston group urges residents to call local representatives. It worked: 3 elected officials vow to preserve the 'vest pocket park.'

Incumbent at-large City Councillor Erin Murphy outpaced her colleagues in fundraising during the month of September, according to data from the Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF) released on Tuesday. Murphy, who lives in Dorchester, raised $43,956. The next largest figure issued for a citywide candidate – $30,162 – was for Bridget Nee-Walsh, who hopes to win one

In the state law that regulates how liquor licenses are distributed in Massachusetts, the words “except for Boston” appear dozens of times. It’s a phrase that critics – including Boston city councillors and state lawmakers who support Mayor Wu’s latest push for 250 new permits over a five-year period for underserved areas like Dorchester and Mattapan – maintain is archaic,

In the middle of West Street, a one-block stretch between the Boston Common and Downtown Crossing’s main drag, sit two conjoined, nondescript buildings that encapsulate the current struggles of the downtown office market.

A pair of office buildings in downtown Boston recently sold for a quarter of what they fetched seven years ago — a warning of the possible distress facing much of the city’s older, less full office stock.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is working to influence a fourth City Council race, by throwing her support behind Benjamin Weber, a labor attorney seeking the District 6 seat held by outgoing Councilor Kendra Lara.