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September 2, 2023
In an “urgent” letter sent to the Boston Public Health Commission Friday afternoon, numerous Boston City Councilors are asking health officials to declare a state of emergency in the area known as Mass and Cass.
September 2, 2023
Four city councilors are urging the Boston Public Health Commission to declare a state of emergency in the Mass and Cass zone, saying that “dramatic intervention” is needed to address the area’s decade-long “humanitarian crisis.”
September 2, 2023
They say "dramatic intervention" from the city is vital to address the ongoing problems, including homelessness, drug use and crime.
September 1, 2023
Mayor Michelle Wu filed an ordinance giving police the authority to clear out homeless encampments at Mass and Cass, urging the council to “take swift and urgent action” to approve it this week. The council put it on the back burner.
August 31, 2023
Some want quicker action, others are wary of lawsuits that the ordinance could bring.
August 31, 2023
The Boston City Council quietly moved one of the most-talked-about issues in the city into its legislative process Wednesday with little discussion in the chamber, rejecting an attempt to immediately adopt the mayor's strategy for addressing encampments in an area that's at the center of the state's opioid epidemic.
August 30, 2023
The Boston City Council quietly moved one of the most-talked-about issues in the city into its legislative process Wednesday with little discussion in the...
August 30, 2023
BOSTON (WHDH) - The Boston City Council quietly moved one of the most-talked-about issues in the city into its legislative process Wednesday with little discussion<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/boston-city-council-punts-mass-and-cass-ordinance-to-public-hearing/">Read More</a>
August 30, 2023
Boston City Council moved Mayor Michelle Wu&#039;s proposed ordinance to clean up the area known as Mass and Cass to a committee.
August 30, 2023
Ignoring the mayor’s pleas to “take swift and urgent action,” the Boston City Council likely won’t vote on an ordinance that would give police the authority to clear out homeless encampments in the Mass and Cass zone until October.