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Neil Zolot / Special to the Medford Transcript The results of a citywide survey on parking and other policies are in — and there are 21 recommendations to go along with it. The Commission on Parking Policy and Enforcement has completed its report "following a months-long series of public meetings, data collection and analysis," city administrators said in a released statement. "In the nearly 60-page report, Commission members provide detailed information about their work, data analysis, and e...

2 Min Read FILE PHOTO: Nikhil Rathi CEO of the London Stock Exchange UK Division arrives at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain January 11, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s financial markets regulator has hired one of the UK’s most important corporate governance figures, Legal & General Investment Management’s Sacha Sadan, to lead the development of its sustainable finance policy, it said on Monday. The Financial Conduct Authority said Sadan, who had served as he...

FCA taps LGIM executive for first director of ESG FCA taps LGIM executive for first director of ESG Sacha Sadan Sacha Sadan will join the Financial Conduct Authority this summer as director of environment, social and governance, a spokeswoman confirmed. The role is new. Mr. Sadan will develop and advocate for the FCAs approach to sustainable finance on a global basis. He will lead policy development to help ensure the long-term safety and soundness of firms, the proper functioning of markets an...

Neil Zolot / medford@wickedlocal.com The city is moving towards adoption of a Housing Production Plan, and city officials were briefed by the Community Development and Community Preservation Committee representatives during a workshop April 6. Planning consultant Jennifer Goldson said an HPP “gives the Zoning Board of Appeals greater ability to deny (projects permitted through Massachusetts General Law) 40B proposals,” a reference to the so-called the so-called “Comprehensive Permit Act�...

A new program aims to help Lehigh Valley school districts connect the dots when student behavior changes after an encounter with a violent or traumatic event.

Neil Zolot / medford@wickedlocal.com City officials are taking a page from Cambridge and Somerville. Members of the City Council Subcommittee on Elderly and Housing Affairs saw some positive elements in a Cambridge Housing Stability Notification Ordinance that might be a model for one in Medford. The idea was first introduced by Councilor John Falco on Feb. 9. The initial proposal called for an ordinance requiring “property owners who serve residential tenants an eviction notice also serve up...

Is it time to allow in-person attendance for Medford government meetings? Neil Zolot / medford@wickedlocal.com Could Medford residents soon be in the same room with local officials? The City Council is looking to allow residents to attend their meetings at City Hall as soon as possible with cautionary measures, approving a proposal by member George Scarpelli on March 2. “We have to have the option for the people’s forum to be open to the people,” he said. “If people have health issues, ...

Since then, bosses have moved to implement a “radical” plan to focus more on the food side of the business. But Sir John, chairman and owner of shoe repair chain Timpson, previously stated he believed the “decline” was inevitable. He said: “In the Seventies, M&S had the perfect unique selling point – it was the UK’s best retailer.  “We admired its quality, service, supplier relations, employee engagement and management training.  Marks and Spencers switched to foreign supp...

The Biden Administration selected A. Bradley Mims, who had been president of the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials, to serve as FAA deputy administrator. Mims has a 40-year background in transportation, serving at the FAA and the Department of Transportation during the Clinton Administration and holding roles with the Mid-Atlantic Laborers’ Employers Cooperation and Education Trust, Parsons Brinckerhoff, and Booz/Allen/Hamilton. The FAA appointed Dr. Susan Northrup as the fe...