Wu offers 'back to basics' budget aimed at staffing up for effective programs that are 'fully accessible'
Near the end of a campaign fundraiser ahead of Election Day in 2021, Michelle Wu turned to a topic that hadn’t drawn the same headlines as her support for a return to rent control and a “Green New Deal” to combat climate change in Boston: Permitting. City Hall’s process for approving permits is slow and often comes with red tape, Wu said, pointing to building inspectors who