Michelle Wu: Labor shortages a barrier for expanding low-threshold housing
Michelle Wu said the city is working to set up supportive, low-threshold housing for people from Mass. and Cass. Read more on Boston.com.
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Michelle Wu said the city is working to set up supportive, low-threshold housing for people from Mass. and Cass. Read more on Boston.com.
The special court, referred to as a 'Community Response Session,' ran for three weeks, in parallel with former acting Mayor Kim Janey’s executive order to clear all tents near Melnea Cass Boulevard and Massachusetts Avenue.
The special court session created in the Suffolk County jail to process people arrested in the area of Mass. and Cass is closed. Read more on Boston.com.
Some people with substance use disorders have been arrested while waiting in line for treatment, which the mayor-elect said "would be unacceptable."
The incoming mayor said she plans to make some changes to how the city is handling the encampment at Mass. and Cass. Read more on Boston.com.