Boston City Council emphatically backs renaming Faneuil Hall
The proposal received overwhelming support from a body that’s frequently divided.
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The proposal received overwhelming support from a body that’s frequently divided.
The plan will allow police and outreach workers to quickly clear encampments at Mass. and Cass. It has been the subject of debate for months.
The Boston City Council approved an amended version of the mayor’s anti-encampment ordinance for the Mass and Cass zone, setting off a seven-day clock for enforcement that would begin once Michelle Wu signs the measure.
The BRIC (Boston Regional Intelligence Center) and others like it have long produced significantly flawed analysis, writes attorney Sarah Sherman-Stokes. The Boston City Council approved $3.4 million in additional funding to the BRIC -- at the expense of our privacy, and our civil rights.
The Boston City Council on Wednesday voted to make it easier for police to clear tent encampments from streets and sidewalks, the city’s latest effort to address dangerous conditions and a humanitarian crisis near Mass. and Cass.