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EducationA new home for Madison Park: Boston's vocational high school and Parcel 3 in RoxburyFull storyBig moneyRead the full story ›Roads and transportationThe future of Blue Hill Avenue: center bus lanes or railThe City of Boston and the MBTA plan to rebuild about three miles of Blue Hill Avenue between Mattapan Square and Grove Hall.Full storyBoard dividedRead the full story ›Parks and recreationWhite Stadium in Franklin Park: a school stadium shared with a pro soccer teamWhite Stadium sits in Franklin Park, the large park bordered by Roxbury, Dorchester and Jamaica Plain, and it has long been the home field for Boston Public Schools track and football.Full storyBoard dividedRead the full story ›

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Voting rights and fair districtsDeclaring Election Day a holiday for City Council employees and calling on the City of Boston and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to followBoard dividedLast action October 21, 2026See every step and vote ›Roads and transportationAccepting and spending a $3,250,220.00 grant from the MA Metropolitan Area Planning Council for the Transportation Department to fund new e-bikes and spare batteries for the bikeshare systemBoard dividedBig moneyLast action October 21, 2026See every step and vote ›Public moneyReducing the FY27 Reserve for Collective Bargaining by $1,366,093.00 to fund Boston Police Department FY27 increases in agreements with the Boston Police Detective Benevolent Society Superior Officers UnitBig moneyLast action September 30, 2026See every step and vote ›Public moneyFunding $1,366,093.00 for Boston Police Department FY27 costs in its agreement with the Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society Superior Officers UnitBig moneyLast action September 30, 2026See every step and vote ›Public moneyFunding $1,951,894.00 for Boston Police Department FY27 costs in its agreement with the Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society (BPDBS)Big moneyLast action September 30, 2026See every step and vote ›Public moneyReducing the FY27 Reserve for Collective Bargaining by $1,951,894.00 to fund Boston Police Department FY27 increases in agreements with the Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society (BPDBS)Big moneyLast action September 30, 2026See every step and vote ›Environment and land useCalling for a hearing on the review of the Municipal Opt-in Specialized Stretch Energy Code at the three year thresholdBoard dividedLast action September 23, 2026See every step and vote ›Public moneyAmending the FY27 Community Preservation Fund appropriation to $47,265,655.00, reserved for future recommendation by the CPC and appropriation by City CouncilBig moneyLast action September 23, 2026See every step and vote ›Voting rights and fair districtsRequesting certain information under Section 17F about voter registration and Election Day voting procedures in the City of BostonBoard dividedLast action September 16, 2026See every step and vote ›Public moneyAccepting and spending a $1,000,000.00 grant from the Barr Foundation for the Cultural Access Program (Museum Sundays), with 60% to the Innovation Fund and 40% to unrestricted project expensesBig moneyLast action September 16, 2026See every step and vote ›Voting rights and fair districtsSupporting an investigation by the Massachusetts Secretary of State into incorrect ballots distributed during Early Voting in Boston, and keeping state receivership of the Boston Election Department through the 2028 electionBoard dividedLast action August 26, 2026See every step and vote ›Economic development: jobs and Black-owned businessesAuthorizing the city to accept and spend a $12,855,000.00 Bloomberg Philanthropies grant for a Skilled Trades Initiative on job training and apprenticeships, run with Boston Public SchoolsBig moneyLast action August 26, 2026See every step and vote ›Boston School District · EducationApproving grants totaling $5,074,222.67Big moneyLast action August 5, 2026See every step and vote ›Economic development: jobs and Black-owned businessesSupporting Senate Bill 3112, which lets cities opt in to a temporary pilot with longer liquor license hours and public drinking in designated districts in Summer 2026Board dividedLast action July 8, 2026See every step and vote ›EducationUsing a supplemental budget to restore funding for Boston Public Schools (BPS) employeesBoard dividedLast action July 8, 2026See every step and vote ›Housing and heirs' propertyAllowing the City of Boston, through its Mayor's Office of Housing, to accept and spend $30,000,000.00 paid into the Inclusionary Development Policy Fund, which supports affordable housingBig moneyLast action July 8, 2026See every step and vote ›Public safetyAllowing Boston to accept and spend a $1,073,239.34 grant for the Police Department to fund programs to combat gang violenceBig moneyLast action July 8, 2026See every step and vote ›Housing and heirs' propertySupporting a proposed local option for rent stabilization, housing affordability, and tenant stabilityBoard dividedLast action June 24, 2026See every step and vote ›EducationOrdering a hearing to discuss the Boston Public Schools FY28 BudgetBoard dividedLast action June 24, 2026See every step and vote ›Housing and heirs' propertyAuthorizing Boston's Mayor's Office of Housing to apply for, accept and spend up to $52,000,000.00 in Continuum of Care grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for services and housing for people experiencing homelessnessBig moneyLast action June 24, 2026See every step and vote ›

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