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Issues in Boston

What Boston is deciding

Full stories first. Then matters rising by rule: they keep coming back, divide the board, draw residents, change how land near you is used, or move big money for the size of the place. Then the ones already decided. Everything about Boston ›

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Decided

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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 ›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 ›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 ›Housing and heirs' propertyAccepting and spending a $16,834,742.00 Federal FY26 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to fund housing, economic development and social service programsBig moneyLast action June 24, 2026See every step and vote ›Housing and heirs' propertyAuthorizing Boston to accept and spend a $1,489,616.00 federal Emergency Solutions Grant for street outreach, emergency shelter, homelessness prevention, rapid re-housing assistance and shelter servicesBig moneyLast action June 24, 2026See every step and vote ›Housing and heirs' propertyAccepting and spending a $4,825,132.90 Federal FY26 HOME Investment Partnerships Program grant to fund new affordable rental and homeownership housing and operating support for community development corporationsBig moneyLast action June 24, 2026See every step and vote ›Housing and heirs' propertySupporting a Boston Housing Authority (BHA) Elevator Safety CommissionBoard dividedLast action June 3, 2026See every step and vote ›

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