During a political career that stretched 36 years, Pedro Pires was widely recognized for his work in making Cape Verde an exemplary democracy ranked highly for its leaders’ respect for individual rights and the rule of law.
The NAACP Boston Branch is calling on the city to halt demolition on White Stadium, citing concerns including the project's displacement of BPS students from the facility and negative community impacts on parking and traffic.
Last week when students from Community Academy, a public school in Jamaica Plain, called on the council to spend more on prevention and less on policing, their appeal seemed to have a negligible effect on the city’s budget process.
The NAACP Boston Branch is calling on the city to halt demolition on White Stadium, citing concerns including the project's displacement of BPS students from the facility and negative community impacts on parking and traffic.
Last week when students from Community Academy, a public school in Jamaica Plain, called on the council to spend more on prevention and less on policing, their appeal seemed to have a negligible effect on the city’s budget process.
Issues surrounding housing affordability are playing a prominent role in the campaigns for City Council this year, with advocacy groups pushing candidates to commit to support a push to institute a 5% cap on rent increases.
Back in 2018, when the city launched a micro-unit pilot project, some saw the potential for sub-400 square-foot studio apartments as a solution to the city’s growing affordability crisis.
Issues surrounding housing affordability are playing a prominent role in the campaigns for City Council this year, with advocacy groups pushing candidates to commit to support a push to institute a 5% cap on rent increases.
Activists from Greater Boston-area cities and towns marched on the State House as part of a national demonstration against the Trump administration’s planned cuts to federal housing programs.
