black boston could’ve had its own city. the ballot question to form mandela, mass. failed twice at the polls, but the ideas behind it have survived 40 years later. for The Boston Globe: bostonglobe.com/2024/12/10/met…

The Boston Acquisition Fund will provide developers with low-interest loans to purchase multi-family housing in the city to protect current occupants from being uprooted: wgbh.org/news/local/202…

One year after reforming police details, Boston inching toward hiring civilian flaggers wgbh.org/news/local/202…

From January 15 to February 15, 2025, Boston residents can VOTE and decide on how $2 million in Participatory Budgeting funds will be invested in community-driven projects across the City. Visit Boston.gov/participate, get to know project ideas, and vote for up to 5 of them.

Ideas in Action is the City's new Participatory Budgeting initiative, where residents can decide how to spend a part of the City’s budget. Make your voice heard. Cast your vote today! participate.budget.boston.gov/boston-pb-2025…

⏰ Hey Boston: Voting is now LIVE for #ParticipatoryBudgeting. Now thru Feb. 15th, vote on your top 5 ideas among 15 envisioned by Boston residents! And follow Better Budget Alliance Boston to join the movement for people power in Boston's City budget. VOTE: participate.budget.boston.gov/boston-pb-2025…

Participatory budget voting OPEN NOW! Want youth jobs? VOTE. Want elderly services? VOTE and much MORE. #bospoli THANKS Better Budget Alliance Boston Right to the City Boston MA Voter Table 🗳 YJPU BOSTON Families for Justice as Healing Center for Economic Democracy

CLEARING UP THE FAKE INFORMATION CIRCULATING YESTERDAY: Since the night of Wednesday, 1/29/2025, messages have been circulating in Metrowest and beyond, warning of a suspected major ICE operation on January 30, 2025. These messages mention backups on major roads, drones...(1/3)

Boston residents, VOTE for #ParticipatoryBudgeting now thru February 15 🗳️! CLVU is part of the Better Budget Alliance (BBA) Better Budget Alliance Boston and we want to make sure you vote for your top 5 of these 14 projects to benefit our communities! VOTE HERE: participate.budget.boston.gov/boston-pb-2025… #BosPoli

Calling all Bostonians! 📢 The last day to vote for our participatory budgeting process is coming up this SATURDAY 2/15! Vote now at the link below.

We're on WBUR's podcast "The Common" today!🎙️ How do Boston residents have power to invest the City's $ in our neighborhoods? Hear our steering committee member Kendra Patterson of MassBudget break it down: wbur.org/the-common/202… Then GO VOTE Y'ALL @ bit.ly/BostonVote!

Interested in learning about employee ownership? Join the Massachusetts Center for Employee Ownership Greater Boston Regional Symposium. Fri, Feb. 28 9:30-11:30 am Cambridge City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Ave, Sullivan Chamber, 2nd floor More on MassCEO: bit.ly/4hqa017

Join this free in-person community meeting on Development Without Displacementpart of the Boston Redline 87 Black History Month Event Series, in response to the City of Boston Displacement Plan & Squares & Streets Rezoning. To RSVP and for more info visit linktr.ee/afrimericanone

🌟Exciting opportunity! The Center for Economic Democracy is seeking a Co-Executive Director to help drive transformative change in the fight for economic democracy & racial justice. Apply today: dsgco.com/search/21989-c… 🚀 #NonprofitJobs #SolidarityEconomy #SocialJustice

New: Boston unveils the five* winning projects from the city's first-ever Participatory Budget cycle, in which residents voted directly on how to spend $2 million: (The city is also partially funding the sixth-place finisher in order to spend the full $2 million.)

Team Worrell is hitting the district this Saturday from 12–3 PM for budget tabling! We’ll be at Grove Hall and Stop & Shop in Roslindale—stop by, share your priorities, and help shape the City of Boston’s budget. Your voice matters! #BostonBudget #D4Worrell #YourBudgetYourVoice

TONIGHT: As we begin the FY26 budget process, Brian Worrell & I will host District 2 Listening Sessions to hear your thoughts & budget priorities. The first session will focus on the South End Wed 4/2 @ 5:30pm @ Cathedral of the Holy Cross Activity Room, 75 Union Park St. #bospoli