So fun to be back Boston University with Initiative on Cities to chat with students about why cities matter for climate and how we avoid displacement. Bonus: I finally met the wonderful Prof. Loretta Lees 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇮🇪 in person!

1. Too often, businesses make people jump through endless hoops just to cancel a subscription. Today FTC finalized a rule requiring that businesses make it as easy to cancel a subscription as it is to sign up for one. ftc.gov/news-events/ne…

Great to celebrate awesome collaboration, saving homes from the market and putting them into community control! BNCLT City Life / Vida Urbana (citylifevidaurbana.bsky) Sheila Dillon wutrain Ruthzee Louijeune Brian Worrell

Thanks to US Copyright Office, McDonald’s franchisees now have the right to repair their own ice cream machines. In March FTC filed a comment in support of this change, and we’ll keep using our tools to protect people’s right to repair. ftc.gov/news-events/ne…

A poll worker just yelled out, “first time voter!” and everybody in the Brooklyn polling site cheered

Maybe we can finally get it through our heads that people don’t place candidates (or themselves) on a left-right spectrum. Pundits do that.

The horror of…*checks notes*…trees and local jobs. The City Council should approve this grant without delay, especially in the face of a changing federal administration.

Excited to chat with Director Jan Haaken tonight after the screening!

Let’s be clear about what makes our communities less safe. Spoiler alert: it’s not immigrants

Don’t mess with Boston.

Every resident in a good job to… 🌳 Maintain our urban forests and parks 🚗 Install electric vehicle chargers 🏢 Improve building energy efficiency …is a resident that isn’t in a gang or living on the street. Climate action means building wealth AND improving public safety.

Is it possible to ~impartially~ be a massive developer and the mayor of a major city overseeing development? Even if you refuse yourself from decisions, the regulators still work for you…

Climate action is popular. Tell your friends.

Boston University rises in new rankings of world universities and cited as a digital leader in higher education. Check it out ➡️ spr.ly/60184bJHw

In less than 4 years, Boston Community Choice Electricity has saved our families: 💰 $200/year vs. Eversource 💰 $700/year vs. a third-party electricity supplier BCCE makes affordable, renewable electricity a reality for countless Boston families.

This is what progress looks like. 🛝 For the first time in my hometown’s history, Hopewell Valley RSD - Official Account secured $125k in New Jersey State Budget funding. As Chair of my school board’s Gov’t Relations Committee, I am proud to have led this initiative. 🎥 TY Ethan Block for telling this story!

Promoting clean energy *is* in the plan because it lowers energy bills, creates jobs, and reduces air pollution. Not communism, but actually just common sense.

Late-night service is coming to the T. Effective August 24, we're extending service by ~1 hour on subway and 8 frequent bus routes on Fridays & Saturdays with 5 frequent bus routes running extended service every day. All modes will be free after 9pm for five Fridays & Saturdays.

Congratulations Karen Holmes Ward on your retirement from WCVB-TV Boston after more than 50 years in broadcasting. Thank you for the many stories you’ve uplifted!

This would drive up energy bills, increase Mass Save wait times, and worsen air pollution. This is the wrong move for Massachusetts families.