MAYORAL CANDIDATES REFLECT ON POLICING IN SOMERVILLE
With the election approaching, the two candidates share their thoughts on public safety
UNCLAIMED BIKES COULD BE REDISTRIBUTED TO SUPPORT PUBLIC GOOD
What happens to abandoned bicycles? The City Council is working to see if they can be repurposed
CITY FILES LAWSUIT IN FLAVIA PERÉA CASE
While Peréa’s son’s record has been expunged, Somerville is pushing to make the police report private
OPINION: SOMERVILLE’S DSA CANDIDATES AND DEFUNDING THE POLICE
“The last thing we need in the fight against the far-right’s attacks against everything we hold dear is for our fellow progressives to use the kind of rhetoric (like “defund the police”) that reinforces negative stereotypes about Democrats and plays right into the hands of the Republican Party.”
AUDIO: WEEKLY WIRE — EPISODE 10 — JUNE 4, 2021
Kensington Connector Project installed; Finance Committee reflects on Somerville police reforms
FINANCE COMMITTEE REFLECTS ON HISTORY OF SOMERVILLE POLICE REFORMS
Defund SPD outlined the City’s past attempts, in the hopes of informing budget decisions.
AUDIO: WEEKLY WIRE — EPISODE 8 — May 21, 2021
Somerville artists reflect on the pandemic; Activists and School Committee evaluate at policing in schools
ACTIVISTS, SCHOOL COMMITTEE EVALUATE POLICING IN SCHOOLS
Reflecting on the incident involving Flavia Peréa’s son, community members and representatives question police presence
VIDEO: REIMAGINING THE POLICE SYSTEM
Somerville Live Wire — Episode 2
EXPLORING POLICING: REIMAGINING PUBLIC SAFETY IN SOMERVILLE
Activists and politicians agree there has to be reform, but differ on details
