KATJANA BALLANTYNE TO BRING CULTURE OF INCLUSION AS MAYOR
The newly elected leader on a historic turning point in Somerville’s government (Somerville Wire) – Mayor-elect and City Councilor Katjana Ballantyne knows what it means to see things from the other side of the fence. As an orphan born in Greece, she was adopted by a Scottish man and a Czech and German woman, and […]
CURTATONE SPEAKS OUT ABOUT FORMATION OF PUBLIC BANK
Mayoral candidates also weighed in on whether the Commonwealth should build this entity (Somerville Wire) – Mayor Joe Curtatone voiced his support for the creation of a public bank in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on Oct. 26. The Metro Mayors Coalition, a “group of [15] cities and towns in the urban core of Metro Boston,” […]
OPINION: ONE TOOL AGAINST DISPLACEMENT, RENT HIKES, SPECULATION
“TOPA would allow communities to slow displacement and gentrification by removing some homes from the for-profit, speculative, escalating market, and making them permanently affordable.” Speculators are driving up prices, blocking new home-buyers, and promoting destabilization of neighborhoods, displacement of long-time residents, and gentrification. Is this inevitable? Those issues were the topic of my last newsletter. […]
ALL OF THE CANDIDATES IN SOMERVILLE CALL THEMSELVES “PROGRESSIVE”—SO WHO SHOULD I VOTE FOR?
“If we truly want better outcomes, we need to elect people who are committed to being accountable to a grassroots movement”
OPINION: WHO TO SUPPORT IN THE AT-LARGE RACES?
Ken Brociner offers his take on the candidates running for councilor-at-large
SOMERVILLE WIRE: October 19, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
A mayoral candidate debate, a councilor-at-large debate, and a City forum on ARPA funding.
INVESTIGATING THE INTERSTATE: THE HISTORY OF I-93’S CONSTRUCTION
The legacy of the roadway goes deep, with a strong push from activists in the 1970s
SOMERVILLE MEDIA CENTER MAYORAL DEBATE AND COUNCILOR AT LARGE DEBATE
With elections drawing nearer, the candidates face off
SOMERVILLE WIRE: October 13, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
A Democratic Socialists of America talk and a domestic violence vigil.
MAYORAL CANDIDATES REFLECT ON POLICING IN SOMERVILLE
With the election approaching, the two candidates share their thoughts on public safety
