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The passage of new state legislation last month slated 225 new liquor licenses to hit Boston’s streets in the coming years.

City Councilor Brian Worrell last week filed an ordinance that would require the city to review proposed policies with an equity lens to ensure people of color and other historically marginalized groups are not negatively affected.

As drivers sought to head home or to evening activities on June 7, the music and chatter of buskers at Faneuil Hall mixed with the chants of youth activists as protesters shut down the street below City Hall, calling on Mayor Michelle Wu to preserve updates in the city budget that would increase access to youth jobs and housing.

The Boston City Council last week passed a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Israel’s war on Gaza, with 11 members voting in support and two against.

As the new president of the Boston City Council, Ruthzee Louijeune has a lot of things — both big and small — on her mind.

Ruthzee Louijeune, the daughter of Haitian immigrants, was elected Monday by her colleagues as the new president of the Boston City Council.

Opponents voice concern over lack of parental input, limited transportation options

The Boston City Council election was as sleepy as expected for an off-year contest with no mayor on the ballot. Just 19% of registered voters turned out to cast ballots for an eight-way at-large race and six contested district races. But behind those low turnout numbers on Nov. 7 was a quiet battle for the soul of the city.

Today, the African American community lacks what my late dear sister friend Mukiya Baker Gomez would call a “bench,” meaning individuals who are ready to move up and into office and political leadership. We can and must do better.

The Nov. 7 election features city council races in Boston and a contested mayoral election in Brockton.

The Boston City Council earlier this month approved the creation of the Office of Cultural Affairs, which would center its work on Boston residents who are Latin American, Caribbean, and Asian and Pacific Islanders.

On the campaign trail in 2021, a majority of candidates for city offices supported shuttering the Boston Police Department’s controversial gang database and ending the department’s cooperation with federal immigration authorities.