REACHING BACK TO Boston’s revolutionary roots, Michelle Wu took office on Tuesday as the city’s new mayor, saying bold action that challenges the status quo is at the heart of the city’s identity. “Boston was founded on a revolutionary promise: that things don’t have to be as they always were,” Wu said in remarks following […]
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What will Boston’s new Wuniverse bring?
IN HER VICTORY speech after cruising to a landslide win in the Boston mayor’s race, Michelle Wu spoke of the urgency of “bold” change to “meet the moment” the city is facing, a theme she sounded throughout her campaign. But she also talked about the importance of basic city services, saying her administration can pay […]
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Boston’s next mayor must be bold on climate
“I WANT TO see a mandatory recycling ordinance,” the city councilor and mayoral candidate said to an audience of 40 environmentalists, “[with] 50 percent recycling in Boston in four years.” It would be an ambitious statement to make at a virtual meet and greet in 2021 as the city prepares for an election to choose a new mayor. What’s […]
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Hearing draws support for scrapping special election for Boston mayor
CITY COUNCILORS HEARD broad support on Tuesday for scrapping a possible special election for mayor in Boston, as the city prepares for the expected departure of Mayor Marty Walsh. A long line of speakers addressed an online council committee hearing on a home-rule petition that would waive a provision of the City Charter requiring a […]