At the event, many of the candidates—whether running for reelection or seeking a seat for the first time—stressed the importance of fighting for more affordable housing, as well as more and better public transportation, and of continuing to build a progressive movement that addresses economic and social injustice.
SPECIAL FEATURE: THE NEW POLLUTANTS
A growing body of research suggests that, in and around traffic, what you can’t see may be killing you
A BRAND YOU CAN TRUST: SOMERVILLE CLT LOOKING TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
The recently unveiled Community Land Trust offers a solution for some of the anxiety that homeowners and renters alike may be feeling.
SOMERVILLE SUMMIT: PART VI
Residents vent on issues related to arts, artists, and artisans
THE SUMMIT: PART V
Residents vent on issues related to trees and the environment
SOMERVILLE SUMMIT: PART IV
Residents vent on issues related to immigrant communities
SOMERVILLE SUMMIT: PART III
Residents vent on issues related to poverty and affordable housing
SOMERVILLE SUMMIT: PART II
“It’s time for Somerville to get a piece of the pie. Jobs, housing that’s affordable to long term residents. We’re tired of families having to leave.”
SOMERVILLE SUMMIT: PART I
“We want to connect and align with other neighborhood or issue groups doing similar things … and it’s hard to know who and where this is.”
SOMERVILLE LICENSING COMMISSION WAIVES APPLICATION FEES FOR CANNABIS DISPENSARIES
As the licensing approval process in some towns and cities has been compared to both ransom and extortion, this week the Somerville Licensing Commission, in what appears to be a statewide first, passed a measure to sidestep at least some of the insanity that hopeful legal weed growers and sellers face in Mass.
