City Councilor At-Large Annissa Essaibi George outlined proposals to reform Boston housing and development as mayor, including support for an anti-speculation tax and higher minimum affordable unit requirements in multifamily projects.
A joint effort by one of Boston’s biggest construction union and a pair of developers to sway the Boston mayoral race has netted its first two pledge signers.
To remain a global leader in talent and opportunity, Boston must lead the way in transforming livability and affordability for everyone making a home here: bringing down the cost of living for our workforce and boosting civic infrastructure for quality of life.
As potential major changes loom in Boston’s development policies, real estate executives are weighing in with their wallets in the mayoral race.
Nearly equal shares of Boston voters strongly support ways to fix the region’s housing crisis that many developers might say are at cross-purposes: rent control and promoting more housing development.
A new poll sponsored by WBUR and the Dorchester Reporter newspaper puts at-large City Councilor Michelle Wu in pole position as the Boston mayoral race officially opens.
Boston City Councilors Michelle Wu and Kenzie Bok put forward an interesting idea in recent days that Boston could generate up to $2 billion to invest in affordable housing. But it also serves as a reminder that the private sector is a necessary partner in fixing the housing crisis.
Boston should use its good credit rating to make a big investment in creating affordable housing, a leading candidate for mayor says.
A fundamental tension between outdated institutions that deliver progress on housing and the need for fundamental reform necessary for a more equitable future will underlie this race.
What’s the best thing about being named secretary of labor? Dodging a hard-fought campaign against a certain Boston city councilor.
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh has reportedly been chosen by President-elect Joe Biden to lead the U.S. Labor Department as secretary, Politico reported Wednesday afternoon,
At-Large Councilor Michelle Wu and District 4 Councilor Andrea Campbell are mapping out reforms that they say would deliver on missed opportunities, including the disposition of city-owned properties to alleviate the housing crisis.
Boston at-large City Councilor Michelle Wu formally launched her campaign for mayor Tuesday morning with a two-minute campaign video that suggests real estate development will feature heavily in her pitch to voters.
Her case against Boston Mayor Marty Walsh appears better suited to interviewing to be the executive director of the BPDA, not mayor of one of the nation’s oldest, greatest and most vibrant cities.
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh says at-large City Councilor Michelle Wu called him to say she plans to announce a run for mayor in 2021.
Responding to the national debate on institutional racism and criticism from elected officials, the Boston Planning and Development Agency is creating a new position to focus on diversity issues.
If Boston City councilor and apparent mayoral wannabe Michelle Wu thinks condo prices and apartment rents are bad in Boston today, she should wait until her new, suburban-style planning board takes charge.
Despite how much Boston’s two leading politicians might wish it to be so, luxury product’s large share of the housing units built in recent years cannot be blamed on a caricature of “the greedy developer.”
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and Boston Planning & Development Agency Director Brian Golden defended the agency and their reform efforts in the wake of attacks and calls for the agency’s dismantlement by at-large City Councilor Michelle Wu, widely speculated as a potential 2021 challenger to Walsh.
A close mayoral aide linked to a bribery scandal at the Boston Planning & Development agency? Nothing to see here, folks.
