Somerville’s Curtatone Will Not Seek Reelection as New Boom Looms
Somerville Mayor Joe Curtatone announced Monday that he will not seek reelection.
Boston Reopens, Somerville Delays Phase 3
A week after most of the rest of Massachusetts, Boston is scheduled to enter the third phase of its coronavirus economic restart on Monday.
Somerville Mayor Fed Up With Pace on Housing Construction
Pointing to a “housing crisis that has put all of greater Boston in jeopardy,” Somerville’s mayor on Monday night called for lawmakers to take swift action, including legalizing rent control.
Somerville Rezones Entire City
Late last week, Somerville became the first Greater Boston municipality in years to completely rewrite its 30-year-old zoning code when its city council adopted a new, form-based code that promotes denser development in many places city-wide.
With Development on the Ballot, Voters Offered Split Decision
Municipal elections across Greater Boston yesterday served as de facto forums on development, among other issues, and voters rewarded both pro- and anti-development candidates.
Left Wing Threatens Somerville’s Progress on Housing
If you believe the way out of the housing crisis is to build, build, build, then Somerville Mayor Joe Curtatone is your guy. But as Somerville voters prepare to go to the polls Tuesday, housing has emerged as area of political vulnerability for the 53-year-old mayor, who first took office in 2003 and has overseen the creation of 2,200 units in his city since 2010.
Somerville Mayor Backs ‘Rent Stabilization’ Bills
In a lengthy note posted to his official Facebook page, Somerville Mayor Joe Curtatone came out in favor of rent control bills in the state legislature positioned by progressive legislators as an essential part of any deal to pass Gov. Charlie Baker’s proposed housing production bill.
