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BPI EXPLAINS: How Boston fills School Committee vacancies
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November 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Docket #1953 on p. 8 is the appt of Bethany Moffi to the School Cmte Nominating Panel, the body which collects School Cmte member applications, interviews applicants, and submits 3 to 5 to the Mayor for appointment.
November 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Docket #1953 on p. 8 is the appt of Bethany Moffi to the School Cmte Nominating Panel, the body which collects School Cmte member applications, interviews applicants, and submits 3 to 5 to the Mayor for appointment.
The HRP for Worrell's proposal is Docket #1932 and can be found on p. 81-86 of this week's agenda packet: #mapoli #bospoli
10.29.25 Agenda Packet.pdf
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October 27, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Read BPI first blush analysis in last week's Weekly Transcript Round-Up & lessons that this proposal should take from @mayorwu.boston.gov's unsuccessful push for a tax shift last year: #bospoli #mapoli bostonpolicyinstitute.substack.com/p/weekly-tra...
October 27, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Read BPI first blush analysis in last week's Weekly Transcript Round-Up & lessons that this proposal should take from @mayorwu.boston.gov's unsuccessful push for a tax shift last year: #bospoli #mapoli bostonpolicyinstitute.substack.com/p/weekly-tra...
A # of interesting hearing orders were proposed this wk, but w/ election day in <2 wks & only 2+ months before the year-end, it isn't clear how many will be heard.
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October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
A # of interesting hearing orders were proposed this wk, but w/ election day in <2 wks & only 2+ months before the year-end, it isn't clear how many will be heard.
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Docket #1854 on p. 172-175 is the one interesting non-hearing order filed this week. It is a 17F from @edflynnforboston.bsky.social with 22 questions for @bhaboston.bsky.social about complaints related to issues at the Ruth Barkley Apartments.
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Docket #1854 on p. 172-175 is the one interesting non-hearing order filed this week. It is a 17F from @edflynnforboston.bsky.social with 22 questions for @bhaboston.bsky.social about complaints related to issues at the Ruth Barkley Apartments.
#1846 - Claire Teylouni - til 11/15/25
Teylouni's very short term is on the Participatory Budget External Oversight Board, which has been the subject of extensive organizing & Council battles since its creation by binding ballot q in 2021.
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Teylouni's very short term is on the Participatory Budget External Oversight Board, which has been the subject of extensive organizing & Council battles since its creation by binding ballot q in 2021.
www.boston.gov/departments/...
Participatory Budgeting
The Office of Participatory Budgeting (OPB) advances its mission by: Furthering public engagement and direct democratic involvement; Building collective capacity on issues of racial and social justice...
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October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
#1846 - Claire Teylouni - til 11/15/25
Teylouni's very short term is on the Participatory Budget External Oversight Board, which has been the subject of extensive organizing & Council battles since its creation by binding ballot q in 2021.
www.boston.gov/departments/...
Teylouni's very short term is on the Participatory Budget External Oversight Board, which has been the subject of extensive organizing & Council battles since its creation by binding ballot q in 2021.
www.boston.gov/departments/...
Dockets #1844-1846 on p. 148-are 3 more appts:
#1844 - Matthew Dickey - til "resignation or replacement"
#1845 - Ester Farah - til "resignation or replacement"
Both of them are now on the www.boston.gov/departments/...
#1844 - Matthew Dickey - til "resignation or replacement"
#1845 - Ester Farah - til "resignation or replacement"
Both of them are now on the www.boston.gov/departments/...
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The Boston Commemoration Commission will invest in inclusive and robust historical resources and preservation tools by working with diverse community voices and organizations who steward Boston's hist...
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October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Dockets #1844-1846 on p. 148-are 3 more appts:
#1844 - Matthew Dickey - til "resignation or replacement"
#1845 - Ester Farah - til "resignation or replacement"
Both of them are now on the www.boston.gov/departments/...
#1844 - Matthew Dickey - til "resignation or replacement"
#1845 - Ester Farah - til "resignation or replacement"
Both of them are now on the www.boston.gov/departments/...
Docket #1843 on p. 33-147 is OPAT's FY25 annual report, plus OPAT findings. While the letter (52-55) is included, the brewing fight btwn OPAT & BPD Commish Cox over his refusal to implement OPAT punishments goes unmentioned in the report. www.wbur.org/news/2025/10...
Police oversight board tells commissioner to stop ignoring its discipline recommendations
Boston police officers are refusing to cooperate with the city’s police oversight agency, according to a civilian watchdog group in a new letter sent to the police commissioner. The group also says Co...
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October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Docket #1843 on p. 33-147 is OPAT's FY25 annual report, plus OPAT findings. While the letter (52-55) is included, the brewing fight btwn OPAT & BPD Commish Cox over his refusal to implement OPAT punishments goes unmentioned in the report. www.wbur.org/news/2025/10...
Docket #1842 on p. 27-32 is the cover sheet of "Boston Logan International Airport 2023/2024
Environmental Data Report" - there is a pdf w/ the complete doc, but the photo-copy in the Agenda Packet doesn't allow users to click on it.
Environmental Data Report" - there is a pdf w/ the complete doc, but the photo-copy in the Agenda Packet doesn't allow users to click on it.
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Docket #1842 on p. 27-32 is the cover sheet of "Boston Logan International Airport 2023/2024
Environmental Data Report" - there is a pdf w/ the complete doc, but the photo-copy in the Agenda Packet doesn't allow users to click on it.
Environmental Data Report" - there is a pdf w/ the complete doc, but the photo-copy in the Agenda Packet doesn't allow users to click on it.
Docket #1841 on. p 26 is the appt of Brian Swett as "Chief of Environment, Energy and Open Space." Swett has accumulated a LOT of titles: in May he was named Interim Commissioner for Parks & Rec and in June 2024 he was appt'd to the @MWRA_update Board & "Chief Climate Officer".
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Docket #1841 on. p 26 is the appt of Brian Swett as "Chief of Environment, Energy and Open Space." Swett has accumulated a LOT of titles: in May he was named Interim Commissioner for Parks & Rec and in June 2024 he was appt'd to the @MWRA_update Board & "Chief Climate Officer".
There are 5 holdovers (& 2 more w/ terms ending) listed on the City's website, so it isn't clear which are being replaced:
#1837 Steven Farrell til 11/02/25
#1838 David O'Donahoe til 10/06/29
#1839 Bethany Patten til 10/06/29
#1840 Robert Qua til 10/06/29
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#1837 Steven Farrell til 11/02/25
#1838 David O'Donahoe til 10/06/29
#1839 Bethany Patten til 10/06/29
#1840 Robert Qua til 10/06/29
www.boston.gov/departments/...
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
There are 5 holdovers (& 2 more w/ terms ending) listed on the City's website, so it isn't clear which are being replaced:
#1837 Steven Farrell til 11/02/25
#1838 David O'Donahoe til 10/06/29
#1839 Bethany Patten til 10/06/29
#1840 Robert Qua til 10/06/29
www.boston.gov/departments/...
#1837 Steven Farrell til 11/02/25
#1838 David O'Donahoe til 10/06/29
#1839 Bethany Patten til 10/06/29
#1840 Robert Qua til 10/06/29
www.boston.gov/departments/...
Dockets #1837-1840 on p. 22-25 are appts to the Boston Groundwater Trust, which monitors "groundwater levels in sections of Boston where the integrity of building foundations is threatened by low groundwater levels." Here is an example of their work:
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October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Dockets #1837-1840 on p. 22-25 are appts to the Boston Groundwater Trust, which monitors "groundwater levels in sections of Boston where the integrity of building foundations is threatened by low groundwater levels." Here is an example of their work:
www.bostonplans.org/getattachmen...
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Docket #1836 on p. 20-21 seeks to extend a 3 year contract to buy 6 BFD trucks. So far only 2 trucks have been delivered, so City Hall wants to extend the contract 2 years for the remaining 4 trucks, rather than rebid the contract. Read more: internationalfireandsafetyjournal.com/boston-fire-...
Boston Fire Department orders six more E-ONE aerials
E-ONE, a leading manufacturer of fire apparatus and subsidiary of REV Group, Inc., has announced that the Boston Fire Department has placed an order for six
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October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Docket #1836 on p. 20-21 seeks to extend a 3 year contract to buy 6 BFD trucks. So far only 2 trucks have been delivered, so City Hall wants to extend the contract 2 years for the remaining 4 trucks, rather than rebid the contract. Read more: internationalfireandsafetyjournal.com/boston-fire-...
Docket #1834 on p. 16-17 is a $48k grant from the United Nations to use AI to "study to address chronic school bus delays" at key intersections and during pick-up & drop-off close to school bldgs.
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Docket #1834 on p. 16-17 is a $48k grant from the United Nations to use AI to "study to address chronic school bus delays" at key intersections and during pick-up & drop-off close to school bldgs.
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October 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Docket #1791 on p. 43 got some attn in the press this week b/c it mirrors a proposal that got a lot of attn from NYC mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani: govt-run grocery stores.
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Two Boston city councilors pitch government-run grocery stores championed by NYC socialist mayoral candidate
“Publicly-owned grocery stores can be structured to prioritize community benefit over profit, enabling lower prices, better food access, and stronger local sourcing.”
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October 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Docket #1791 on p. 43 got some attn in the press this week b/c it mirrors a proposal that got a lot of attn from NYC mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani: govt-run grocery stores.
Read more from @bostonherald.com:
#mapoli #bospoli
www.bostonherald.com/2025/10/06/t...
Read more from @bostonherald.com:
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Docket #1690 on p. 25-29 is approval to spend $2.5M on the 1st stage of a new bldg for Ruth Batson Academy. 1 thing that stood out from the hearing: the school currently has abt 600 students enrolled, but BPS expects 1,000 at the new bldg. W/ declining enrollment, those #'s will come from somewhere.
October 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Docket #1690 on p. 25-29 is approval to spend $2.5M on the 1st stage of a new bldg for Ruth Batson Academy. 1 thing that stood out from the hearing: the school currently has abt 600 students enrolled, but BPS expects 1,000 at the new bldg. W/ declining enrollment, those #'s will come from somewhere.
Dockets #1777-1782 is $4.6M in “Federal FY26 Title III-C Nutrition Services Program Grant” for @agestrong.boston.gov:
#1777 - $2,316,369.00 p. 8-9
#1778 - $1,067,829.00 p. 10-11
#1779 - $540,791.00 p. 12-13
#1780 - $470,366.00 p. 14-15
#1781 - $177,619.00 p. 16-17
#1782 - $84,002.00 p. 18-19
#1777 - $2,316,369.00 p. 8-9
#1778 - $1,067,829.00 p. 10-11
#1779 - $540,791.00 p. 12-13
#1780 - $470,366.00 p. 14-15
#1781 - $177,619.00 p. 16-17
#1782 - $84,002.00 p. 18-19
October 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Dockets #1777-1782 is $4.6M in “Federal FY26 Title III-C Nutrition Services Program Grant” for @agestrong.boston.gov:
#1777 - $2,316,369.00 p. 8-9
#1778 - $1,067,829.00 p. 10-11
#1779 - $540,791.00 p. 12-13
#1780 - $470,366.00 p. 14-15
#1781 - $177,619.00 p. 16-17
#1782 - $84,002.00 p. 18-19
#1777 - $2,316,369.00 p. 8-9
#1778 - $1,067,829.00 p. 10-11
#1779 - $540,791.00 p. 12-13
#1780 - $470,366.00 p. 14-15
#1781 - $177,619.00 p. 16-17
#1782 - $84,002.00 p. 18-19