Usher accepted the lifetime achievement award at the 2024 BET Awards — even if the superstar mused it might be a bit early. The Grammy winner stayed on his feet as a parade of artists performed his hits — Childish Gambino kicked it off with U Don’t Have to Call, joined by Keke Palmer, who took … Read more
The Boston City Council appears to be headed toward a complicated final budget vote Wednesday after failing to achieve the required two-thirds consensus for a straight override of a mayoral veto that fully restored the body’s public safety cuts. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Read original article … Read more
Food delivery drivers on Friday admitted low tips and a lack of transparency from “greedy apps” has pushed them to make reckless decisions on Big Apple roads during a heated City Council hearing on Friday. “We need protection against these greedy apps that care more about their profits than our safety,” Doordash deliveryman Antonio Solis told … Read more
The warmer weather has drawn the crowds back to the city’s open-air drug market at Mass and Cass, which one city councilor says is alarming the community despite the mayor’s insistence that the area is much safer since last year’s tent crackdown. City Councilor Ed Flynn said roughly 70–80 people have been gathering and openly … Read more
A resolution seeking expansion of the mayor’s free museum initiative to all Boston schoolchildren was defeated by the City Council, effectively shutting down a more than three-month push by two councilors that often led to disagreement. The Boston City Council voted, 6-2, with three councilors voting present and two absent, on a resolution filed in February … Read more
The Boston City Council begrudgingly approved the mayor’s $1.5 billion budget for the public school district while citing a litany of concerns over inadequate facilities, underperformance and an ever-growing list of violent incidents. The City Council approved the Boston Public Schools budget via a 10-3 vote Wednesday, after delaying action the prior week, with many … Read more
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said she plans to veto cuts the City Council voted to make to her recommended spending plan for public safety, vowing to “fully” restore funding allocated for the police and fire budgets, the Herald has learned. Wu said she plans to file documents vetoing City Council amendments to her $4.6 billion … Read more
New measures are in the works to solve the city’s housing and office crises — but they depend on whether Mayor Eric Adams has what it takes to push them through the obstructionist City Council. The housing-starved city will need 473,000 new apartments by 2032, according to the Regional Plan Association, but only 11,000 new … Read more
The Boston City Council tentatively approved roughly $465 million for capital improvement initiatives over the objections of one councilor, who criticized the administration for failing to follow through on earmarked projects in prior years. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer … Read more
Opponents of Mayor Sheng Thao filed recall petitions Wednesday that, if verified, could force the progressive mayor into another election less than two years after she took office. The group, which called itself Oakland United to Recall Sheng Thao, submitted what it said were 40,000 signatures in its bid to boot Thao from office. The … Read more
