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Daniel Lander
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Currently: Boston City Hall for Mayor Wu; Always: Team Warren
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This is crazy! we've made so much progress on cleaning up the Charles -- it's not the time to go backwards
October 30, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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streets.boston.gov
“Now I can see the world again.”

Steven Leonard has been housebound since 2010, since a bad back surgery left him unable to walk. Then his wife, Muriel, found out about the City of Boston's E-Bike Incentive Program.
September 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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wutrain.bsky.social
We created Boston Family Days to guarantee every kid growing up in Boston can bring their family to museums/aquarium/zoo for free. 65,000+ free visits so far!

Now we’ve added free performing arts access so our students are at every major stage in our city. Thank you to all our amazing partners!
Free museum days program for Boston students expands to include performing arts
Boston students can now score free tickets to the Boston Ballet, Boston Symphony Orchestra, and other performing art institutions.
www.boston.com
September 26, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Building *slows* gentrification; and *not* building makes it much worse: "The findings suggest that not allowing more homes to be built—even for high-income residents—pushes up all rents, making it harder for low-income tenants to remain in their neighborhoods." -- www.pew.org/en/research-...
New Housing Slows Rent Growth Most for Older, More Affordable Units
The nationwide housing shortage has driven rents up more in low-income neighborhoods than in the U.S. overall, but in areas that have recently added large amounts of housing, rents have fallen the mos...
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August 1, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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oeoi.boston.gov
Mayor Michelle Wu and the Office of Nightlife Economy are excited to launch Boston’s new Late Night Food Truck Program. 🎉

Food trucks can apply to serve at sites across the city near hospitals, music venues and more.

Sign up by June 4 to enter the June 6 site lottery: boston.gov/late-food-truck
June 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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mayorwu.boston.gov
Climate Tech was back on City Hall Plaza today. ☀️⚡

40+ companies from Boston and beyond came together to demo the latest in climate action technology. Boston’s innovators are working to strengthen climate resilience and help boost clean energy in our city and we are proud to partner with them!
Climate Tech on the Plaza event attendees standing for a photo with Mayor Wu. Climate Tech on the Plaza event attendees observing technologies. Climate Tech on the Plaza event attendees observing technologies.
April 30, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Thank you @bostonglobe.com for running our #EarthDay op-ed... yes we CAN eliminate sewage discharges into the #CharlesRiver! 🌎🌊🐟🏊

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/22/o...
A swimmable Charles River? It’s possible. - The Boston Globe
The city takes pride in the tremendous progress it has made since the Standells first sang “Dirty Water.” But the job is not done.
www.bostonglobe.com
April 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Sick of tariff news? Try this: Massachusetts is part of a small group of states that still ban happy hour. One Cape Cod senator thinks that 40 years has gone too long #mapoli
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Happy Hour Might Be Coming Back to Massachusetts
Massachusetts is one of only a handful of states that prohibits restaurants from offering happy hour drink specials to lure in customers. State Senator Julian Cyr is on a mission to change that.
www.bloomberg.com
April 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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mayorwu.boston.gov
With this victory in court, Boston’s student athletes are getting the state-of-the-art, year-round home that they deserve. #WhiteStadium
April 3, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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#Boston council approves rules to curb food-delivery mayhem on the streets - and sidewalks
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Boston council approves rules to curb food-delivery mayhem on the streets - and sidewalks
The Boston City Council today approved a measure to end mayhem in the streets and on sidewalks of hellbent delivery drivers wreaking havoc in their rush to deliver as many meals as they can. Read more...
www.universalhub.com
April 2, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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@mayorwu.boston.gov laid out a powerful vision for Boston—one that meets this moment with urgency & empathy.

From addressing our housing crisis to strengthening our schools, she’s building a vibrant, inclusive city for everyone.

Grateful for her partnership. This moment requires it.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu smiles at the podium during her State of the City Address. She is wearing green standing in front of a blue backdrop and there is a city of Boston seal on the wooden podium.
March 20, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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Making Boston a home for everyone means being the best city for families. Through Boston Family Days, every student & family living in Boston gets free admission to leading museums, aquarium, zoo, & now performing arts + historical sites too!
wbur.org WBUR @wbur.org · Mar 19
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu will announce at tonight's State of the City address that she'll be expanding her arts program, Boston Family Days, to include free performances at seven of the city's performing arts institutions:
Free tickets drop for Boston kids as performance arts venues join city program
Mayor Wu is announcing that families will have access to free performances at seven of the city’s performing arts institutions including the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Ballet and the Huntin...
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March 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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31 Milk Street is the latest building to apply to take part in the City of Boston's office to residential conversion program. If approved, the 11-story office building would be converted into 110 units of rental housing (20% Affordable).
March 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Madison Park High School opens up new career paths for students through its Career Exploration Initiative, including three career days in February, guest speakers slated in March, and field trips in April. www.dotnews.com/2025/madison...
Students at Madison Park Technical Vocational High School in Roxbury took a selfie with Mayor Wu during her visit to the school on Feb. 11, 2025 for a career day event. Photo courtesy Mayor’s Office/Isabel Leon
March 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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wutrain.bsky.social
The solution to homelessness is a home. Proud of all the partnership & persistence across City, State & community to make today’s ribbon cutting possible!
New Jamaica Plain housing project supports people coming out of homelessness
Largest permanent supportive housing project in Boston comes online.
www.wgbh.org
March 13, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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Boston doesn’t listen to kings.
March 5, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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mayorwu.boston.gov
If Republicans in Congress want to help make our country safe, I have some ideas for them.
March 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Shame on Tom Homan for lying about the City of Boston.
March 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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mayorwu.boston.gov
To every one of my neighbors back in Boston, know this: You belong here. This is your home. Boston es tu hogar. Boston se lakay ou. 這是你的家.

This is our city.

We are the safest major city in the nation because we are safe for everyone.

#Boston #Congress #CongressionalHearing #Immigration
Mayor Michelle Wu's Opening Statement to the United States House Committee on Oversight
YouTube video by City of Boston
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March 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu struck a defiant tone in her prepared remarks for a House hearing on immigration enforcement, defending the city’s approach and criticizing the Trump administration’s push to deport undocumented immigrants.

Follow live updates: trib.al/3dfcDru
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu looks on before a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on sanctuary cities' policies at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C. A quote on the card from Wu reads: “This federal administration is making hard-working, tax-paying, God-fearing people afraid to live their lives. A city that’s scared is not a city that’s safe. A land ruled by fear is not the land of the free.” Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty
March 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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"We have full faith and confidence that Mayor Wu will tell Congress—and everyone else who tunes in next week – that maybe the feds should take a page out of our playbook: Here in the Hub of the Universe, we’re doing just fine without your “help.”" @dotnews.bsky.social @wutrain.bsky.social #Boston
Editorial: Give ’em hell, Michelle | Dorchester Reporter
Mayor Wu addressed questions from the press after a meeting with Boston faith leaders on Feb. 25, 2025. Photo by Isabel Leon/Mayor's Office Mayor Wu is going to Washington next Wednesday for a House O...
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February 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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boston.gov
Help us plan new Bluebikes stations! Join us for one of our open houses to learn more:

2/25: Allston/Brighton
3/4: Fenway/Kenmore
3/6: Virtual open house

boston.gov/bike-share-expansion
A graphic featuring illustrations of 3 bike riders. Text reads: "Help us plan new Bluebikes stations. We're adding to our public bike share system in every Boston neighborhood. In the current phase, we are focusing on Allston, Brighton, Fenway/Kenmore, and Mission Hill - we need your help choosing the best spots. Join us for an open house to learn more! Tuesday, March 4, 6 - 7:30 p.m. | Fenway Community Center Thursday, March 6, 6 - 7:30 p.m. | Virtual - bit.ly/expansion-march Boston.gov/bike-share-expansion" The City of Boston logo is at the bottom of the graphic.
February 22, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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The City of Boston is leading 40+ mayors, cities, and counties in an amicus brief against the Trump Administration's drastic and illegal cuts to federal research funding—cuts that will lead to immediate job losses nationwide.
COALITION OF MAYORS ACROSS U.S. FILE AMICUS BRIEF IN OPPOSITION TO TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S DRASTIC CUTS TO FEDERAL RESEARCH FUNDING Led by the City of Boston, MA, City of Cleveland, OH, the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, TN, the Mayor of Gainesville, FL, and the Mayor of Salt Lake City, UT, over 40 mayors, cities, and counties argue that NIH cuts will cause job losses, economic disruption, and undermine U.S. competitiveness BOSTON - Thursday, February 20, 2025 - Late yesterday, Mayor Michelle Wu co-led a coalition of Mayors from across the United States in writing and filing an amicus brief in federal district court in Boston to stop the Trump Administration's drastic and illegal cuts to federal research funding and immediate job losses in cities nationwide. Over 40 mayors, cities, and counties from across the country joined the brief. These cities are home to universities and hospitals that employ hundreds of thousands of Americans in cutting edge medical and scientific research, and the federally-funded research in these communities has made the United States the global leader in scientific discovery. The brief seeks a temporary restraining order against the Trump Administration, alongside the research universities, medical schools, hospitals, and 22 states that are plaintiffs in the three cases filed last week in federal district court. “For decades, Congress has made a clear choice to use federally-funded research to invest in cities, build a broadly-distributed infrastructure for scientific discovery, create jobs, and drive economic growth in communities across the United States,” said Mayor Michelle Wu. “We join with cities across the country – in red states, purple states, and blue states – to stop this illegal action that will cause layoffs, lab closures, and undermine scientific progress in American cities. I thank Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell for her leadership on behalf of the research institutions of Boston.” This amicus brief is in response to the abrupt February 7, 2025 announcement by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) of an immediate reduction in funding for scientific and medical research institutions across the country. Under the NIH’s new policy, which temporarily went into effect on Monday, February 10, payments for indirect costs reimbursed to research universities would be capped at 15%, down from 30-70%. The brief makes clear that NIH funding cuts would devastate research institutions in cities across the county, cause job losses, create severe economic disruption, and undermine a critical pillar of strength and civic pride in cities across the United States. The cuts would also undermine critical medical and scientific research that residents are counting on, including cancer, diabetes, and heart disease, and jeopardize the cities’ and country’s position of global leadership on scientific advancement. “The Gainesville community depends on this highly efficient, dependable investment of our tax dollars back into our city’s innovation economy,” said Harvey L. Ward, Mayor, City of Gainesville, Florida. “I’m glad to join other mayors in highlighting the vital role NIH funding plays in the lives of everyday hardworking American families.” “The breadth and diversity of this coalition highlights the devastating and widespread impact of these NIH funding changes, from Alzheimer’s research to cancer clinical trials,” said Jill Habig, Founder and CEO of Public Rights Project. “We’re proud to partner with mayors, cities, and counties in opposing this threat to critical federal funding and the health and vitality of our communities.” On Monday, February 10th, twenty two states and associations of medical schools, hospitals, and universities, filed three related cases, and secured a temporary restraining order preventing the Trump Administration from slashing the reimbursement rates. That initial order will be revisited this week in a hearing scheduled for Feb. 21. The Public Rights Project served as amici counsel. The full list of mayors, cities and counties who joined the brief is below. Local Governments and Mayors City of Boston, Massachusetts City of Cleveland, Ohio Harvey L. Ward, Mayor, City of Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee Erin Mendenhall, Mayor, City of Salt Lake City, Utah City of Alameda, California City of Albuquerque, New Mexico Allegheny County, Pennsylvania City of Baltimore, Maryland Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, Mayor, City of Burlington, Vermont Township of Canton, Michigan Town of Chapel Hill, North Carolina City of Chicago, Illinois Sandra Welch, Mayor, City of Coconut Creek, Florida City of Columbus, Ohio City of Easthampton, Massachusetts Daniel Biss, Mayor, City of Evanston, Illinois City of Fairfax, Virginia Harris County, Texas Ravinder S. Bhalla, Mayor, City of Hoboken, New Jersey Quinton Lucas, Mayor, Kansas City, Missouri Indya Kincannon, Mayor, City of Knoxville, Tennessee City of Madison, Wisconsin Jeff Silvestrini, Mayor, City of Millcreek, Utah Anissa Welch, Mayor, City of Milton, Wisconsin Montgomery County, Maryland City of New Haven, Connecticut Dontae Payne, Mayor, City of Olympia, Washington Adrian O. Mapp, Mayor, City of Plainfield, New Jersey Sue Noack, Mayor, City of Pleasant Hill, California City of Pittsburgh and Ed Gainey, Mayor, City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania City of Providence, Rhode Island John Clark, Mayor, Town of Ridgway, Colorado City of Rochester, New York City of Sacramento, California City and County of San Francisco, California City of Santa Monica, California Constantine H. Kutteh, Mayor, City of Statesville, North Carolina Lisa Brown, Mayor, City of Spokane, Washington Tishaura O. Jones, Mayor, City of St. Louis, Missouri City of St. Paul, Minnesota Dennis R. McBride, Mayor, City of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
February 20, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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Cambridge, Mass has passed the largest upzoning of any city in the US, allowing 6 stories citywide
burhanazeem.bsky.social Cllr. Burhan Azeem @burhanazeem.bsky.social · Feb 11
I can’t believe it - after years of advocacy, exclusionary zoning has ended in Cambridge.

We just passed the single most comprehensive rezoning in the US—legalizing multifamily housing up to 6 stories citywide in a Paris style

Here’s the details 🧵
February 11, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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This week, @mayorwu.boston.gov proposed commonsense rules to make food delivery safer in Boston. Predictably, the industry pushed back saying it will increase costs for consumers. This is an admission of guilt. www.wcvb.com/article/bost...
Boston mayor proposes new rules for food delivery apps
Mayor Wu's proposed ordinance requires delivery apps like DoorDash, UberEats and GrubHub to obtain permits to work in the city.
www.wcvb.com
February 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM