As the Boston City Council votes on Mayor Michelle Wu's rent control proposal, could Somerville be next to take action?
WBUR’s Amy Sokolow reports that Somerville is also planning to move forward with a rent control home rule petition this year. City Councilor Ben Ewen-Campen says he is hearing “constantly” from constituents who are being pushed out of the city by rent increases. “This has been happening for years, but since the Green Line came in, it’s been an explosion,” said Ewen-Campen.
. While Ewen-Campen noted it was too early to get into specific details, he said it’s important that they draft a policy that protects tenants from rent gouging and also has a chance of getting through the State House. Ewen-Campen isRemember — whether it’s Boston, Somerville or any other of the state’s 351 cities and towns — Massachusetts’ statewide ban on rent control means these home rule petitions also need approval from both chambers of the State House and Gov. Maura Healey.
to conduct a full review of the state’s roads, bridges and public transit systems. The newly created position — a core piece of — is intended to “ensure people’s confidence in the safety and reliability of public transit,” Healey told reporters at the State House on Tuesday.
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