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Three Key Issues For Boston s Post-Pandemic Future
COVID -19 is a great leveler. In a narrow but profound way, it imposed a life and death challenge on all American cities. But as a glimmer of hope cracks the horizon, it s time to begin looking forward and reengage with problems overshadowed by coronavirus. Here s a look at my view on three of the big problems Boston will face when the pandemic lifts. And they are big problems all sobering illustration of the magnitude of the challenges the next mayor will face. That s what this year s municipal election will be about: Boston s post-pandemic future.
Boston Housing Authority Extends Eviction Moratorium Though March, But Advocates Say Crisis Still Looms
Tenants rights advocates march to the JFK federal building, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, in Boston. The protest was part of a national day of action calling on the incoming Biden administration to extend the eviction moratorium initiated in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Boston Housing Authority has extended its non-essential eviction moratorium through the end of March, but some housing advocates say monthly extensions and legal loopholes doesnât provide enough stability for the cityâs 25,000 public housing residents. Itâs to help all of our public housing residents who may be affected by the pandemic and who are unable to pay rent or get behind. just to make sure that they are safe from losing their homes, Gail Livingston, senior deputy administrator for the Boston Housing Authority.
coronavirus Nov 3, 2020
Several major property owners representing hundreds of thousands of rental units nationwide agreed Monday to pause evictions for failure to pay rent until 2021 and to work with tenants who are struggling amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Greater Boston Real Estate Board announced. By signing the board’s housing stability pledge, property holders and landlords said they would communicate with tenants… Housing Oct 19, 2020
Housing Courts can start accepting new eviction filings Monday as fears mount over mass evictions after Massachusetts’ moratorium expired Saturday. Advocates have been warning of a flood of eviction filings with the end of the moratorium, which was put in place to protect renters during the pandemic and economic downturn. Protesters rallied las week in front of the Boston Housing…
By Bill Wright and Barry Lawton
February 24, 2021
Doris Bunte
Doris Bunte, who died on Feb. 15 at age 87, was a wonderful woman, a magnificent mentor, and a prodigious politician. The word that describes her best is “Mother.” Doris was that, yes, and also a mother, a grandmother, and a great-grandmother. She was also a mother to many more than her biological offspring.
As the first African-American woman elected to the Massachusetts Legislature, she was a political trailblazer who was involved in politics for all of the right reasons: She wanted to use political action to improve the lives and the living conditions of Black people in Boston’s neighborhoods whose needs were, sometimes, overwhelming. She wanted to give Black and Brown people a voice, and a seat, at the tables where political decisions were made at the local, state and federal levels – it was a voice that had rarely been heard in those settings.