The city of Boston is proposing a change that would take the Zoning Board of Appeal (ZBA) out of the cannabis permitting process and leave decisions solely up to the Boston Cannabis Board (BCB). At a meeting on Aug. 29, officials said such a change would create a situation where cannabis would be ‘allowed’ in all districts except residential, as opposed to having it
The race for the City Council’s presidency has typically played out behind closed doors and on councillors’ cell phones. Councillors vote on who gets the job in January, when the 13-member body will have five new members. But one former at-large candidate, David Halbert, says it should be a more public process, citing the importance of the position. District 7 Councillor Kim