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As Justin Y. Tseng â22 approaches his senior year, he is embarking on a job search that looks quite different from that of a typical rising senior. In late March, he announced his run for Medford City Council with the goal of serving the town he calls home. As a young candidate with a progressive vision, he said he hopes to address issues such as school funding and housing affordability, as well as serve as the first elected City Council member of color in decades. Tseng, a first-generation Taiwanese American, moved to Medford from Iowa when he was two years old and, since then, has grown up there and attended Medford Public Schools. ....
Wicked Local Somerville and Medford advocates are organizing with legislators and residents across the state to ensure that large nonprofits pay their fair share in taxes. Locals may be familiar with the term PILOT, which stands for payment in lieu of taxes, as Somerville and Medford have negotiated for a PILOT with Tufts University, which some residents don’t believe goes far enough. Right now, Tufts pays $450,000 each to the cities of Somerville and Medford as well as other cash and non-cash community benefits. If Tufts paid the equivalent residential property tax that all other residents pay, Tufts would owe $4.2 million dollars to just Somerville. ....