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The Boston City Council is set to turn its attention to scams targeting the elderly in an effort to raise awareness about the instances of fraud.

Daniel Delaney always had a strong desire to work on issues that he saw as important to the Black community. However, he was not always able to make this his number one priority while working for 25 years as the legislative and policy director for the Department of Public Health.

A proposed resolution in the Boston City Council to advise the state to put the city of Boston’s Election Department under receivership following election day issues failed to pass at the body’s Nov. 20 meeting amid concerns that the action was premature.

The passage of new state legislation last month slated 225 new liquor licenses to hit Boston’s streets in the coming years.

City Councilor Brian Worrell last week filed an ordinance that would require the city to review proposed policies with an equity lens to ensure people of color and other historically marginalized groups are not negatively affected.

As drivers sought to head home or to evening activities on June 7, the music and chatter of buskers at Faneuil Hall mixed with the chants of youth activists as protesters shut down the street below City Hall, calling on Mayor Michelle Wu to preserve updates in the city budget that would increase access to youth jobs and housing.

The Boston City Council last week passed a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Israel’s war on Gaza, with 11 members voting in support and two against.

As the new president of the Boston City Council, Ruthzee Louijeune has a lot of things — both big and small — on her mind.

Ruthzee Louijeune, the daughter of Haitian immigrants, was elected Monday by her colleagues as the new president of the Boston City Council.

Opponents voice concern over lack of parental input, limited transportation options

The Boston City Council election was as sleepy as expected for an off-year contest with no mayor on the ballot. Just 19% of registered voters turned out to cast ballots for an eight-way at-large race and six contested district races. But behind those low turnout numbers on Nov. 7 was a quiet battle for the soul of the city.

Today, the African American community lacks what my late dear sister friend Mukiya Baker Gomez would call a “bench,” meaning individuals who are ready to move up and into office and political leadership. We can and must do better.