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SHIRA LAUCHAROEN

MAYOR KATJANA BALLANTYNE RELEASES 100 DAY AGENDA

Addressing the COVID crisis stands as a chief concern (Somerville Wire) – Mayor Katjana Ballantyne announced her 100 Day “Somerville Progress for All” agenda on Jan. 12, outlining her vision “for an administration that is inclusive and transparent, examines every issue through an equity lens, and strives to ensure progress

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SHIRA LAUCHAROEN January 18, 2022
SHIRA LAUCHAROEN

KATJANA BALLANTYNE TO BRING CULTURE OF INCLUSION AS MAYOR

The newly elected leader on a historic turning point in Somerville’s government (Somerville Wire) – Mayor-elect and City Councilor Katjana Ballantyne knows what it means to see things from the other side of the fence. As an orphan born in Greece, she was adopted by a Scottish man and a

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SHIRA LAUCHAROEN November 9, 2021
RAND WILSON

ALL OF THE CANDIDATES IN SOMERVILLE CALL THEMSELVES “PROGRESSIVE”—SO WHO SHOULD I VOTE FOR?

“If we truly want better outcomes, we need to elect people who are committed to being accountable to a grassroots movement”

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RAND WILSON October 29, 2021
KEN BROCINER

OPINION: WHO TO SUPPORT IN THE AT-LARGE RACES?

Ken Brociner offers his take on the candidates running for councilor-at-large

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KEN BROCINER October 23, 2021
SHIRA LAUCHAROEN

SOMERVILLE MEDIA CENTER MAYORAL DEBATE AND COUNCILOR AT LARGE DEBATE

With elections drawing nearer, the candidates face off

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SHIRA LAUCHAROEN October 15, 2021
KEN BROCINER

OPINION: SOMERVILLE’S DSA CANDIDATES AND DEFUNDING THE POLICE

“The last thing we need in the fight against the far-right’s attacks against everything we hold dear is for our fellow progressives to use the kind of rhetoric (like “defund the police”) that reinforces negative stereotypes about Democrats and plays right into the hands of the Republican Party.”

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KEN BROCINER June 24, 2021
KEN BROCINER

Q & A ABOUT DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM IN SOMERVILLE

Ken Brociner responds to Politico headline referring to “socialist takeover”

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KEN BROCINER April 6, 2021
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ERIC TWARDZIK

MASS CRAFT DISTILLERS PETITION FOR “FIGHTING CHANCE” IN COVID ECONOMY

The petition asks officials to consider: excise tax relief for the alcohol used to make hand sanitizer; the ability to sell and ship products directly to consumers within the state; and the ability for bars and restaurants to sell cocktails with takeout food orders. 

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ERIC TWARDZIK April 25, 2020
JASON PRAMAS

PUBLIC BAD. PRIVATE GOOD?

Boston Herald’s attack on MassHousing highlights double standard in American journalism

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JASON PRAMAS February 6, 2019
Tufts students march against tiered housing policy. Photo by Amira Al-Subaey, Tufts class of 2019.
JASON PRAMAS

FAIR HOUSING WHACKED: TUFTS STUDENTS FIGHT ADMIN PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH “CLASSIST” DORM SYSTEM

  More than 200 Tufts University students, faculty, and allies from surrounding communities held a march and demonstration last week to protest a new campus housing policy, according to the Boston Herald. Over the summer, the Tufts administration announced that its annual lottery system for on-campus housing during each academic

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JASON PRAMAS December 5, 2018
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