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Request for a public hearing

Hold hearing to examine independent restaurants challenges in Boston

Last activity August 27, 2026 (23 days ago)

  1. Introduced

    August 24, 2026

  2. In committee

    The committee decides whether to send it to the full council.

  3. Council vote

  4. Adopted

The City Council ordered a hearing to examine the challenges facing independent restaurant operators in Boston. The hearing, to be held by the Committee on Labor and Economic Development, will invite parties such as the Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion and the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission to participate and share ideas for supporting local eateries.

Affects independent restaurant operators

In Roxbury , Dorchester and Mattapan

Filed by Henry Santana, Enrique Pepén, Erin Murphy, Ruthzee Louijeune, Ed Flynn, John FitzGerald, Miniard Culpepper, Gabriela Coletta Zapata, Liz Breadon, and Brian Worrell

Now with the Committee on Labor and Economic Development

About Small Business & Licensing

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Official title

Order for a hearing to examine the challenges facing independent restaurant operators in Boston.

Timeline

  1. August 26, 2026

    Referred to

    City Council

    Referred to the Committee on Labor and Economic Development.

    Watch the meeting City video Minutes, August 26, 2026