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  • 2026-1601 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced August 24, 2026

    Explore Raising CPA Funds for Affordable Housing

    This matter asks the City Council to hold a hearing on increasing the percentage of Community Preservation Act funds devoted to affordable housing.

    updated August 27, 2026

  • 2026-1339 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced July 6, 2026

    Hold hearing on housing voucher discrimination in Boston

    This matter requests a hearing by the City Council committee on civil rights, racial equity, and immigrant advancement to examine housing voucher discrimination and fair housing civil rights enforcement in Boston.

    updated July 24, 2026

  • 2026-0347 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced February 9, 2026

    Explore protections for housing voucher holders in Boston

    The City Council referred an order to hold a hearing on February 11, 2026 to explore programs the City could establish to prevent illegal discrimination against prospective tenants using Housing Choice Vouchers.

    updated July 6, 2026

  • 2026-1241 · Request for a public hearing · Roxbury · Introduced June 22, 2026

    Hold a hearing on waste facilities and environmental justice

    The matter requests a City Council hearing to examine the siting and regulation of trash transfer stations and waste handling facilities, as well as illegal dumping and their environmental justice and fair housing impacts in residential and mixed-use neighborhoods.

    updated June 26, 2026

  • 2026-0934 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced May 4, 2026

    Hold hearing on HUD immigration rules for subsidized housing

    The City Council referred an order for a hearing to examine potential effects of HUD immigration-related eligibility changes on subsidized housing in Boston.

    updated May 7, 2026

  • 2026-0933 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced May 4, 2026

    Hold Hearing on Transitional Housing Siting Notice

    The City Council has introduced an order to hold a hearing examining notice, community engagement, and equity in siting Transitional Housing and related Continuum of Care programs in Boston.

    updated May 7, 2026

  • 2026-0695 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced March 27, 2026

    Schedule hearing on updated fair housing plan

    The Council ordered a hearing to review the city’s updated Assessment of Fair Housing plan and discuss how fair housing testing will be conducted.

    updated April 2, 2026

  • 2026-0586 · Request for a public hearing · Back Bay and Roslindale · Introduced March 13, 2026

    Hold hearing on Boston property tax assessments discrepancies

    This matter orders a hearing to review discrepancies between market values and tax assessed values for Boston’s residential properties and to evaluate current assessment practices.

    updated March 24, 2026

  • 2026-0295 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced February 2, 2026

    Hold Hearing on Anti-Displacement in AOP

    This matter, a City Council hearing order, requests a hearing on the state of anti-displacement as it relates to Boston’s Acquisition Opportunity Program (AOP).

    updated March 2, 2026

  • 2026-0177 · Request for a public hearing · South End and Roxbury · Introduced January 23, 2026

    Hold Mass & Cass safety hearing on quality of life

    This matter would hold a City Council hearing on public safety and quality-of-life concerns at Mass & Cass and surrounding neighborhoods.

    updated March 2, 2026

  • 2026-0396 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced February 9, 2026

    Hold hearing to create more SRO housing in Boston

    The matter requests a City Council hearing to explore policies that would make it easier to create additional Single Room Occupancy units in Boston.

    updated February 26, 2026

  • 2026-0395 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced February 9, 2026

    Hear Boston to Legalize Accessory Dwelling Units Citywide

    This matter would hold a City Council hearing to explore legalizing by-right Accessory Dwelling Units in every Boston neighborhood.

    updated February 26, 2026

  • 2026-0338 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced February 9, 2026

    Hold hearing on property tax relief for long-term residents

    A City Council hearing is planned to discuss property tax relief options for Boston homeowners who have lived in their homes for 20 years or more, including senior residents and essential municipal employees.

    updated February 22, 2026

  • 2026-0348 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced February 9, 2026

    Schedule a hearing on LGBTQIA+ youth homelessness

    This resident-facing enrichment summarizes a City Council hearing order referred on February 11, 2026.

    updated February 12, 2026

  • 2026-0345 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced February 9, 2026

    Hold public hearing on shifting residential uses to allowed where appropriate

    The matter, a Council Hearing Order introduced February 9, 2026, asks the City Council to convene a hearing to explore amending the Boston Zoning Code so that residential uses would move from conditional or forbidden to allowed or conditional where appropriate.

    updated February 12, 2026