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Somerville’s mayor is forcing a special council meeting to vote on body-worn cameras

by Chris Dwan July 27, 2026

We will never know what we might have accomplished in the first part of 2026 had the mayor read the room and set aside the issue of body-worn cameras for police.

NEWS

Political notes: Boston mayor kicks off Cambridge canvass; McLaughlin’s ‘Good Will’ ad

by Marc Levy July 22, 2026

Michelle Wu makes it across the river for Daniel Lander, her former aide, and there's candidate news about Matt McLaughlin, Christine Barber, Will Brownsberger, Mike Connolly, Ben Ewen-Campen and Will Mbah.

NEWS

With a deadline near on a grant for body-worn police cameras, Somerville’s mayor calls council back for a hearing

by Marc Levy July 16, 2026

There’s a summer deadline on whether to equip Somerville police with body-worn cameras, an issue bouncing around council and committee meetings for months.

OPINION

A long meeting of Somerville’s City Council on police cameras, Inner Belt development and Disability Pride

by Chris Dwan July 13, 2026

The Somerville City Council had another exhausting meeting last week – a total of more than five grueling hours covering a variety of topics.

NEWS

Citing budget cuts and no action on oversight, a Somerville committee goes 4-1 against officer cameras (corrected)

by Marc Levy July 7, 2026

The possibility of body-worn cameras on Somerville police officers isn’t so much working its way forward as it is lurching toward a decision a little backward and upside-down.

OPINION

Somerville’s budget (2026 edition): Wrapping up a season with symbolic resolutions and symbolic ‘no’ votes

by Chris Dwan June 29, 2026

After approving a horribly constrained $394 million budget, the council went on to dish out a bit over $12 million in “free cash.”

OPINION

Somerville’s budget details (2026 edition): It’s Cut Night, when the cuts have been coming for months

by Chris Dwan June 23, 2026

With “cut night” starting at 6 p.m., the end is approaching rapidly for the 2027 fiscal year budget process in Somerville.

NEWS

Ethical procurement policy proposal names Israel and Palestine, and opponents cite antisemitism (updated)

by Marc Levy June 14, 2026

An ordinance calls on the mayor and city staff to stop Somerville from financially supporting apartheid, genocide, unlawful military occupation or war crimes.

OPINION

Somerville’s budget details (2026 edition): School and police budgets offer plenty to puzzle through

by Chris Dwan June 10, 2026

The budget does not account for pending agreements with police unions and includes strong-arm tactics over just $600,000 for the schools.

NEWS

Candidates in three races for state rep in Somerville reject ‘dark money’ donations

by Marc Levy June 8, 2026

An agreement to eschew “dark money” campaign funding is in place for three Somerville state representative races.