Somerville City Council
Somerville passes body camera policy after contentious vote
In the end, Somerville city councillors decided to take the money. After years of back and forth on having the city’s police wear body cameras, much of which was driven by the city’s repeated failures to create a civilian oversight commission and a robust policy, the city council accepted yet another promise to create that […]
Somerville City Council passes resolutions to recognize new union, strengthen sanctuary city protections
Nearly a week after layoffs roiled city hall, the Somerville City Council passed resolutions to recognize the new Somerville Workers United (SWU) union and strengthen sanctuary city protections, among other business. Read more Encouraged by climate change innovation funding The SWU vote was the first of three resolutions at the council’s May 28 meeting addressing […]