Recent coverage of the May 22nd Boston City Council District 7 and At-Large Candidate Forums has spotlighted affordable housing as the primary issue of the 2025 municipal election season. Nicole Abrams, writing for The Flipside, points out that “a majority of candidates said they would support a statewide campaign to allow local municipalities to institute rent control and support the city’s current requirement that 20% of new units be made affordable.”
Ward 4 secretary Jonathan Cohn is quoted in the article, expressing his appreciation that the candidates in both the D7 and At-Large Forums cited specific policies in their answers. Housing affordability is “felt especially strongly, knowing that District 7 has a very high renter population, as well as, given a lot of new development, there being some people experiencing higher rents.”
In regard to their views on rental control, Jonathan points to an “ideological split among candidates where candidates that were pitching themselves more conservative were opposed, whereas candidates who were presenting themselves as more progressive were supportive.”
In all, Jonathan adds, the forums bring to light the critical disagreements between candidates. “Voters need that in order to make an educated decision in September and November…”
The Boston Ward 4 Democratic Committee was a co-sponsor of the May 22nd forums.
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Photo: Flipside News
