04 Feb 2024

Accessory Dwelling Units at the Housing Advisory Board and Using Data to Support Pro-Housing Activism

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We want to start this week's newsletter recognizing Black History Month by pointing to a piece from the White House's Council of Economic Advisory - Exclusionary Zoning: Its Effect on Racial Discrimination in the Housing Market. We've learned from scholars like Richard Rothstein and Amy Dain, among many others, that housing and zoning policy have long been used to segregate by…
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28 Jan 2024

Ask the Select Board to Fund the Brookline CDC’s Rental Assistance Program, Meeting with Senator Creem with GBIO

Action Items, Events, News Archive
This week there has been a great deal of coverage on the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies' "America's Rental Housing 2024" report (including CBS, NYT, NPR). It's worth a review. And as prominent housing finance and urbanism scholar Dan Immergluck highlighted on Bluesky, while folks are focused on middle income households paying more than 30% of their income on…
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21 Jan 2024

Meeting with Senator Creem with GBIO, Brookline Meetings We’re Following, and Learning About Missing Middle Housing

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Hope everyone has been able to stay warm this weekend. Let’s dive right in. Join Greater Boston Interfaith Organization (GBIO) for a meeting with Senator Cynthia Creem and Reps. Kay Khan, Ruth Balser, and Alice Peisch Mark your calendars for an in-district meeting with Senator Cynthia Creem and Reps. Kay Khan, Ruth Balser, and Alice Peisch hosted by our friends…
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14 Jan 2024

Two Family Zoning, Support the Governor’s Affordable Homes Act with AHMA and GBIO, and Parking Reform with Brookings Metro

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We want to start with a reminder to take some time this weekend to consider the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., and his tireless dedication to not only civil rights, but for economic and social justice in all aspects of life. Here’s King on Black economic empowerment. And here on war and peace. As we think about how we want to…
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01 Jan 2024

Carrying 2023’s Momentum into 2024!

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As we look to 2024, we want to first call out some of 2023’s highlights: Your advocacy was vital to Town Meeting’s passing zoning changes that will enable approximately 900 new apartments near transit and make sure Brookline meaningfully complies with the MBTA-CA. In May, we elected 26 new pro-housing candidates to Town Meeting, and re-elected all 26 of our…
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17 Dec 2023

FINAL REMINDER: B4E+YIB Holiday Open House Monday!

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It’s still not too late to register here for the Fabulous Brookline for Everyone + Yes! In Brookline Holiday Open House on Monday, December 18, from 6:30-9:00 pm in the Parlour Room at the United Parish in Brookline, located at 15 Marion Street near Coolidge Corner. We have lots to celebrate, including B4E’s winning slate in last May’s Town elections and the Yes! in…
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10 Dec 2023

B4E+YIB Holiday Open House and this Week’s Meetings

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We start out today with a Hearty Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate -- may the light continue to increase! Before we get to anything else, please check your calendar and then sign up here for the  Fabulous Brookline for Everyone + Yes! In Brookline Holiday Open House on Monday, December 18, from 6:30-9:00 pm (location near Coolidge Corner). We have lots to…
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03 Dec 2023

B4E + YIB Holiday Open House, Brookline Holiday Toy Drive, and this Week’s Meetings and Events

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Greetings everyone, and happy December! It is a busy month with Chanukah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, New Year’s Eve, and lots of parties, so before we get to the week ahead, we are delighted to announce the Fabulous Brookline for Everyone + Yes! In Brookline Holiday Open House in two weeks on Monday, December 18, from 6:30-9:00 pm (location near Coolidge Corner). We have…
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19 Nov 2023

Town Meeting Recap + Happy Thanksgiving

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Greetings everyone, For those who didn’t see our “Special Edition” on Wednesday, let’s repeat the big news: Town Meeting passed meaningful MBTA-CA compliance, including both the “M+ Plan” and the “Harvard Street Rezoning” by the overwhelming margin of 207-33. There has been lots of positive coverage you can review, including in The Boston Globe, Brookline.News, and WBUR. It’s exciting to…
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