News

There’s lots of excitement across the country -- and in Brookline -- as the (partial) Solar Eclipse approaches Monday afternoon, starting at 2:16 pm, with maximum coverage (93%) at 3:30 pm. Amazingly, it looks like we will have a sunny day here in Brookline, and many of us will be gathering in Larz Anderson Park for the viewing. You can…

This past Thursday, Brookline for Everyone was delighted to release our endorsements (which you can find on our website here) for the upcoming May 7, 2024 Town Election. For the Select Board, Brookline for Everyone has enthusiastically endorsed Alec Lebovitz, currently a Town Meeting Member from Precinct 8 who has shown a commitment to affordability, housing abundance, equity, climate sustainability,…

Let's start with some very good news this week: 50 very affordable, income-restricted rental apartments will soon be available in Brookline! Known as Puddingstone at Chestnut Hill, these are part of a brand-new 250-unit Chapter 40B development at Hancock Village, and include 8 units for households with incomes up to 30% of area median income (AMI) and 42 units at up to…

Thank you to all of you who heard our call and have stepped up as a candidate for Town Meeting! Remember, the deadline to submit your petition to the Town Clerk is this Tuesday at 5:00 PM. If you need help collecting your signatures, or with anything else, please contact us right away at BrooklineForEveryone@gmail.com. It will be a busy campaign…

Greetings, we hope you all remembered to set your clocks ahead last night and survived the time change. It’s another sign that Spring really is around the corner, and we are looking forward to enjoying the evening light as we keep getting more daylight every day. Let’s start out with a shout out and big THANK YOU to everyone who…

Greetings, and welcome to “Meteorological Spring”! Yes, that is a real thing which I just learned about this year. While “Astronomical Spring” (based on the vernal equinox) doesn’t start this year until March 19, apparently meteorologists (and isn’t the weather what we REALLY care about) have decided on a different scheme, and consider March/April/May as “Spring.” Makes sense to me;…

Greetings, we hope you had a good weekend. Congratulations to all the parents who survived (and maybe even enjoyed?) Brookline’s School Vacation Week. We want to start with a reminder that early voting for the Presidential primary is underway in Brookline. You can vote at Town Hall this week, Monday through Thursday, 8am to 5pm, and Friday 8am to 12:30pm.…

We hope everyone has been enjoying the long President’s Day weekend, and if school break is relevant to your household, that it’s off to a great start as well. It’s a relatively quiet week in Town, as folks continue preparing their May election campaigns and the Town’s annual budget season formally kicks off on Tuesday. Brookline Town Board and Commission…

Yes, this newsletter is supposed to be about Brookline and housing, but it’s hard to ignore Super Bowl LVIII (that’s 58, for those who are a little rusty on their Roman numerals), which may become the most watched Super Bowl and television event ever.  Personally, I’m not a Swiftie or much of an NFL fan, but all the hoopla is…

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…