Education09/24/2026@CityDesk
Boston School Committee Votes to Close Four Schools and Merge Two
Boston Public SchoolsBruce C. Bolling Municipal Building (Boston Public Schools), 2300, Washington Street, Nubian Square, Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, MA, 02119, United States
Starts 03/20/2025CONFIRMED 91% CONFIDENCE1.5 years agoStated as firm, per Boston Public Schools^[2]' closures page: "March 20, 2025 - Boston School Committee vote on Winter 2025 Closure and Merger Proposals" (GBH: "a 5-1 vote Thursday night").
A 5-1 vote closed Excel High School, Community Academy, Mary Lyon Pilot High School and the Dever Elementary at the end of 2025-26, moving about 1,300 students.
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Elections09/24/2026@PoliticsDesk
Boston Elects Its City Council in the 2027 Municipal Election
Boston City Hall, 1, Congress Street, Government Center/Faneuil Hall, Downtown, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 02201, United StatesCity of Boston
Starts 11/02/2027ESTIMATED 64% CONFIDENCEin 1.1 yearsEstimated: Wikipedia^[1][5] gives the next council election as "November 2027"; Boston's general municipal elections fall on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November (boston.gov^[2][4] results for 2 Nov 2021 and 4 Nov 2025, Wikipedia for 7 Nov 2023), which in 2027 is 2 November.
All 13 Boston City Council seats, nine district and four at-large, are up for their regular two-year election, the first test of the council after Wu's re-election.
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Climate09/24/2026@ClimateDesk
Army Corps Sends Boston's Final Flood-Protection Study to Congress
United States Army Corps of EngineersBoston City Hall, 1, Congress Street, Government Center/Faneuil Hall, Downtown, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 02201, United States
Starts 12/31/2028ESTIMATED 74% CONFIDENCEin 2.3 yearsYear only, per boston.gov^[1][2][3]'s plan summary: "The final version goes to Congress in 2028" - taken as the year's last day; the Mayor's release says the study is "projected to be completed by 2028".
The Army Corps of Engineers expects to finish its Boston coastal flood study and send the final report to Congress in 2028, the step that lets the city seek up to 65% federal funding for about $10 billion of floodwalls, berms and floodgates.
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Music09/24/2026@MusicDesk
Boston Calling Returns After Its 2026 Gap Year
C3 PresentsHarvard Athletic Complex, South Campus Drive, Barry's Corner, Allston, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 02163, United States
06/04/2027 - 06/06/2027SCHEDULED 76% CONFIDENCEin 252 daysGiven as scheduled on the festival's own site: "Boston Calling^[1] Music Festival | Boston, MA | June 4 - 6, 2027 ... SEE YOU IN 2027", matching the organisers' post quoted by Boston.com^[3]: "an exciting return on a new weekend: June 4-6, 2027."
New England's largest music festival comes back to the Harvard Athletic Complex on 4-6 June 2027, a new weekend after years on Memorial Day, having skipped 2026. Mayor Michelle Wu linked the gap year to the strain of Boston's 250th and World Cup events.
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Policy09/24/2026@CityDesk
Boston City Council Passes Wu's $4.9 Billion FY2027 Budget
City of BostonBoston City Hall, 1, Congress Street, Government Center/Faneuil Hall, Downtown, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 02201, United States
06/24/2026 - 06/30/2027CONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE93 days agoStated as firm, per WBUR^[3] (24 Jun 2026): the council "on Wednesday approved a $4.9 billion budget for the fiscal year that starts next week"; the fiscal year runs "July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027" per boston.gov^[1][2]'s budget office.
After a near-rejection, protests and arrests, councillors approved the $4.9 billion operating budget with $11.8 million of amendments, alongside a $4.4 billion five-year capital plan.
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Law09/24/2026@LawDesk
Judge Burroughs Blocks the Revocation of Harvard's Foreign-Student Program
Harvard UniversityMoakley US Courthouse, 1, Courthouse Way, Seaport, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 02210, United States
Starts 06/20/2025CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE1.3 years agoStated as firm, per the order itself (harvard^[3].edu^[1] copy): the header reads "Case 1:25-cv-11472-ADB Document 73 Filed 06/20/25" and "The Court hereby grants Plaintiff's Motion [ECF No. 62] and enters a preliminary injunction".
A federal judge in Boston barred the Trump administration from giving any effect to its 22 May 2025 revocation of Harvard's Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification, keeping Harvard able to enroll international students.
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Transport09/24/2026@CityDesk
BART Board Approves Plan to Close Up to 15 Stations if No New Funding Comes
Bay Area Rapid Transit2150 Webster St, 2150, Webster Street, Financial District, Downtown Oakland, Oakland, Alameda County, California, 94612, United States
Starts 02/26/2026CONFIRMED 81% CONFIDENCE211 days agoStated as done, per bart.gov^[1][2][3]: "On Thursday, Feb. 26, the BART Board of Directors initially approved an Alternative Service Plan outlining specific budget balancing details to solve a $376M deficit".
BART's board initially approved an Alternative Service Plan to close a $376 million deficit if no new money arrives: three lines and 30% higher fares from January 2027 and 1,200 layoffs, then up to 15 stations closed and trains stopping at 9pm.
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Sports09/24/2026@SportDesk
Senate Votes to End Debate on the Protect College Sports Act
United States SenateUnited States Capitol, Washington, DC, United States
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Infrastructure09/24/2026@BuildDesk
Logan Closes Runway 9-27 for 75 Days to Finish Its Overrun Safety Bed
Massachusetts Port AuthorityLogan International Airport, 1, Harborside Drive, East Boston, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 02128, United States
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Massport shut Boston Logan's Runway 9-27 from 31 August 2026 for 75 days to finish an Engineered Material Arresting System, a crushable bed on a deck partly over the harbour that stops planes overrunning Runway 27.
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Elections09/24/2026@CityDesk
San Diego County Votes on Measure A Charter Reform and Term Limits
County of San DiegoSan Diego County Administration Building, Pacific Highway, Harborview, Downtown San Diego, San Diego, California, 92110, United States
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Voters decide whether to add an independent ethics commission, budget analyst and program auditor to the county charter, and let supervisors serve three terms instead of two.
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Policy09/24/2026@CityDesk
Alan Wong Sworn In as the Sunset's Supervisor After the Engardio Recall
City and County of San FranciscoAbraham Lincoln High School, 2162, 24th Avenue, Sunset District, San Francisco, California, 94116, United States
Starts 12/01/2025CONFIRMED 86% CONFIDENCE298 days agoStated as firm, per the Sunset Beacon: "Alan Wong ... was sworn in as D-4 supervisor on Dec. 1 at Abraham Lincoln High School".^[1]
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Economy09/24/2026@CityDesk
San Diego City Council Passes $6.5 Billion Fiscal 2027 Budget
City of San DiegoCity Administration Building, 202 C Street, Core–Columbia, Downtown San Diego, San Diego, California, 92101, United States
06/09/2026 - 06/30/2027CONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE108 days agoStated as firm by NBC 7 ("the San Diego^[2] City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the fiscal year 2026-27 budget during a special session") and the Adopted Budget ("On June 9, 2026, City Council approved the Fiscal Year 2027 Adopted Budget"); the end is the close of fiscal year 2027 on June 30, 2027.
The council unanimously approved a budget closing a $118 million structural deficit, restoring some library and recreation-center hours and most arts funding while keeping the Flock license-plate reader contract.
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Stated as firm, per Boston Public Schools^[1]: "December 17, 2025 - Boston School Committee will vote on the recommendations"; WBUR^[2] reports the 6-1 vote "at a meeting Wednesday evening" (17 December).

Start: Dec 17, 202590% CONFIDENCEfrom the source

Boston School Committee Votes to Close Three More Schools by 2027

A 6-1 vote shuts the Lee Academy Pilot School, Another Course to College and the Community Academy of Science and Health after 2026-27, affecting about 800 students.

Superintendent Mary Skipper presented the long-term facilities recommendations for 2027-28 on 19 November 2025; the committee voted on 17 December^[1]
The 6-1 vote closes the Lee Academy Pilot School in Dorchester and two high schools, Another Course to College in Hyde Park and the Community Academy of Science and Health in Dorchester, by the end of 2026-27^[2]
NBC Boston reports the three schools close on 30 June 2027; about 850 students attend them^[3]
The Henderson becomes a pre-K to 8 school, the Tobin drops grades 7 and 8, and the Russell adds grade 6^[2]
The district expects to save up to about $20 million; the plan aims to cut BPS to 95 buildings by 2030 as enrolment fell from over 56,000 in 2017 to 46,800^[2]
The earlier round's schools - Excel, Mary Lyon Pilot, Community Academy and the Dever - closed on 30 June 2026^[1]

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Stated as firm, per Boston Public Schools: "December 17, 2025 - Boston School Committee will vote on the recommendations"; WBUR^[2] reports the 6-1 vote "at a meeting Wednesday evening" (17 December).
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Boston school committee votes to close 3 additional schools by summer 2027
wbur.org· Published Dec 18, 2025· 20% of score
WBUR's report of the vote: 6-1, the three schools, the grade changes, about 800 students and up to $20 million saved.
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Boston school committee votes to close 3 schools
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NBC Boston on the Wednesday-night 6-1 vote, giving the closing date of June 30, 2027 and about 850 students affected.

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Education09/24/2026@CityDesk
Boston School Committee Votes to Close Four Schools and Merge Two
Boston Public SchoolsBruce C. Bolling Municipal Building (Boston Public Schools), 2300, Washington Street, Nubian Square, Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, MA, 02119, United States
Starts 03/20/2025CONFIRMED 91% CONFIDENCE1.5 years agoStated as firm, per Boston Public Schools^[2]' closures page: "March 20, 2025 - Boston School Committee vote on Winter 2025 Closure and Merger Proposals" (GBH: "a 5-1 vote Thursday night").
A 5-1 vote closed Excel High School, Community Academy, Mary Lyon Pilot High School and the Dever Elementary at the end of 2025-26, moving about 1,300 students.
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Elections09/24/2026@PoliticsDesk
Boston Elects Its City Council in the 2027 Municipal Election
Boston City Hall, 1, Congress Street, Government Center/Faneuil Hall, Downtown, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 02201, United StatesCity of Boston
Starts 11/02/2027ESTIMATED 64% CONFIDENCEin 1.1 yearsEstimated: Wikipedia^[1][5] gives the next council election as "November 2027"; Boston's general municipal elections fall on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November (boston.gov^[2][4] results for 2 Nov 2021 and 4 Nov 2025, Wikipedia for 7 Nov 2023), which in 2027 is 2 November.
All 13 Boston City Council seats, nine district and four at-large, are up for their regular two-year election, the first test of the council after Wu's re-election.
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Climate09/24/2026@ClimateDesk
Army Corps Sends Boston's Final Flood-Protection Study to Congress
United States Army Corps of EngineersBoston City Hall, 1, Congress Street, Government Center/Faneuil Hall, Downtown, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 02201, United States
Starts 12/31/2028ESTIMATED 74% CONFIDENCEin 2.3 yearsYear only, per boston.gov^[1][2][3]'s plan summary: "The final version goes to Congress in 2028" - taken as the year's last day; the Mayor's release says the study is "projected to be completed by 2028".
The Army Corps of Engineers expects to finish its Boston coastal flood study and send the final report to Congress in 2028, the step that lets the city seek up to 65% federal funding for about $10 billion of floodwalls, berms and floodgates.
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Music09/24/2026@MusicDesk
Boston Calling Returns After Its 2026 Gap Year
C3 PresentsHarvard Athletic Complex, South Campus Drive, Barry's Corner, Allston, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 02163, United States
06/04/2027 - 06/06/2027SCHEDULED 76% CONFIDENCEin 252 daysGiven as scheduled on the festival's own site: "Boston Calling^[1] Music Festival | Boston, MA | June 4 - 6, 2027 ... SEE YOU IN 2027", matching the organisers' post quoted by Boston.com^[3]: "an exciting return on a new weekend: June 4-6, 2027."
New England's largest music festival comes back to the Harvard Athletic Complex on 4-6 June 2027, a new weekend after years on Memorial Day, having skipped 2026. Mayor Michelle Wu linked the gap year to the strain of Boston's 250th and World Cup events.
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Policy09/24/2026@CityDesk
Boston City Council Passes Wu's $4.9 Billion FY2027 Budget
City of BostonBoston City Hall, 1, Congress Street, Government Center/Faneuil Hall, Downtown, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 02201, United States
06/24/2026 - 06/30/2027CONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE93 days agoStated as firm, per WBUR^[3] (24 Jun 2026): the council "on Wednesday approved a $4.9 billion budget for the fiscal year that starts next week"; the fiscal year runs "July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027" per boston.gov^[1][2]'s budget office.
After a near-rejection, protests and arrests, councillors approved the $4.9 billion operating budget with $11.8 million of amendments, alongside a $4.4 billion five-year capital plan.
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Law09/24/2026@LawDesk
Judge Burroughs Blocks the Revocation of Harvard's Foreign-Student Program
Harvard UniversityMoakley US Courthouse, 1, Courthouse Way, Seaport, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 02210, United States
Starts 06/20/2025CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE1.3 years agoStated as firm, per the order itself (harvard^[3].edu^[1] copy): the header reads "Case 1:25-cv-11472-ADB Document 73 Filed 06/20/25" and "The Court hereby grants Plaintiff's Motion [ECF No. 62] and enters a preliminary injunction".
A federal judge in Boston barred the Trump administration from giving any effect to its 22 May 2025 revocation of Harvard's Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification, keeping Harvard able to enroll international students.
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Transport09/24/2026@CityDesk
BART Board Approves Plan to Close Up to 15 Stations if No New Funding Comes
Bay Area Rapid Transit2150 Webster St, 2150, Webster Street, Financial District, Downtown Oakland, Oakland, Alameda County, California, 94612, United States
Starts 02/26/2026CONFIRMED 81% CONFIDENCE211 days agoStated as done, per bart.gov^[1][2][3]: "On Thursday, Feb. 26, the BART Board of Directors initially approved an Alternative Service Plan outlining specific budget balancing details to solve a $376M deficit".
BART's board initially approved an Alternative Service Plan to close a $376 million deficit if no new money arrives: three lines and 30% higher fares from January 2027 and 1,200 layoffs, then up to 15 stations closed and trains stopping at 9pm.
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Sports09/24/2026@SportDesk
Senate Votes to End Debate on the Protect College Sports Act
United States SenateUnited States Capitol, Washington, DC, United States
Starts 09/24/2026 2:45PMSCHEDULED 81% CONFIDENCE1 day agoThe Senate^[1][2][3] Daily Press wrap-up for 23 September lists two votes "at 10:45 a.m." on Thursday: "Motion to invoke cloture on Cal. #449, S.4668, Protect College Sports Act of 2026, as amended" and adoption of the Cruz-Cantwell substitute amendment #6776.
At 10:45am ET on 24 September the Senate votes on cloture on S.4668, the Cruz-Cantwell bill that would create a federal NIL right for college athletes and replace the patchwork of state laws, and on adopting the Cruz-Cantwell substitute. A 74-24 vote on 15 September began the bill's consideration.
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Infrastructure09/24/2026@BuildDesk
Logan Closes Runway 9-27 for 75 Days to Finish Its Overrun Safety Bed
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08/31/2026 - 11/13/2026SCHEDULED 77% CONFIDENCE25 days agoScheduled, per Massport^[1][5]: "Runway 9-27 will be closed, with only very limited availability, for 75 days starting August 31", "with work expected to be completed before Thanksgiving" - 75 days ends 13 November.
Massport shut Boston Logan's Runway 9-27 from 31 August 2026 for 75 days to finish an Engineered Material Arresting System, a crushable bed on a deck partly over the harbour that stops planes overrunning Runway 27.
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Elections09/24/2026@CityDesk
San Diego County Votes on Measure A Charter Reform and Term Limits
County of San DiegoSan Diego County Administration Building, Pacific Highway, Harborview, Downtown San Diego, San Diego, California, 92110, United States
Starts 11/03/2026 3:00PMSCHEDULED 84% CONFIDENCEin 39 daysScheduled by Board of Supervisors Ordinance No. 11013: "a special election is hereby called to be consolidated with the statewide general election to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026"; the Registrar's page gives vote-center hours of 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.^[1]
Voters decide whether to add an independent ethics commission, budget analyst and program auditor to the county charter, and let supervisors serve three terms instead of two.
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Policy09/24/2026@CityDesk
Alan Wong Sworn In as the Sunset's Supervisor After the Engardio Recall
City and County of San FranciscoAbraham Lincoln High School, 2162, 24th Avenue, Sunset District, San Francisco, California, 94116, United States
Starts 12/01/2025CONFIRMED 86% CONFIDENCE298 days agoStated as firm, per the Sunset Beacon: "Alan Wong ... was sworn in as D-4 supervisor on Dec. 1 at Abraham Lincoln High School".^[1]
Mayor Daniel Lurie swore in City College trustee Alan Wong as District 4 supervisor at Abraham Lincoln High School, the Sunset's third supervisor since October after his first pick, Beya Alcaraz, resigned a week into the job.
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Economy09/24/2026@CityDesk
San Diego City Council Passes $6.5 Billion Fiscal 2027 Budget
City of San DiegoCity Administration Building, 202 C Street, Core–Columbia, Downtown San Diego, San Diego, California, 92101, United States
06/09/2026 - 06/30/2027CONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE108 days agoStated as firm by NBC 7 ("the San Diego^[2] City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the fiscal year 2026-27 budget during a special session") and the Adopted Budget ("On June 9, 2026, City Council approved the Fiscal Year 2027 Adopted Budget"); the end is the close of fiscal year 2027 on June 30, 2027.
The council unanimously approved a budget closing a $118 million structural deficit, restoring some library and recreation-center hours and most arts funding while keeping the Flock license-plate reader contract.
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