Mayor, City of Boston. Tweets by staff with tweets from the Mayor signed MJW. For updates on COVID-19 in Boston, visit https://t.co/ixT31m8y0U or call 3-1-1.
Jun 12, 2020 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
I can also announce steps we are taking in the FY2021 budget to further ground public safety in community health and wellbeing. I am proposing to reallocate 20%, or $12 million, from the @BostonPolice’s overtime budget.
✔️The initial $3 million to implement our Public Health declaration.
Apr 8, 2020 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
We're at the beginning stages of a surge in #COVID19 cases. That’s why we’ve spent the last several weeks preparing for how to protect and care for all our residents, especially our homeless population.
Here is a breakdown of the over 1,000 beds for homeless individuals we've added so far. ⬇️
Mar 15, 2020 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Effective immediately until further notice, restaurants, bar rooms and nightclubs are required to reduce capacity by 50%, remove tables and chairs to reflect that reduced capacity, follow the guidelines around social distancing and no lines outside.
Hours will be reduced to close at 11 p.m. If violated, you will be shut down for 30 days. This applies to anyone with a CV license. Additionally, beer gardens will not be opening until this public health crisis is over.
Mar 15, 2020 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
Effective today, we are declaring a Public Health Emergency in the @CityofBoston.
The work to make this decision began last week, as part of our planning to support students who are out of school. But it also goes beyond that, to the larger situation at hand.
