City pension funds under scrutiny
Councilors Lydia Edwards, Michelle Wu and Matt O’Malley co-sponsored the hearing order that was presented and agreed to by city councilors during the weekly midday meeting at City Hall Nov. 7.

Affordable housing inventory released
The inventory, the first ever to be produced, titled “Income-Restricted Housing in Boston,” was issued by the Department of Neighborhood Development (DND) Nov. 8 and shows that almost 20 percent of the city’s housing stock of 282,986 units is income-restricted.

High turnout translates into wins for Democrats
The Democratic surge that swept across the United States last week blew through Massachusetts too. At the national level, Democrats regained control of the House of Representatives. At the local level, the party slightly expanded its supermajority in the Massachusetts Legislature.

Anti-ICE protest calls out DCF in separation case
Siham Byah packed her 8-year-old son Naseem Byah’s lunch, walked with him to school, told him to be a good boy for his teachers and kissed him goodbye. Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017 had begun like any other school day for the Moroccan-born single mother and asylum seeker.

Gov. Baker signs civics education bill
At an unannounced signing in the State House Nov. 8, Baker passed revised civics education measures into law, giving eighthgrade or high school students the opportunity to participate in student-led civics projects and register or pre-register to vote.

Federal government must protect voting rights
The U.S. Constitution grants every citizen the right to vote, but somehow not every state has received the memo. Some state governments have made access to the polls more arduous for Democrats. With the size of support for Republicans withering, the strategy for victory has become to reduce the vote count for Democrats by any means necessary.

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The deadly peril of white privilege
Now how do you explain this? Scott Paul Beierle casually strolls into Hot Yoga Tallahassee in Tallahassee, Florida and just as causally blazes away inside and when the smoke clears, two innocents are dead and a score of others are wounded. Beierle is not gunned down by police but, just as casually, murders himself.

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It’s great. Women are more in touch with caring about society. Hopefully they’ll do something great for people. Something positive and different..

Art project to memorialize lives of slain Rox. women
Between January and May 1979, 11 black women were murdered in Roxbury within several miles of one another. These deaths were unrelated, occurring in varying circumstances by different perpetrators, but the string of violence incensed many, including a local group of black feminists.

Nonprofit bookstore offers youth jobs and bright futures
Last month, More Than Words (MTW), a nonprofit organization that empowers youth through business management, opened its expanded bookstore in the South End. Located at 242 East Berkeley St., the bookstore offers more than 50,000 usedbook titles as well as gifts from other mission-driven businesses and event space.

IBA celebrates 50 years
PHOTO: COURTESY INQUILINOS BORICUAS EN ACCIÓN On Saturday, Nov. 3, Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción (IBA) celebrated its 50th anniversary at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute.

BOSTON SCENES
Nearly 700 people attended the sold-out event. Sponsors and other guests gathered at the Museum of Fine Arts for an evening of food, entertainment, fun, giving, as well as opportunities to click selfies with Common, Tamron Hall, C.T.

The coach in your corner
It’s normal for companies to implement strategic plans to reach specific goals and analyze progress along the way, but can individuals use this tactic to take better control of their lives? Clara Angelina Diaz says yes.

BIZ BITS
Perhaps you’re one of the people who recently enrolled in a health savings account under a qualifying high-deductible health plan, but you’re not exactly sure how it works or how to use it. With these tips and insights, you can reap the most benefit from your health savings account.

Welcome to the Silicon Bayou
Although fintech is thriving today, its fate has been uncertain over the past several years. In the mid- to late-aughts, when peerto-peer lending startups came on the scene and Bitcoin was created, the blending of tech and finance no longer belonged solely to Paypal, and fintech became the cool kid on the block.

AIR SEA LAND
Big business and shiny skyscrapers aren’t the only newcomers to Boston’s rapidly developing Seaport district. “Air Sea Land,” a sculpture installation by Spanish artist Okuda San Miguel now lines Seaport Boulevard, bringing bright colors and organic forms to the neighborhood.

Documentary ‘In Search of Greatness’ explores what makes an athlete great
For years, Emmy-nominated filmmaker Gabe Polsky has been mulling the question, “What makes an athlete great?” It’s this question that’s at the heart of his captivating documentary, “In Search of Greatness,” which takes a look at how athletes unlock their potential and achieve greatness.

Claire Foy shows her versatility as feminist superhero in ‘The Girl in the Spider’s Web’
The late Stieg Larsson (1954- 2004) is best remembered as the author of the millennium trilogy of posthumously-published best sellers, all of which were eventually made into feature films (“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” “The Girl Who Played with Fire” and “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest”).

Surviving in a surrealist canvas
Titled for the Audre Lord poem of the same name, the exhibition explores black female subjectivity and politicization. Using dark tones, doubling and mostly large-scale canvases, Smith illustrates the interior of the black female experience in a beautiful, surrealist manner.