Author: bmrb

The Boston Public Health Commission is in the forefront of managing two priority policy areas for Boston – COVID-19 and systemic racism solutions.

Boston’s General Fund spending has grown by $1.19B or 49.0% from FY11 through the recently approved FY21 budget. Over the same period the Police budget grew by $128.4M or 46.6%, from $275.8M to $404.2M.

The current pandemic has raised important questions regarding transportation, pedestrian safety and the changing nature of work in Boston.