Boston inaugurated its new City Councilors Monday, marking the first time that the body was both majority-female and majority-people of color, many of whom have expressed big new ideas for the city’s future. The change not only reflected a years-long shift in demographics and political power in Boston, but also illustrated a local electorate looking for new ideas and perspectives on issues ranging from economic inequality and surging housing prices to transportation woes, education access, and more.
New City Council President Kim Janey, newly-elected Fifth Distrcit Coucnilor Ricardo Arroyo and newly-elected at-large Councilor Julia Mejia, who won her race by one vote, joined Jim Braude to talk about what lies ahead for the governing body.
