Local News: Boston City Council Race, Subletters' Legal Limbo And Work After The Pandemic

Virus Outbreak Evictions — Tenants' rights advocates march to the JFK federal building, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, in Boston. The protest was part of a national day of action calling on the incoming Biden administration to extend the eviction moratorium initiated in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

February 26, 2021

Updated August 07, 2023

With several Boston city councilors eyeing the mayor’s office, contenders are gathering support to fill their soon-to-be-empty seats. Plus, as the April deadline of the CDC’s eviction moratorium closes in, subletters find themselves stuck in the legal margins. And Gov. Baker’s administration plans a study to re-imagine work after the pandemic.

Those stories and more in our Local News Roundtable.

Guests:
Gin Dumcius - digital editor for the Boston Business Journal.

Seth Daniel - senior reporter with the Independent News Group, which includes the Chelsea Record and Revere Journal.

Sue O'Connell - political commentator for NECN and co-publisher of Bay Windows and South End News.