City Services & Innovation Technology on November 20, 2025 at 2:00pm

Boston City Council Committee on City Services and Innovation Technology · November 20, 2025

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Chair Enrique Pepin opened the hearing, stated the date/time, explained it was being recorded and livestreamed, provided the committee email for written comments, and announced public testimony will be taken at the end of the hearing. Docket number 1791 (publicly owned grocery stores and food insecurity) was read.

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Boston City Council Committee on City Services and Innovation Technology held a hearing (docket 1791) on Nov. 20 to examine the role of publicly owned grocery stores and other city strategies to address food insecurity amid recent SNAP changes. City staff, unions, community grocers and advocates discussed data, pilots and operational challenges and called for further study and coordinated actions.

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