The spring session at City Hall opens with a budget, closes with an election, and in between contains enough quietly important votes to reshape the city for a decade. Here is the list we'll be watching.
One: the library system allocation, which this year is the difference between forty branches and thirty-nine. Two: the parking reform bill, stalled in committee since autumn. Three: the reappointment of the planning commission chair.
Four: the sidewalk program audit. Five: the transit map realignment — expect a follow-up hearing. Six: the 4th Street rent exemption. Seven: the waterfront access plan.
Eight: the landfill amendment. Nine: the public records portal upgrade, a small line item with large consequences. Ten: whatever the mayor announces at the State of the City address, which is traditionally when the real agenda appears.