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Tell us: What should Mayor Wu focus on in her second term?
As Wu prepares for another four years leading the city, her next priorities remain an open question.
Michelle Wu officially secured her second term as mayor of Boston Tuesday night, after running unopposed in the general election. She won 93% of the more than 84,000 votes cast, as of 1 a.m. on Wednesday.
As Wu prepares for another four years leading the city, her next priorities remain an open question. The mayor — Boston’s first Asian American and first female leader — has spent much of her term navigating tensions with the federal government over immigration, defending Boston’s “sanctuary city” policies against attacks from the Trump administration.
Since taking office, Wu has also made housing and affordability a main focus of her administration. Still, housing costs remain high across the city, and many residents say it’s getting harder to stay in Boston.
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On climate and the environment, Wu has set ambitious goals for cutting emissions and making Boston more resilient to flooding and heat. The city has moved to limit fossil fuel use in new housing projects and expand energy-efficiency upgrades for older homes. Critics, though, say the pace of big infrastructure improvements — like sea-level protections and transit changes — has been slow.
Public safety has also been a key topic. Police data show violent crime has dropped over the past few years, but concerns about community trust and neighborhood safety continue. Wu has emphasized community-based approaches and violence-prevention programs rather than increasing police spending, which has drawn both support and pushback.
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Now, with a fresh term ahead of her, we want to hear from you: What issues do you think Mayor Wu should tackle in her second term?
Should she focus on housing and affordability? Climate resiliency? Public safety? Transit? Immigration? Something else entirely?
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