The Cambridge Day team met with @mayorjakewilson.bsky.social last week to hear about the priorities he's driving in Somerville. Step inside his office with us to learn about the initiatives we'll see this year, including a city hall reorg, new data, and a push for more housing:

Wilson’s first 100 days focus on structure Reorganizing city government into a cabinet-style architecture, regional collaboration and affordable housing are key to Somerville mayor’s administration.

Wilson’s first 100 days focus on structure

Reorganizing city government into a cabinet-style architecture, regional collaboration and affordable housing are key to Somerville mayor’s administration.

For Union Square businesses, ‘let them eat cake’ takes on new meaning Local shop owners participate in a national movement to run bake sales in support of immigrant groups.

It was all about community--and cake--at a bake sale at Somerville's Wild Child this weekend. To learn how the bake sale fits into a broader movement for immigrants' rights, read our coverage @cambridgeday.com:
www.cambridgeday.com/2026/03/10/a...

Now there are five candidates to replace Pat Jehlens in the state senate. Good work by @sydneyywisee.bsky.social and Alex Degterev.

New executive orders in Cambridge & Somerville prohibit ICE on city property, provide for local PD intervention:

We are Boston and we will never abandon our values.

Today, with mayors and city managers from Cambridge, Chelsea, Lynn, Newton, Brookline, Medford, and Somerville, I signed an “Executive Order To Protect Bostonians From Unconstitutional and Violent Federal Operations.”

ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents Community members have been monitoring the activity of immigration agents in Greater Portland.

Now in Maine: ICE watchers say federal agents are coming to their house to threaten and intimidate them.

www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...

Tufts urges community to report sightings of immigration officials after agents spotted near campus The chief of the university’s police department warned students and staff to stay vigilant in light of the recent sightings.

Yolanda Smith, chief of the university’s police department, told students and staff in an email that the campus’ Department of Public Safety was “actively monitoring the situation in coordination with our municipal partners in Medford and Somerville.”
www.boston.com/news/local-n...

Local news is important! To keep up with events in Minnesota, highly recommend @zoemjack.bsky.social ‘s newsletter for @startribune.com : link.email.startribune.com/join/7v1/sig...

Dramas Keep Showing Us Hapless Men — and Hypercompetent Women

Watching Marty Supreme & feeling like you’ve seen this before? The Safdian comedy of errors isn’t new, but has evolved:
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/m...

Today’s @washingtonpost.com Early Brief shows that Somerville is in line with the rest of the country: talking to voters outside polling sites last night, Somerville voters consistently said housing affordability was the #1 issue for them this election.

Unofficial election totals for the City of Somerville 2025 Preliminary Municipal Election: somervillema.gov/votesomerville

The results are in: Wilson is mayor with 54 percent of the vote. Plus, clean sweep on ballot questions, Link & Wheeler join the at large slate, and Hardt joins the council in Ward 7.

Word from Willie Burnley Jr.'s party at the Crystal Ballroom in Davis Square: The councilor has conceded his run for Somerville mayor to Jake Wilson, who has 52.2 percent of the vote to Burnley's 46 percent in the latest figures from election officials. #Somerville

Election Day is tomorrow: if you haven’t yet voted, take a look at our election guide before heading to the polls!

City of Somerville Early Voting at City Hall (93 Highland Ave) -October 28: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. -October 29: 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. -October 30: 8:30 a.m. -7:30 p.m.

Early voting for Somerville's Municipal Election begins Tuesday, October 28 through Thursday, October 30 at City Hall (93 Highland Ave.)

Vote by mail ballots must be received by the Elections Department by 8 p.m. on Election Day (Tuesday, November 4). Learn more at somervillema.gov/elections

Members of the @cambridgeday.com team talking Election Guide 2025. Marc Levy, @sydneyywisee.bsky.social, Jane Peterson, Julia Carpi and me.

Early voting in the City of Somerville: October 28- 8:30-4:30 October 29- 8:30-4:30 October 30- 8:30-7:30

Early voting for Somerville's Municipal Election begins Tuesday, October 28 through Thursday, October 30 at City Hall (93 Highland Ave.). Vote-by-mail ballots must be received by the Elections Department by 8 p.m. on Election Day (Tuesday, November 4). Learn more at somervillema.gov/elections

The next two minutes of video show me offering to walk off with him since he's not being detained. He declines, because he "doesn't want to be rude". Less than two minutes later, they place him in cuffs with no explanation and stuff him into a car with NY plates.

As you can see, this man is as cool as a cucumber, knows his rights, and is confident that he is here legally.

This morning at 11am, corner of Hathorn and Broadway in Somerville MA. 3 ICE vehicles idling on nearby corners. I was following two ICE cars that were cruising around the neighborhood.

This person was just walking down the sidewalk when two ICE vehicles stopped and officers jumped out to stop him.