Mayor Katjana Ballantyne was awarded the Diversity Champion Award by the Lawyers for Civil Rights. This award is presented to steadfast champions of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Mayor Ballantyne was selected to receive this honor in 2025 based on her visionary leadership and distinguished service in helping to keep her city of Somerville vibrant, thriving, safe, and diverse.

Three-dozen artists and musicians launch fundraiser to support preservation of their workspaces in Somerville

Tufts Student Detainment and Mass Deportation

City Again Earns Highest Long-Term Debt Rating from S&P Global Ratings

SustainaVille

Mayor Ballantyne to speak

Letter to Banker & Tradesman

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Mayor Katjana Ballantyne is proud to announce that her financial management reforms in City Hall earned Somerville her first triple A bond rating, which was just renewed for the third year in a row.
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Daytime support for Somerville's unhoused

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Senator Markey, Mayor Ballantyne kick off Sustainaville

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State Democratic Party calls on lawmakers to decriminalize overdose prevention centers

GLX opening in Commonwealth Magazine

Somerville named a leading global city for climate action

Mayor speaks out on MBTA, what needs to be done

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Public transit is not a luxury

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Ballantyne to speak along with Boston, Cambridge mayors

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Significantly expands awareness of tenant protections & resources

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