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The new Massachusetts state vaccination system is now live: https://vaccinesignup.mass.gov/ The signup process was pretty painless.

You can now pre-register with all the information they need in order to determine your eligibility. The plan is that as people become eligible, they'll be offered appointments in nearby mass vaccination locations, which they can either accept or decline. (This does not include the vaccinations offered at pharmacies, doctor's offices, and hospitals.)

I don't know whether they'll be randomizing within each newly eligible group or whether appointments will be offered first to those who signed up first -- I hope it's the former, and I wish they gave some indication of that.
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You probably know about the 4 ballot questions for Massachusetts this upcoming election (slot machines, charter schools, animal cruelty, marijuana) -- did you know that Boston will have a 5th Question? It hasn't been talked about much!

It's about the Community Preservation Act, which would establish funding for affordable housing, parks, and preservation projects out of a 1% increase in property tax (with certain exemptions) plus matching state funds. Below I've copied the text from page 5 of the Boston ballot questions PDF:

Question 5 )

And here are some resources and articles I dug up, since I don't know much about it myself:

...and that's all I've found so far, although I need to check in with one of housemates who I think has more details.

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