Charlestown 02129: your city councilor is Gabriela Coletta Zapata

ZIP 02129 sits in Charlestown, Boston. Decisions made in your City Council district, your state house district, and your congressional district shape your rent, your commute, and your neighborhood.

This week in District 1

Checked against public city and state sources on . Every item links to its source.

City Council hearing: Police surveillance tools and the oversight ordinance

On Tuesday, Nov 10, at 10 a.m. in the Iannella Chamber, City Hall, 5th floor, the Council's Committees on Public Safety & Criminal Justice and Government Operations holds a hearing on Docket #1796: The City's 2025 surveillance report (#1708), the Police Department's revised policy on social media analysis tools (#1709), and changes to the surveillance oversight ordinance (#1796). It has waited since Sep 23. Your councilor, Gabriela Coletta Zapata, is one of its three sponsors.

Testify: Arrive 5 minutes early to sign up in person, email the staff contact for a video link, or send written testimony to the committee; it goes into the record for every councilor. Written: ccc.ps@boston.gov. Video link: meagan.corugedomartin@boston.gov. Copy Gabriela Coletta Zapata at Gabriela.Coletta@boston.gov. Watch live on City Council TV.

Source: City of Boston public notice, Dockets #1708-09 and #1796, updated .

City Council hearing: Tenant protections and a list of bad landlords

On Monday, Nov 16, at 10 a.m. in the Iannella Chamber, City Hall, 5th floor, the Council's Committee on Government Operations holds a hearing on Docket #1958: An ordinance increasing tenant protection during rental inspection code violations (#0864), and an ordinance establishing a "Bad Landlords List" and extending code enforcement against chronic offenders (#1958). It has waited since Apr 29. Your councilor, Gabriela Coletta Zapata, is one of its five sponsors.

Testify: Arrive 5 minutes early to sign up in person, email the staff contact for a video link, or send written testimony to the committee; it goes into the record for every councilor. Written: ccc.go@boston.gov. Video link: meghan.kavanagh@boston.gov. Copy Gabriela Coletta Zapata at Gabriela.Coletta@boston.gov. Watch live on City Council TV.

Source: City of Boston public notice, Dockets #0864 and #1958, updated .

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov 3: nine statewide ballot questions plus your races

Mail ballots: drop box (one is at City Hall) or Election Department by 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov 3, or postmarked Nov 3 and in by Friday, Nov 6.

Before you go: find your polling place. Voting by mail? Find a drop box. Questions: Boston Elections, 617-635-8683.

Sources: City of Boston, Vote by Mail in Boston, updated ; City of Boston, Election Department, updated ; City of Boston, Polling Locations, updated .

Who Represents 02129

OfficeWho / DistrictContact
Boston City CouncilGabriela Coletta Zapata (District 1)Email · 617-635-3200
MA State RepresentativeDaniel Ryan (Suffolk 2nd)Email · (617) 722-2240
MA State SenateSal DiDomenico (Middlesex & Suffolk)Email · (617) 722-1650
US CongressAyanna Pressley (Massachusetts's 7th District)(202) 225-5111

Names and contacts checked Oct 13, 2026 against boston.gov, the MA House and Senate member lists, and house.gov.

ZIP codes don't follow legislative district lines, so this is the best available match for 02129 — a small part of this ZIP may fall in a neighboring district instead.

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