Jamaica Plain 02130: your city councilor is Benjamin J. Weber

ZIP 02130 sits in Jamaica Plain, 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 6

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, Benjamin J. Weber, 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 Benjamin J. Weber at benjamin.weber@boston.gov. Watch live on City Council TV.

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

City Council hearing: The Inspector General's report on BPS spending

On Thursday, Nov 12, at 10 a.m. in the Iannella Chamber, City Hall, 5th floor, the Council's Committee on Post Audit holds a hearing on Docket #1716: A hearing to discuss the findings of the state Inspector General's Report on Boston Public Schools' procurements, contracts and payments and plans to improve fiscal management practices going forward. It has waited since Sep 16. Your councilor, Benjamin J. Weber, 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.postaudit@boston.gov. Video link: karishma.chouhan@boston.gov. Copy Benjamin J. Weber at benjamin.weber@boston.gov. Watch live on City Council TV.

Source: City of Boston public notice, Docket #1716, 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 02130

OfficeWho / DistrictContact
Boston City CouncilBenjamin J. Weber (District 6)Email · 617-635-4220
MA State RepresentativeWilliam MacGregor (Suffolk 10th)Email · (617) 722-2020
MA State SenateMichael Rush (Norfolk & Suffolk)Email · (617) 722-1348
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 02130 — a small part of this ZIP may fall in a neighboring district instead.

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