Public meetings this week look at school buildings, public housing, a proposed higher-end wine shop and street repair priorities for next year.

Three changes to housing in Somerville were passed by the City Council last month, including two that could add to the number of available homes.

Public meetings this week look at buildings proposed by Foss Park and Trum Field, a Highland Avenue overhaul, municipal broadband and more.

Public meetings this week get feedback on a Somernova expansion, look at an affordable housing opportunity, building homes on Broadway and more.

More than 60 percent of Somerville land would be put under MBTA Communities zoning that cuts affordable-housing construction requirements in half.

Despite the Somerville Planning Board being in favor of green roofs as a concept, the state’s authority over the building code led the board to caution against passing a city law about the environmental measure; an Alewife apartment complex has sold for $182 million; and there’s more doings in development and zoning.

Public meetings this week look at a Mystic Avenue labs proposal, a possible Beacon Street teardown, overdose prevention and zoning for green roofs.

A proposed cannabis retail shop called Botanica has once again hit a snag in Somerville’s municipal process; a Medford Street housing project is approved; and more in a development wrap-up.

Cambridge moves toward ending special permits for adult-use cannabis and enacting Alewife Quad zoning, while Somerville looks at more density for affordable housing and delaying an increasing on developer linkage fees.

Tensions over Somerville Planning Board powers emerge in two projects, and two plans get continued near Cambridge’s Porter and Central squares.