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SCOOP: Palantir Began Paying CHCI's Board Before It Paid CHCI

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  SCOOP: Palantir Began Paying CHCI's Board Before It Paid CHCI The House's No. 3 Democrat took Palantir money on the first day of last year's Hispanic Heritage Month. Now he's one of the board members deciding whether to fire the Palantir-friendly CEO. Pablo Manríquez Sep 18   This photo of Pete Aguilar was posted last night to the CHCI page on IG WASHINGTON — A year before Palantir tried to put its name on CHCI’s gala, the company had already reached the organization’s board. On Sept. 15, 2025, the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month, House Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., received a $1,000 contribution from [Palantir’s political action committee / a Palantir employee — confirm per FEC], Migrant Insider has learned. The donation has not been previously reported. Aguilar sits on the board of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute . CHCI is the Latino advocacy organization now reeling from a Palantir sponsorship deal brokered by Palantir lobbyis...

WBUR TODAY: Court records complicate viral Mass. story

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  ❤️ Donate Friday, September 18, 2026 ☀️ Sunny, with a high near 79. Good Morning Boston, It's Friday. We have a festival-filled weekend ahead, featuring film, Fluff and pizza . But first, let's go over the local news: Zoning in: After passing a " landmark " rezoning plan last year, Cambridge is eyeing some tweaks to the new code. City councilors voted in February 2025 to eliminate single-family zoning and allow by-right construction of buildings of at least four stories across all of Cambridge. The change was intended to encourage more multi-family housing and address a supply shortage that has driven up prices. And so far, officials say it's working. But this week, the council advanced a couple proposals to fine-tune the sweeping overhaul. Larger setbacks: One proposal moving forward would increase setbacks — aka the minimum distance required between a building and a property line. The relaxed code passed in 2025 generally requires at least a 5-foot setback ...