I realize Sommerville is probably as left-wing a city can get in the U.S — on par w/ Berkeley, but really, someone should send this guy a copy of the 1st Amendment.
(IIRC this is the same town that banned nuke bombs in the 80s or 90s).
i live the next town over from somerville. real lefty as you guessed. ironically, the mayor bans the word illegal or people who are actually illegal, but he’s banned walmart which is a perfectly legal business.