Five things: SVB, Somerville mega-proposal, and a Superb Owl story

Good morning, Boston. The city of Boston has declared a snow emergency today — please be safe today, even as prediction for this nor’easter keep changing. Here are the five things you need to know in Boston business news to start your workday.  In a conversation yesterday with the Business Journal, Silicon Valley Bank President Marc Cadieux said First Citizens has granted SVB significant independence despite the parent's "more conservative" approach. Hannah Green reports that a European…...