Citizen petitions city for third time to stop glare, get enforcement of its own light law
It’s a very simple mission: Stop light from glaring into neighbors’ property by pointing light fixtures toward the ground. There’s even a zoning law on the books saying that’s what city government wants – but it’s a resident struggling for the third time to introduce zoning that will accomplish that.
League of American Bicyclists to give Cambridge the gold before Saturday ‘Sweet Ride’
Cambridge has been recognized as a gold-level Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists. Mayor Henrietta Davis will accept the award at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Cambridge Main Library just before the Cambridge Bicycle Committee’s “Sweet Ride.”
Officials concede failures in low-income housing, move to study higher standard
The City Council wants a study that could mean a permanent increase in the amount of affordable housing in large residential developments – and if work on the study started now, it would come back for a vote in 2014, potentially too late for some of the flood of projects under way.
Board of Election Commissioners elects officers
The Board of Election Commissioners elected officers at its annual organizational meeting.
Special counsel report due to the CRA likely not the report citizens wanted
The Cambridge Redevelopment Authority is due to receive a report from special counsel at a May 15 meeting, but observers of the troubled authority are wary of a “whitewash” resulting from a too-narrow focus.
Foundry building gets $40,000 for study after months of resident, council pleas
The empty Foundry building is getting a $40,000 study that could be done by the end of May to show what is needed to start its reuse by business startups or nonprofit organizations needing cheap space in East Cambridge.
City manager presents final, $507M budget: ‘This is really good news’
The proposed $507 million city budget for next fiscal year is an increase of $18.6 million, or 3.8 percent, over the current fiscal year – it is also City Manager Robert W. Healy’s 32nd and final budget before retiring.
School leader facing tough budget pleads for chance to focus on current programs
Pointing to massive changes under way at Cambridge public schools and the fact the city has the shortest school day in the state, Superintendent Jeffrey Young asked Tuesday for the School Committee to give him no new demands for the budget being created for fiscal year 2014 – a budget that still needs $1.4 million in trims.
More enforcement against out-of-town taxis is on the way, officials say
Taxi drivers pleaded for the city’s help Monday in keeping out-of-town cabs from picking up their fares illegally.
Mayor ventures into more odd territory with public comment rule
With the city manager recommending a closed-door session to talk about six discrimination lawsuits pending against the city, resident and lawyer Richard Clarey thought it was a good time to weigh in. He almost didn’t get heard at all.
