Cambridge public notices about 10 Avon Place, 30 Arlington St.; a phased-out ban of the use of gas-powered leaf blowers; and “Lodging House” zoning.

Residents of Somerville’s Gilman Square have wanted to see development at the area’s Homans site for nearly a decade. A rally on Wednesday and City Council hearing are intended to get city staff to reprioritize the project.

Cambridge public notices about Half Crown-Marsh Neighborhood Conservation District Commission issues, a zoning petition by Allene Pierson et al. and a special permit application case for property at 8 Thingvalla Ave.

We need our solidarity back. Diversity will not hold without it. Equality starts with it. As a city, we will need to transcend cultural and political boundaries.

Measures must be taken to rein in property speculation, increase the availability of affordable housing and create a more equitable housing market in Cambridge.

We can be proud of Cambridge’s status as an innovation leader while demanding that more resources go toward those who have been most deeply affected by the city’s recent transformation and by broader systemic racism, classism and ableism.

Cambridge public notices about Half Crown-Marsh Neighborhood Conservation District Commission issues, a zoning petition by Allene Pierson et al. and a special permit application case for property at 8 Thingvalla Ave.

Somerville is failing to implement a transit-oriented neighborhood plan on city-owned property that will create hundreds of homes and bring tremendous social, economic and climate benefits to the city.

A candidate writes about some of his positions, including around affordable housing and signing a pledge around the Cycling Safety Ordinance for bike lanes.

The board gave a unanimous positive recommendation for the keeping of backyard chickens in Cambridge, with a note to make sure the zoning regulations were straightened out with the Health Department regulations.