The argument for a name change in this day and age far outweighs the argument of those who would avoid it. Over time names change, and often for good reason. This will prove to be a fine example of such evolution.

There’s widespread agreement here in the Agassiz neighborhood that we should review its name, but why should our neighborhood and school be identified the same – after Maria Baldwin – and become the only neighborhood to have only a school’s name?

City councillors’ proposed reparations policy alone is not a panacea for slavery or the war on drugs, considering the limitations of municipal resources. But to enact change at scale, smaller steps must be taken first.

Cambridge is providing a textbook example of how a wealthy, progressive community can commit environmental suicide despite having Green Roof Zoning, a Tree Protection Ordinance and an Urban Forest Master Plan.

City councillors introduced an order in June for a reparations fund resulting from the war on drugs, but conversations with Cambridge residents since its filing show many are shocked and completely unaware of this policy and what it might mean.

If we are serious about creating an equitable community, we have to fix the flaws in a broken system that no longer serves the needs of its residents.

The immediate issue facing the City Council concerns creating a new first response to some calls for help that go to the 911 dispatch system. We hope the city will move forward to do so. But the first response is just that. We must build up the resources and systems available after that first response.

Could the staff of Cambridge’s public libraries have been doing more in recent months? Should the main library have opened earlier? During a global pandemic, the city chose safety first.

A seven-story building proposed for Walden Square violates the spirit of the Affordable Housing Overlay in terms of geography and building height and around parking issues and the cost of land.

The broad acceptance of some confrontational views on policing, including by our own force, reflects a fundamental orientation toward violence embedded in everything from procedures to training. As a result, meaningful reform seems unlikely.