Police reports on use of force show a spectrum, with little deescalation; Complaints hint at bias
Cambridge police use their fists and nightsticks, as well as pepper spray, and some have pointed guns at suspects who turned out to be unarmed. Officers ordered people out of a car at gunpoint and handcuffed them – in a case of mistaken identity. It’s all in their use-of-force reports.
Attend meetings on condo conversion fee idea, neighbor groups, Envision goals, Alewife plan
Public meetings this week look at the city’ credit ratings, zoning plans and whether to add affordable housing to a city parking lot in West Cambridge; services for students; neighborhood group representation and the goals of Envision Cambridge; and a possible condo conversion fee.
Health Alliance stops doses in another zigzag along complicated path to Covid vaccinations
In the latest twist in the state’s Covid-19 vaccine distribution program, Cambridge Health Alliance stopped offering its patients first doses of vaccine Wednesday at the same time other hospitals resumed inviting their patients to get a shot. As usual, there was no explanation.