Challenger running for City Council for the third time

Challenger running for City Council for the first time

An organizer of a City Council election forum had worried about protests. But on Wednesday the disruption was part of the forum itself.

Though nearly all candidates support more housing density, only some would like to build much taller; others fear that building too tall could disrupt Cambridge’s distinct charm. At least one is already looking beyond a recently enacted limit of 15 stories.

A slow pace of change “particularly under the current structures of the City Council and city government” is moving a first-year city councilor back to the streets.

Two candidate forums have been added to the Cambridge political calendar in the run-up to Nov. 7 municipal elections by the group My Brother’s Keeper, Cambridge, a nonprofit that works to empower youths and families of color.

A celebration of City Council candidates endorsed by the Cambridge Citizens Coalition was interrupted Sunday by dozens of demonstrators who rallied outside.

A branch of the Democratic Socialists of America have organized a rally to express concerns about challengers Robert Winters and Carrie Pasquarello.

Since recent forums for City Council candidates, groups across Cambridge have released their candidate endorsements – and the lists can look very different.

Many Cambridge City Council candidates are hesitant to sign the Cambridge Bicycle Safety Pledge, though most support expanding bike safety and infrastructure, voters learned at an MIT and Harvard graduate student election forum.