‘Missing Middle’ zoning is bait and switch, Cambridge style, and won’t aid affordability
Under the “Missing Middle” zoning proposal, existing double- and triple-decker properties would be irresistible to developers, and could be torn down and their tenants evicted. The resulting new units would sell for millions of dollars.
Our city can yield maple syrup and consideration, even on something as divisive as a development
“She said that a friend had told her some people were trying to prevent this affordable housing building from going up, and the friend had tried to enlist her in opposing the opposition. I said, I’m one of those opposers, but let’s talk.”
CareWell back on the list for second Covid doses; city recipients must book at a mass site for now
CareWell Urgent Care will get 3,000 vaccine doses of Covid-19 vaccine next week from the state to use for people awaiting their second shot, while Cambridge Health Alliance disclosed that it had to postpone 2,400 appointments for first doses.
Second shots of coronavirus vaccine grow elusive at Health Alliance, clinics despite state promises
The administration of Gov. Charlie Baker has promised that any Massachusetts resident who gets a first shot of Covid-19 vaccine will get a second shot. That’s not the case at either CareWell Urgent Care clinics or at the Cambridge Health Alliance.
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.
Struggle to keep vaccinations within Cambridge as state closes doors; Some first shots sacrificed
City officials are still trying to establish a Covid-19 vaccination clinic for Cambridge residents, against increasing odds. One path: The city says it’s talking with partners about hosting a regional mass vaccination site “supported” by the Cambridge Health Alliance.
Cambridge health department and city hospitals are cut off from Covid vaccination shots by state
The Cambridge health department asked the state for 750 doses of Covid vaccine for this week and did not get any.
Black Response Cambridge on upzoning petition: ‘Missing middle’ fails for housing affordability
Asking for-profit developers to fix the affordable housing problem is like asking an arsonist to put out their own fire. What is their incentive?
State takes vaccine doses away, sending seniors to harder-to-reach mass sites such as Fenway
The latest twist in the state’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout could mean some Cambridge residents 75 and older needing to get the shot at a location such as Fenway Park instead of a clinic run by their hospital, while a “gray market” of rides for seniors has arisen with the state dangling shots for companions.
