State’s Armory Committee agrees to look at sale of land touching the Tobin and Vassal campuses
The state Armory Committee voted unanimously Monday to look at transferring a portion of its land in Cambridge to city ownership, which officials called “the first major step in a multistep process.”
Recreational weed head start gets an added year, with an expanded list of owners who can benefit
No recreational cannabis shops have managed to open in Cambridge since 69 percent of city voters approved recreational marijuana as part of a November 2016 statewide ballot question, but now smaller and minority or women entrepreneurs have more time to sell ahead of big dispensaries.
Pushback around municipal vaccine mandates continues from city manager; cases keep rising
Cambridge may consider a Covid-19 vaccination-or-testing requirement for city employees, ending its holdout position while a stream of other government authorities have announced the same, but not without debate regarding “mandates” from City Manager Louis A. DePasquale.
Charter: After 80 years, a change is needed
Our city, and the world, has transformed since 1940. Our charter needs an update, and residents are urged to vote “yes” on all three questions.
The Advancing Housing Affordability petition: What this zoning will do, and why it is needed
This petition will change zoning for single- and two-family homes without escalating housing costs or property values or destroying the city’s rich array of sustainable historic housing, adding units while preventing the tearing down of existing stock to build larger, more expensive housing.
Attend meetings on a longer pot shop head start, tree laws, a new race justice committee and more
Public meetings this week look at a cannabis head start extension, forming a racial justice committee, security deposit reform, tree infrastructure; using school district relief funds and hiring a School Committee executive secretary; and recreational pot near Fresh Pond.
Resident is eager for arrival of police alternative Holistic Emergency Alternative Response Team
The Holistic Emergency Alternative Response Team is an example of the success that can come when we follow the leadership of community members most affected by an issue and support their proposed solution.
City prepares to raze old oaks, only starting talks on an alternative despite council request in 2017
Three mature oak trees will be torn down Friday to make way for rebuilding the Tobin School and Vassal Lane Upper School, according to the City Manager’s Office, but a potential path to saving them is only now entering discussions despite the City Council requesting its study in 2017.
Why Cambridge needs the green new deal zoning petition
To prevent the climate crisis from hurting the place we all call home, Cambridge needs to take bold climate action now. The green new deal zoning petition is a targeted policy designed to help our city actually reduce emissions while promoting economic and racial equity.
Attend meetings on goals for the academic year and how to fix a cannabis head start that failed
Public meetings this week look at fixing a cannabis shop head start that hasn’t resulted in any open recreational cannabis shops; and roles, goals and how to measure outcomes among public schools and school officials.
