Public meetings this week look at a big leap proposed for real estate fees that build affordable housing, “green new deal” zoning for Cambridge, a condominium conversion law and bubble tea and a relocated Ben & Jerry’s for Porter Square.

The school district’s focus on a successful launch of the school year with gear to prevent coronavirus transmission already on hand tapped the breaks on a campaign to help Cambridge Public Schools students, families and staff order more high-quality masks.

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.

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.

With evictions expected to swell, Cambridge tenants still have state and local protections to help them stay in their homes during a pandemic – yet one recent case shows how an eviction can take place without that help ever playing a role.

The first day of Cambridge Public Schools found interim superintendent Victoria Greer greeting students and staff at the Haggerty School and taking questions about how the district welcomes back students after 18 months of coronavirus.

Another Cambridge resident has died from Covid-19, the first death since May 10. The city reported the death Wednesday, bringing the number of coronavirus fatalities to 124.

Public school students will be back in classes by Monday, making district staff vaccinations a hot topic – but perhaps surprisingly given the ongoing national debate, not a controversial one.

Mental health professionals at Cambridge Health Alliance have been leaving recently, in part because of changes to the Alliance’s treatment model, resulting in some patients losing longtime therapists.

Concerned community members in Cambridge have organized buying high-quality KF94 masks in bulk for public school students. It’s laudable, but why do individuals need to raise funds to provide personal safety equipment to students at all?