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.
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.
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.
Cannabis shop won’t open at 286 Broadway, entrepreneur tells group united in resistance
The owner of recreational cannabis shops who looked to open at 286 Broadway, The Port, told residents at a Monday meeting that she has changed her mind.
Cannabis seller wants the shop at 286 Broadway, displacing a new community-focused arts space (updated)
A community-focused shop at 286broadway selling plants, art, thrift and jewelry could be displaced by a recreational cannabis seller despite the availability of vacant storefronts citywide, a founder says.
Heavy-duty weaponry is taken from teens in Port after police hear word of an escalating argument
What might have become another in a series of gunfire incidents afflicting the Port neighborhood instead ended with the recovery of two loaded firearms and the arrest of two teens.
Boston man is charged in July 26 gunfire incident that included car chase and crash on Interstate 93
Police believe they have the man behind a July 26 gunfire incident in The Port neighborhood in which the shooter sped away into Somerville, crashed on Interstate 93, then escaped on foot.
Cambridge now has restitution and reparations on the table, awaiting input from the community
The creation of a restitution program for Cambridge residents harmed by the war on drugs, funded by cannabis revenue, was tabled Monday by city councillors to give the community more time to weigh in – like a separate order on reparations several weeks ago.
Attend meetings on gun violence, reparations, trees and climate, apartments and much more
Public meetings this week look at gun violence, reparations and the environment; school reopening plans and resolutions for the deceased and the retiring; plans in Central and Harvard squares for apartments; hiring the next city manager; and much more.
Residents are urged to give testimony Monday that reparations orders aren’t ready to be voted
Residents who have been meeting weekly on the topic of reparations say they want more time to discuss what the policy means for them, so one is developed that reckons with Cambridge’s founding role in slavery and reflects the voices of more people.
