Paul Toner announced Tuesday that he is seeking a City Council seat, following up a run in 2017 when he was the final challenger eliminated in 19 rounds of ranked ballot counts.

The first City Council challenger new to the political scene has declared officially for the Nov. 2 municipal elections: data scientist Dana Bullister.

Public meetings this week look at closing Massachusetts Avenue to cars on weekends through September, quick-build bike lanes, millions in infrastructure borrowing, departmental budgeting, “missing middle” zoning, and a tiki bar in Harvard Square, patisserie, Mexican food and more.

Three city councillors announced their intentions to run for reelection this week: first-termer Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler on Wednesday, vice mayor Alanna Mallon on Thursday and Quinton Zondervan on Friday.

The upcoming City Council elections got their second announced challenger Tuesday in Nicola Williams, and the second coming from Cambridge’s small-business community.

This poem was received from Agassiz neighborhood resident Fred Meyer.

Councillor Marc McGovern announced his reelection campaign Monday, asking voters to return him to office to continue work on priorities including affordable housing, homelessness, income and food insecurity, and climate change.

Public meetings this week look at tree protection and cannabis delivery business laws, the Ragon Institute’s proposal to build near Kendall, MCAS standardized testing issues and much more.

There are many possibilities for a new name for the Agassiz neighborhood, and voting should follow our ranked-choice proportional representation ballot where your vote counts even if your top favorites are eliminated.

A City Council committee hearing about neighborhood groups – their successes and challenges and how the city can better support them – was great, but not all groups attended. And there is still work to be done at making all feel welcome at neighborhood meetings and City Council meetings.