Public meetings this week look at a school district vaccine mandate; condominium conversion law; landmarkings; and a number of long-simmering projects that could add residences in Harvard Square, Wellington-Harrington and Central Square and hotels in Kendall and Central squares.

Another public agency in the city, the Cambridge Housing Authority, will require employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19, joining major employers such as the Cambridge Health Alliance, Mount Auburn Hospital, the city’s three nursing homes and two major universities.

Cambridge’s hospitals have now set deadlines for staff to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19, and the city’s nursing homes are under orders to have all their employees immunized by Oct. 10. The city, though, maintains a policy of encouraging but not requiring vaccination for its workforce,

With Covid-19 cases continuing to climb in Cambridge, most reportedly caused by the highly infectious delta variant, the city on Thursday mandated masks for employees and visitors in all city buildings.

The number of breakthrough Covid-19 cases in Cambridge – people who got infected despite being fully vaccinated – has increased sharply in recent weeks, with two-thirds of total breakthroughs this year occurring in July and early August.

Public meetings this week look at ways to decrease the gun violence that has included 11 confirmed gunshot incidents this year, and at hiring the next city manager.

The City Council unanimously have approved an order asking the city manager to report by Sept. 13 on “how the city is getting city and public school staff to 100 percent vaccinated.”

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.

The city plans to cut down trees at the Tobin/Vassal Lane property that it wouldn’t let anyone else remove. To be a good government, you need to live by your own laws and lead by example.

A “Rally For Cambridge Trees” happens Monday on the lawn of City Hall. It is organized by concerned citizens and a coalition of community organizations who care about the quality of life in Cambridge and uphold stated values of social equity and econom …