Proposed switch away from city manager fails, and charter committee will ask for more time
Cambridge’s Charter Review Committee fell short of endorsing a change to a mayoral system and away from the current city manager form in a vote.
American Freedmen Commission for Cambridge is called historic action by descendants of slaves
Residents and activists from across the country called Cambridge’s new reparations department the first of its kind since the Reconstruction era.
Our Revolution Cambridge calls for a permanent cease-fire
We urge the Cambridge community to support a call for peace and justice in Palestine/Israel while treating each other with empathy and compassion.
Attend meetings in Cambridge from Dec. 1-8 about street cleaning test and charter review (corrected)
Public meetings this week look at the outcome of a street-cleaning test and proposed changes to Cambridge Street and Massachusetts Avenue, ways to get gas cars off city streets and a proposed rooftop garden for the high school.
Rep. Owens announces December office hours
State Rep. Steve Owens, a Democrat in the 29th Middlesex District made up of parts of Cambridge and Watertown, has upcoming office hours in Cambridge from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Dec. 8 at Sarah’s Market & Cafe, 200 Concord Ave., Observatory Hill, and 10 t …
Rep. Rogers announces December office hours
State Rep. Dave Rogers, a Democrat in the 24th Middlesex District made up of two precincts of Cambridge, five precincts of Arlington and all of Belmont, has an upcoming office hour in Cambridge.
Leadership requires balance, and sometimes stepping back
There are parts of the Israel-Hamas conflict that confuse and terrify many in Cambridge. This conflict has exacerbated rifts within our own community, and we have work to do to mend them.
Council-manager government form can live up to democratic ideals, including representation
It will be up to the Charter Review Committee, the incoming City Council and ultimately the voters of Cambridge to make these important decisions on form of government. But perhaps this is not a debate between more or less democracy, but rather what kind of democracy we want.
Having imagined Cambridge with strong mayor, group look at controls via vetoes and recall votes
After tentatively voting to move away from a city-manager form of government and proceed with a strong mayor system, Cambridge’s Charter Review Committee has been further defining the powers – and limitations – of the new mayoral position.
Attend Cambridge meetings from Nov. 24-Dec. 1 about leaf blowers and a change at Laundrytown
Public meetings this week look at eliminating leaf blowers, ending more net-zero exemptions on buildings, open data, its licensing and artificial intelligence, changes on Cambridge Street and a switch from Laundrytown to eatery near Alewife low-income housing.
