Attend meetings in Somerville from July 14 -21 about proposed projects and rent stabilization
Public meetings this week look at rent stabilization; a proposed lab building in Porter Square and homes in Winter Hill; and drug overdose reduction.
Graham will lie in state at Cambridge City Hall Monday; funeral rite next day in Harvard Yard
Former city councillor, state representative and housing activist Saundra Graham will lie in state Monday in the Sullivan Chamber at Cambridge City Hall.
Attend meetings in Cambridge from July 7-14 about potential for one fewer Dunkin’ Donuts
Public meetings in the coming week look at fossil-fuel-free and specialized stretch code construction, evaluating the schools superintendent and a Dunkin’ Donuts residential replacement in East Cambridge and troubled home project in West Cambridge.
Saundra Graham dies at 81, a legislator and leader who stormed Harvard stage against displacement
Saundra Graham, Cambridge’s first Black city councillor, a former Massachusetts state representative and namesake of the Graham & Parks School with fellow civil rights activist Rosa Parks, has died.
‘Social housing’ with occupants of all incomes can help move state out of crisis, Connolly says
If an additional 200,000 homes are needed in Massachusetts by 2030, “I, frankly, wonder if there’s any way we could ever get to that goal” without adding social housing to the mix, state Rep. Mike Connolly said.
Accumulated debts from Covid’s rent freeze makes it harder to save those facing eviction
More tenants have reached the last step in the process – when they may be forced to leave their homes – and those trying to help face greater obstacles.
Attend Cambridge meetings from May 29-June 4 on Main Street bike lanes and Grand Junction rail
Attend meetings on a Main Street bike lane project, police body camera policy, Forum on teen and tween health and an update on Grand Junction transit plans.
Eviction filings for nonpayment of rent rise follow efforts to get to post-pandemic norm
Cambridge eviction filings for nonpayment of rent shot up in April, and the city’s housing liaison office says it responded to 900 requests for help in the past year.
Attend Cambridge meetings from March 20-26 on body cameras and a review of police practices
Public meetings this week look at police issues, finding more opportunities for affordable housing and defending an AP African American History courses.
Somerville seeks rent stabilization home rule, while Cambridge affirms the right to discuss it
Facing an unprecedented housing crisis, the Somerville City Council voted Thursday to draft a home rule petition that would enable rent stabilization, a form of rent control, in the city. Debate on the topic went down differently in Cambridge.
