Sunrise activists to gather in Somerville park for State House transparency rally
A small group of Sunrise Movement Boston activists say they plan to gather Saturday to livestream a protest urging support for State House transparency amendments.
More reps must commit to State House reforms, undo anti-democratic exemptions and practices
We cheered for the defeat of Donald Trump and the end to one of the worst threats to democracy in American history. But closer to home, democracy has quietly been under attack for much longer than the tenure of the Trump administration.
Council resolution in honor of DeLeo fails, drawing instead a listing of speaker’s faults
A fairly rote resolution of thanks to the speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for years of service went a surprising direction Monday, with only one-third of Cambridge city councillors voting yes.
Brookfield sale at $3.5B could look like $68M added to affordable housing with transfer fee
A $3.5 billion sale of Brookfield Asset Management was announced Monday, with about 90 percent of the office space it owns in Cambridge. With a real estate transfer fee in place, that would have meant an injection of up to $68 million for affordable housing.
Watch meetings on an eviction moratorium, classes in city parks and Envision Cambridge
Public meetings this week look at keeping eviction moratoriums in place even if the state lets its own expire, how to respond to crises without police, changes to the city’s marijuana retail laws, holding coronavirus-era classes in city parks, a Buckingham, Browne & Nichols expansion and more.
Charter advice: It’s time to ‘look under the hood’ of Plan E, but consensus is needed for changes
Longer terms for city councillors, direct elections of a “strong mayor” and various other options for forms of government came up Wednesday during officials’ first step toward modernizing Cambridge’s charter. But then a basic question got asked: Was the current charter working as intended?
State Senate’s lack of action to cap delivery fees inspires Harvard Square restaurateur to speak
With the state Senate still not taking action to cap restaurant delivery fees, John Schall, owner of Harvard Square’s El Jefe’s Taqueria, plans a 2 p.m. Wednesday press conference on the steps of the State House in Boston.
Now that we’re all worried Trump will ignore election results, time to figure out what to do
Have Massachusetts (or any state) officials gamed out what they would do if Trump refuses to accept the results of the November election or unilaterally deems them invalid?
Police union deletes warning of possible ‘purge’
The union representing Cambridge rank and file police officers suggested its members warn legislators not to pass a police reform bill: “If you think seven civilians killed in seven days in Boston is bad, just wait for the purge that will come.” It deleted the statement two days later after criticism.
Background and residence become vital issues in race for Somerville’s open 27th District seat
Close watchers of state politics expected the race to fill the vacancy left by retiring state Rep. Denise Provost to be hotly contested. But with only two Democratic candidates vying, what the race lacks in numbers and duration, it’s already made up for in spectacle.
