Rent control question moves toward 2024 ballot, but Connolly and allies face giant task to get it on
A ballot initiative that could bring back rent control and establish other tenant protections has been certified but needs signatures to get on the 2024 ballot.
Friends and family of politician Alice Wolf announce celebration of her life and work
A celebration of Alice Wolf’s life and work is planned for Sept. 9 by family, friends and neighbors of the late former Cambridge city councillor, mayor and state representative.
State Rep. Connolly walks away from the DSA, where a faction shuns political compromises
State Rep. Mike Connolly has decided to leave the Boston chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, where a faction was seeking to expel him.
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.
Legislators don’t press MBTA officials at hearing, despite being told two versions of repair policies
Legislators were understanding – if not lenient – as they questioned new MBTA general manager Phillip Eng about repairing the system’s exhausted infrastructure and shattered reputation after years of poor performance and literal disasters.
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.
Supporting the Thrive Act was the right thing, because the state MCAS requirement is wrong
Measuring success by a flawed metric such as the MCAS is clearly not the way to achieve accountability and only obstructs the quest for authentic assessment.
MCAS is not the answer
The MCAS has failed our children. It is time to demand real accountability from our politicians and school leaders to provide equity and excellence for all children.
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.
