City manager bans remote public comment during in-person meetings, defying council
With meetings by video conferencing no longer demanded by a pandemic, City Manager Louis A. DePasquale ordered city staff on Tuesday to not permit remote public comment if a meeting was otherwise in person – conflicting with council orders without explanation.
Attend meetings on buying land around Alewife, keeping options for remote speaking and more
Public meetings this week look at buying land in Alewife, updating green space, keeping options for remote speaking at City Council and School Committee meetings, a boutique hotel proposal and improvements to The Port neighborhood.
Attend meetings on the future of public safety, utility check-ins and a more car-free Harvard
Public meetings this week look at the future of public safety, a vision for Harvard Square, how Neighborhood Conservation Districts are created and run, and climate change-friendly buildings; check in with the DPW, city water utility and Eversource; and wade back into Middle East politics.
Attend meetings about a digital equity timeline, city budget, 2072 Massachusetts Ave. building
Public meetings this week look at a digital equity timeline, outdoor dining and Alewife traffic congestion; the next fiscal year’s budget, department by department; Covid vaccinations for kids and an Eversource brochure backlash; and affordable apartments proposed for 2072 Massachusetts Ave.
Attend meetings on budget, the ‘missing middle’ and celebrating food and drink in Central Square
Public meetings this week look at closing Massachusetts Avenue to cars on weekends through September, quick-build bike lanes, millions in infrastructure borrowing, departmental budgeting, “missing middle” zoning, and a tiki bar in Harvard Square, patisserie, Mexican food and more.
Attend meetings on adding HomeBridge equity, 2072 Mass. Ave. and selecting a superintendent
Public meetings this week look at fixing HomeBridge’s affordable home buying program and adding housing stability support and funds; Broad Canal zoning and a proposed apartment building at 2072 Massachusetts Ave.; and selection of an interim schools superintendent.
Teardown ‘unoccupied’? The resident disagrees – and has fought over 88 Holworthy St. for years
A demolition application for a Strawberry Hill property lists it as “currently unoccupied,” but Ferahnaz Kahyaoglu lives there – and the owner knows it, if only from some of the several lawsuits she has filed since moving in two owners ago.
Attend meetings on $500M in affordable homes, commercial composting, boutique hotel proposal
Public meetings this week look at a challenge to city for $500,000 in affordable housing and a call to demilitarize the police; interviews with two finalists for the interim superintendent; and a plan to enliven the Broad Canal area.
Attend meetings on winter costs, mall makeover, getting independent legal advice for City Council
Public meetings this week look at independent counsel for elected officials, renter credit checks and the city’s winter expenses; design review on two lab buildings that will begin transforming the CambridgeSide mall; the city’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic; and an interim schools superintendent.
Where a 7.5-acre central park was once planned, Planning Board okays Volpe site with much less
A 14-acre Volpe site redevelopment won unanimous preliminary approval Tuesday from seven Planning Board members, essentially ending debate about an approach to open space at the site.
