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 acoustic music, police plan, cutting small-business fees and a Cantab return
Public meetings this week look at, well, what public meetings will look like after the pandemic, a proposal for a new kind of public safety and enacting an acoustic music law; cutting small-business permitting and licensing fees; “missing middle” zoning; and the return of the Cantab Lounge.
Attend meetings on grad rates under Covid, charter changes and a Garage mall remake
Public meetings this week look at how Covid affected high school graduation rates, reforming the city’s Plan E charter, planning for a cohesive Alewife neighborhood, two potential Neighborhood Conservation Districts and a remake of The Garage in Harvard Square.
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.
Eversource mags given to kids violated policies; Utility says it’ll add climate change information
Pro-natural gas promotions targeting kids but making no mention of climate change were distributed to students by mistake, without going through the school district for approval, Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui said Monday.
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.
Greer to return to city as interim superintendent after School Committee vote; contract talks await
Victoria Greer, former assistant superintendent of student services at Cambridge Public Schools from 2013 through 2017, is expected to return as interim superintendent after a School Committee vote Thursday.
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.
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.
