10. Rotisserie House at 736 Mass. Ave. in Central Sq. for the best chicken and sides anywhere. Great taste—low fat—low prices—fast service!
11. Paddling my canoe in the Charles River.
Matt DeBergalis
1. Yes. I’ve argued throughout the campaign that new graduate student housing developments relieve pressure on the housing market and simultaneously add to the city’s affordable housing stock. I’m pleased that the final agreement does both.
2. My biggest concerns are the Cambridge public schools and the souring relationship between students and long-time neighborhood residents. These go hand in hand; Harvard and MIT students will only contribute to the schools if they like their city. Public opinion of students, in turn, will improve as students have a more active and beneficial role in our city.
3. I prefer to focus on non-financial compensation, such as attaching affordable housing to new university developments or assisting with the public schools, to a contentious debate over a number that is a tiny fraction of both Harvard’s and Cambridge’s budget.
4. I do not support rent control. It is a misguided policy that causes deep, long term damage to our housing stock, and distracts from effective affordable housing programs, such as our CPA allocation.
5. We must accept higher housing densities in parts of Cambridge to bring down demand on the existing housing stock. Graduate and faculty housing is an especially attractive option, since such housing can be built in a dense configuration and may include deeded affordable units. We must also continue to allocate CPA and other funds to build new affordable units.
6. My concern are the places frequented by students, such as the Cambridge Common and the east end of MIT’s campus, that have historically been problem areas. Encouraging more pedestrian traffic in evening hours will help, not harm, public safety.
7. Elect a mayor who can serve as a seventh School Committee member, continue to fund schools at high levels, and engage MIT and Harvard, not just as institutes, but as a vast pool of individual staff and students.
8. Yes.
9. Historically, students are not involved here. My campaign demonstrates that students will participate if they are shown the issues that affect them, such as nightlife, student safety, and public/bicycle transportation.
The roadblocks to extending restaurant hours are concerns of noise and public safety. We must work with neighbors to show them these concerns are misplaced, and damage our ability to engage students in local civics.
10. Breakfast: Mass. Ave. Restaurant. Lunch: Anna’s Tacqueria. Dinner: Miracle of Science Bar.
11. Bar hopping in Central Square.
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