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City Politics

The Top Issues Defining Cambridge’s City Council Elections

Affordable housing, transportation, and standing up to the Trump administration have risen to the top of voters' minds in the run-up to the Cambridge Municipal elections.

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City Politics

In Lead-Up to Endorsements, A Better Cambridge Gathers City Council Candidates for Housing Forum

A Better Cambridge, a pro-development housing advocacy group, brought candidates together to make their pitch for proposals to tackle the local housing affordability problem.

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City Politics

McGovern, Running for 7th Council Term, Casts Himself as Longtime Force for Progressive Change

Vice Mayor Marc C. McGovern is now running for another reelection to the Cambridge City Council, pitching himself as a dedicated public servant who’s played a decisive role in the council’s landmark policies over the last decade.

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City Council Candidates Are Embracing the Cambridge Community Land Trust. It’s a Work in Progress.

Challengers seeking seats on the Cambridge City Council are lining up behind a new proposal to address the city’s intractable affordable housing crisis: supporting a nonprofit that plans to buy up land and use it to protect and create low-cost housing.

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City Politics

‘Addicted to Spending’: CCC Endorsed Candidates Talk Fiscal Responsibility at Forum

Eleven Cambridge City Council and School Committee candidates appeared at a Cambridge Citizens Coalition forum on Sunday night, unilaterally criticizing what they deemed as ineffective spending.

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City Politics

Cambridge Super PACs Throw Their Weight Behind Council Candidates, Leaving Incumbent Vulnerable

Two major Cambridge super PACs released their endorsements on Thursday, leaving incumbent Patricia M. “Patty” Nolan ’80 vulnerable in the upcoming November election.

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City Politics

He Represented Paul Toner. Now, He’s the Fundraising Frontrunner in Cambridge’s Municipal Elections.

Timothy R. Flaherty, the attorney currently representing embattled Cambridge City Councilor Paul F. Toner, has quickly become the most well funded candidate in the race for his client’s former Council seat.

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City Politics

Cambridge Historical Commission Allows Harriet Jacobs House Remodel to Continue

The Cambridge Historical Commission hesitantly voted to allow the redevelopment of the Harriet Jacobs House on Thursday, on the condition that developers continue to meet with the CHC to address “clear concerns” from neighbors over the proposed height and size.

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City Politics

How Cambridge Is Fighting the Trump Administration in Court

The city of Cambridge has joined two lawsuits against the Trump administration’s attempts to condition federal grants on cooperation with immigration agents and the repeal of DEI efforts.

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City Politics

City Council Approves Compromise in $21M BioMed Deal After Backlash From Nonprofit Coalition

The Cambridge City Council approved a compromise to redistribute part of the $21 million in community benefit funding that BioMed Realty initially agreed give to East End House, a community center serving low-income Cambridge residents.

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City Politics

Cambridge City Council Strengthens Sanctuary City Ordinance

The Council voted unanimously to tighten the city’s Welcoming Community Ordinance, a 40-year-old policy limiting cooperation between the Cambridge Police Department and federal law enforcement on immigration-related matters.

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City Politics

Cambridge Plans To File Amicus Brief Supporting Harvard in Lawsuit Over International Students

The City of Cambridge plans to file an amicus brief supporting Harvard’s lawsuit against attempts by President Donald Trump and the Department of Homeland Security to revoke its ability to enroll international students.

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Crime

City Councilors Learned of Allegations Against Toner Long Before Brothel Charges Became Public

Five members of the Cambridge City Council were notified in January 2024 that Paul F. Toner had allegedly patronized a brothel network — more than a year before Toner was publicly named in the case.

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Cambridge City Councilor Paul Toner, Facing Charges in Brothel Case, Will Not Seek Reelection

Cambridge City Councilor Paul F. Toner announced on Monday that he will not seek reelection after facing charges related to patronizing a high-end brothel, setting up a potentially fierce battle for an open seat on the nine-member City Council.

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Cambridge City Council

In Feud Over Nonprofit’s Deal With BioMed, Cambridge State Reps. Take Sides

At Cambridge City Council meeting on Monday, two of the city’s state representatives weighed in on a partnership between the East End House and BioMed that sits at the center of a public dispute over transparency and nonprofit funding.

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