Cambridge City Council
Cambridge City Council
The Cambridge City Council holds a televised meeting yesterday to discuss the review of the arrest of Henry Louis Gates, Jr. in the summer of 2009.
Gates Report Irks Council
The Cambridge City Council expressed concerns about the report on the 2009 arrest of Professor Henry Louis “Skip” Gates.
Cambridge OKs Tax Increase
The Cambridge City Council passed a proposal for a moderate residential property tax increase of 5.69 percent.
Cambridge Citizens Petition for Sign Limitations
Save Our Skyline, a recently formed coalition of Cambridge citizens, started a petition last week to block parts of a City Council ordinance that the group says will result in the placement of large corporate signs on the city’s skyline.
City Council Debates Proposal About Building Signs
The Cambridge City Council debated at yesterday’s meeting whether to pass a proposal that would allow certain companies to post signs on the exterior of their buildings with the permission of the city.
City Council Discusses Housing, Tourism
Cambridge City Council met for the first time in the new fiscal year yesterday to discuss a wide range of issues that have been pressing the city’s residents, including funding for affordable housing in the city and increased summer tourism traffic.
City Budget Stays Stable
Thanks in part to a “moderate” property tax increase, the City of Cambridge has avoided major budget cutbacks.
City Council Calls For Immigration Reform
Citing the case of undocumented student Eric Balderas '13, the Cambridge City Council passed a resolution Monday calling upon the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to halt the removal of immigrant students.
Council Discusses Water, Budget
Boston’s water crisis and the newly-submitted budget for fiscal year 2011 were among the topics of discussion at the Cambridge City Council meeting Monday night.
Cambridge City Council Meets, Passes Some Resolutions and Policy Orders
A modest number of people attended the Cambridge City Council meeting last night to urge the passing of a calendar item and a policy order.
Budget Proposal To Cut Staffers
Facing a $3.7 million deficit in Fiscal Year 2011, the Cambridge Public School Committee is planning to cut administrative staffers, ...
City Council Passes Two Resolutions on Cambridge Labor
After listening to over an hour and a half of public comment, the Cambridge City Council passed two labor-related policy ...
Activists Sleep Out To Support Clean Energy
The Leadership Campaign, organized by the statewide organization Students for a Just and Stable Future, is calling for 100 percent clean energy in Massachusetts by 2020.
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An unidentified man fills a parking meter in Harvard Square yesterday. Cambridge recently decided to extend metered parking hours by two hours to 8 p.m.
