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City Council Proposes Amendments to Update City Charter, While Avoiding Most Contentious Ideas

City councilors approved a draft of amendments to the city charter on Monday as part of Cambridge’s first decennial charter review, even as they avoided some of the most contentious recommendations that emerged.

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‘Harvard, We’ve Got Your Back’: Cambridge City Council Cheers On Harvard in Fight Against Trump

The Cambridge City Council voted unanimously to praise Harvard’s decision to defy the Trump administration at a Monday night meeting.

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Cambridge City Council To Consider Renewing Funding for Transition Wellness Center

The Cambridge City council voted to consider renewing funding for the Transition Wellness Center at Spaulding Hospital in a 5-4 vote at their Monday meeting after a heated debate and hours of public comment.

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City Leaders Increase Pressure on Harvard To Reject Trump With New Petition

Harvard’s leadership is used to handling demands from its faculty and students. But with the Trump administration’s latest threats, the University is feeling pressure from its hometown, too.

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A Majority of Cambridge City Council Now Calling For Toner’s Resignation

Pressure is mounting on embattled Cambridge City Councilor Paul F. Toner to yield his seat on the Council as a majority of his colleagues are now calling for his resignation.

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Billionaire Investor Gerald Chan Under Scrutiny for Neglect of Historic Harvard Square Theater

Gerald L. Chan — billionaire investor, Harvard donor, and prominent Harvard Square property owner — is under fire from City officials for the 13-year vacancy of the Harvard Square Theatre.

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Michelle Wu ’07 Officially Launches Re-Election Campaign For Boston Mayor

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu ’07 officially announced her re-election campaign at a Saturday event in the South End, criticizing the Trump administration and her opponent — philanthropist Joshua Kraft — in her speech.

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State Rep. Marjorie Decker Calls for City Councilor Paul Toner’s Resignation

Massachusetts State Rep. Marjorie C. Decker called on Cambridge City Councilor Paul F. Toner to resign in a Thursday statement, turning up pressure on the embattled local official to leave City Hall.

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‘MegaCambridge Is Inevitable’: Cambridge City Councilor Files Policy Order to Annex Boston

The Cambridge City Council is considering annexing the City of Boston — a power grab to secure the “strategic resources” of Dunkin’ Donuts, Fenway Park, and craft beer.

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Residents Call For Toner’s Resignation at City Council Meeting

For the first time since Cambridge learned of City Councilor Paul F. Toner’s criminal charges, residents were given the opportunity to publicly address the charges at Monday’s City Council meeting.

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Fears Over Safety of Energy Facility in Brighton Will Lead City to Adopt New Regulations

Boston’s first Battery Energy Storage System, proposed for construction in Brighton at 35 Electric Ave., has generated a wave of resident backlash to underdeveloped regulation of BESS facilities, which state officials say are necessary to achieve carbon neutrality.

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In Wake of Multifamily Zoning Ordinance, Developer Postcards Urge Residents to Sell Their Homes

A local developer’s decision to mail 1500 postcards to residents across Cambridge urging them to consider selling their homes, so a taller, higher-value one can be built seems to have given the policy’s vocal group of critics — who warned that the ordinance would be a bonanza for private developers — a small “I-told-you-so” moment.

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Harvard Agrees to a 1-Year $6 Million PILOT Agreement With the City of Cambridge

Harvard University has agreed to voluntarily pay the City of Cambridge $6 million without committing to a long-term amount for the Payment in Lieu of Taxes program, citing federal funding uncertainties.

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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Criticizes Trump Administration in State of the City Address

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu ’07 fiercely defended the city against pressure from the Trump administration in her State of the City address last week — a move that Harvard professor Jacqueline Bhabha praised as the “right decision.”

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