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Jack B. Reardon

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Cambridge City Hall
City Politics

Residents to Consider Minor Changes to Cambridge Charter in Ballot Measure

This November, Cambridge voters will ratify or reject a draft of the City’s charter that makes minor changes without altering the core of its 85-year-old council-manager form of government.

Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler at Cambridge City Council
Cambridge City Council

Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler Wants to Make Cambridge a Model City in Next Term For City Council

Running for his third term on the Cambridge City Council, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler says he wants to make Cambridge a model for progressive policy and fighting threats from the Trump administration, as it has attacked the universities and many immigrants his city is home to.

Cathie Zusy
Cambridge City Council

Zusy Seeks First Full Term for Cambridge City Council

Councilor Catherine “Cathie” Zusy has established herself as a moderating voice in an ambitious, pro-development Cambridge City Council — despite only serving for a year. Now, she’s running for reelection to increase affordable housing while preserving neighborhood character.

Bow Street
City Politics

Council Greenlights Lower Bow Street Pedestrianization

The City of Cambridge is planning to pedestrianize a section of Lower Bow St. in Harvard Square, prohibiting vehicle access from the stretch between Plympton St. and Dewolfe St.

Burhan Azeem Speaks at Candidate Forum
City Politics

Burhan Azeem Aims to Make Cambridge More Affordable in a Third Council Term

In a term marked by landmark housing policies, Burhan Azeem’s central focus has stayed the same: making living in Cambridge more affordable. It’s a topic that consistently ranks as the number one issue on voter’s minds.

Patricia M. “Patty” Nolan ’80 at Cambridge City Council
City Politics

‘Hard To Categorize’: Patty M. Nolan ’80 Defies Labels in Fourth Bid for City Council

Patricia M. “Patty” Nolan ’80 started her career in Cambridge politics in 2005. More than twenty years later, she says she’s still hard to pin down.

City Hall Dramatic
City Politics

Amid Mass. ICE Crackdown, Cambridge City Council Announces More Immigrant Resources

The Cambridge City Council directed City Manager Yi-An Huang ’05 on Monday night to design and implement resources to address emergency immigration incidents in Cambridge, as the Immigration and Customs Enforcement cracks down on the Boston Metro area.

Cambridge City Council Elections Forum
City Politics

A Better Cambridge Announces Endorsements in City Council Race, Giving Boost to Incumbents

The last super PAC in Cambridge to announce its endorsements released its slate of supported candidates for the Cambridge City Council election Saturday afternoon, giving a major boost to eight candidates who were overwhelmingly incumbents.

City Council Issues Graphic
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.

Cambridge City Council Elections Forum
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.

Vice Mayor Marc C. McGovern Speaks at City Council Meeting
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.

Toner at Cambridge District Court Arraignment
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.

Paul Toner at City Council
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.

Cambridge City Hall Building
City Politics

Cambridge Super PACs: The Biggest Names Not on the Ballot

Local super PACs, through fundraising and endorsements, have reshaped political discourse throughout Cambridge, raising the stakes — and the price tag — of the city's elections.

Harvard Gate Spring 2025
Levity

Advice to Alan Garber

Have you considered selling merch?

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