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Summer E. Rose

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Maura T. Healey '92
Cambridge

As Healey Moves To Close Hotel Shelters Early, Cambridge Housing Advocates Worry About Impact

Massachusetts Governor Maura T. Healey ’92 announced on Monday that the state will close all 32 remaining hotel shelters six months ahead of schedule — leading Cambridge housing advocates to worry about increased strain on the city’s resources.

Cambridge City Hall
Cambridge City Council

City Council Asks State Legislature To Let Cambridge Ban Tenant-Paid Broker Fees

The Cambridge City Council voted unanimously to file a home rule petition requesting state approval to eliminate tenant-paid broker fees in a meeting last week, following similar petitions in Boston and Somerville.

Cambridge Housing Authority
City Politics

Cambridge Housing Authority to Install Solar Panels on Affordable Housing Buildings, Despite Questions Over Federal Funding

The Cambridge Housing Authority will finance a $4.9 million investment to add solar panels to eight CHA properties despite funding uncertainty caused by the federal government.

Cambridge

New Emergency Assistance Family Shelter To Open In Cambridgeport

Massachusetts will open a new “Rapid Track” shelter for up to 70 Emergency Assistance eligible families in Cambridgeport beginning at the end of April.

Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
City Politics

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.

Phillips Brooks House Association
Cambridge City Council

Councilor Siddiqui Reflects On the City’s Changing Housing Landscape at PBHA Talk

After landmark zoning reform, Cambridge City Councilor Sumbul Siddiqui and A Better Cambridge co-chair Justin N. Saif ’99 unpacked its implications and  encouraged students to get involved in local politics at a Phillips Brooks House Association event on Tuesday.

Cambridge City Hall From Above
Cambridge City Council

After Upzoning, Cambridge Wonders Where Neighborhood Conservation Districts Will Fit

The Cambridge City Council voted unanimously to initiate a study on the Half Crown-Marsh Neighborhood Conservation District in light of advocates’ concerns that the body suppresses multifamily zoning projects.

Massachusetts State House
Cambridge

As State Resources Strain, Houses of Worship Fill the Gap To Host Unhoused Immigrants

For the past four months, an immigrant mother from Uganda and her two children have slept in the basement of an Episcopal church in the Greater Boston area.

Multifamily Housing
City Politics

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.

Cambridge City Hall Building
Harvard Square

As Commercial Development Grows in Cambridge, City Looks to Increase Linkage Fee on Commercial Projects

The Cambridge City Council kickstarted a process to potentially raise linkage fees on commercial development on Monday, voting unanimously to plan a study that will recommend how much to raise the Nexus Zoning Fee.

Community members mingle at the Wendell Street Affordable Housing Meeting
City Politics

Developers Announce Proposed Affordable Development Size Will Not Be Reduced Despite Backlash

Non-profit developers in charge of a proposed eight-story affordable housing project in the Baldwin neighborhood announced Thursday that they will not be reducing the size of the building any further despite backlash from residents who believe the complex will be too large.

Cambridge City Hall
City Politics

‘What’s the Hold Up?’: Cambridge City Councilors Disagree on Whether Central Square is Ready for Rezoning

Cambridge City Councilors voted to prioritize the rezoning of northern Massachusetts Avenue and of Cambridge Street over that of Central in a committee meeting on Tuesday amid disagreement on whether Central Square is ready for rezoning.

Aerial View of Cambridge City Hall
Cambridge

With an Increase in Voucher Discrimination, Cambridge Looks to Train Housing Professionals in Prevention

Cambridge human rights officials urged professionals in the real estate industry to avoid disadvantaging rental applicants with government vouchers in a webinar Tuesday, telling The Crimson in interviews after the event that the city is seeing “a rise in complaints” of voucher discrimination.

Nolan and Sobrinho-Wheeler at City Council March 3
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Nolan and Sobrinho-Wheeler at City Council March 3

Cambridge City Councilors Patty M. Nolan ’80 and Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler sit in Sullivan Chamber during the March 3 City Council meeting.

McGovern, Zusy, and Wilson at City Council March 3
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McGovern, Zusy, and Wilson at City Council March 3

Cambridge Vice Mayor Marc C. McGovern and City Councilors Catherine “Cathie” Zusy and Ayesha M. Wilson sit in Sullivan Chamber for a City Council meeting Monday.

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