Cambridge City Council
Sophomores Come Up Short in Municipal Elections
By the time the Cambridge City Council preliminary election results came out early Wednesday morning, Nadya T. Okamoto ’20 said, she hadn’t slept for four days.
Preliminary Vote Count Shows Six Incumbents Re-Elected to City Council
A preliminary vote count shows Cambridge electing six incumbents and three new officials to City Council.
Ahead of Election, HGSU Distributes Voter Guide
As Cambridge gears up for today's slate of elections, Harvard’s student unionization group is distributing a guide for voters.
Commission Pushing Gender-Neutral Bathrooms in Square Businesses
The Cambridge Human Rights Commission is training square businesses to understand gender discrimination laws—particularly when it comes to gender-neutral restrooms.
The 2017 Cambridge City Council Election
Today is the Cambridge City Council election. The Crimson sat down with the 26 contenders for nine seats on the Cambridge City Council to break down their views on affordable housing, bike lanes, President Donald Trump, and more.
City Council Greenlights Volpe Redevelopment
The Cambridge City Council voted Monday to approve a new housing development that will include 280 affordable units near Kendall Square.
Bernie Sanders Endorses City Council Candidates
Sanders endorsed five candidates for Cambridge City Council and candidates for a number of Somerville positions.
After Hurricanes, Cambridge Police Department Runs Puerto Rico Drive
Eighteen days after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, the Cambridge Police Department hosted a drive for relief supplies to send to Cambridge’s four Puerto Rican sister cities.
Cambridge City Council Adopts Four Puerto Rican Sister Cities
The unanimously-passed resolution will designate Coamo, Orocovis, Salinas, and Jayuya— four Puerto Rican cities well-represented in Cambridge’s population—as sister cities.
Cambridge City Manager Proposes 2018 Property Tax Rate
For the thirteenth year in a row, most Cambridge residents will see little to no increase in their property tax rates, according to a report presented to the city Council Monday night.
Councillor Mazen Teases Congressional Run
Mazen recently filed a statement of candidacy that would have him running a campaign to fill the seat of retiring House Rep. Niki Tsongas.
City Council Announces Plan to Use Building for Cambridge Benefits
After Cambridge City Council agreed to redevelop the Foundry Building outside of Kendall Square, the city manager appropriated $30 million to complete the project at the body’s meeting Monday night.
Cambridge Talks Lighting, Urban Wildlife at Weekly Meeting
Councillors and Cantabrigians talked affordable housing, light pollution, and bunnies at the City Council's meeting Monday.
Dems, Union Endorse City Council Candidates
The College Democrats voted to endorse just one candidate: incumbent Jan Devereux. Local 26 chose to endorse six candidates, including three incumbents.
Cambridge City Council
The Harvard Democrats hosted the candidates running for the Cambridge City Council at Emerson Hall Tuesday evening.
Harvard Democrats Host Cambridge City Council Forum
More than a dozen candidates for Cambridge City Council discussed how to make housing more affordable in the city at an event hosted by the Harvard College Democrats Tuesday night.
Sophomores Seek Spots on Cambridge Municipal Boards
Will H. MacArthur ’20, a candidate for the School Committee, and Nadya T. Okamoto ’20, a candidate for City Council, launched their respective electoral efforts this year.
Three Spots Open on Cambridge City Council
Three seats will be open on the Cambridge City Council for the first time in recent memory, opening a door for new faces in the upcoming election on a council where turnover is rare.
Chan Unveils Plans to Build Theater, Retail Center at Vacant Church St. Site
The plans detail a new 50,000 square-foot building that would include two below-ground movie screens, three or four retail shops, and five stories of office space above.
Nadeem Mazen Not Seeking City Council Re-election
Mazen said that after the election, he hopes to keep working with various Cambridge organizations and his nonprofit Jetpac, which trains minority candidates to run for office.
After Fatal Crashes, Cantabrigians Debate Bike Lanes
With many cyclists come congested streets and, some residents say, an unsafe and accident-prone environment.
Bike Lanes
City council candidates respond to hot topics such as bicycle lanes and other transportation policies as Cambridge grows in population.
Cambridge City Manager Unveils $600 Million Budget Proposal
The Cambridge City Manager unveiled a roughly $600 million budget proposal for fiscal year 2018 that will expand funding for supporting undocumented Cambridge residents among other initiatives, at the City Council’s meeting Monday night.
In Outside Bid, Okamoto Seeks to Overcome Odds
As Nadya Okamoto ’20 begins her unconventional bid for a spot on Cambridge’s City Council, she has had some early success.
City Council Calls for Trump Impeachment Investigation
Cambridge City Councillors passed a resolution Monday urging the House of Representatives to begin an investigation into President Donald Trump’s potential violations of the Constitution and decide if grounds exist to impeach him.