City Politics
Tree Removal Moratorium Vote Heads Back to City Council
The Cambridge Ordinance Committee voted to send a tree protection amendment back to the City Council at a public hearing Thursday night.
City Council Delays Vote on Tree Removal Moratorium
Dozens of Cambridge residents spoke out in favor of a moratorium on cutting down trees at a City Council meeting Monday, prompting an hours-long debate.
Boston Women's March speeches
Attendees hold signs aloft as they listen to speakers at the Boston Women's March. Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley delivered the keynote speech.
protester at Women's March
Attendees at the Boston Women's March gather in Boston Common to hear speeches from leaders of various local advocacy groups including the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts and the Boston branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Allstonians Call on Harvard to Support Public Dog Park
The petition proposes a number of sites between Lincoln Street, which abuts the Massachusetts Turnpike, and the Charles River. This area includes Harvard Business School and the University's athletics complexes.
Harvard Will Form New Allston Land Company to Manage Planned Enterprise Research Campus
Business School dean Nitin Nohria will chair a governing board that will manage the new land company.
Women, Politics, and MA
Five panelists discussed ways to increase female political representation in Massachusetts Wednesday afternoon in CGIS South.
Affirmative Action Trial
A protester stands outside the courthouse where the Harvard admissions trial took place.
Mass. Candidate Pressley Talks Warren, Sexual Assault at Media Roundtable
Pressley said rhetoric surrounding Massachusetts Senator Warren’s Native American ancestry deflects attention from more important conversations.
Jay Gonzalez
Gubernatorial Candidate Jay Gonzalez held a press conference at the Harvard T Stop to propose an endowment tax that would cost Harvard half a billion a year.
Cambridge Recognizes National Recovery Month with Trainings, Events
National Recovery Month is sponsored by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and strives to educate people about substance abuse and recovery.
Kennedy School Ramps Up Voter Registration Efforts
HKS has introduced a University-wide voting challenge to encourage Harvard affiliates to register to vote before the Nov. 6 elections.
Ayanna Pressley Defeats Incumbent Congressman Michael Capuano
Running unopposed in November, Pressley, 44, will become the first African-American to represent the state in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Political Newcomers, Harvard Affiliates See Victories in Massachusetts Primaries
In a primary upset in Massachusetts’s 7th Congressional District, Ayanna S. Pressley defeated incumbent Democratic Rep. Michael E. Capuano.
Cambridge Highlights Affordable Housing in Annual Report
The City of Cambridge highlighted affordable housing measures, infrastructure developments, and transportation policies in annual report.
