In Cambridge, Black and Latinx Borrowers Face Higher Mortgage Loan Denial Rates, June Report Reveals

Black and Latinx borrowers faced significantly higher mortgage lending denial rates in Cambridge and in Massachusetts broadly in 2021, according to a June 2023 report.

Cambridge Mortgage Loan Denials

Cambridge City Council Votes Against Changes to Affordable Housing Overlay Amendments

The Cambridge City Council voted against revising amendments to the Affordable Housing Overlay Monday evening, rejecting language that would have prioritized housing middle-income residents and altered the policy’s approach to building height.

Pearson IOP Forum

Tennessee State Rep. Justin J. Pearson, center, and March For Our Lives co-founder David M. Hogg ’23, right, discussed gun reform and state politics at a Wednesday Institute of Politics forum.

Cambridge Residents and Activists Rally at City Hall for Green New Deal Proposal

More than 70 Cambridge residents and activists gathered in front of Cambridge City Hall Wednesday afternoon in support of Cambridge Green New Deal policies that would mandate emissions reductions from large commercial buildings.

Green New Deal Rally Crowd

Harvard Students Developing App to Connect Boston’s Unhoused People with Essential Resources

Local undergraduates are developing an app to connect Greater Boston’s unhoused population to essential resources, with hopes to launch it in the coming weeks.

Cambridge Human Rights Commission Discusses Rental Assistance Program, Housing Discrimination in Meeting

Cambridge’s Human Rights Commission discussed housing discrimination and ways to facilitate household participation in a Massachusetts rental assistance program to obtain housing in the city in a Thursday meeting.

Pulitzer-Winning Author Joshua Cohen Discusses Novel ‘The Netanyahus’ at Harvard Hillel Event

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Joshua Cohen discussed his 2021 novel “The Netanyahus” at an event hosted by Harvard Hillel and the Harvard Book Store on Thursday.

Joshua Cohen Hillel Event

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Joshua A. Cohen, right, discussed his novel "The Netanyahus" at a Harvard Hillel event.