Risha Sinha
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City Funding, Nonprofit Partnership Helped Keep 172 Residents on SNAP, MassHealth
Cambridge, in partnership with more than 30 local organizations, helped 172 residents stay enrolled in food and health benefit programs last month after the city allocated $500,000 in stopgap funding as part of its ongoing response to federal cuts.
Ballot Question 2 Could Give Public Defenders the Long-Sought Right to Unionize
Massachusetts voters will soon decide whether the roughly 800 attorneys and staff at the Committee for Public Counsel Services, the state’s public defense agency, can do something many other state employees already can: unionize.
Cambridge City Council Narrowly Votes to Divest from Companies Tied to Israel
After orders to divest and boycott companies tied to Israel sparked a contentious stretch of public comment last week, the Cambridge City Council narrowly voted on Tuesday to divest city funds from five companies: Palantir Technologies Inc., Elbit Systems, Lockheed Martin, GE Aerospace, and Boeing.
Cambridge Council to Consider Lowering Inclusionary Housing Requirement
The Cambridge City Council is weighing loosening its inclusionary housing requirement as the city faces two lawsuits regarding the policy and a rising concern that the requirement is preventing large developments from moving forward.
Cambridge Appoints Members to Childcare Affordability Task Force
The Cambridge City Council appointed 14 members to a new task force charged with tackling the rising cost of childcare — assembling the second group intended to assess affordability measures in the last four months.
Cambridge Allocates $500,000 for Benefits Assistance to Combat Cuts to SNAP, MassHealth
The Cambridge City Council approved $500,000 to help residents stay enrolled in food and health benefit programs after federal cuts left residents struggling to find resources and eligibility for federally funded benefits shifted.
Second Developer Sues Cambridge Over 20 Percent Affordable Housing Requirement
Cambridge is facing its second lawsuit from a developer over its inclusionary housing requirement, which mandates that buildings of a certain size include a portion of income-restricted units.
Cambridge Halves Participatory Budgeting Funding to $500,000
Cambridge will halve its allocation for participatory budgeting this year, reducing the program’s allocation to $500,000, even as the city commits to increasing funding over the next five years.
Mass. Ave. Zoning Plan Advances, Cambridge St. Proposal To Expire Amid Council Deadlock
The Cambridge City Council Ordinance Committee advanced a scaled-back zoning proposal for North Massachusetts Avenue while setting much of a parallel Cambridge Street proposal on course to expire during a meeting earlier this month.
City Council Delays Vote on Restoring ShotSpotter
After hours of testimony from residents, the Cambridge City Council postponed a decision Thursday on whether to temporarily reinstate ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection system the city discontinued in May.
