David Rabkin

Danehy Park Family Fun Day Happy Glorious Fall!  Yesterday I went to the Port infrastructure event and was energized by the work the city is doing.  An area of real success is the stormwater mitigation effort.  Despite record rains, in general we’ve had less flooding than usual – and the massive public works undertaken (and […]

Proposed re-districiting in Cambridge – some concern about overlapping lines. All: It’s mid-October, the leaves are changing color, and the weather is hopefully helping you feel positive! We gave a summary of the last meeting, so this week has a summary of some items on the agenda for Monday, comments on some issues that have

All: Hope you are well – and happy autumn!  I have been busy with council work and happy to see progress on a number of initiatives – from COVID vaccinations slowly increasing to testing to schools in session and people back to work – hoping the progress continues.  And the council this week engaged in a

All: Happy Fall!  It’s been a while since my last council update…partly due to the end of the summer, and also with my aide Michael leaving for the mayor’s office I was without an aide – until this week!  Adrienne La Forte started this week and I am grateful and excited to be working with

All: It’s mid-August and a possible hurricane is on the way. Heed warnings and stay safe on Sunday and Monday. I’ve been busy – I attended the sobering event for residents who have lost loved ones to violence in Danehy Park last weekend and managed to catch several street musicians playing in Harvard Square. I

Outdoor dining is here to stay All: It is August – hoping that vacation rates increase and plans for the fall  – especially for schools – will be for in-person learning and working. And hoping that the challenging news (gun violence, climate, economic distress) spur us to act instead of despair.  The uptick in gun violence in

Happy mid-Summer! I hope you have been enjoying it. I took a day away and spent a night at Tolland state park – even snagged a waterfront site! Being outdoors and unplugged for a day was wonderful…and a performance of dance under trees at Jacob’s Pillow reaffirmed that arts are critical to our well-being. Thanks

Large crowd last weekend celebrating Brother Blue Happy summer and Happy Bastille Day! This newsletter is a recap/summary of some of my work on the council in 2021. As the council is on summer recess, I will be doing newsletters with less frequency. The major topics are summarized below and in future newsletters I will

Happy solstice, summer, and school year-end! EXCITING that the green roofs zoning ordinance is in effect and projects are now required to include vegetative roofs. The first projects – including MIT’s (see picture above) – will likely ask for a special permit to pay for a green roof elsewhere instead of putting in the roof

Pride celebration at Starlight Square last week All: Happy Juneteenth! And Happy Pride Month! And Happy Father’s Day! It is quite an exciting day – the first-ever official Juneteenth holiday in Cambridge and Pres. Biden signed federal legislation as well. There are many celebrations and commemorations – and above it all, I recognize that as