David Rabkin

Alewife cleanup last weekend! All: This week was one of the most consequential votes of the year – the vote on our $748 million budget. I voted yes. We have an array of programs other cities would love to be able to afford and many laudatory initiatives and solid services. AND we have a number […]

Crews working in the late evenings to fill in some of our newest bike lanes! All: As the city heads towards our new normal, make sure to take advantage of all that is reopening. The library finally reopened for in-person browsing (not completely, despite my and others urging – learn more about the hours and services

On May 25, the Cambridge City Council unanimously voted to approve a policy order that I, along with Councillors McGovern and Simmons, proposed as substitute to an earlier-proposed policy order (this link will download it as a PDF) related to city contracting and specifically Hewlett-Packard, which is tied to the conflict between Israel and Palestine. We

All, There is no council meeting on Monday due to Memorial Day so there is no agenda to discuss below. However, next week there are a number of committee meetings that may be of interest so read below and let me know if you have additional questions about any of them. Please note – the

All: I hope you are enjoying the changes to our city and state – with the declaration that the state of emergency will end June 15, we are about to enter a new phase. We can build on some of the lessons learned – how we can use streets better – and we have to

All: It’s mid-May and if you haven’t walked outside lately do it today! It seems that there has been an explosion of tulips, flowering trees, fragrant lilacs and tulips.  Did I mention tulips? Send your favorite places to see glorious flowers – one of my favorites this season are owners who even invited people to peek

All: Happy May! Last weekend I attended Somerville Open Studios – a lovely day to be outside, support local artists, and bike through a tiny part of Somerville. A goal is for Cambridge to match Somerville in their worthy initiatives – around the arts, installing bike lanes, and supporting small local businesses – all areas

Even Eloise the Ninja Cat took time to watch the historic speech on Wednesday with two women sitting behind the president for the first time All, Happy May! May Day is traditionally a time to celebrate the contributions of Labor – which we should celebrate and support. And May Day in my college days meant

All,  Happy Earth Week/Day/Month/Year!   I am working on a number of climate-related issues at the moment, and this week I am excited to introduce a policy order calling for the city to divest from fossil fuels and private prisons! The City Council has discussed the divestment of our pension fund multiple times, and as this policy

All: Happy Earth Day! Below are a number of events related to Earth Day – I hope you find at least one of interest. As the snow falls today, my first thought was “YAY! We need precipitation to mitigate the drought conditions.” If the snow was sticking, I’d be heading to Danehy with my toboggan….there is no