David Rabkin

Hobbs Reservoir, part of Cambridge’s water supply, during the 2016 drought We are currently experiencing “abnormally dry” conditions All: Much of my work on the Council has been taking issues that have been discussed, studied, contemplated, and forgotten, and then actually making it happen. A study of municipal broadband has been discussed over and over […]

All, My frustration is on multiple levels. First, I stand with a broken heart that a young member of our community lost his life to gun violence last week. Even though our state has strict laws, the scourge of guns continues to plague people across the country, state and our own city.  And I’ll admit, my frustration

All: That light at the end of the tunnel is getting a tiny bit brighter…and will continue IF we keep masking up, follow guidance on limiting numbers of gatherings especially indoors and vaccine supplies continue to increase as projected. On the good news side, the stimulus relief bill passed and vaccinations are ramping up –

All: The anniversary of so much pain and trouble – the anniversary of the covid19 lockdown upending of our lives is mitigated by the light at the end of the tunnel that has appeared. I expect many of you reading this newsletter have gotten or have an appointment to get a vaccine. That light will

Margaret Fuller of Cambridge (read more below) All: Monday is International Women’s Day and March is Women’s History month. Women’s history and women’s contributions, as with Black history and contributions, should not be relegated to one day or month. And yet, I do welcome the extra attention paid during this time to important history. Keep

All: Tragically, we lost a member of our community this week to the mental health crisis. Sina Ball, a student at CRLS, passed away on February 23 and her family confirmed she died by suicide. This is a huge loss for our community during a time that has been so difficult for all of us.

All: An odd week. News from much of the country, especially Texas confirms once again that the climate crisis will continue to cause chaos and pain. Wind turbines and solar panels are the parts of the grid in Texas outperforming expectations – while gas and oil are disproportionately out of commission…. Do we need more reminders

All, There is no Council meeting on Monday, so in this week’s newsletter I’ll share some thoughts about the Alewife area, with a focus on the Quad (pictured above – the area between Concord Ave and the railroad tracks, from the rotaries to Grove/Blanchard).  Before we get to Alewife, it is still a pandemic –

Happy February! A whirlwind of a week – our council meeting was moved to Wednesday, an ordinance meeting last night about one of the most exciting zoning petitions presented to the council, and then another council meeting on Monday. Below are a few items from the Council Agenda, some information on the vaccine rollout, and

All: We’re through the first month of 2021 and already it seems the world is moving, albeit slowly, in a good direction. Vaccination has started – and although we all realize that the rollout has been anything but smooth, it IS happening. And the city and state have tried to communicate what is known. Even