All: Another hot summer day. Another day of pandemic. Another day of wonder. I did get away to a beach in South Dartmouth Massachusetts recently (pictured) – highly recommended – when Walden Pond fills up by 8 am, try going a bit further afield. And despite limited parking, many state beaches are available especially if …
August Updates: Stay masked up and keep sending your input! Read More »
Starlight Square coming in August – a parking lot in Central transformed into an outdoor community space. An amazing idea that I hope we replicate (Image courtesy of Central Square BID) All, The one official meeting during the summer is tomorrow – Monday, and the agenda is quite long with many items of note. I …
Summer Deluge – of policy orders, reports, and ongoing work Read More »
First: This email is relatively long (even for me) since I’ve tried to include an overview of what the council has done so far this term and issues on which I have focused more specifically. And, it’s been an all encompassing time, hence the length. Please read, comment, give feedback. I ran for City Council …
Mass Ave in Central Square being prepped for outside dining Hi all, I wanted to make sure you were apprised of the upcoming committee hearings over the next week, since many of the conversations will be of interest. While there has been a pause on committee hearings over the last four months due to COVID, …
Hearings this week! Public Safety, AHO, Bike Ordinance, Tobin Project… Read More »
Garden Street this morning All: Happy Summer! This will be a summer unlike any I (and likely you) have ever experienced. With the pandemic still raging in parts of the world, alongside the mass movement to address systemic racism, we have work to do as a country, state, city and human being. We are lucky …
Council updates – summer sweltering stay sheltering Read More »
This morning (6/19) outside City Hall Hi all, This morning, the City Council raised the Juneteenth flag in front of City Hall, commemorating the day that word of emancipation reached Texas, the last state to receive notice of the Emancipation Proclamation, which had been issued more than two years earlier. As with much social history, the question …
Council Updates – and a celebration of Juneteenth Read More »
The murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery have sparked a national movement that was long overdue, and have spurred cities and towns to take action on a local level. I fully support the policy order proposed for a vote by the Cambridge City Council to reallocate up to $4.1 million from the …
Councillor Nolan on the Policy Order to Reallocate Police Department Funds Read More »
Photo of 16th street leading to the White House (Business Insider), painted by Washington DC staff, helped by the community. Site of repression by federal forces on peaceful protesters. “Those of us who hope to be their allies should not be surprised, if and when this day comes, that when those who have been locked …
Cambridge City Hall All, In these trying and troubling times, I remain dedicated to doing all I can to uplift, to celebrate the good work proliferating and to remind myself and others to take care of our own mental health and emotional needs. And, I cannot shake the images of George Floyd begging for his …
Council Updates – As We Grapple with Unsettling News Read More »
If this email was forwarded, click here to sign up for COVID updates Hi all, For this week’s email, since there is no meeting on Monday – enjoy Memorial Day! – I have summarized a few of the issues that have absorbed me for the past two months and how YOU can help get them …
