All: Happy Summer! Looking forward to summer outings – and to making progress on ensuring the summers are bearable. The searing heat in much of this country is sadly not a good sign — hundreds of records for heat are being broken as you read this… All the more reason for us to continue to […]

In November 2021, Cambridge voters decided that a review the City’s charter was overdue. All, An exciting opportunity for civic engagement is here – and next week is the deadline to apply! After last year’s successful ballot question to establish a charter review committee every ten years, starting in 2022, the first committee is being

Yi-An Huang, next City Manager of Cambridge. Photo credit to Marc Levy, Cambridge Day All: Happy June! It is quite a week in Cambridge! On Monday, the City Council voted 6-3, with a final vote of 8-1, to offer Yi-An Huang the position of City Manager. That vote is the single most important decision the

All: Recently, it seems the news is full of sadness and backsliding on so many issues about which I care, which is why I was thrilled to be able to be uplifted by attending Harvard Commencement last week. The speech by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Adhern was stellar, and being able to say hello

At the start of Women on Wheels’ Boston evening ride All: It has been a busy week! Since I sent out a Council update last Monday, I am sending one this Monday. As those of you who follow council news know by now, I am excited that the finalists for the City Manager position have

All: It’s May – it’s a full month and it’s spring — almost summer, given this weekend’s weather. The news alternates between hopeful (unemployment is down, people are able to gather outside) and devastating (murders fueled by hate in Buffalo, wild fires fueled by climate crisis). Always breathe and don’t despair, or the bad side

All: It has been a busy two weeks since my last update. This month there were many events related to Earth Month and the continued and ongoing need for climate action. I went to a panel at MIT which unveiled some stellar projects that are part of their global climate initiative. Special Climate Envoy and

All: It’s Patriot’s Day weekend! Easter weekend and Passover is tonight at sundown, and the city hosted an Iftar – breaking the fast from Ramadan. A week of three major religions celebrating together. The themes of all are the same – and there is always hope in noting that, even as war rages halfway across

All: Happy April! Already? Yes! This past week we had several meetings that are moving our agenda forward – from climate accounting to urban planning, the City Council is on the move. We also got word yesterday that the city will be buying a property from Lesley University to add to the affordable housing in

All: Great news! Starting today, most of Harvard Square is pedestrian only! And the Dance Party will happen every month, in a different place! And the rat problem has been solved by baiting traps with birth control for rodents! And Angela Merkel is coming out of retirement to be our next City Manager!   Alas, those are