August 31, 2026 Dear Fellow Cantabrigians, I hope you all enjoyed a wonderful summer! I was lucky enough to spend a few weeks in Australia, where I explored their fabulous public transportation and extraordinary and plentiful green open spaces. They have parks everywhere. Back to work now and focused on documenting… Continue reading
July 16, 2026 Dear Fellow Cantabrigians, We lost 32-year old Cambridge resident Xavier Bautista, a DPW employee, son, partner and father, early in the morning of July 4 when he was shot in the Port while walking to work. My deepest condolences to his family co-workers and friends. Many of… Continue reading
June 20, 2026 Dear Fellow Cantabrigians, Important City Meetings this Week Monday, June 22 at 11am: the Health & Environment Comm.: Agenda #1 the Urban Forest Master Plan and #2 strengthening the Tree Protection Ordinance. We must protect our trees through this ordinance, not the MFH Ordinance. Thursday, June 25 at… Continue reading
June 7, 2026 Dear Fellow Cantabrigians, Over the past weeks, I’ve been working with architects, landscape architects, urban planners and developers to craft amendments to the MFH Ordinance; updated our list of MFH-inspired developments; worked to better protect our tree canopy; and met with residents about a myriad of issues…. Continue reading
May 21, 2026 Dear Fellow Cantabrigians, I have focused on three main things over the past month. Multi-Family Housing Ordinance: Tracking and Responding There are 148 projects in the pipeline now; that’s a lot of demolitions. Click here to view the list. Mostly, the MFH Ordinance is producing luxury units… Continue reading
April 21, 2026 Dear Cantabrigians, Many interesting developments. MFH Projects List Click here to see the list of 112 projects!!! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r1eetSeB-dz2BcfOJu_QGS2o3V0_COvSLh1rv8qlQNA/edit?tab=t.0 It is very disturbing to see over 80 projects in process and almost 30 proposed. This list will grow as projects evolve and includes photos of existing properties and… Continue reading
April 1, 2026 Dear Fellow Cantabrigians, The last few weeks have been significant. In addition to resuming discussions about Central Square upzoning and the impacts of the Multifamily Housing (MFH) Ordinance, the Council passed zoning to align City and State laws on as of right zoning for religious and educational… Continue reading
February 7, 2026 Dear Fellow Cantabrigians, Community Development (CDD), the Historic Commission and Inspectional Services will present a report on the impacts of the new multi-family-housing zoning changes since its passage a year ago on Wednesday, March 25 at 11am. There will be an opportunity for public comment… Continue reading
Dear Cantabrigians, I am feeling hopeful–despite everything. At Tuesday’s City Council retreat we established a list of priorities, including mine, such as figuring out how to build workforce housing; amending the MFH Ordinance and Cambridge St. zoning, and zoning for Central Square; and broadening our transportation planning. As a Council,… Continue reading
19 December 2025 Dear Fellow Cantabrigians, Wrapping up 2025 Upzoning N. Mass Ave. & Cambridge Street On Monday, December 22 the Council will likely vote on the final N. Mass Ave., and Cambridge St. zoning proposals. N. Mass Ave. will allow 12 stories, with up to 18 stories at Porter… Continue reading
