Cambridge receives first annual housing report; no inclusionary units permitted in 2025
Cambridge housing committees hear first multifamily zoning report, finding no inclusionary units permitted in 2025.
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Cambridge Committee Votes to Shift Tobacco Enforcement to Public Health Department
Cambridge Health and Environment Committee advances tobacco ordinance restructuring but rejects generational sales ban.
Cambridge Housing Committee Hears Central Square Height Plan, Sets Path to November Petition
Cambridge Housing Committee hears Central Square rezoning update, eyes November zoning petition.
Cambridge Overhauls City Manager Evaluation Rubric, Separating Council and Administrative Goals
Cambridge refines its city manager evaluation framework for the fourth consecutive year.
Cambridge Council Unanimously Backs Study of Gender-Neutral Bathrooms in New Buildings
Cambridge City Council unanimously backs gender-neutral bathroom study and approves $5.9 million in snow costs.
Cambridge City Council unanimously backs three state pet-housing protection bills
Cambridge City Council votes unanimously to support three state pet-housing bills.
Cambridge Committee Tables Cambridge Street Retail Zoning Vote, Orders Node Study
Cambridge's Ordinance Committee deferred a vote on strengthening ground-floor retail requirements along Cambridge Street, instead directing city staff to study a nodes-based approach that would apply different standards to different segments of the corridor.
Cambridge committee opens first dedicated review of disability services, schedules follow-up
Cambridge Human Services Committee convenes first dedicated disability services hearing, finds gaps alongside programs.
Cambridge Planning Board closes design reviews for two affordable housing projects in unanimous votes
Cambridge Planning Board unanimously closes advisory design reviews for two Affordable Housing Overlay projects.
Cambridge Finance Committee Reviews $57.4 Million Police Budget Ahead of City Manager Submission
Cambridge Finance Committee reviews $57.4 million police budget, flags $8 million overtime overage.