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DIG 23.02 – 1/28/21

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SIDDIQUI TAKES A DIVE: JOINS MAYOR MCGOVERN, OTHER CAMBRIDGE COUNCILORS IN GREENLIGHTING BACKROOM COURTHOUSE DEAL

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted September 25, 2019 Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Cambridge City Hall by Vitor Pamplona CC-BY-2.0. Modified by Jason Pramas.

 

The fix was in.

 

While the world was gearing up for the global climate strike last week, the years-long fight over the future ...  read more

Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Anthony Galluccio, Boston Democratic Socialists of America, Cambridge, Cambridge City Council, corruption, Councilor Dennis Carlone, Councilor Quinton Zondervan, Councilor Sumbul Siddiqui, Courthouse, Democracy, East Cambridge, economy, Election, Housing, Jason Pramas, Leggat McCall Properties, Mayor Marc McGovern, neoliberal, news, news to us, Our Revolution Cambridge, Politics, Sullivan Courthouse, Vice Mayor Jan Devereux

THE POLITICAL MOVEMENT TO COME

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted September 11, 2019 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

Scenes from the 9.9.19 Cambridge City Council hearing on parking space disposition for the disputed Sullivan Courthouse development

How Cambridge can put public need before private greed

 

A five-hour city council hearing can really get you thinking.

 

As I sat watching the latest chapter in the East Cambridge courthouse saga unfold at city hall on ...  read more

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Apparent Horizon, Cambridge, City Council, Column, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, corporate greed, DCAMM, Debate, Democracy, development, dispute, East Cambridge, Environment, Health, Housing, Jason Pramas, parking, Politics, Sullivan Courthouse

DON’T BUY WHAT CAMBRIDGE MAYOR MCGOVERN IS SELLING

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted July 30, 2019 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

East Cambridge courthouse photo by Jason Pramas

 

An East Cambridge courthouse update

 

It’s sad when a local public official claims powerlessness before real estate developers, the market, and state government. But that’s exactly what Cambridge Mayor Marc McGovern is doing in the latest round of the already half-century long East Cambridge ...  read more

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Activism, Apparent Horizon, capitalism, Column, Councilor Dennis Carlone, Councilor Quinton Zondervan, DCAMM, Democracy, development, East Cambridge, Health, Housing, Jason Pramas, Leggat McCall Properties, Massachusetts, Mayor Marc McGovern, Middlesex County, planning, policy, Politics, privatization, public, Rep. Mike Connolly, safety, socialism, Sullivan Courthouse, Vice Mayor Jan Devereux

CAMBRIDGE COUNCILORS CAN STOP UNDEMOCRATIC COURTHOUSE DEAL

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted May 22, 2019 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

Four votes against the proposed leasing of city parking spaces should do the trick

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Activism, Apparent Horizon, capitalism, Column, Councilor Dennis Carlone, Councilor Quinton Zondervan, Councilor Sumbul Siddiqui, Councilor Tim Toomey, DCAMM, Democracy, development, East Cambridge, Gov Charlie Baker, Gov. Deval Patrick, Health, Housing, Jason Pramas, Leggat McCall Properties, Massachusetts, Middlesex County, planning, policy, Politics, privatization, public, Rep. Mike Connolly, safety, socialism, Sullivan Courthouse, Vice Mayor Jan Devereux

LIFE ON THE LEFT BANK: DON’T BET ON IT

Written by PETER PAUL PAYACK Posted October 12, 2014 Filed Under: Performing Arts

Yes, the Planning Board voted to move forward with the Sullivan Courthouse redevelopment … But will it ever really happen? Read about the Planning Board’s decision here.

You can shoot me cartoon ideas by email ([email protected]) or by ...  read more

Filed Under: Performing Arts Tagged With: Cambridge, Life on the Left Bank, Peter Paul Payack, Sullivan Courthouse, Sunday Comics

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