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as of Wednesday, July 22, 2026 12:33 PM

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Wed, July 22

5:00pm   Cambridge Election Commission  (Zoom)

I. PUBLIC COMMENT

II. MINUTES

III. REPORTS

1. Executive Director’s Report

2. Assistant Director’s Report

3. Commissioners’ Reports

IV. ACTION AGENDA

Old Business

- Upcoming Poll Worker Trainings Discussion

New Business

Thurs, July 23

5:30pm   City Council Special Meeting to receive updates on and discuss the City of Cambridge’s current, planned, and recommended public safety and violence prevention work.  (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom) [Agenda] [Community Safety Department Report - Feb 5, 2026]

11th Annual Cambridge Jazz Festival July 25 & 26 — Free: At Danehy Park

Join us for the 11th Annual Cambridge Jazz Festival on Saturday and Sunday, July 25 and 26, 2026, from noon to 6pm each day, at Cambridge’s Danehy Park. Free admission. Open to everyone. Presented by the Cambridge Jazz Foundation in partnership with and sponsored by Cambridge Arts. The festival lineup features:

Saturday, July 25:

  • TRIAD+ “HERMETIC”
    The Music of Hermeto Pascoal
  • Las Nenas Del Swing directed by Kristalis Sotomayor Matos
  • Kavita Shah
  • Eguie Castrillo y Su Orquesta

Sunday, July 26:

  • The Berklee Global Jazz Quartet
  • The Ron Savage Quintet with special guest Antonio Hart,
    featuring Lydia Harrell, Sharik Hasan, and Alexander Toth
  • The Tia Fuller Quartet
  • Damon DueWhite and FAZZ

Tues, July 28

5:30pm   Commercial Parking Control Committee Public Meeting [Agenda]  (Remote)

Mon, Aug 3

5:30pm   City Council (Midsummer) meeting  (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)
[Agenda]

Tues, Aug 4

6:30pm   Planning Board Meeting  (Remote via Zoom) [Agenda]

Wed, Aug 5

3:00pm   Cambridge Social Housing Task Force meeting [Agenda]  (Bayard Rustin Conference Room, 2nd floor of City Hall Annex or via Zoom)
There will (again) be no public comment at this meeting.

Wed, Aug 19

3:00pm   The City Council’s Ordinance Committee will hold a public hearing on a Zoning Petition by the Cambridge City Council, to consider amendments to the Short-Term Rental Ordinance, Article 4.60 of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Cambridge, that clarify language, impose new registration requirements and time restrictions, and effectuate enforcement of the Ordinance, among other amendments. [Agenda]  (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)
[June 22, 2026 communication from City Manager re: updates to the Short-Term Rental Ordinance]

Tues, Sept 15

6:30pm   Planning Board Meeting  (Remote via Zoom) [Agenda]

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