Continuing Question: How will the turmoil in national politics trickle down to the local level and, in particular, how might it influence the Cambridge municipal election?

Speculation: After over a century of non-partisan Cambridge elections (a major tenet of "The Cambridge Idea" dating back to the late 1800s), there are indications that "Our Revolution", the Bernie Sanders-driven national entity and effectively an emergent political party separate from the Democratic Party, may back candidates in the 2017 Cambridge municipal election.

City of Cambridge Parking Meter Rate Set to Increase
New rates being implemented as part of the FY18 City Budget

July 21, 2017 – Beginning the week of July 24, 2017, the baselinee rate for most parking meters in the City of Cambridge will begin to increase to $1.25 per hour. At the same time, meter rates in Harvard Square will be set at $1.50 per hour based on the high level of demand, while rates in certain outlying areas with lower demand will remain at the current rate of $1.00 per hour. The new rates, the first increase in baseline parking meter rates since 2008, will be phased in over the next month, starting with the changes in Harvard Square.

The City of Cambridge installs parking meters to provide short term parking for visitors and patrons of Cambridge businesses. Most on-street meters have a two hour time limit; others have 30 or 60 minute limits. The meter rate and time limit in effect are clearly posted on all parking meters, and cars should not remain parked for longer than the time limit.

"This modest rate increase will allow the City to better manage the demand for parking," said Joseph Barr, Director of Traffic, Parking and Transportation. "Parking revenues generated from meters also help support various transportation and Vision Zero initiatives in the city. Investments in new bicycle infrastructure, traffic calming, and safety improvements in key intersection in Cambridge are funded through Parking Fund revenue."

For more information on the rate increase or parking management in the city, please contact the Traffic, Parking, and Transportation Department at 617-349-4700 or TrafficFeedback@cambridgema.gov.

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Members Sought for Cambridge Citizens’ Committee on Civic Unity
Application Deadline August 28, 2017

July 19, 2017 – Cambridge City Manager Louis A. DePasquale is seeking residents and members of the Cambridge community (including private sector, municipal employees, business owners, students and others) interested in serving on the Citizens’ Committee on Civic Unity.

The mission of the City of Cambridge Citizens’ Committee on Civic Unity is to foster fairness, equity, unity, appreciation, and mutual understanding across all people and entities in Cambridge. The Committee works to provide opportunities for constructive discussions and community events regarding race, class, religion, gender, disability, and sexual orientation, through recognizing and raising awareness of historic, existing, and potential civic issues; providing opportunities for honest dialogue and engagement; and by building bridges across communities to better understand and connect with one another.

The Committee generally meets monthly. Committee meetings are open to the public and may include presentations by guest speakers, city staff, and various experts. For information on the committee’s work, current goals, meeting schedule, and events, please visit: www.cambridgema.gov/civicunity.

Individuals interested in being considered can submit a cover letter, résumé or summary of applicable experience using the city’s online application system at www.cambridgema.gov/apply. Paper applications are available in the City Manager’s Office at Cambridge City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Avenue. The deadline for submitting applications is Monday, August 28, 2017.

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Cambridge Community Learning Center Graduates 16 from CNA Training Program

July 12, 2017 – Bernadette Charles-Sanon’s dream came true when the Cambridge Community Learning Center (CLC) offered a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) training for English Language Learners this year in partnership with the Academy for Healthcare Training. While studying English at the CLC, she had been entreating staff to provide this program so she could progress from her work as a home health aide. When funding became available through grants from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and Commonwealth Corporation, she was excited to enroll along with others. “There are a lot of elderly in Cambridge,” Charles-Sanon said, “and I want to help them.”

In the four-month cycle that ended in June, 16 students completed the course despite the intensive schedule: two nights a week in Cambridge learning English and math and two nights at the Academy in Malden learning clinical skills. The teachers remarked on the diversity of students, who included two men and 14 women from six countries and with varied educational backgrounds.

Program Coordinator Pat Murphy noted that they “come from cultures of caring, especially for the elderly. It’s a task that they do with joy and compassion.”

Math teacher Sally Waldron praised the students for their work ethic and dependability as well as their support and respect for each other. “They really became a group.”

The program gives participants the chance to enter the field of healthcare, an area with many opportunities and an improvement over their current jobs. In addition to the academic and skills training, the program teaches its students job search skills. In collaboration with the Cambridge Employment Program, the program also offers assistance with job placement. After experience as a CNA, some graduates plan to study for other health careers, such as nursing or occupational therapy.

Haimanot Temesgen was walking by the Community Learning Center on Western Avenue with her 2 year old son when she saw a sign advertising free English classes. She wasn’t sure she could manage a program with her young child, but she decided to stop in. “It was a life-changing decision,” she said. “Another door opened in my life—to give me a skill and a future. Caring for people—that’s what I want to give my life to.”

The Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) training for English Language Learners program will be offered again in the fall of 2017 and the spring of 2018. For more information, call Pat Murphy at 617-349-6365 or visit the Community Learning Center at 5 Western Avenue, Cambridge. The Community Learning Center is the Adult Basic Education program of the City of Cambridge Department of Human Service Programs.

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Central Flea will return to 95 Prospect St. on the last Sunday of the month now through October! We're thrilled to bring together local artists and vendors in partnership with New England Open Markets. 11:00am to 5:00pm.

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The 4th Annual Free Cambridge Jazz Festival Returns July 30, 2017

Join us Sunday, JULY 30 from 12 Noon - 6PM in Danehy Park, Cambridge, MA for our 4th Annual FREE Cambridge Jazz Festival. Enjoy our headliners Pieces Of A Dream along with other amazing live Jazz performances.

Political Updates

Reminder to all candidates – The deadline for submitting signatures is Monday, July 31 at 5:00pm. The Election Commission office will be open until 8:00pm that day, but the deadline is 5:00pm. Absolutely no exceptions will be made, so get your signatures in early. Do not wait until the last day.

July 25 - Nothing new to report (12:30pm). I'll do one more check just before 5:00pm.

July 24 - We just got two more candidates for City Council - Christopher Kosinski and Hari Pillai - bringing the grand total to 32. We also got one more School Committee candidate - Rebecca Bowie - bringing us to 13 candidates in that race. Tim Toomey turned in sufficient signatures to qualify for the ballot, and Elechi Kadete surpassed the 50-signature threshold to have his name on the School Committee ballot. That makes 21 candidates (out of 32) for City Council and 7 candidates (out of 13) for School Committee who have now submitted the minimum number of required signatures (shown in bold in the table).

Just in case you're interested in how this rather large number of candidates compares to past Cambridge PR elections, here's the whole history going back to 1941 (CC for number of City Council candidates and SC for number of School Committee candidates). Any significant write-in candidates are included in the totals.

Number of candidates in Cambridge municipal elections: 1941-present
Year	CC	SC		Year	CC	SC		Year	CC	SC		Year	CC	SC
1941	83	28		1961	23	16		1981	25	13		2001	19	10
1943	39	19		1963	22	17		1983	16	16		2003	20	8
1945	37	14		1965	24	13		1985	22	9		2005	18	8
1947	34	18		1967	20	18		1987	19	13		2007	16	9
1949	40	16		1969	26	14		1989	28	8		2009	21	9
1951	27	15		1971	36	22		1991	19	12		2011	18	11
1953	35	18		1973	34	26		1993	29	11		2013	25	9
1955	41	19		1975	25	16		1995	19	11		2015	23	11
1957	35	26		1977	24	10		1997	20	8		2017	32	13
1959	31	21		1979	23	12		1999	24	13

July 21 - More signatures today from David Weinstein and Patty Nolan. Patty has now gathered sufficient signatures to be on the ballot.

July 20 - A group of at least 10 registered voters filed a petition to have a non-binding public opinion question placed on this year's municipal ballot asking if voters will approve of public financing for municipal elections. My personal opinion is that this lies somewhere between frivolous and an attempt to influence this year's City Council and School Committee elections. New candidates don't appear to be having any difficulty at all raising sufficient funds to run a credible campaign and they all have unlimited free access to social media. The Election Commission certified that the required minimum of 10 signatures were filed in support of this petition, and it now will be referred to the City Council and will (presumably) appear on the agenda for the August 7 Midsummer City Council meeting. The City Council can approve of it being placed on the November municipal election ballot, but that has to happen a minimum of 90 days prior to the Nov 7 election. The Council could also disapprove (or someone could presumably delay it via the Charter Right) which would then require the petitioners to instead gather the valid signatures of 10% of registered voters (about 6500 signatures) - a substantial task. They would also have to file the necessary paperwork with the state if they intend to raise or spend any money. The number of days between Aug 7 and Nov 7 is 91 days. The lead petitioner appears to be someone named Adam Strich who was photographed recently carrying a sign that says, in Arabic, "The people want to bring down the regime." Well, as long as we're clear about where the petitioners are coming from.

July 20 - And then there were 30..... We have a new City Council candidate today - Curt Rogers. Kathleen Kelly, Adriane Musgrave, and Olivia D'Ambrosio now have sufficient signatures to qualify for the ballot. The Election Commission certified all signatures submitted between July 13 and July 20 at their 5:30pm meeting.

July 20 - School Committee candidate Jake Crutchfield is having his official launch event on August 5 from 3-5pm at Andala Cafe. [Link to sign up]

July 19 - No new updates today.
Fun Facts: The most women City Council candidates prior to this year was 7 (in 1993). There are 10 women running for City Council this year.
The first PR election was in 1941 with 83 City Council candidates. Only one of them (Edna Spencer) was a woman.

July 18 - Piotr Flawiusz Mitros pulled papers to run for School Committee. We're now at 29 for Council and 12 for School Committee - at least for the moment. Richard Harding, Josh Burgin, and Dennis Carlone now have sufficient signatures to qualify to be on the City Council ballot.

July 17 - Paul F. Mahoney (who ran in 2015) pulled papers for City Council. Elechi Kadete (who ran in 2015) pulled papers for School Committee.
Late Update: Richard Harding submiited 93 signatures for City Council at 7:59pm.

Candidates who have pulled nomination papers (as of July 25, 12:30pm)
Candidates	Office	Address	Birthdate	Occupation	Signatures	Certified*	Notes
E. Denise Simmons	CC	188 Harvard St. #4B, 02139	10/2/1951	Mayor	50(July 6),46(July 18)	50+40=90	July 3
Dan Lenke	CC	148 Richdale Ave., 02140	3/31/1947	-			July 3
Sam Gebru	CC	812 Memorial Dr., 02139	11/20/1991	Self-Employed	50(July 3),33(July 3)	45+28=73	July 3
Gwen Volmar	CC	13 Ware St. #4, 02138	9/25/1985	University Admin.	70(July 6)	59	July 3
Ronald Benjamin	CC	172 Cushing St., 02138	1/5/1971	-	80(July 7)	66	July 3
Jeff Santos	CC	350 3rd St. #809, 02142	5/28/1963	Radio Host	83(July5)	79	July 3
Paul Toner	CC	24 Newman St., 02140	4/28/1966	Teacher, Lawyer	50(July 6),37(July 7)	49+35=84	July 3
Vatsady Sivongxay	CC	59 Kirkland St. #2, 02138	2/20/1982	-	50(July 10),7(July 10)	49+7=56	July 3
Marc McGovern	CC	15 Pleasant St., 02139	12/21/1968	Social Worker	99(July 10)	83	July 3
Craig Kelley	CC	6 Saint Gerard Terr. #2, 02140	9/18/1962	Politician	86(July 10)	73	July 3
Sumbul Siddiqui	CC	530 Windsor Street, 02141	2/10/1988	Attorney	96(July 10)	78	July 3
Sean Tierney	CC	12 Prince St., 02139	3/10/1985	Lawyer	49(July 6),28(July 10)	45+25=70	July 3
Nadya Okamoto	CC	220 Banks St. #5, 02138	2/11/1998	Student	100(July 10)	86	July 3
Quinton Zondervan	CC	235 Cardinal Madeiros Ave., 02141	9/15/1970	Entrepreneur	58(July 13)	54	July 3
Michelle Lessly	CC	410 Memorial Dr., 02139	5/12/1983	-			July 3
Jan Devereux	CC	255 Lakeview Ave., 02138	5/13/1959	City Councillor	50(July 7),19(July 10)	46+18=64	July 3
Richard Harding	CC	189 Windsor St. #1, 02139	10/16/1972	Administration	93(July 17)	78	July 3
Alanna Mallon	CC	3 Maple Ave., 02139	12/6/1970	Nonprofit Admin.	99(July 10)	93	July 5
Josh Burgin	CC	812 Memorial Drive, 02139	2/7/1976	-	33(July 13),32(July 18)	29+29=58	July 5
Dennis Carlone	CC	9 Washington St. #6, 02140	5/7/1947	Architect	70(July 18)	68	July 5
Adriane Musgrave	CC	5 Newport Rd. #1, 02140	10/14/1985	-	50(July 17),14(July 20)	44+13=57	July 5
Timothy J. Toomey	CC	88 6th St., 02141	6/7/1953	City Councillor	100(July 24)	98	July 5
Bryan Sutton	CC	764 Cambridge St. #6, 02141	5/19/1982	Management			July 5
Gregg Moree	CC	25 Fairfield St. #4, 02140	6/16/1957	perennial candidate			July 6
Leland Cheung	CC	157 Garden St., 02138	2/11/1978	City Councillor			July 10
Olivia D'Ambrosio	CC	270 3rd Street #305, 02142	9/13/1983	Theatre Artist	64(July 20)	56	July 10
David J. Stern	CC	50 Follen St. #516, 02138	5/10/1952	-			July 11
Ilan Levy	CC	148 Spring St. 02141	11/1/1967	Software Engineer			July 11
Paul F. Mahoney	CC	23 Lawn St., 02138	5/8/1950	-			July 17
Curt Rogers	CC	8 Austin Pk., 02139	5/21/1962	Administrator			July 20
Christopher Kosinski	CC	77A Spring St. #1	5/18/1971	Administrator			July 24
Hari I. Pillai	CC	165 Cambridgepark Dr. #234	3/17/1975	Business			July 24
Jake Crutchfield	SC	281 River St. #1, 01239	3/31/1987	Teacher	50(July 3),38(July 6)	35+34=69	July 3
Will MacArthur	SC	18 Shea Rd., 02140	5/24/1998	Student	50(July 5),35(July 11)	40+30=70	July 3
Fred Fantini	SC	4 Canal Park #203, 02141	6/8/1949	Retired	47(July 6),42(July 10),11(July 11)	47+41+11=99	July 3
Richard Harding	SC	189 Windsor St. #1, 02139	10/16/1972	Administration	running for City Council	-	July 3
Mannika Bowman	SC	134 Reed St., 02140	11/27/1979	-	100(July 10)	92	July 5
Fran Albin Cronin	SC	1 Kimball Ln., 02140	2/14/1952	Aide			July 5
Patty Nolan	SC	184 Huron Ave., 02138	8/28/1957	School Committee	44(July 14),24(July 20)	42+22=64	July 5
Laurance Kimbrough	SC	24 Aberdeen Ave., 02138	7/3/1979	Educator			July 6
Kathleen Kelly	SC	17 Marie Ave. #1, 02139	3/8/1960	Social Worker	69(July 20)	65	July 10
David J. Weinstein	SC	45 S. Normandy Ave., 02138	12/10/1972	Writer/Comm.	49(July 21)	45	July 13
Emily Dexter	SC	9 Fenno St., 02138	3/16/1957	Research			July 13
Elechi Kadete	SC	10 Laurel St. #4, 02139	9/30/1989	Accountant	50(July 20),19(July 24)	40+17=57	July 17
Piotr Flawiusz Mitros	SC	9 Michael Way, 02141	3/6/1979	Engineer			July 18
Rebecca Bowie	SC	30 Cambridgepark Dr. #1115	8/2/1987	Dean			July 24

Signatures are unofficially certified by Election Commission staff pending approval by Election Commission.

July 15 - Having now heard it from a number of reliable sources, it's pretty safe to now say that Richard Harding will soon be submitting signatures for City Council and not for School Committee. The Cambridge Candidate Pages have been updated to reflect this.

July 14 - No new candidates today, but Quinton Zondervan reached the threshold and is now on the City Council ballot.

July 13 - Emily Dexter pulled papers for School Committee which now accounts for all known candidates (which doesn't mean there won't be more). David J. Weinstein also pulled papers today for Cambridge School Committee. He was a candidate in 2015.

July 12 - The Election Commission met and officially certified all candidates who had submitted at least the minimum 50 valid signatures through July 12.

July 12 - No new candidates so far today, but Will MacArthur reached the threshold and is now on the School Committee ballot.

July 12 - Gwen Volmar issued a press release with some relevant information about her candidacy.

July 11 - Ilan Levy pulled papers today for City Council.

July 11 - We have a new City Council candidate: David J. Stern.

July 10 - Emily Dexter is having a Campaign Kick-Off party on Wednesday, July 26, 6-8pm at Asgard's Pub, 350 Mass Ave.

July 10 - Leland Cheung and Olivia D'Ambrosio pulled papers for City Council and Kathleen Kelly pulled papers for School Committee. Many candidates turned in signatures today.

July 7 - Fran Cronin's campaign issued a press release regarding "More Early Childhood Education in Cambridge".

July 6 - Perennial candidate Gregg Moree has pulled papers for City Council.

July 5 - Five more candidates pulled nomination papers for City Council (including Tim Toomey) for a total of 23 (including Richard Harding who pulled papers for both races). Three more candidates pulled papers for School Committee for a total of 7 so far.

July 3 - School Committee candidate Will MacArthur hosted a "Picnic & Politics" event at Danehy Park. In attendance were School Committee candidates Will MacArthur, Laurance Kimbrough and Emily Dexter as well as City Council candidates Craig A. Kelley, Alanna Mallon, Marc McGovern, Jeff Santos, Sumbul Siddiqui, Sean Tierney, and Quinton Zondervan. That's 10 candidates in all - pretty impressive!

July 3 - Municipal Election Nomination Papers available at Election Commission office from 8:30am to 8:00pm. Nomination papers will be available through the July 31 submission deadline during regular Election Commission hours. A minimum of 50 valid signatures must be filed and a candidate may submit up to 100 signatures. Once a voter's signature has been recorded for a particular candidate, it cannot be used for another candidate in the same race. That is, a voter should sign for exactly one candidate for City Council and one candidate for School Committee.

July 3 - Richard Harding has pulled papers for both City Council and School Committee. This is not the first time he's done that. He also pulled papers for both races in 2009 but only gathered signatures for School Committee.

July 3 - We have two new City Council candidates - Dan Lenke and Michelle Lessly.

July 3 - We have a new candidate for School Committee: Jake Crutchfield (who also ran in 2015)
A press release is included on Jake's Candidate Page.

July 1 - Paul Toner has picked up several union endorsements.

June 30 - And then there were 23. Bryan Sutton has filed papers with the Commonwealth to be a City Council candidate.

June 29 - Josh Burgin has filed papers with the Commonwealth to be a City Council candidate.

June 26 - Ilan Levy will apparently again be a City Council candidate.

June 22 - Fran Cronin will be hosting an issue forum on Tues, June 27 starting at 6:00pm at Atwood's Tavern (877 Cambridge St.).

June 21 - Marc McGovern has posted a re-election announcement.

June 21 - Denise Simmons has formally announced her reelection campaign and the date of her Campaign Kickoff (July 13).

June 21 - Paul Toner has hired Hannagh Jacobsen as Campaign Manager and has received the endorsement of Mass Retirees.

June 20 - Adriane Musgrave will have her campaign kickoff on Sat, June 24 from 4:00pm to 6:00pm at Christopher's in Porter Square.

June 18 - No new candidates to report, but at what point does calling oneself a "progressive" in an election where all candidates are "progressive" render the term completely meaningless?

June 10 - We have a new City Council candidate: Gwen Volmar

June 9 - We have a new School Committee candidate: Laurance Kimbrough

June 7 - We have a new City Council candidate: Jeff Santos

The following City Council candidates have either had or scheduled a campaign kickoff event, announced their candidacy, or submitted sufficient signatures to qualify for the ballot (22): Ron Benjamin, Josh Burgin, Dennis Carlone, Olivia D'Ambrosio, Jan Devereux, Sam Gebru, Richard Harding, Jr., Craig A. Kelley, Ilan Levy, Alanna Mallon, Marc McGovern, Gregg Moree, Adriane Musgrave, Nadya Okamoto, Jeff Santos, Sumbul Siddiqui, Denise Simmons, Vatsady Sivongxay, Sean Tierney, Paul Toner, Gwen Volmar, and Quinton Zondervan.

The following individuals have not yet formally announced their candidacy but are expected to be City Council candidates and have pulled papers (10): Leland Cheung, Christopher Kosinski, Dan Lenke, Michelle Lessly, Paul F. Mahoney, Hari Pillai, Curt Rogers, David J. Stern, Bryan Sutton, and Timothy J. Toomey, Jr.

The following School Committee candidates have either had or scheduled a campaign kickoff event, formally announced their candidacy, or submitted sufficient signatures to qualify for the ballot (9): Manikka Bowman, Fran Cronin, Jake Crutchfield, Emily Dexter, Alfred B. Fantini, Kathleen Kelly, Laurance Kimbrough, Will MacArthur, and Patricia M. Nolan.

The following individuals have not yet formally announced their candidacy but are expected to be School Committee candidates and have pulled papers (4): Rebecca Bowie, Elechi Kadete, Piotr Flawiusz Mitros, and David J. Weinstein.

2017 Cambridge Candidate Pages

2017 Campaign Event Listings and Candidate Forums
[Note: Only events open to the general public (with or without RSVP) will be listed.]

Campaign Finance Reports - 2017 City Council

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Campaign Finance Summaries - City Council 2017 (updated July 24, 8:00pm)
Candidate	From	To	Start	Receipts	Expend	Balance	As Of
Benjamin, Ronald	1-Jan-17	15-Jul-17	9.00	680.92	682.36	7.56	17-Jul-17
Burgin, Josh	16-Jun-17	15-Jul-17	0.00	500.00	452.36	47.64	17-Jul-17
Carlone, Dennis	1-Jan-17	15-Jul-17	17827.87	14776.22	3987.56	28616.53	19-Jul-17
Cheung, Leland	1-Jan-17	30-Jun-17	90880.32	0.00	8830.50	82049.82	5-Jul-17
D'Ambrosio, Olivia	1-Jan-17	15-Jul-17	122.75	5250.31	3426.02	1947.04	17-Jul-17
Devereux, Jan	1-Jan-17	15-Jul-17	8715.10	24548.05	10186.19	23076.96	17-Jul-17
Gebru, Sam	1-Jan-17	15-Jul-17	0.00	29318.50	28724.33	594.17	17-Jul-17
Harding, Richard	1-Jan-17	1-Jan-17	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1-Jan-17
Kelley, Craig	1-Jan-17	15-Jul-17	2231.84	461.04	623.00	2069.88	17-Jul-17
Kosinski, Christopher	24-Jul-17	24-Jul-17	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	24-Jul-17
Lenke, Dan	3-Jul-17	3-Jul-17	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	3-Jul-17
Lessly, Michelle	3-Jul-17	3-Jul-17	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	3-Jul-17
Levy, Ilan	26-Jun-17	26-Jun-17	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	26-Jun-17
Mahoney, Paul F.	1-Jan-17	30-Jun-17	2424.49	0.00	149.71	2274.78	5-Jul-17
Mallon, Alanna	1-Jan-17	15-Jul-17	100.00	30323.00	15020.88	15402.12	17-Jul-17
McGovern, Marc	1-Jan-17	15-Jul-17	14966.66	24551.68	15789.28	23729.06	18-Jul-17
Moree, Gregg	6-Jul-17	6-Jul-17	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	6-Jul-17
Musgrave, Adriane	16-May-17	15-Jul-17	0.00	8172.95	3529.86	4643.09	17-Jul-17
Okamoto, Nadya	16-Mar-17	15-Jul-17	0.00	6506.39	877.37	5629.02	17-Jul-17
Pillai, Hari	24-Jul-17	24-Jul-17	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	24-Jul-17
Rogers, Curt	20-Jul-17	20-Jul-17	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	20-Jul-17
Santos, Jeff	7-Jun-17	15-Jul-17	0.00	1545.00	525.16	1019.84	17-Jul-17
Siddiqui, Sumbul	16-Feb-17	15-Jul-17	0.00	27369.60	9254.98	18114.62	17-Jul-17
Simmons, Denise	1-Jan-17	15-Jul-17	10179.79	10351.15	8376.51	12154.43	17-Jul-17
Sivongxay, Vatsady	1-Jan-17	15-Jul-17	0.00	23775.03	12500.86	11274.17	17-Jul-17
Stern, David J.	11-Jul-17	11-Jul-17	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	11-Jul-17
Sutton, Bryan	16-Jun-17	30-Jun-17	0.00	100.00	0.00	100.00	5-Jul-17
Tierney, Sean	1-Feb-17	15-Jul-17	0.00	15569.60	6075.43	9494.17	18-Jul-17
Toner, Paul	16-Feb-17	15-Jul-17	0.00	33114.25	14950.39	18163.86	19-Jul-17
Toomey, Tim	1-Jan-17	15-Jul-17	4069.67	41021.01	8716.66	36374.02	17-Jul-17
Volmar, Gwen	9-Jun-17	15-Jul-17	0.00	5478.62	2376.03	3102.59	17-Jul-17
Zondervan, Quinton	1-Jan-17	15-Jul-17	3510.00	22165.48	19788.83	5886.65	17-Jul-17

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Campaign Finance Reports - 2017 City Council (updated July 20, 10:35pm)

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Campaign Contributions (2017) - Total Receipts and Cambridge Receipts (updated July 25, 12:50pm)
Candidate	ID	Total Receipts	Cambridge Receipts	Percent Cambridge
Kelley, Craig	14104	$480.00	$480.00	100%
Sutton, Bryan	16713	$100.00	$100.00	100%
D'Ambrosio, Olivia	16520	$5,250.00	$5,000.00	95%
Burgin, Josh	16709	$1,391.15	$1,254.52	90%
Devereux, Jan	16062	$28,673.50	$25,368.50	88%
Carlone, Dennis	15680	$14,776.22	$11,500.00	78%
McGovern, Marc	15589	$26,006.67	$20,216.49	78%
Mallon, Alanna	16530	$30,423.00	$17,088.00	56%
Benjamin, Ronald	16493	$905.55	$470.00	52%
Toner, Paul	16576	$35,005.11	$17,550.00	50%
Musgrave, Adriane	16657	$8,172.95	$4,050.00	50%
Toomey, Tim	12222	$28,180.89	$13,305.64	47%
Siddiqui, Sumbul	16556	$27,269.60	$12,545.00	46%
Tierney, Sean	16559	$15,619.60	$7,075.00	45%
Zondervan, Quinton	16516	$21,170.76	$9,316.86	44%
Santos, Jeff	16686	$2,651.61	$1,116.61	42%
Simmons, Denise	13783	$10,351.15	$3,950.00	38%
Volmar, Gwen	16691	$5,959.65	$1,754.00	29%
Sivongxay, Vatsady	16528	$24,074.74	$5,355.00	22%
Gebru, Sam	16531	$28,696.00	$6,073.00	21%
Okamoto, Nadya	16596	$6,622.85	$510.00	8%
Cheung, Leland	14923	$0.00	$0.00	-
Harding, Richard	16737	$0.00	$0.00	-
Kosinski, Christopher	--	$0.00	$0.00	-
Levy, Ilan	16173	$0.00	$0.00	-
Lenke, Dan	--	$0.00	$0.00	-
Lessley, Michelle	--	$0.00	$0.00	-
Mahoney, Paul F.	16174	$0.00	$0.00	-
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CIVIC CALENDAR

Mon, July 24

5:30pm   Avon Hill Neighborhood Conservation District Commission Meeting  (Lombardi Building, 831 Mass. Ave., 2nd floor conference room)

6:00pm   Vail Court Property Affordable Housing Meeting  (City Hall Annex, 2nd Floor Conference Room, 344 Broadway)

The City and the Cambridge Affordable Housing Trust are hosting a public meeting on Monday, July 24th to discuss the redevelopment of the Vail Court site located at 139 Bishop Allen Drive.

Tues, July 25

2:00pm   City Council Follow-up Goal Setting Session  (Ackermann Room, City Hall)

6:00pm   Inman Square Intersection Improvements Community Meeting  (Cambridge Main Library, Lower Level)

The City is developing plans to improve the intersection of Hampshire St. and Cambridge St. in Inman Square. At this meeting, City and design team staff will recap the project history to date, and present a discussion of opportunities and considerations relevant to the plaza design. After the presentation, staff will facilitate an open discussion. Presentation: 6-6:45pm; Community Feedback: 6:45-8pm. For more information on this project, please visit www.cambridgema.gov/theworks/inmansquare.

6:00pm   Recycling Advisory Committee Meeting  (Department of Public Works, Main Conference Room, 147 Hampshire St.)

6:30pm   Planning Board meeting  (2nd Floor Meeting Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)

General Business

1. Update from the Community Development Department

2. Adoption of Planning Board meeting transcripts

Public Hearing

Volpe Rezoning Petition - Zoning Petition by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to create a new Planned Unit Development Overlay District (PUD-7) over the area known as the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center site in Kendall Square. The area to be rezoned to the new district PUD-7 is bounded by the Pedestrian Way (connecting the southerly end of Sixth Street to the northerly end of Ames Street), Binney, Third, Monroe, Fifth and Potter Streets, and Broadway. (Notice)

General Business

3. Board of Zoning Appeal Cases

BZA-013173-2017 273 First Street – Special permit to collocate 12 wireless antennas Sec. 4.32.G.1 & Sec 4.40 (Footnote 49)

Wed, July 26

5:30pm   The City Council's Neighborhood and Long Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts and Celebrations Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss the next steps for the Foundry Building including: financing, community benefit, non-profit ecosystem, and community engagement.  (Dr. Henrietta S. Attles Meeting Room, CRLS)

5:30pm   Cambridge Election Commission meeting  (1st Floor Meeting Room, 51 Inman St.)

I. MINUTES II. REPORTS 1. Executive Director’s Report 2. Assistant Director's Report 3. Commissioners' Reports III. PUBLIC COMMENT

IV. ACTION AGENDA Old Business 1. Municipal Election, November 7th - Certification of Nomination Papers New Business ---

Thurs, July 27

6:00pm   Community Preservation Act Committee Public Hearing  (Lombardi Building, 831 Mass. Ave, Basement Conference Room)

The purpose of the hearing will be to take public comment regarding allocations of Community Preservation Act funds for FY18. These funds may be allocated to affordable housing, open space and historic preservation.

6:00pm   Pedestrian Committee Meeting  (Earth Sphere Sculpture, Kendall Square, Broadway-Main Street Intersection)

The July meeting of the Pedestrian Committee will be a walk the Kendall Square area and Volpe site. More details to come.

6:00pm   Envision Cambridge Alewife Working Group  (Russell Youth Center, 680 Huron Ave.)

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Tues, Aug 1

6:30pm   Planning Board meeting  (2nd Floor Meeting Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)

Wed, Aug 2

3:30pm   The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss a zoning petition by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to create a new Planned Unit Development Overlay District (PUD-7) over the area known as the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center site in Kendall Square. This hearing to be televised.  (Dr. Henrietta S. Attles Meeting Room, CRLS, 459 Broadway)

5:30pm   Cambridge Election Commission meeting  (1st Floor Meeting Room, 51 Inman St.)

I. MINUTES II. REPORTS 1. Executive Director’s Report 2. Assistant Director's Report 3. Commissioners' Reports III. PUBLIC COMMENT

IV. ACTION AGENDA Old Business 1. Municipal Election, November 7th - Certification of Nomination Papers New Business ---

Thurs, Aug 3

6:00pm   Cambridge Historical Commission meeting  (Citywide Senior Center, 806 Massachusetts Ave.)

Mon, Aug 7

5:30pm   Special (Midsummer) City Council meeting  (Dr. Henrietta S. Attles Meeting Room, CRLS, 459 Broadway)

6:00pm   Mid-Cambridge Neighborhood Conservation District Commission Meeting  (City Hall Annex, 2nd Floor Conference Room, 344 Broadway)

Wed, Aug 9

5:30-7:30pm   Bicycle Committee Meeting  (4th Floor Conference Room, 344 Broadway)

Mon, Aug 14

5:30pm   Half Crown-Marsh Neighborhood Conservation District Commission Meeting  (Lombardi Building, 831 Mass. Ave, Basement Conference Room)

Tues, Aug 15

6:30pm   Planning Board meeting  (2nd Floor Meeting Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)

Wed, Aug 16

5:30pm   Cambridge Redevelopment Authority Board Meeting  (Police Station, 125 Sixth St., First Floor Community Room)

[Meeting Agenda and supporting materials]

Mon, Aug 21

5:30pm   Avon Hill Neighborhood Conservation District Commission Meeting  (Lombardi Building, 831 Mass. Ave., 2nd floor conference room)

Tues, Aug 22

6:30pm   Planning Board meeting  (2nd Floor Meeting Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)

Wed, Aug 23

6:00-8:00pm   Envision Cambridge Advisory Committee meeting  (4th Floor Meeting Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)

Discussion topic: corridor visioning and analysis

Thurs, Aug 24

6:00pm   Pedestrian Committee Meeting  (City Hall Annex, 4th Floor Conference Room, 344 Broadway)

Tues, Aug 29

6:30pm   Planning Board meeting  (2nd Floor Meeting Room, City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway)

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Mon, Sept 11

5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

Wed, Sept 13

8:00am-9:30am   Recycling Advisory Committee  (Sullivan Chamber, City Hall)

6:00-8:00pm   Envision Cambridge Advisory Committee meeting  (Citywide Senior Center, 806 Mass. Ave.)

Discussion topic: present focus area working group recommendations, review and comment

Mon, Sept 18

5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, Sept 25

5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

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Mon, Oct 2

5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

Wed, Oct 11

8:00am-9:30am   Recycling Advisory Committee  (Sullivan Chamber, City Hall)

Mon, Oct 16

5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, Oct 23

5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, Oct 30

5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

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Mon, Nov 6

5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, Nov 7

Municipal Election. Polls are open 7:00am until 8:00pm. The Preliminary Election Count will follow at the Cambridge Senior Center in Central Square.

The Preliminary PR Count will take place at the Senior Center after the polls close.

9:00pm   Cambridge Election Commission meeting.  (Senior Center, 806 Mass. Ave.)

Wed, Nov 8

The PR Election Count continues at the Cambridge Senior Center as auxiliary ballots are tabulated and Unofficial Results are determined.

9:00am   Cambridge Election Commission meeting.  (Senior Center, 806 Mass. Ave.)

Wed, Nov 8

8:00am-9:30am   Recycling Advisory Committee  (Sullivan Chamber, City Hall)

Mon, Nov 13

5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

Fri, Nov 17

4:30pm   The Cambridge Election Commission will meet to finalize the 2017 Cambridge Municipal Election results, including any provisional ballots and overseas absentee ballots (if any).  (1st Floor Meeting Room, 51 Inman St.)

4:30pm   COUNTING OF PROVISIONAL BALLOTS

5:00pm   COUNTING OF OVERSEAS BALLOTS

The Official 2017 Election Results will be tabulated, certified, and announced after these ballots are included.