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Fwd: Housing Solutions 1
by RUTH RYALS 29 Oct '21

29 Oct '21

Sending this excellent newsletter from my State Senator, who has some pretty good ideas. > ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: Senator Pat Jehlen <pat(a)electpatjehlen.org> > Date: 10/29/2021 2:59 PM > Subject: Housing Solutions 1 > > > > > View this email in your browser https://mailchi.mp/electpatjehlen/housing-solutions-1?e=5195d574ca > > Dear Neighbor, > > Speculators are driving up prices, blocking new home-buyers, and promoting destabilization of neighborhoods, displacement of long-time residents, and gentrification. > > Is this inevitable? > Those issues were the topic of my last newsletter https://electpatjehlen.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1afb18c1b75b287a2a… . > > One solution is a bill known as TOPA https://electpatjehlen.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1afb18c1b75b287a2a… , Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, which I'm sponsoring with Reps. Jay Livingstone and Rob Consalvo. > > TOPA would allow communities to adopt local ordinances giving tenants of multi-family housing the right to purchase their homes at market price. > Tenants could become homeowners by matching the highest offer of a third party buyer. > Or they could assign their right to the municipality or a non-profit, which could purchase the housing and keep or make it affordable. > > IMPORTANT NOTE: The bill doesn't apply to a seller who owns fewer than 7 units in the municipality. We sometimes hear that this bill will be a burden to homeowners who can't afford any delay in the sale of their property. This bill does not touch them at all. > > It also does not apply to sales to immediate family members. > > TOPA would allow communities to slow displacement and gentrification by removing some homes from the for-profit, speculative, escalating market, and making them permanently affordable. > > TOPA would provide more affordable housing faster than any other investment. It is much cheaper and much quicker to buy and stabilize naturally occurring affordable units rather than to construct new ones. > Here's just one example of where TOPA could have helped keep people housed: > > At 6 Humphreys Place in Dorchester, the owner sent building-wide eviction notices to residents, because a buyer wanted to purchase the building empty. With support of City Life/Vida Urbana, the 20+ residents organized a tenants association and found non-profit buyers that could pay the market price. But the owner sold the building to the initial buyer, who continued to evict the residents. Had TOPA been in place, a non-profit buyer could have purchased the building at the third-party price, avoiding a long and very difficult battle by the residents to stay in their homes and guaranteeing permanently affordable housing in the community. > > TOPA passed both houses at the end of the last session, too late for us to override Gov. Baker's veto. I hope we will take it up again soon. > > You can watch the hearing on this and other housing bills he http://connect.xfinity.com re https://electpatjehlen.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1afb18c1b75b287a2a… . And here https://electpatjehlen.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1afb18c1b75b287a2a… is an article from last year about TOPA by Councilor Lydia Edwards and leaders of community development corporations. > > I'll have more on housing soon: what people wrote about their experiences, the role of more housing development, and more. > So stay in touch! > > > [Twitter] https://electpatjehlen.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1afb18c1b75b287a2a… > [Facebook] https://electpatjehlen.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1afb18c1b75b287a2a… > [Campaign Website] https://electpatjehlen.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1afb18c1b75b287a2a… > > > > Copyright © 2017 CTE Pat Jehlen > Our mailing address is: > 67 Dane St, Somerville MA 02143 > > >

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Fwd: Daily Update | October 28, 2021
by RUTH RYALS 28 Oct '21

28 Oct '21

> ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: City of Cambridge <pio(a)cambridgema.gov> > To: rryals(a)comcast.net > Date: 10/28/2021 7:02 PM > Subject: Daily Update | October 28, 2021 > > > > > View as Webpage https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001XfwsCPqHiMq0VQa8zZBasVHbM7IS-hAJOkt26tD65Lg… https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001XfwsCPqHiMq0VQa8zZBasVHbM7IS-hAJOkt26tD65Lg… > > Families and Community Invited to Pfizer Vaccine Clinics at King Open School on Nov. 10 and Dec. 1 > > Students, families, and the community are invited to get their free Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine or booster shot on Wednesday, Nov. 10 and Wednesday, Dec. 1 from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the King Open School located at 850 Cambridge Street. > > Flu vaccine, including FluMist and high-dose vaccine, will also be offered. > Learn More https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001XfwsCPqHiMq0VQa8zZBasVHbM7IS-hAJOkt26tD65Lg… > > > > View All Updates https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001XfwsCPqHiMq0VQa8zZBasVHbM7IS-hAJOkt26tD65Lg… > > > Household Hazardous Waste Day this Saturday, October 30 > > The City of Cambridge will hold its last Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Day for 2021 on Saturday, October 30, from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., at 50 Mooney Street. To access this event, enter from Smith Place. > > Accepted items include: > * Batteries: Vehicle & Non-Alkaline > * Car Fluids: Antifreeze, Brake, Engine Degreaser, Transmission > * Car Tires (maximum of four per household) > * Chemicals: Cleaners, Glues, Removers, Photography & Swimming Pool > * Fluorescent Light Bulbs > * Mercury Items: Thermometers & Thermostats > * Paints: Oil-Based & Latex > * Poisons: Insecticides, Pesticides & Weed Killers > * Prescription Medicines (also accepted year-round at Cambridge Police Dept. 125 Sixth St.) > * Propane Cylinders (20 lbs. or less only) > * Waste Fuels: Antifreeze, Gasoline, Kerosene, Sterno & Motor Oil > * Fire Extinguishers > Learn More https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001XfwsCPqHiMq0VQa8zZBasVHbM7IS-hAJOkt26tD65Lg… > > Cambridge Public Library Launches Fine Free Initiative > > The Cambridge Public Library has gone fine free. CPL no longer charges fines for late returns or renewals of library materials, ensuring that everyone in the community has equitable access to library books and materials. This week the Library also cleared past overdue fines and past bills for lost or damaged Cambridge-owned children’s and young adult materials from library accounts to welcome patrons back with a fresh start. > Learn More https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001XfwsCPqHiMq0VQa8zZBasVHbM7IS-hAJOkt26tD65Lg… https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001XfwsCPqHiMq0VQa8zZBasVHbM7IS-hAJOkt26tD65Lg… > > City Department Hours & Appointments > > Walk-in access by the public is available Monday through Friday during regular City business hours (Monday, 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m., Tuesday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., and Friday, 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m.), and in-person public appointments will continue to be offered by many departments. Masks are required for employees and visitors in all City buildings https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001XfwsCPqHiMq0VQa8zZBasVHbM7IS-hAJOkt26tD65Lg… to protect the health and well-being of employees and visitors. All Cambridge Public Library locations have reopened https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001XfwsCPqHiMq0VQa8zZBasVHbM7IS-hAJOkt26tD65Lg… to the public. A complete listing of City departments and their contact information can be found on our City departments and offices webpage. https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001XfwsCPqHiMq0VQa8zZBasVHbM7IS-hAJOkt26tD65Lg… > Learn More https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001XfwsCPqHiMq0VQa8zZBasVHbM7IS-hAJOkt26tD65Lg… > [Facebook] ‌ https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001XfwsCPqHiMq0VQa8zZBasVHbM7IS-hAJOkt26tD65Lg… [Twitter] ‌ https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001XfwsCPqHiMq0VQa8zZBasVHbM7IS-hAJOkt26tD65Lg… [YouTube] ‌ https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001XfwsCPqHiMq0VQa8zZBasVHbM7IS-hAJOkt26tD65Lg… > CambridgeMA.GOV/COVID19 > > City of Cambridge | 795 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139 > > >

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Fwd: Details for Thursday community meeting with Traffic & Transportation
by raryals 28 Oct '21

28 Oct '21

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: raryals <raryals(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 10:51 AM Subject: Details for Thursday community meeting with Traffic & Transportation To: PSNA <portersquare(a)googlegroups.com> Second Community Meeting - Mass Ave Dudley St to Alewife Brook Pkwy Thursday October 28, 20216:00 PM - 8:00 PM Description Join us to discuss plans for Mass Ave from Dudley St to Alewife Brook Pkwy in relation to the Cycling Safety Ordinance <https://www.cambridgema.gov/streetsandtransportation/policiesordinancesandp…>. The meeting format will consist of: - A brief presentation by City Staff. - Community feedback period - speakers will be unmuted to share questions and feedback; due to the expected volume of public participation, time is being limited to 1 minute per speaker. - Closing remarks by City Staff. City staff will be taking detailed notes during the community feedback period and will review the feedback following the meeting to see how it can inform the updated plan. View Project Page <https://www.cambridgema.gov/streetsandtransportation/projectsandprograms/ma…> Ask a Question Participants will be allowed to speak and ask questions following a short presentation by city staff. Join the Webinar On the day of the webinar, you can join by clicking this link <https://cambridgema.zoom.us/j/85746190372> or by entering the Meeting ID 857 4619 0372 directly into Zoom. If you would like to listen by phone, call 929-436-2866 and enter Meeting ID 857 4619 0372. Accessibility Information The City of Cambridge does not discriminate, including on the basis of disability. We may provide auxiliary aids and services, written materials in alternative formats, and reasonable modifications in policies and procedures to people with disabilities. For more information contact Traffic, Parking, and Transportation at tpt(a)cambridgema.gov, 617-349-4700 (voice), or via relay at 711. -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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Fwd: what's ahead
by RUTH RYALS 28 Oct '21

28 Oct '21

fyi > ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: Margot Welch <margotwelch77(a)comcast.net> > To: Alan Harwood <alan.harwood(a)umb.edu> > Date: 10/28/2021 7:57 AM > Subject: what's ahead > > > Hi Margot, > > I’m doing well, thank you. Indeed it seems like it’s that time of year again. Yes, I’m planning on shoveling for the people at Avon Hill again if you all were satisfied with it last time and would like me to do it again. This year I was hoping to get 3-5 more houses around yours so if you could ask for names that would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > Edson > > Edson Celestine > ECCompany10(a)gmail.com mailto:ECCompany10@gmail.com > he charges by amount of snow that we get. contact him for more info about this. > > no more pretending winter won’t get here…:( > margot >

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Lost cat…upset child
by raryals 27 Oct '21

27 Oct '21

Mary Alexander <https://nextdoor.com/profile/38163539/?is=feed_author>Avon Hill <https://nextdoor.com/neighborhood/avonhillcambridge--Cambridge--MA?source=n…> • 3 hr ago <https://nextdoor.com/p/dc996tHdhgC4?view=detail> Lost cat. We are still actively searching for my daughter’s missing cat. They have a very special bond and my daughter hasn’t been able to sleep these past few nights. She made this flyer to get out the word. Thanks for any leads. You can also call/text 617-921-6196 with any sightings. 40-50 Avon Hill Street, Cambridge, MA -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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Fwd: Details for Thursday community meeting with Traffic & Transportation
by raryals 27 Oct '21

27 Oct '21

Second Community Meeting - Mass Ave Dudley St to Alewife Brook Pkwy Thursday October 28, 20216:00 PM - 8:00 PM Description Join us to discuss plans for Mass Ave from Dudley St to Alewife Brook Pkwy in relation to the Cycling Safety Ordinance <https://www.cambridgema.gov/streetsandtransportation/policiesordinancesandp…>. The meeting format will consist of: - A brief presentation by City Staff. - Community feedback period - speakers will be unmuted to share questions and feedback; due to the expected volume of public participation, time is being limited to 1 minute per speaker. - Closing remarks by City Staff. City staff will be taking detailed notes during the community feedback period and will review the feedback following the meeting to see how it can inform the updated plan. View Project Page <https://www.cambridgema.gov/streetsandtransportation/projectsandprograms/ma…> Ask a Question Participants will be allowed to speak and ask questions following a short presentation by city staff. Join the Webinar On the day of the webinar, you can join by clicking this link <https://cambridgema.zoom.us/j/85746190372> or by entering the Meeting ID 857 4619 0372 directly into Zoom. If you would like to listen by phone, call 929-436-2866 and enter Meeting ID 857 4619 0372. Accessibility Information The City of Cambridge does not discriminate, including on the basis of disability. We may provide auxiliary aids and services, written materials in alternative formats, and reasonable modifications in policies and procedures to people with disabilities. For more information contact Traffic, Parking, and Transportation at tpt(a)cambridgema.gov, 617-349-4700 (voice), or via relay at 711.

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Fwd: Re: [Porter square] Fwd: Charter Reform Questions
by RUTH RYALS 27 Oct '21

27 Oct '21

> ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: Patricia Nolan <pattynolanz(a)gmail.com> > To: Kelly Dolan <kelly.dolan.kd(a)gmail.com>, Porter Square Neighbors Association <portersquare(a)googlegroups.com> > Date: 10/26/2021 10:10 PM > Subject: Re: [Porter square] Fwd: Charter Reform Questions > > > And for those who like video, a short (as in 2 minutes flat!) take on why to vote YES on all three: > http://bit.ly/pattyonthe2021questions > > Note that inexplicably the Election Commission mailing left off the proponents = ALL 8 counciillors running for reelection > (we don't always agree on stuff, but on this we do) urge a YES vote. > the opposing argument was submitted by Robert Winters. > > IN favor of a YES vote: > Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui > Councillor Patricia Nolan > Vice Mayor Alanna Mallon > Councillor Dennis Carlone > Councillor Marc McGovern > Councillor Denise Simmons > Councillor Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler > Councillor Quinton Zondervan > > > Patty Nolan > > > On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 10:00 PM Kelly Dolan < kelly.dolan.kd(a)gmail.com mailto:kelly.dolan.kd@gmail.com > wrote: > > > > Good points Robert > > > > My first reaction was also “no” on all three ballot questions. > > > > But then I started to realized how many Cambridge residents don’t really understand our Plan E structure of government and saw that the discussion of these ballot questions were raising some important dialogues. > > > > In terms of city and board appointments Ballot #1, I think the issue is that a broad demographic of residents don’t even apply because they see the process as closed and insular. This amendment would signal to a broader audience that more views are welcome and encouraged. So a more efficient way to caste a broader net. Given the large number of positions and candidates and the public process that this method would utilize I am doubtful it would swing toward overly political appointments, and since the decisions on actions and boards still ultimately rests with the CM such a change would hopefully just open the conversation to hear more voices and more different concerns. > > > > On the ballot #2 for reviewing the city manager you answered your own concern > > > > “there has been intramural fighting among councillors with the Chair of their Government Operations Committee failing to recommend or schedule a review” > > > > When was the last time we saw a review of the city manager? > > > > Time is up. > > > > And Ballot Question #3 has to be appointed from the City Council vs the City Manager as they are invested on the benefits of such a possible change, which basically would eliminate 8 out of the 9 jobs on the city council. > > > > My concern is if these ballot questions are voted down we can not continue with these very important conversions on the governance of this city going forward. And City Councillors will continue to hide behind the City Manger as excuses for not taking meaningful actions. > > > > Given the increasing tension between > > development and the future livability of this city it’s time for these conversations to be had. > > > > Think about the awkward family dinners when weird Uncle Bob starts pontificating and all the family members have to unite to prevent him from tipping over the dessert table. > > > > Yes, completely cringe worthy, but it’s worth saving the desserts. > > > > Kelly > > > > On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 8:46 PM Robert Winters < Robert(a)rwinters.com mailto:Robert@rwinters.com > wrote: > > > > > > > As long as people are opining on the three ballot questions, I just want to say that I will be voting NO on all three questions. > > > > > > Regarding Question #1, it might have been helpful if the sponsors had actually asked some members of City boards & commissions how they felt about the proposed change. They didn't. > > > > > > I think you can make a reasonable case for Council review of appointees in a system where the City Council has no say in the selection of the appointing authority, e.g. in a city with a directly elected mayor. In Cambridge the appointing authority is the City Manager who is hired by the City Council and who serves "at the pleasure of the City Council." > > > > > > I have serious concerns that members of some boards will now have to toe the party line of a bare majority of city councillors. For example, I would not be at all surprised if an appointee to the Historical Commission is rejected for supporting historic preservation in an environment where five councillors want to clear out historically significant buildings in order to facilitate densification. > > > > > > I will add that the proponents failed to determine or specify which boards/commissions might be subject to this change. For example, is the License Commission (Police Commissioner, Fire Chief, and Exec. Director) now subject to City Council approval? (I don't think so.) What about the Election Commission which was established via a 1921 Special Act of the Mass. Legislature? Would the membership of a topic-specific Task Force appointed by the City Manager be viewed as a "Board" that would now be subject to City Council review? > > > > > > Regarding Question #2, the City Council has always had the ability to require an annual review of their city manager - no charter revision required. So is the real point that there has been intramural fighting among councillors with the Chair of their Government Operations Committee failing to recommend or schedule a review? > > > > > > Regarding Question #3, I have no problem with there being a periodic review of the City Charter. I do, however, take issue with the proposal that every member of the proposed Charter Review Committee would be appointed by the City Council. Ordinary citizens need not apply. An independent Charter Review Commission - possibly even an elected commission - would be the better way to proceed. > > > > > > Robert Winters > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/portersquare/topic-id/message-id > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to portersquare+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com mailto:portersquare%2Bunsubscribe@googlegroups.com > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > > --- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Porter Square Neighbors Association" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to portersquare+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com mailto:portersquare+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com . > > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/portersquare/CAPqv%3DW1UoX1jznOWdBtY1Jmuo… https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/portersquare/CAPqv%3DW1UoX1jznOWdBtY1Jmuo… . > > > > > > > > -- > View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/portersquare/topic-id/message-id > > -- > To post to this group, send email to portersquare(a)googlegroups.com > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/portersquare > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to portersquare+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Porter Square Neighbors Association" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to portersquare+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com mailto:portersquare+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com . > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/portersquare/CALXKdAduW7S5pY66Ks_q%3DEMj0… https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/portersquare/CALXKdAduW7S5pY66Ks_q%3DEMj0… . >

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PSNA City Council Candidates Forum recording!
by raryals 26 Oct '21

26 Oct '21

In case you missed our City Councilor Candidates Forum, you should be able to watch it here, edited by CCTV: https://vimeo.com/639215172 <https://vimeo.com/639215172?fbclid=IwAR07KTPf3PzphY-nlzWjWvdEIKjLv7TlYMyeiW…> Enjoy! -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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Fwd: FRIDAY @ 12:15pm ET: Renters' Financial Stress in the Pandemic
by RUTH RYALS 25 Oct '21

25 Oct '21

> ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies <jchs(a)harvard.edu> > Date: 10/25/2021 11:14 AM > Subject: FRIDAY @ 12:15pm ET: Renters' Financial Stress in the Pandemic > > > Renters have been hit particularly hard by the economic impact of COVID. Millions have lost income... > > [Tweet] https://harvard.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32bdef9ad4f5c24e42bebf634… Tweet https://harvard.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32bdef9ad4f5c24e42bebf634… > [Facebook] https://harvard.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32bdef9ad4f5c24e42bebf634… Facebook https://harvard.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32bdef9ad4f5c24e42bebf634… > [LinkedIn] https://harvard.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32bdef9ad4f5c24e42bebf634… LinkedIn https://harvard.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32bdef9ad4f5c24e42bebf634… > [Forward] http://us7.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=32bdef9ad4f5c24e42bebf634&id=ed5… Forward http://us7.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=32bdef9ad4f5c24e42bebf634&id=ed5… > [Geography of Gentrification] https://harvard.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32bdef9ad4f5c24e42bebf634… > > Friday @ 12:15pm ET: Millions of renters have lost income in the pandemic, and many have responded to these losses by tapping into savings, borrowing from friends or family, or relying on stimulus payments. Sophia Wedeen https://harvard.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32bdef9ad4f5c24e42bebf634… , a Center Research Assistant, will discuss new research examining how these impacts and responses vary by race, ethnicity, income, and household composition. > > Zoom registration required https://harvard.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32bdef9ad4f5c24e42bebf634… > > > --------------------------------------------- > > [Geography of Gentrification] https://harvard.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32bdef9ad4f5c24e42bebf634… > > The economic impacts of the pandemic have been most acutely felt by Black, Hispanic, and Asian households in the United States. In this talk, Sharon Cornelissen https://harvard.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32bdef9ad4f5c24e42bebf634… (Postdoctoral Fellow) and Alexander Hermann https://harvard.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32bdef9ad4f5c24e42bebf634… (Senior Research Analyst) will report on new Center research indicating that during the second half of 2020 Black, Hispanic, and Asian households were two-to-three times more likely to fall behind on housing payments than white households. > > Zoom registration required https://harvard.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32bdef9ad4f5c24e42bebf634… > > > --------------------------------------------- > > [Geography of Gentrification] https://harvard.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32bdef9ad4f5c24e42bebf634… > > The share of one-to-four unit rental properties owned by corporate entities has grown steadily over the past several decades. Adam Travis https://harvard.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32bdef9ad4f5c24e42bebf634… , a PhD candidate in Sociology & Social Policy and Meyer Fellow will present research that examines the current landscape of corporate housing ownership, including findings that it is consistently higher in neighborhoods with larger shares of Black residents. > > Zoom registration required https://harvard.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32bdef9ad4f5c24e42bebf634… > > > --------------------------------------------- > FULL EVENT CALENDAR https://harvard.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32bdef9ad4f5c24e42bebf634… > [Twitter] https://harvard.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32bdef9ad4f5c24e42bebf634… > [Website] https://harvard.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32bdef9ad4f5c24e42bebf634… > [Blog] https://harvard.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32bdef9ad4f5c24e42bebf634… > [Email] mailto:jchs@harvard.edu > The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies advances understanding of housing issues and informs policy. Through its research, education, and public outreach programs, the Center helps leaders in government, business, and the civic sectors make decisions that effectively address the needs of cities and communities. Through graduate and executive courses, as well as fellowships and internship opportunities, the Center also trains and inspires the next generation of housing leaders. > > > > > > > > > why did I get this? https://harvard.us7.list-manage.com/about?u=32bdef9ad4f5c24e42bebf634&id=4d… unsubscribe from this list https://harvard.us7.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=32bdef9ad4f5c24e42bebf634… update subscription preferences https://harvard.us7.list-manage.com/profile?u=32bdef9ad4f5c24e42bebf634&id=… > Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies · 1 Bow St Ste 400 · Cambridge, MA 02138-5100 · USA > >

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FW: can you forward ?
by RUTH RYALS 25 Oct '21

25 Oct '21

> ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: Angela Hofmann <angela(a)nussli118.com> > To: 'RUTH RYALS' <rryals(a)comcast.net> > Date: 10/25/2021 2:07 PM > Subject: FW: can you forward > > > Ruth, > Not sure where you stand on the bike lane issue. As you know, I bike, walk, > and drive - I own a small business and think the City Council needs to > re-consider it's proposal to take into account all stakeholders. The plan > they have on the table is great for bikers and people driving through > Cambridge but disastrous for business owners and residence on the side > streets where the parking meters and loading will take place. > Thanks for sharing, > Angela >

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