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2072 Mass Ave at the Planning Board May 4, 6:30 PM
by raryals 30 Apr '21

30 Apr '21

"2072 Massachusetts Avenue – Comprehensive Permit to construct a new multi-family 100% affordable" "housing community with 48 residential rental units, ground floor commercial and building amenity" "space. The proposal includes a nine (9) story building with three (3) accessible parking spaces and two" "(2) drop off spaces. Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.30 & 4.31.G (Table of Use & Regulations). Sec. 4.21 (Accessory" "Uses). Sec. 4.37.B.2 (Light Industry). Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). Sec. 5.11" "(General Regulations). Art. 6.000, Sec. 6.36.1 (Parking & Loading Requirements). Sec. 6.42 & 6.43.4.C" "(Off Street Parking). Art. 19.000 (Project Review). & Art. 20.100 (Mass Ave Overlay District). (Materials)" "(Staff Memo)" Applications and Petitions are online at www.cambridgema.iqm2.com." Further details at: https://www.2072massaveapts.com/plans-reports -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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FW: 4/30 Chelsea food collection at Cohousing
by Ruth Ryals 29 Apr '21

29 Apr '21

From: Polly Attwood <polly.attwood(a)gmail.com> Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 8:17 PM To: Ruth Ryals <rryals(a)comcast.net> Subject: 4/30 Chelsea food collection at Cohousing Greetings Porter Square Area Neighbors! Here is this week's slightly belated reminder of Cambridge Cohousing's food collection for Chelsea. DROP OFF TIME: Friday, April 30, anytime from 9 am to 4:30 pm. Again, any food left off after 3pm goes in the following week's delivery. We send a car load plus every week. Keep the contributions coming - and thank you! WHERE: 175 Richdale Ave entrance to Cohousing. Please leave items just inside the gate either in or, if full, beside boxes marked FOR CHELSEA. If the box is not there, leave in that same spot. We will collect it. THANK YOU!! Also gift cards continue to be very welcome especially as families need spring clothing for their children. Cards to TJ Maxx, Target, Kohl's would be especially useful. REMEMBER TO DONATE ONLY THE FOOD ITEMS LISTED BELOW and be sure food is in original packaging. nothing can be open, or re-bagged in any way. if it is, we have to dispose of it. Thank you! Rice, 2-3 lb bags  beans, dried and canned  tomatoes, canned  dry pasta tomato sauce soups peanut butter tuna unsweetened cereals  baby food, unsweetened PLEASE NO flour, sugar, condiments, or fresh foods (supplied by generous local food STRONG REMINDER -- PLEASE NO flour, sugar, condiments, and especially NO fresh foods/vegetables or fruits (supplied by generous food producer) Please email Anne Tonachel (annert(a)gmail.com) or myself (polly.attwood(a)gmail.com) if you have any questions. Thank you for your continued support, the Chelsea food collection team at Cambridge CoHousing

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A Walking Tour of North Cambridge from the Cambridge Historical Society
by Ruth Ryals 28 Apr '21

28 Apr '21

https://cambridgehistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/CHS-Walking-Tour.pdf

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FW: [Kenfield-local] "JazzNOW: No Borders" free streaming concert this Friday night 8pm!
by Ruth Ryals 28 Apr '21

28 Apr '21

Great idea for a Friday night! From: KenField-local <kenfield-local-bounces(a)two.pairlist.net> on behalf of Ken Field <ken(a)kenfield.org> Date: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 5:23 PM To: Friends-Local <kenfield-local(a)two.pairlist.net> Subject: [Kenfield-local] "JazzNOW: No Borders" free streaming concert this Friday night 8pm! Friends- As some of you know, I'm now leading JazzBoston, a 15-year organization advocating for the Boston area jazz community of musicians, audiences, venues/presenters, and media. http://jazzboston.org One of our efforts is to work with local media to increase the amount of jazz they present. We have initiated an exciting collaboration with GBH Radio to present a series of live jazz concerts streaming from GBH's beautiful Fraser Performance Studio. The free kick-off to this series will take place this Friday, 4/30, which has been designated by UNESCO as International Jazz Day. The one-hour concert starts at 8pm, will be hosted by the legendary Eric Jackson, and will be followed by a Q&A with the performers, the wonderful Jazz World Trio: Argentinian drummer Guillermo Nojechowicz, Swedish bassist Bruno Råberg, and South African pianist Witness Matlou. Tickets are free, thanks to support from GBH, the Mass Cultural Council, and BioMed Realty, but you need to sign up for a free ticket in advance. Do that now here: https://www.wgbh.org/events/jazznow-no-borders-virtual We hope to have a huge number of people watching this first concert, so I hope that you will not only watch, you will also spread the word broadly to your friends, neighbors, co-workers, relatives, and even your enemies! We have a number of goals, but one of them it to convince GBH management that there is an active and engaged audience for jazz, a style that originated in the African-American community and that uniquely focuses on spontaneous and collaborative creativity. Please help by sharing widely!! All best, -Ken ------ Ken Field, President of the Board info(a)jazzboston.org http://jazzboston.org _______________________________________________ KenField-local mailing list KenField-local(a)two.pairlist.net https://pairlist2.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/kenfield-local

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FW: [NorthCommons] Event on Environmental Justice
by Ruth Ryals 26 Apr '21

26 Apr '21

From: <NorthCommons(a)groups.io> on behalf of "amy(a)aperlmutter.com" <amy(a)aperlmutter.com> Date: Monday, April 26, 2021 at 5:16 PM To: North Commons <NorthCommons(a)groups.io> Subject: [NorthCommons] Event on Environmental Justice Dear Neighbors On May 6 I am organizing a virtual event (from 6-7:30 PM) for the Boson Area Sustainability Group on the topic of Environmental Justice. I thought some of you might find it of interest. The event is open to all (whether you live in the Boston Area or not!) It will feature four amazing speakers, and time for q&a: Dr. Daniel Faber, whose many impressive hats include Director of the Northeastern Environmental Justice Research Collaborative (NEJRC) Melanie Gerate, Climate justice advocate and director of climate resilience projects focusing on extreme heat, flooding, and social inequities at the Mystic River Watershed Association Meleny Thomas, Executive Director of the South Baltimore Community Land trust, fighting pollution in South Baltimore, including the trash incinerator Frances Roberts-Gregory, PhD Candidate at UC Berkeley whose research focuses on how women of color in Gulf Coast Louisiana navigate contradictory relationships with energy and petrochemical industries, resist environmental racism, and advocate for environmental, energy, and climate justice. It should be an illuminating evening. More information about the speakers, event details and registration can be found here Please feel free to share widely. Amy __________________________________ Amy Perlmutter Perlmutter Associates 23 Avon Street Cambridge, MA 02138 landline: 617-354-5456 Strategy, partnership building, communications, and program design for a sustainable future www.aperlmutter.com Twitter: @AmyPerlmutter _._,_._,_ Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#1266) | Reply To Sender | Reply To Group | Mute This Topic | New Topic NorthCommons Neighborhood Group, Cambridge MA Reply to the group: NorthCommons(a)groups.io Your Subscription | Contact Group Owner | Unsubscribe [rryals(a)comcast.net] _._,_._,_

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DeMilitarize the Police? P.O. #5 tonight at City Council Meeting
by Ruth Ryals 26 Apr '21

26 Apr '21

https://twitter.com/qzondervan/status/1385982601505169409?s=21

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Fwd: Poor People's Campaign on Wealth & Poverty
by raryals 26 Apr '21

26 Apr '21

This is a subject worth exploring from all angles. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Cambridge Residents Alliance < keepcambridgelivable(a)cambridgeresidentsalliance.emailnb.com> Date: Mon, Apr 26, 2021 at 3:15 PM Subject: Poor People's Campaign on Wealth & Poverty To: <raryals(a)gmail.com> ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Cambridge Residents Alliance <http://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/?e=d403c5d06e95f3011d0912fbd8ae02…> Dear Friend : Use this Link <https://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/r?u=IQmYHTkxFWYWygw8S1kfaM69siXO…> to Register for Program Below: [image: 4-28-21_Radius_Program-a.jpeg] [image: 4-28-21_Radius-b.jpeg] Cambridge Residents Alliance http://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/ <http://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/?e=d403c5d06e95f3011d0912fbd8ae02…> Cambridge Residents Alliance · PO Box 390487, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States This email was sent to raryals(a)gmail.com. To stop receiving emails, click here <https://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/unsubscribe?e=d403c5d06e95f3011d…>. You can also keep up with Cambridge Residents Alliance on Twitter <https://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/r?u=7Sn_jlQ3J2wHxMyMtp8UNLiPvqV0…> or Facebook <https://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/r?u=27Ax0UmWOX2J8J_QwK9Z6td_fCL0…>. Created with NationBuilder <https://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/r?u=8ZU0Lizkf4ldaLE4eHvP4jrdVLeo…>, software for leaders. -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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Fwd: [Porter square] Re: Digital equity study
by raryals 26 Apr '21

26 Apr '21

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: pe kutcher <pekut(a)outlook.com> Date: Sun, Apr 25, 2021 at 8:38 PM Subject: [Porter square] Re: Digital equity study To: Comcast <rryals(a)comcast.net>, portersquare(a)googlegroups.com < portersquare(a)googlegroups.com> Thank you for sharing this, Ruth. For those who may be hesitant to join NextDoor, here's the link from the City's web site: https://www.cambridgema.gov/news/2021/04/cityofcambridgereleasescomprehensi… Best, Peggy <https://www.cambridgema.gov/news/2021/04/cityofcambridgereleasescomprehensi…> City of Cambridge Releases Comprehensive Digital Equity Study - City of Cambridge, MA <https://www.cambridgema.gov/news/2021/04/cityofcambridgereleasescomprehensi…> The report provides a complete and clear understanding of the problems and gaps preventing Cambridge residents from making the most effective and meaningful use of broadband (high speed internet access) in the city. Additionally, the report suggests a range of solutions for the city to pursue to address the findings that emerged around broadband access, affordability, digital skills, and ... www.cambridgema.gov Sent from Outlook <http://aka.ms/weboutlook> ------------------------------ *From:* portersquare(a)googlegroups.com <portersquare(a)googlegroups.com> on behalf of Comcast <rryals(a)comcast.net> *Sent:* Sunday, April 25, 2021 7:09 PM *To:* portersquare(a)googlegroups.com <portersquare(a)googlegroups.com> *Subject:* [Porter square] Digital equity study >From my neighborhood: https://nextdoor.com/p/f5Mx3cwTxbDF?utm_source=share&extras=MTE2NjI1OQ%3D%3D Ruth Ryals rryals(a)comcast.net --- 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/portersquare/MN2PR14MB41734D59991443EAB39… <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/portersquare/MN2PR14MB41734D59991443EAB39…> .

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Fwd: [ACN] Support Green Roofs; $500M Homeownership Bond; Legal Advice for Councilors and more
by raryals 26 Apr '21

26 Apr '21

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Lee Farris <Lee(a)leefarris.net> Date: Mon, Apr 26, 2021 at 12:38 AM Subject: [ACN] Support Green Roofs; $500M Homeownership Bond; Legal Advice for Councilors and more Dear neighbors, There are several important issues on the Council agenda for Mon. 4/26 at 5:30pm. Please send your thoughts to the Council on any of these issues, using your own words, and sign up to speak. *EMAIL the City Council: *council(a)cambridgema.gov; *copy* clerk(a)cambridgema.gov and BCC lee(a)leefarris.net so we can know how many emails were sent. *TO SPEAK DURING PUBLIC COMMENT: *Follow the link Public Comment <https://www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/CityCouncil/PublicCommentSignUpForm> to register and to watch via zoom. *CMA #11 and APP 2020 #46 -* Green Roofs Petition <https://pattynolan.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d9e35bde778a9ec275ea9…>: This was amended to give developers the option to only build solar roofs instead of green or bio-solar roofs on large new buildings; Monday is the final vote. Please *support the original petition and oppose the solar-only option*. While solar reduces emissions, solar does not reduce heat island effect, does not capture carbon, and does not reduce stormwater runoff. New buildings will be around for at least 50 years. PO #1 - Divestment from fossil fuels and private prisons <https://pattynolan.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d9e35bde778a9ec275ea9…>: No investment of City funds shall be made with banks, money managers, or investment portfolios that have any exposure to fossil fuels or private prisons. State law prevents the city’s pension funds from being divested, so it’s important that we divest the funds that we do control. PO #3 - Homeownership opportunities <https://pattynolan.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d9e35bde778a9ec275ea9…>- This exciting policy order calls for the city to finance the construction of affordable homeownership units by issuing bonds worth at least $500 million over 10 years, and for the units to be made available preferentially to first-generation, first time home buyers who grew up in Cambridge, so as to maximize the potential for redressing past racial discrimination. *PO #5 - D*emilitarize our police department <https://cambridgema.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_LegiFile.aspx?Frame=&MeetingID…>, including destroying (and recycling) all rifles and shotguns and getting rid of the city’s armored vehicle. The police agreed to reduce this equipment by 20-30%, but because the presence of this equipment does ongoing harm to the community, we need to remove all of it. *Charter Right #1 - An order for councilors to *get their own legal advice <https://cambridgema.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_LegiFile.aspx?Frame=&MeetingID…> (Councilor Simmons used her “charter right” to cancel discussion at the previous meeting.) - The current lack of a City Council legal research budget is one of the main barriers to a lot of progressive policy in Cambridge because the Law Department reports to the City Manager and sometimes takes years to respond, or takes the most conservative interpretation of state law. - Recent policy items that have been stalled include the campaign finance ordinance and the tear gas ordinance. - We need this item to be included in the FY22 Budget. Thanks for taking action, Lee Farris, President Cambridge Residents Alliance: *Working for a Livable, Affordable and Diverse Cambridge* https://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Association of Cambridge Neighborhoods" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to association-of-cambridge-neighborhoods+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com . To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/association-of-cambridge-neighborhoods/DD… <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/association-of-cambridge-neighborhoods/DD…> . -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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Fwd: Digital equity study
by Comcast 25 Apr '21

25 Apr '21

Ruth Ryals rryals(a)comcast.net ________________________________ From: portersquare(a)googlegroups.com <portersquare(a)googlegroups.com> on behalf of pe kutcher <pekut(a)outlook.com> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2021 8:38:31 PM To: Comcast <rryals(a)comcast.net>; portersquare(a)googlegroups.com <portersquare(a)googlegroups.com> Subject: [Porter square] Re: Digital equity study Thank you for sharing this, Ruth. For those who may be hesitant to join NextDoor, here's the link from the City's web site: https://www.cambridgema.gov/news/2021/04/cityofcambridgereleasescomprehensi… Best, Peggy [https://www.cambridgema.gov/-/media/Images/sharedphotos/citymanaer2.jpg]<https://www.cambridgema.gov/news/2021/04/cityofcambridgereleasescomprehensi…> City of Cambridge Releases Comprehensive Digital Equity Study - City of Cambridge, MA<https://www.cambridgema.gov/news/2021/04/cityofcambridgereleasescomprehensi…> The report provides a complete and clear understanding of the problems and gaps preventing Cambridge residents from making the most effective and meaningful use of broadband (high speed internet access) in the city. Additionally, the report suggests a range of solutions for the city to pursue to address the findings that emerged around broadband access, affordability, digital skills, and ... www.cambridgema.gov Sent from Outlook<http://aka.ms/weboutlook> ________________________________ From: portersquare(a)googlegroups.com <portersquare(a)googlegroups.com> on behalf of Comcast <rryals(a)comcast.net> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2021 7:09 PM To: portersquare(a)googlegroups.com <portersquare(a)googlegroups.com> Subject: [Porter square] Digital equity study >From my neighborhood: https://nextdoor.com/p/f5Mx3cwTxbDF?utm_source=share&extras=MTE2NjI1OQ%3D%3D Ruth Ryals rryals(a)comcast.net -- 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/MN2PR14MB41734D59991443EAB39…<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/portersquare/MN2PR14MB41734D59991443EAB39…>. -- 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/MN2PR07MB6541158E6D6F049342A…<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/portersquare/MN2PR07MB6541158E6D6F049342A…>.

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