The City Council is expected to approve the FY26 budget in June.  At this point, the budget is unlikely to change significantly; however, this year’s discussions have revealed serious considerations for next year’s budget.  As you vote for the new City Council in November, consider each candidate’s ability to tackle these issues and facilitate tough decisions with compassion.

“The simple reality is that the math of the inclusionary policy is preventing development,” said Daniel Sibor, managing partner of North Cambridge Partners. ”The project we’re doing is one where the numbers should work, and they just don’t.”

Cycling became substantially more dangerous in the Garden Street vicinity since the November 2022 re-configuration to one-way to accommodate bike lanes.

Suzanne Blier wrote an excellent article in the Cambridge Day explaining our ranked-choice voting system in Cambridge. The bottom line is that new candidates need high-ranking votes, preferably #1, to last into later rounds of the counting process to get elected. If you want to change our City Council, put the new candidates in the top slots followed by incumbents.