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Cambridge City Council Adopts $1.02 Billion Budget, Approves $144 Million in Loans

CAMBRIDGE -- June 1, 2026, Cambridge City Council adopts $1.02 billion FY27 budget and endorses Hyatt Regency boycott. The council voted 8-0, with Councilor Jivan Al-Zubi casting a present vote, to approve the $1,018,105,440 general fund budget, which includes a $250,000 amendment adding $200,

Cambridge committee unanimously forwards Zero Waste ordinance package to full council

CAMBRIDGE -- May 26, 2026, Cambridge's Health and Environment Committee voted 4-0 to send a Zero Waste ordinance package to the full City Council with a favorable recommendation, aiming for a June 1 vote. Committee Chair Patty Nolan convened the meeting to review the first round of regulatory

Cambridge committee advances student data platform, reviews police surveillance tools

CAMBRIDGE -- May 20, 2026, Cambridge Public Safety Committee reviews five surveillance tools, sends student data platform to full council. The committee, chaired by Councillor L. Zubair Ahmmad Alzubi, voted 5-0 on May 20 to refer a Surveillance Technology Impact Report for the Open Architects student data visualization platform to

Cambridge City Council Votes 5-2 to End ShotSpotter Gunshot Detection Program

CAMBRIDGE -- May 18, 2026, Cambridge City Council ends ShotSpotter gunshot-detection program on a 5-2 vote, citing federal data risks. The council adopted a policy order May 18 directing City Manager Ian Wong to halt all new data collection by ShotSpotter devices and govern existing data under the city&

Cambridge Board Approves Biogen Headquarters Sign Variance With Midnight Lighting Limit

CAMBRIDGE -- May 14, 2026, Cambridge zoning board approves Biogen headquarters sign with nighttime curfew in unanimous vote. The Cambridge Board of Zoning Appeal voted 5-0 Thursday to grant biotechnology company Biogen a variance allowing an internally illuminated wall sign roughly 13 feet tall and 41 feet wide, approximately 540