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Cambridge police logged 10 ICE interactions in six months, shared no information

CAMBRIDGE -- April 7, 2026, Cambridge Public Safety Committee reviews police immigration enforcement log showing 10 ICE contacts in six months. At an April 7 hearing, Superintendent Pauline Wells walked the three-member committee through a tracker required by the city's Welcoming Community Ordinance, covering September through December 2025,

Cambridge committees hear calls for design fixes to 2025 multifamily housing ordinance

CAMBRIDGE -- April 7, 2026, Cambridge joint committees debate design standards and affordability gaps in the 2025 multifamily housing ordinance. The Joint Housing and Neighborhood and Long-Term Planning committees convened April 7 for the second of at least three hearings on the February 2025 law, which allows four-story buildings

Cambridge Ordinance Committee Chooses Stricter Option Two for Cambridge Street Active-Use Zoning

CAMBRIDGE -- April 6, 2026, Cambridge's Ordinance Committee voted 6-2 to pursue the strictest active-use zoning option for Cambridge Street, requiring ground-floor retail or comparable uses in buildings taller than three stories. The April 6 vote, on a motion by Councilor Patricia Nolan, seconded by Councilor

Cambridge Council Steers 25 Lowell Street Away From Housing, Toward Nonprofit Use

CAMBRIDGE -- April 6, 2026, Cambridge council signals 25 Lowell Street should stay in nonprofit use, redirecting west Cambridge housing ambitions to 185 Larch Road. At an April 6 roundtable working session, Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui and seven colleagues heard a presentation from City Manager Ian Huang, Deputy City Manager Kathy Watkins,

Cambridge Planning Board Receives First Annual Housing Report Under Multifamily Zoning

CAMBRIDGE -- March 31, 2026, Cambridge Planning Board reviews first annual housing data under landmark multifamily zoning. The board unanimously approved a two-year building permit extension for Planning Board Case PB-402 at 815 Summer Street, extending the deadline to April 25, 2028, before spending the bulk of the March