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December 2, 2020

Cambridge InsideOut Episodes 481-482: December 1, 2020

Filed under: Cambridge,Cambridge InsideOut,City Council,East Cambridge,history — Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , — Robert Winters @ 1:17 am

Episode 481 – Cambridge InsideOut: Dec 1, 2020 (Part 1)

This episode was broadcast on Dec 1, 2020 at 6:00pm. Topics: Frank Duehay; COVID rates still up – shutdowns averted for now; Council committee priorities in the time of COVID. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

Episode 482 – Cambridge InsideOut: Dec 1, 2020 (Part 2)

This episode was broadcast on Dec 1, 2020 at 6:30pm. Topics: Neighborhood associations; controversies; MCNA, ECPT, NAEC, NCSC, ANC, CSNC, PSNA, FPRA, HSNA, CNA, A4NC, WHNA, etc.; history; priorities; the gold standard of neighborhood associations; the value of archives for history and introduction; listserv vs. website vs. Facebook; reputation – not “standing”; community school program and neighborhood councils. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

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November 17, 2020

Cambridge InsideOut Episodes 479-480: November 17, 2020

Filed under: 2020 Election,Cambridge,Cambridge government,Cambridge InsideOut,City Council,elections — Tags: , , , , , , , — Robert Winters @ 11:32 pm

Episode 479 – Cambridge InsideOut: Nov 17, 2020 (Part 1)

This episode was broadcast on Nov 17, 2020 at 6:00pm. Topics: Presidential Election Results and Reflections; coming to terms with those who voted for the other guy; mandates and conflict; Blue vs. Grey or Red vs. Blue; social media and the importance of journalism you can trust – both nationally and locally; The Grifter as Anti-President. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

Episode 480 – Cambridge InsideOut: Nov 17, 2020 (Part 2)

This episode was broadcast on Nov 17, 2020 at 6:30pm. Topics: RCV fails; COVID – more than just an “uptick”, causes, COVID fatigue, MIT & Harvard, controversy over Late Order calling for shutdown; City Council Aides discussion – history, suggestions, political patronage, and pushing limits of Plan E. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

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November 4, 2020

Cambridge InsideOut Episodes 477-478: November 3, 2020

Filed under: 2020 Election,Cambridge,Cambridge InsideOut,campaign finance — Tags: , , , , , , , , , — Robert Winters @ 12:30 am

Episode 477 – Cambridge InsideOut: Nov 3, 2020 (Part 1)

This episode was broadcast on Nov 3, 2020 at 6:00pm. Topics: Election Day – Judgment Day; deaths of Rich McKinnon, Rick Jarvis; Covid updates; Nov 2 City Council Agenda – Resident Permit Parking Fee increase shot down; early signs of the 2021 municipal election; patio heaters and greenhouse gases. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

Episode 478 – Cambridge InsideOut: Nov 3, 2020 (Part 2)

This episode was broadcast on Nov 3, 2020 at 6:30pm. Topics: Competing proposals to limit campaign donations, candidates loaning to their own campaigns; wealthy friends vs. developers; proposal to ban tear gas and some history; the morphing of boards & commissions. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

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October 20, 2020

Cambridge InsideOut Episodes 475-476: October 20, 2020

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Episode 475 – Cambridge InsideOut: Oct 20, 2020 (Part 1)

This episode was broadcast on Oct 20, 2020 at 6:00pm. Topics: T Minus 14 Days and Counting; Ballot Questions – especially Question 2 and RCV; Neighborhood Conservation Districts and civic mendacity. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

Episode 476 – Cambridge InsideOut: Oct 20, 2020 (Part 2)

This episode was broadcast on Oct 20, 2020 at 6:30pm. Topics: Municipal Broadband; Tree Ordinance; Fresh Pond Golf Course off limits until the golfers leave; Participatory Budgeting and miniature golf; Vacant Storefronts; zoning – changes to the Table of Uses and Home Occupations. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

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October 6, 2020

Cambridge InsideOut Episodes 473-474: October 6, 2020

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Episode 473 – Cambridge InsideOut: Oct 6, 2020 (Part 1)

This episode was broadcast on Oct 6, 2020 at 6:10pm. Topics: Topics from Oct 5 City Council meeting; AHO; Cycling Safety Ordinance; Cambridge Bicycle Plan; Bus-Only Lanes; Shared Streets; Blowfish; Coronagendas; bar/restaurant closures. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

Episode 474 – Cambridge InsideOut: Oct 6, 2020 (Part 2)

This episode was broadcast on Oct 6, 2020 at 6:30pm. Topics: Topics from Oct 5 City Council meeting; police alternatives; “Defund Police” vs. promote best practices; Charter Review; 80-year track record for Plan E; City Councillor job description. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

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September 15, 2020

Cambridge InsideOut Episode 472: Sept 15, 2020

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Episode 472 – Cambridge InsideOut: Sept 15, 2020

This episode was broadcast on Sept 15, 2020 at 6:00pm. Topics: Sept 14 Cambridge City Council meeting; Disaster funding for arts organizations?; Affordable Housing Overlay (AHO) – passed to 2nd Reading; Community Preservation Act (CPA) funding for FY2021; Charter Review?; Cycling Safety Ordinance amendments; City Manager’s contract extension; Sept 1, 2020 Primary Election Results. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

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September 1, 2020

Cambridge InsideOut Episode 471: Sept 1, 2020

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Episode 471 – Cambridge InsideOut: Sept 1, 2020

This episode was broadcast on Sept 1, 2020 at 6:00pm. Topics: Virus tales; spending actual money; Primary Day – ballots, MA 4th CD, runoffs and Ranked Choice Voting; Constitutional curiosities; yearning for better politics; Socialism vs. choices of an affluent society; Political conventions and the rhetoric of chaos and violence – perception vs. reality; Shared streets – an appraisal; Revising the Charles; Starlight Square; slow reopening of schools, libraries, senior centers; emergence of “learning pods as a school alternative; good virus news from universities. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

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August 4, 2020

Cambridge InsideOut Episode 469: Aug 4, 2020

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Episode 469 – Cambridge InsideOut: Aug 4, 2020

This episode was broadcast on Aug 4, 2020 at 6:15pm. Topics: The importance of mail-in voting; Starlight Square; Picture Show – Around Town; Midsummer City Council meeting – traffic enforcement by non-police, police inventory, gas infrastructure ban runs afoul of state law and constitution, zoning petitions. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

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