Episode 4 of Cambridge InsideOut – Big Issues in the 2013 School Committee election.
This episode aired on Sept 17, 2013.
September 18, 2013
Episode 4 of Cambridge InsideOut – Big Issues in the 2013 School Committee election
September 15, 2013
Cambridge Inside Out (the Sequel): Episode 2 – The Candidates of 2013
Our second episode of “Cambridge Inside Out – The Sequel” introduced this year’s Cambridge municipal election candidates. The co-hosts are Susana Segat and Robert Winters.
With 25 City Council candidates and 9 School Committee candidates to fit into a 27 minute program, this was like municipal speed dating. We relied on the Cambridge City Council Candidate Pages and the Complete record of Cambridge PR Elections 1941-2011 as resources for the program.
Cambridge Inside Out (the Sequel): Episode 1 – PR Voting in Cambridge
Our first broadcast of “Cambridge Inside Out – The Sequel” featured PR voting in Cambridge. The co-hosts are Susana Segat and Robert Winters.
The show’s name derives from the show “Cambridge Inside Out” hosted by Glenn Koocher that ran for 11 years from 1989 through 2001 on Cambridge Cable TV.
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August 19, 2013
Official Candidate List for 2013 Cambridge Municipal Election
LIST OF CANDIDATES WHO WILL APPEAR ON THE BALLOT FOR THE NOVEMBER 5, 2013 MUNICIPAL ELECTION
CITY COUNCIL
| Dennis A. Benzan – 1 Pine Street | |
| Dennis J. Carlone – 9 Washington Avenue | |
| Leland Cheung – 157 Garden Street | Candidate for Re-Election |
| Janneke Ann House – 12 Hilliard Street | |
| Craig A. Kelley – 6 Saint Gerard Terrace | Candidate for Re-Election |
| James Jongsoo Lee – 400 Broadway | |
| Logan Edward Leslie – 204 Fayerweather Street | |
| David P. Maher – 120 Appleton Street | Candidate for Re-Election |
| Nadeem A. Mazen – 73 A Magazine Street | |
| Marc C. McGovern – 15 Pleasant Street | |
| Gary W. Mello – 324 Franklin Street | |
| Mushtaque A. Mirza – 843 Massachusetts Avenue | |
| Gregg J. Moree – 25 Fairfield Street | |
| Ronald Peden – 25 Aberdeen Avenue | |
| Lesley Rebecca Phillips – 1643 Cambridge Street | |
| Kenneth E. Reeves – 340 Harvard Street | Candidate for Re-Election |
| Sam Seidel – 381 Broadway | |
| E. Denise Simmons – 188 Harvard Street | Candidate for Re-Election |
| Jefferson R. Smith – 134 Tremont Street | |
| Timothy J. Toomey, Jr. – 88 6th Street | Candidate for Re-Election |
| Minka Y. vanBeuzekom – 20 Essex Street | Candidate for Re-Election |
| Luis Vasquez – 23 Market Street | |
| Kristen Lane Von Hoffmann – 205 Walden Street | |
| James M. Williamson – 1000 Jackson Place | |
| Elie Yarden – 143 Pleasant Street |
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
| Fran Albin Cronin – 1 Kimball Lane | |
| Alfred B. Fantini – 4 Canal Park | Candidate for Re-Election |
| Joyce C. Gerber – 10 Fairfield Street | |
| Richard Harding, Jr. – 189 Windsor Street | Candidate for Re-Election |
| John J. Holland – 26 Normandy Terrace | |
| Elechi M. Kadete – 10 Laurel Street | |
| Kathleen M. Kelly – 17 Marie Avenue | |
| Patricia M. Nolan – 184 Huron Avenue | Candidate for Re-Election |
| Mervan F. Osborne – 149 Auburn Street | Candidate for Re-Election |
NOTICE TO CANDIDATES
If the entry for any candidate does not reflect the correct spelling of his/her name, the correct office for which he/she filed, or is in error in any other respect, please immediately contact Tanya L. Ford, Executive Director, Election Commission, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, Telephone (617) 349-4361, since this list will be used as the official proof for printing municipal ballots.
Printable official version (PDF)
[released Aug 19, 2013]
August 16, 2013
Suggested Topics for 2013 Cambridge School Committee candidates
Suggested topics for 2013 School Committee candidates
1) Background [biographical, etc.]
2) Top Priorities [List about three – then elaborate below]
3) Top Challenges Facing CPS today
4) Evaluation of the Innovation Agenda
5) School Department Administration and Superintendent
6) School Department Budget and Capital Needs
7) Achievement Gaps, Meeting the Needs of All Students
8) Meeting the Needs of Advanced Learners
9) Controlled Choice, Student Assignment Policies
10) Curriculum and Programs
a) Elementary School Grades
b) Middle School Grades
c) High School Grades
Other topics:
MCAS and Measuring Student Achievement
Teacher Evaluations and Performance Measures
School Safety and Student Behavior
World Languages
Parent Involvement and School Councils
Enrollment in Public vs. Charter vs. Private Schools
Priority Question: What are your recommendations for meeting the needs of high-achieving/advanced learners, especially in the middle-school grades?
Candidates: Send your responses/remarks on these topics or any other topics of your choice to —- or by mail to 366 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139. All of the information provided is helpful to voters, journalists, and organizers of candidate forums and similar events. You can add more information or change the content of your Candidate Page any time up to Election Day.
Cambridge Candidate Pages – 2013
2013 Campaign Event Listings and Candidate Forums
[Send event listings to —-]
August 8, 2013
Cambridge Candidate 2013 Match Game
Cambridge Candidate 2013 Match Game (PDF)
Can you match the candidate names, occupations, and birthdates? The list includes all 34 City Council and School Committee candidates.
August 1, 2013
The Rumors Are Flying – Candidates for 2013
The Rumors Are Flying – Candidates for 2013 (originally posted Jan 19, most recent update Aug 1)
Not a day goes by these days without my being asked who the candidates will be this year for Cambridge City Council and Cambridge School Committee. [Why do they ask me?] Anyway, let’s just put all this on the table – rumored candidates, confirmed candidates, rumored vacancies, etc. We’ll update this as unnamed candidates sheepishly emerge and named candidates angrily deny. This way it will all be on the table.
City Council
Incumbents expected to seek reelection: Leland Cheung, Craig Kelley, David Maher, Kenneth E. Reeves, E. Denise Simmons, Tim Toomey, Minka vanBeuzekom.
Verified challengers: Dennis Benzan, Dennis Carlone, Janneke House, James Lee, Logan E. Leslie, Nadeem Mazen, Marc McGovern, Gary Mello, Gregg Moree, Ron Peden, Lesley Phillips, Sam Seidel, Jefferson Smith, Luis Vasquez, Kristen von Hoffmann, James Williamson, Elie Yarden, Mushtaque Mirza
Possible challengers: Eric Macomber, Doug Brown, Dylan Rykerson
Not running: Marjorie Decker (incumbent), Joseph "Slugs" Aiello, Larry Ward, Tom Stohlman, Mike Connolly, Henrietta Davis, Matt Nelson
School Committee
Incumbents expected to seek reelection: Alfred E. Fantini, Richard Harding, Patricia Nolan, Mervan Osborne
Verified challengers: Fran Cronin, Joyce Gerber, John Holland, Elechi Kadete, Kathleen Kelly
Possible challengers:
Incumbent who will attempt to jump to City Council: Marc McGovern
Not running: Joseph "Slugs" Aiello, Emily Dexter, James Lee, Elie Yarden, Alice Turkel
Feel free to submit the names of any other rumored or actual candidates. [If there’s someone you would like to see as a candidate. we can create a category for that too. Maybe we can recruit some good candidates that way!] If you are a rumored or actual candidate, feel free to confirm or deny your candidacy. If you would like to be added as a rumored or actual candidate, just click on my initials and let me know. – RW
You can also just spill the beans in the comments below.
Cambridge Candidate Pages – 2013
2013 Campaign Event Listings and Candidate Forums [Send event listings to —-]
June 29, 2013
NPR story on my new friend Zev Dickstein
Zev is the 11-year-old campaign manager for School Committee candidate Joyce Gerber. He was the subject of a recent WGBH radio story which aired June 21 and was subsequently picked up on NPR’s Weekend Edition on June 29. [Listen to the 3-minute audio segment]
Honestly, Zev is by far the most refreshing thing so far in this municipal election season.
A few weeks ago, President Obama was in town for a political rally. Zev had a business card he wanted to give to the President, and he did. In fact, not only did he hand his business card to Mr. Obama, as the pictures below indicate, the President actually stopped to read it. Though not recorded in pictures, Mr. Obama put Zev’s business card in his pocket. You never know when he might need another campaign manager. – RW
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