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June 2, 2021

Cambridge InsideOut Episodes 505-506: June 1, 2021

Filed under: 2021 election,Cambridge,Cambridge InsideOut — Tags: budget, Cambridge, City Council, City Manager, COVID-19, elections, foreign policy, housing, Jane Jacobs, Judy Nathans, Neighborhood Conservation District, Plan E, police, Robert Winters, zoning — Robert Winters @ 3:47 am

Episode 505 – Cambridge InsideOut: June 1, 2021 (Part 1)

This episode was broadcast on June 1, 2021 at 6:00pm. Topics: Optimistic Covid update; serendipity; Planning Board seeks members; Charter review and the quest for power; conflict between elected mayor and city council; FY22 Budget coming to a vote; Gaza via Zoom and Public Comment as political theater. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

Episode 506 – Cambridge InsideOut: June 1, 2021 (Part 2)

This episode was broadcast on June 1, 2021 at 6:30pm. Topics: Petition to gut Neighborhood Conservation Districts, echoes of Robert Moses and “urban renewal, remembering Jane Jacobs; Missing Middle Muddle and fictional zoning narratives; nothing to address the general affordability of housing; The “HEART” proposal vs. the Task Force on the Future of Public Safety; misrepresenting “the community”; when will City buildings reopen?; Redistricting coming; mayoral races in Somerville, Boston, and NYC. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

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May 18, 2021

Cambridge InsideOut Episodes 503-504: May 18, 2021

Filed under: Cambridge,Cambridge InsideOut — Tags: Apollo, budget, Cambridge, Central Square, City Council, City Manager, COVID-19, digital equity, elections, housing, Judy Nathans, municipal broadband, Plan E, proportional representation, Robert Winters, Starlight Square — Robert Winters @ 10:49 pm

Episode 503 – Cambridge InsideOut: May 18, 2021 (Part 1)

This episode was broadcast on May 18, 2021 at 6:00pm. Topics: Looking back; camaraderie of the unmasked; Apollo & Cambridge; Budget hearings and political theater; trickle-down politics; boycotts, divestment, and Chapter 30B; Plan E and city management; digital equity/municipal broadband – and Cable TV. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

Episode 504 – Cambridge InsideOut: May 18, 2021 (Part 2)

This episode was broadcast on May 18, 2021 at 6:30pm. Topics: Legal tussles over acoustic music; License Commission; emerging from the pandemic; end of the emergency – beginning of the questions; voting post-Covid; eviction moratorium to end; sidewalk & street dining – temporary or permanent; election year rhetoric; emergent candidates and PR realities; Starlight future. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

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May 5, 2021

Cambridge InsideOut Episodes 501-502: May 4, 2021

Filed under: 2021 election,Cambridge,Cambridge InsideOut — Tags: budget, Cambridge, charter reform, City Council, City Manager, elections, electric vehicles, FY2022 Budget, Green Roof Petition, housing, Judy Nathans, Plan E, political theater, Robert Winters, School Committee, transportation, zoning — Robert Winters @ 5:15 pm

Episode 501 – Cambridge InsideOut: May 4, 2021 (Part 1)

This episode was broadcast on May 4, 2021 at 6:00pm. Topics: candidates; charter review; School Committee; FY2022 Budget; tax abatements, budget hearings; remote participation a mixed bag; Police Department Budget. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

Episode 502 – Cambridge InsideOut: May 4, 2021 (Part 2)

This episode was broadcast on May 4, 2021 at 6:30pm. Topics: Green Roofs Petition ordained; mandates & inefficiency; affordable homeownership and the limitations of limited equity; $500 million bond proposal; electric vehicle charging and the future; legal counsel for councillors?; Plan E Charter facts; charter reform in secret – more power, less accountability. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

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April 20, 2021

Cambridge InsideOut Episodes 499-500: April 20, 2021

Filed under: 2021 election,Cambridge,Cambridge InsideOut,School Committee — Tags: boards and commissions, Cambridge, City Council, City Manager, compost, digital equity, Judy Nathans, Plan E, recycling, Robert Winters, School Committee, Schools, Susana Segat, vaccination, VW Bus — Robert Winters @ 11:23 pm

Episode 499 – Cambridge InsideOut: Apr 20, 2021 (Part 1)

This episode was broadcast on Apr 20, 2021 at 6:00pm. Topics: compost collection returns, digital equity study released, on vaccinations and VW Buses, School Superintendent pseudosearch, City Manager selection, the shortcomings of remote government, web pages for City Council committees, staff for committees vs. personal aides, micromanagement vs. policy-making. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

Episode 500 – Cambridge InsideOut: Apr 20, 2021 (Part 2)

This episode was broadcast on Apr 20, 2021 at 6:30pm. Topics: 500th milestone; City Boards & Commissions and public participation; obsolete info on City web pages; legal counsel for City Council?; updates on municipal election candidates. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

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April 7, 2021

Cambridge InsideOut Episodes 497-498: April 6, 2021

Filed under: 2021 election,Cambridge,Cambridge InsideOut,covid — Tags: Cambridge, City Council, COVID-19, elections, housing, Housing Choice, Judy Nathans, Plan E, recycling, Robert Winters, School Committee, Schools, zoning — Robert Winters @ 12:04 am

Episode 497 – Cambridge InsideOut: Apr 6, 2021 (Part 1)

This episode was broadcast on Apr 6, 2021 at 6:00pm. Topics: Covid forecast, school reopening, Superintendent decision; remote possibilities; Day of Reckoning for colleges; appointments to Boards & Commissions and City Council meddling; Housing Choice and voting thresholds, one-way zoning. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

Episode 498 – Cambridge InsideOut: Apr 6, 2021 (Part 2)

This episode was broadcast on Apr 6, 2021 at 6:30pm. Topics: Housing Choice and legalities; composting, recycling realities, City purchase of rubbish toters; City Council micromanagement; worst outcomes of Charter change; political patronage; emerging candidates and 2021 Municipal Election Calendar. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

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March 16, 2021

Cambridge InsideOut Episodes 495-496: March 16, 2021

Filed under: Cambridge,Cambridge InsideOut,Central Square,City Council,covid,schools — Tags: Cambridge, Cambridge government, Central Square, City Council, City Manager, COVID-19, Patrick Barrett, Plan E, Robert Winters, School Committee, Schools — Robert Winters @ 10:47 pm

Episode 495 – Cambridge InsideOut: Mar 16, 2021 (Part 1)

This episode was broadcast on Mar 16, 2021 at 6:00pm. Topics: Heros of Central Square through the pandemic; flexibility w/City agencies as a philosphy; Arts & Music, busk stops, and what is to come. Hosts: Patrick Barrett, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

Episode 496 – Cambridge InsideOut: Mar 16, 2021 (Part 2)

This episode was broadcast on Mar 16, 2021 at 6:30pm. Topics: Popportunity and its progeny; Starlight Square; city manager search; charter change and the lust for power; Covid-19 updates and the misreading of data; real human services; Cambridge schools during Covid; School Superintendent search. Hosts: Patrick Barrett, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

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March 2, 2021

Cambridge InsideOut Episodes 493-494: March 2, 2021

Filed under: Cambridge,Cambridge InsideOut,campaign finance,City Council,covid — Tags: Alewife, Cambridge, campaign finance, City Council, COVID-19, Envision Cambridge, Judy Nathans, Robert Winters, zoning — Robert Winters @ 11:59 pm

Episode 493 – Cambridge InsideOut: Mar 2, 2021 (Part 1)

This episode was broadcast on Mar 2, 2021 at 6:00pm. Topics: Tree protection and reasonable latitude; Mayor Joe Curtatone of Somerville won’t seek reelection; campaign finance limits at the Ordinance Committee; legal issues with early/no-excuse absentee voting; roughing up the Voting Rights Act. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

Episode 494 – Cambridge InsideOut: Mar 2, 2021 (Part 2)

This episode was broadcast on Mar 2, 2021 at 6:30pm. Topics: Alterations to single-family zoning up for discussion; Cambridge as a sandbox for national organizations and movements; factual vs. fictional history of Cambridge zoning; questioning support/guidelines for “neighborhood groups”; distinguishing neighborhood groups vs. advocacy groups vs. political groups; community schools program and neighborhood councils; Covid-19 update; Alewife zoning and a brief mention of the “land bank” proposal from 1990. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

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February 16, 2021

Cambridge InsideOut Episodes 491-492: February 16, 2021

Filed under: Cambridge,Cambridge InsideOut — Tags: Cambridge, City Council, COVID-19, density, eduspeak, elections, housing, impeachment, Judy Nathans, Missing Middle, Red Sox, Robert Winters, robots, School Committee, School Superintendent, Schools, socialists, SRO, zoning — Robert Winters @ 11:57 pm

Episode 491 – Cambridge InsideOut: Feb 16, 2021 (Part 1)

This episode was broadcast on Feb 16, 2021 at 6:00pm. Topics: Impeachment and acquittal; redefinition of major parties; Red Sox; Covid update; observations on density and the “missing middle” petition; loosening of single-family zoning. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

Episode 492 – Cambridge InsideOut: Feb 16, 2021 (Part 2)

This episode was broadcast on Feb 16, 2021 at 6:30pm. Topics: In search of a Superintendent of Schools and the mythical visionary; eduspeak; young socialist robots invade public comment; democracy by the pound; SROs – an idea whose time may have come again; organically grown local politics. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

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