This episode was broadcast on Aug 1, 2017 at 5:30pm. The main topic was the final list of candidates for the 2017 municipal election. The hosts are Judy Nathans and Robert Winters. [On YouTube]
This episode was broadcast on Aug 1, 2017 at 6:00pm. Main topic: campaign finance, MIT/Volpe Petition. The hosts are Judy Nathans and Robert Winters. [On YouTube]
This episode was broadcast July 25, 2017 at 5:30pm. The main topic was the Cambridge municipal election and its many candidates as well as some history of Cambridge’s PR elections. The hosts are Judy Nathans and Robert Winters. [On YouTube]
This episode was broadcast July 25, 2017 at 6:00pm. Topics included upcoming events and some observations re: Harvard Square activism. The hosts are Judy Nathans and Robert Winters. [On YouTube]
Just in case you’re interested in how the rather large number of candidates this year (2017) compares to past Cambridge PR elections, here’s the whole history going back to 1941 (CC for number of City Council candidates and SC for number of School Committee candidates). Any significant write-in candidates are included in the totals.
| Number of candidates in Cambridge municipal elections: 1941-present | ||||||||||||||
| Year | CC | SC | Year | CC | SC | Year | CC | SC | Year | CC | SC | |||
| 1941 | 83 | 28 | 1961 | 23 | 16 | 1981 | 25 | 13 | 2001 | 19 | 10 | |||
| 1943 | 39 | 19 | 1963 | 22 | 17 | 1983 | 16 | 16 | 2003 | 20 | 8 | |||
| 1945 | 37 | 14 | 1965 | 24 | 13 | 1985 | 22 | 9 | 2005 | 18 | 8 | |||
| 1947 | 34 | 18 | 1967 | 20 | 18 | 1987 | 19 | 13 | 2007 | 16 | 9 | |||
| 1949 | 40 | 16 | 1969 | 26 | 14 | 1989 | 28 | 8 | 2009 | 21 | 9 | |||
| 1951 | 27 | 15 | 1971 | 36 | 22 | 1991 | 19 | 12 | 2011 | 18 | 11 | |||
| 1953 | 35 | 18 | 1973 | 34 | 26 | 1993 | 29 | 11 | 2013 | 25 | 9 | |||
| 1955 | 41 | 19 | 1975 | 25 | 16 | 1995 | 19 | 11 | 2015 | 23 | 11 | |||
| 1957 | 35 | 26 | 1977 | 24 | 10 | 1997 | 20 | 8 | 2017 | 26 | 12 | |||
| 1959 | 31 | 21 | 1979 | 23 | 12 | 1999 | 24 | 13 | ||||||
This episode was broadcast on July 18, 2017 at 5:30pm. The featured guest was Cambridge City Council candidate Alanna Mallon. The hosts are Judy Nathans and Robert Winters. [On YouTube]
This episode was broadcast on July 18, 2017 at 6:00pm. The featured guest was Cambridge School Committee candidate Will MacArthur. The hosts are Judy Nathans and Robert Winters. [On YouTube]
This episode was broadcast on July 11, 2017 at 5:30pm. In addition to civic updates, we ran through the list of candidates who have pulled nomination papers for City Council and School Committee. The hosts are Judy Nathans and Robert Winters. [On YouTube]
This episode was broadcast on July 11, 2017 at 6:00pm. We covered some basic Cambridge PR election history (especially the probability of an incumbent being ousted when there are multiple vacancies), and the status of short-term rental regulation. The hosts are Judy Nathans and Robert Winters. [On YouTube]
This episode was broadcast on June 13, 2017 at 5:30pm. Topics: civic updates, electricity aggregation program, new municipal election candidates, and more. Hosts: Judy Nathans and Robert Winters [On YouTube]
This episode was broadcast on June 13, 2017 at 6:00pm. Topics: City Council wrapup, short-term rentals, liquor licenses. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube]
This episode was broadcast on May 23, 2017 at 5:30pm. Topics included ranked choice voting advocacy in Cambridge and elsewhere in Massachusetts; the role of City Council committees vs. unofficial (and not especially public) working groups. The hosts are Judy Nathans and Robert Winters. [On YouTube]
This episode was broadcast on May 23, 2017 at 6:00pm. Topics included the May 22 City Council meeting, affordable housing in Somerville, short-term rentals and more. The hosts are Judy Nathans and Robert Winters. [On YouTube]
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