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November 4, 2020

Cambridge InsideOut Episodes 477-478: November 3, 2020

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 27, 2020

Riverbend Park in Cambridge to Remain Open Through November 29, 2020

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Memorial Drive - photo by Judy Nathans

Riverbend Park in Cambridge to Remain Open Through November 29, 2020
Public reminded to follow public health guidance to slow spread of COVID-19

Oct 26, 2020 – The City of Cambridge and the Department of Conservation & Recreation (DCR) announced today that Riverbend Park in the City of Cambridge will continue to open for pedestrian and cyclist use on Saturdays and Sundays through November 29, 2020 and Memorial Drive will be closed to vehicular traffic from 11:00am to 7:00pm.

“I want to thank DCR, especially Commissioner Montgomery, for working with the City to extend the weekend openings for Riverbend Park,” said Cambridge City Manager Louis A. DePasquale. “Riverbend Park is an important open space resource in the City and I strongly encourage users of the park to continue following current public health guidance and recommendations.”

Members of the public are reminded that they should maintain physical distancing of at least 6 feet from non-household members, practice good hand hygiene, and wear a mask or face covering at all times when on or in public places in Cambridge. Public places include sidewalks, streets, parks, plazas, bus stops, non-residential parking lots and garages, and any other outdoor area or non-residential parking facility which is open and accessible to the general public.

Residents are advised to stay home if they feel unwell, have tested positive for COVID-19, have been exposed to someone with COVID-19, or have traveled to or from a state that is not classified as lower risk within the last 14 days.

For more information and to sign up to receive updates on COVID-19, please visit the City’s dedicated information page: https://www.cambridgema.gov/covid19


October 20, 2020

Cambridge InsideOut Episodes 475-476: October 20, 2020

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

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

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

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 18, 2020

Cambridge InsideOut Episode 470: August 18, 2020

Episode 470 – Cambridge InsideOut: Aug 18, 2020

This episode was broadcast on Aug 18, 2020 at 6:15pm. Topics: 19th Amendment, Voting Rights Act; cyclist fatality in Harvard Square; Democratic National Convention; Markey-Kennedy; Ranked Choice Voting & Mass. 4th CD; USPS mailbox controversies, Board of Governors & Postmaster General, local postal delivery; Cambridge voting options; Starlight Square; Future of Central Square; Covid-19 ups and downs and university plans; coming attractions. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

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August 4, 2020

Cambridge InsideOut Episode 469: Aug 4, 2020

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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