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December 8, 2021

Cambridge InsideOut Episodes 527-528: Dec 7, 2021

Filed under: Cambridge,Cambridge InsideOut,campaign finance,City Council,covid,elections — Tags: bike lanes, Cambridge, campaign finance, City Council, City Manager, COVID-19, cycling, elections, Judy Nathans, Massbike, Plan E, Robert Winters, traffic, transportation — Robert Winters @ 12:00 am

Episode 527 – Cambridge InsideOut: Dec 7, 2021 (Part 1)

This episode was recorded on Dec 7, 2021 at 6:00pm. Topics: Covid-19 updates; Bike Lane Battles, confirmation bias of studies, and some history of bicycle advocacy; campaign finance limitations and City Council contorted rhetoric. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters
[On YouTube] [audio]

Episode 528 – Cambridge InsideOut: Dec 7, 2021 (Part 2)

This episode was recorded on Dec 7, 2021 at 6:30pm. Topics: Zoom reflections; campaign finance facts & fallacies; Battles of Righteousness – virtue signalling and hypocrisy; policy orders as policies and not mandates; strong mayor vs. city manager systems; Awaiting Report Forever; tribunals for board appointments coming soon. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

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November 16, 2021

Cambridge InsideOut Episodes 525-526: November 16, 2021

Filed under: 2021 election,Cambridge,Cambridge InsideOut,campaign finance,Central Square,City Council,elections,planning — Tags: Alewife, Cambridge, campaign finance, Central Square, City Council, elections, Envision Cambridge, Judy Nathans, Plan E, proportional representation, Robert Winters, Urban design, zoning — Robert Winters @ 10:53 pm

Episode 525 – Cambridge InsideOut: Nov 16, 2021 (Part 1)

This episode was recorded on Nov 16, 2021 at 6:00pm. Topics: Final Election process; reprecincting; Boncore vacancy; non-implementation of planning efforts in Alewife and Central Square; Alewife and Envision chronology; failure of well-paid councillors to show up for work; deep pockets and the means to achieve good results. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters
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Episode 526 – Cambridge InsideOut: Nov 16, 2021 (Part 2)

This episode was recorded on Nov 16, 2021 at 6:30pm. Topics: Detailed election results and analysis; the dominance of incumbency; political spin in the absence of mandates; importance of establishing a loyal political base vs. “movement” candidates; winners & feeders; slate voting results; Siddiqui’s margin of victory and dissatisfaction with other candidates; the Cincinnati problem; ballot transfers, #2 votes, alternate measures of popularity; School Committee campaign finance. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

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November 4, 2021

Cambridge InsideOut Episodes 523-524: November 2, 2021

Filed under: 2021 election,Cambridge,Cambridge InsideOut,campaign finance,elections — Tags: boards and commissions, Cambridge, campaign finance, Candidate Pages, candidate slates, civics, elections, Judy Nathans, Plan E, proportional representation, Robert Winters — Robert Winters @ 2:20 pm

Episode 523 – Cambridge InsideOut: Nov 2, 2021 (Part 1)

This episode was recorded on Nov 2, 2021 at 6:00pm. Topics: Election Day; turnout; early and mail-in voting; Candidate Page statistics; ballot questions & Quest for Control – selling control as “democracy”; truths about City boards & commissions; civic responsibilities; Federico Muchnik videos – Walden Square, The Tasty; reducing elections to “hot topics”. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters
[On YouTube] [audio]

Episode 524 – Cambridge InsideOut: Nov 2, 2021 (Part 2)

This episode was recorded on Nov 2, 2021 at 6:30pm. Topics: Changing rules for voter registration; auxiliary ballots, provisional ballots; preliminary vs. unofficial vs. official election results; campaign finance for City Council and School Committee; reporting the details of the PR Count; the down side of slate voting and the importance of voting for individuals. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

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October 20, 2021

Cambridge InsideOut Episodes 521-522: October 19, 2021

Filed under: 2021 election,Cambridge,Cambridge InsideOut,Central Square — Tags: Ballot Questions, boards and commissions, bus shelters, Cambridge, Cambridge Police, Carl Barron Plaza, Central Square, City Council, coronagendas, COVID-19, cycling, elections, hostile architecture, Judy Nathans, Plan E, Robert Winters, traffic, Urban design — Robert Winters @ 8:49 am

Episode 521 – Cambridge InsideOut: Oct 19, 2021 (Part 1)

This episode was recorded on Oct 19, 2021 at 6:00pm. Topics: Election Countdown; Zoom candidate forums don’t cut it; baseball; Toomey Park & Slide; North Mass. Ave. bike/bus lane controversy; pledging to never listen; coronagendas; Covid update. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters
[On YouTube] [audio]

Episode 522 – Cambridge InsideOut: Oct 19, 2021 (Part 2)

This episode was recorded on Oct 19, 2021 at 6:30pm. Topics: Carl Barron Plaza – fact vs. fiction; what hostile architecture isn’t; hostile bus shelters and CDD stonewalling; Ballot Questions; Boards & Commissions – definitions, history, ideas, institutional memory; lazy councillors. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

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October 6, 2021

Cambridge InsideOut Episodes 519-520: October 5, 2021

Filed under: 2021 election,Cambridge,Cambridge InsideOut,elections — Tags: Bob Healy, budget, Cambridge, campaigning, candidate slates, community schools, elections, Judy Nathans, Kathy Born, neighborhood associations, neighborhood councils, Plan E, proportional representation, reprecincting, residential exemption, Robert Winters, Sheila Russell, tax classification, taxes, Tim Toomey, voting — Robert Winters @ 11:04 am

Episode 519 – Cambridge InsideOut: Oct 5, 2021 (Part 1)

This episode was recorded on Oct 5, 2021 at 6:00pm. Topics: Wild Card baseball; voter registration and voting options; tax classification & taxes, councillors wanting to tax & spend; over-reliance on commercial development, residential exemption and the condo sweet deal; neighborhood associations, community schools, & neighborhood councils; topics for candidates. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters
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Episode 520 – Cambridge InsideOut: Oct 5, 2021 (Part 2)

This episode was recorded on Oct 5, 2021 at 6:30pm. Topics: Tim Toomey Park and happy reunions; from carpetbagger to townie; voting history and supervoters; reprecincting; PACs and candidate slates; campaigning door-to-door; using City Council committee meetings for political organization and promotion. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

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September 21, 2021

Cambridge InsideOut Episodes 517-518: September 21, 2021

Filed under: 2021 election,Cambridge,covid,elections — Tags: Boston, Cambridge, Cambridge Police, Central Square, City Council, City Manager, COVID-19, elections, Judy Nathans, Plan E, Robert Winters, Somerville — Robert Winters @ 10:53 pm

Episode 517 – Cambridge InsideOut: Sept 21, 2021 (Part 1)

This episode was recorded on Sept 21, 2021 at 6:00pm. Topics: Covid updates; municipal elections; candidate forums; political endorsements; “pledging” to not consider other opinions; slates as incumbency protection; dictating “the issues”. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

Episode 518 – Cambridge InsideOut: Sept 21, 2021 (Part 2)

This episode was recorded on Sept 21, 2021 at 6:30pm. Topics: Boston and Somerville preliminary elections; lefties vs. townies; Cambridge ballot questions and consequences; in search of the city manager search; major appointments and exits; the inescapable problem of Central Square drug abuse. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

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August 18, 2021

Cambridge InsideOut Episodes 515-516: August 17, 2021

Filed under: 2021 election,Cambridge,Cambridge InsideOut,elections — Tags: Boston Mayor, Cambridge, Christine Elow, City Manager, COVID-19, elections, Ellen Semonoff, Judy Nathans, Plan E, Port Pride, proportional representation, Robert Winters, Somerville Mayor — Robert Winters @ 12:26 pm

Episode 515 – Cambridge InsideOut: Aug 17, 2021 (Part 1)

This episode was broadcast on Aug 17, 2021 at 6:00pm. Topics: Baseball; Covid updates; recent gun violence; the wisdom of Christine Elow and Ellen Semonoff; pathways for Cambridge young people; Port Pride Day. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

Episode 516 – Cambridge InsideOut: Aug 17, 2021 (Part 2)

This episode was broadcast on Aug 17, 2021 at 6:30pm. Topics: Election updates – early voting and mail-in voting; voter turnout speculation; Boston and Somerville mayoral elections; political organizations, slates, & Independent Expenditure PACs; Candidate Pages & leveling the playing field; social media, retail politics; US Census data. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

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August 4, 2021

Cambridge InsideOut Episodes 513-514: August 3, 2021

Filed under: 2021 election,Cambridge,Cambridge InsideOut,elections — Tags: Branville Bard, Cambridge, City Manager, COVID-19, elections, Judy Nathans, Plan E, proportional representation, Robert Parris Moses, Robert Winters — Robert Winters @ 12:39 am

Episode 513 – Cambridge InsideOut: Aug 3, 2021 (Part 1)

This episode was broadcast on Aug 3, 2021 at 6:00pm. Topics: City Manager search; Manager-Clerk-Auditor; questioning the Charter Change ballot questions; the ABC war against landmarking, conservation districts, and historic preservation; vetting candidates for boards & commissions; Orders & Resolutions re: gun violence; on conflicting rallies and coexistence; the legacy of Robert Parris Moses. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

Episode 514 – Cambridge InsideOut: Aug 3, 2021 (Part 2)

This episode was broadcast on Aug 3, 2021 at 6:30pm. Topics: Candidates on the municipal ballot; political organizations & slates; Big Money & Independent Expenditure PACs; case studies in simple-mindedness, great eloquence, and callous disregard; an 8-1 thank you to Police Commissioner Branville Bard; mixed prospects in our battle vs. Covid. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

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