Episode 671 – Cambridge InsideOut: July 21, 2026 (Part 1)
This episode was broadcast on July 21, 2026 at 6:00pm. Topics: 29 years and counting with CCJ; “Hire Better Actors”; murder of Xavier Bautista; anti-ShotSpotter activism; misplaced priorities of our elected officials; July 8 community meeting; misrepresentation by political actors; Community Safety Department – a department in search of a purpose; the bad consequences of mayoral selection and the appointment of City Council committees; overtly anti-police councillors repeated appointed as Chair of Public Safety; the vote to remove ShotSpotter; Special Meeting coming; Cambridge Day opinion piece masquerading as journalism. Host: Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]
Episode 672 – Cambridge InsideOut: July 21, 2026 (Part 2)
This episode was broadcast on July 21, 2026 at 6:30pm. Topics: June 22 City Council meeting; ShotSpotter follow-up vote; revision of Boards & Commissions and the ordinances that created them, sunsetting; Resident Permit Parking fee; legally questionable proposal to deny a resident sticker to new residents; proposed changes to Short-Term Rental Ordinance; passing ordinances without thinking things through; long overdue Nexus studies and lack of political will; history of civic involvement and civic people; death of Vince Dixon; local contested elections; the World Cup lifts Central Square businesses; rents dropping in Greater Boston – and possible causes; Cambridge Jazz Festival. Host: Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]