Crimson staff writer

Diego García Moreno

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In Wake of Multifamily Zoning Ordinance, Developer Postcards Urge Residents to Sell Their Homes

A local developer’s decision to mail 1500 postcards to residents across Cambridge urging them to consider selling their homes, so a taller, higher-value one can be built seems to have given the policy’s vocal group of critics — who warned that the ordinance would be a bonanza for private developers — a small “I-told-you-so” moment.


Developers Announce Proposed Affordable Development Size Will Not Be Reduced Despite Backlash

Non-profit developers in charge of a proposed eight-story affordable housing project in the Baldwin neighborhood announced Thursday that they will not be reducing the size of the building any further despite backlash from residents who believe the complex will be too large.


Cambridge City Council Considers Home Rule Petition To End Broker Fees

Cambridge city councilors will consider formal action to encourage the state-level elimination of broker fees, after hearing from city staff and Greater Boston Legal Services that the city is constrained in its ability to do so in a meeting on Tuesday.


Cambridge To Halt Funding for Transition Wellness Center Shelter as American Rescue Plan Funds Run Out

The City of Cambridge plans to halt funding to the Transition Wellness Center Shelter in June — removing the shelter’s 58 beds as the city struggles to accommodate its unhoused population. The temporary shelter was originally intended to close in 2023.


In ‘Landmark’ Vote, Cambridge Ends Single-Family Zoning

The Cambridge City Council voted 8-1 to approve a proposal eliminating single family zoning city-wide in a meeting Monday night, capping off over a year of laborious dealmaking between activist residents, experts, and councilors.