First Two Cambridge City Council Candidate Forums

Pleasant surprise to see Cambridge candidate forums imitating the presidential candidate forums. Previous years brought moderators who had an image as politically neutral, League of Women Voters, e.g. But no more. This year, like the presidential candidate forums it will be an openly extremist leftist anti American moderator to ensure that no one tries to inform the voters. During her lifetime tenure at CCTV Ms. Fleischman, who promotes free speech,  would on occasion respond to comments by members which she considered offensive by storming into the studio and screaming at the host of the show. Lets see if she gives one of her memorable performances at this forum too. 


Susan Fleischman, Lifetime Executive Director of CCTV

[From article]

The East Cambridge Planning Team will sponsor City Council candidate debates on Wednesday, Oct. 7, and Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 7:30 p.m. in the Broad Institute auditorium at 415 Main St., Kendall Square.
There are so many candidates that the organizers on the ECPT Board of Directors decided to hold two events so that each candidate will better able to communicate their message to the voters of Cambridge. Susan Fleischmann, executive director of Cambridge Community Television, will moderate both debates.



The candidates participating Wednesday, Oct. 7, are Xavier Dietrich, Marc McGovern, Paul Mahoney, Mariko Davidson, Minka vanBeuzekom, Romaine Waite, Mike Connolly, David Maher, Kim Courtney, John Sanzone, Denise Simmons, Ilan Levy and Nadeem Mazen
The candidates participating Tuesday, Oct. 13, are Tim Toomey, Craig Kelley, Leland Cheung, James Williamson, Dennis Carlone, Gary Mello, Gregg Moree, Dennis Benzan, Jan Devereux and Plinio deGoes.

http://cambridge.wickedlocal.com/article/20150917/NEWS/150916184

East Cambridge Planning Team to sponsor candidate debates
Posted Sep. 17, 2015 at 12:15 PM
Updated at 2:31 PM

Cambridge Council Caves Again

This is only the latest example of the spinelessness of Cambridge City Councilors. They are more like cuttlefish than humans. You can be certain if the City Manager opposed this land deal it would not have been approved. The Councilors are unable to stand up to their employee no less to private corporations or (Gasp!) Harvard University.
 

[Heather Hoffman's Comment]
The 'arcade' is primarily more space for Google. It is not a community amenity, although there will allegedly be some retail included in it.

Never forget that this additional 40,000-50,000 square feet of building was made possible by the zoning amendment last year that gave Boston Properties 300,000 square feet of additional development rights because (you'll notice a pattern here) otherwise the Broad Institute would leave Cambridge. Never mind that the Broad spokesman said they would not leave, even if the building wasn't built. I'm sure it will not surprise anyone that the Broad turned out not to need the whole 300,000 square feet we were assured it desperately needed. The extra has been repurposed for this new development. Anyone want to bet on when BP will be back with another marquee tenant who will leave if they don't get yet more freebies from the City Council?

Finally, it is ridiculous to suggest that this deal was more lucrative than what was on the table already. The members of the East Cambridge Planning Team board who participated in 'negotiations' and the ones who subsequently signed on to a deal that completely contradicted a vote of their members a few days before may salve their consciences by telling themselves that, but it's just another lie in the string of lies spread throughout Kendall Square. They were played for fools, and they sold us out without getting even a mess of pottage for their trouble.

http://www.wickedlocal.com/cambridge/news/x1730866329/Cambridge-council-approves-Google-expansion-in-Kendall-Square?zc_p=0#axzz1pp12c0Dm

Cambridge council approves Google expansion in Kendall Square
Cambridge Chronicle
Posted Mar 21, 2012 @ 11:03 AM