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Why I’m Running for Cambridge City Council

Part 1 of a series on my priorities as a first-time candidate for Cambridge City Council. Next: Part 2: Cambridge’s Critical Problem (Not Housing) I am a longtime Cambridge renter, a multinationally award-winning data scientist with a background in policy and economics, and an avid member of the local innovation…

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Why I’m Running for Cambridge City Council
Why I’m Running for Cambridge City Council

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Part 2: Cambridge’s Critical Problem (Not Housing)

Also known as equity in political influence. Part 2 of a series on my priorities as a first-time candidate for Cambridge City Council. Next: Part 3: Housing Affordability Every other policy priority — and, in fact, every process in our city — depends on equitably balancing the needs of all…

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Part 2: Cambridge’s Critical Problem (Not Housing)
Part 2: Cambridge’s Critical Problem (Not Housing)

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Part 3: Housing Affordability

Part 3 of a series on my priorities as a first-time candidate for Cambridge City Council. Next: Part 4: Sustainable Transit Cambridge is a vibrantly diverse community of inventors, artists, students, front-line heroes, teachers, business owners, and more. Our staggering occupational diversity fuels our creative powerhouse. This vital diversity, however…

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Part 3: Housing Affordability
Part 3: Housing Affordability

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Part 4: Sustainable Transit

Part 4 of a series on my priorities as a first-time candidate for Cambridge City Council. Next: Part 5: Investing in our Youth High quality transit is critical for a functional, sustainable, and accessible city. We must actively invest in our growing transit infrastructure to encourage use and ensure safety. …

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Part 4: Sustainable Transit
Part 4: Sustainable Transit

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Part 5: Investing in our Youth

Part 5 of a series on my priorities as a first-time candidate for Cambridge City Council. Next: Part 6: Addressing Climate Change and Green Space Our city is in need of programs that serve our young adults. The upsurge in gun violence is one symptom of this failure. Investigating Causes …

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Part 5: Investing in our Youth
Part 5: Investing in our Youth

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Exploring Colombia

A Blog of Adventures and Travel Tips So you know when you live through a pandemic, run for office, work your tuchus off at a startup, then feel like just taking off to Colombia without a return ticket? We’ve all been there. …

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Exploring Colombia
Exploring Colombia

Oct 26, 2021

Part 10: Public Safety, Infrastructure, and Closing

Part 10 of a series on my priorities as a first-time candidate for Cambridge City Council. Public Safety The function of public safety should involve an ongoing process of earned trust among residents, collective buy-in, and collaborative solution seeking. I support many of the ideas expressed in the recently proposed…

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Part 10: Public Safety, Infrastructure, and Closing
Part 10: Public Safety, Infrastructure, and Closing

Oct 26, 2021

Part 9: Expanding and Reforming Voting

Part 9 of a series on my priorities as a first-time candidate for Cambridge City Council. Next: Part 10: Public Safety, Infrastructure, and Closing I support advocating for the provision of 24-hour voting, which involves instituting a 24-hour period during which residents with less typical working hours (e.g., service workers…

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Part 9: Expanding and Reforming Voting
Part 9: Expanding and Reforming Voting

Oct 26, 2021

Part 8: Local Innovation, Business, and the Arts

Part 8 of a series on my priorities as a first-time candidate for Cambridge City Council. Next: Part 9: Expanding and Reforming Voting Local Innovation for Community Benefit Cambridge is a powerhouse of research, industry, and world-changing material innovation. We are home to world-renowned institutions like MIT and Harvard, a…

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Part 8: Local Innovation, Business, and the Arts
Part 8: Local Innovation, Business, and the Arts

Oct 26, 2021

Part 7: Charter Reform, City Management, Municipal Broadband

Part 7 of a series on my priorities as a first-time candidate for Cambridge City Council. Next: Part 8: Local Innovation, Business, and the Arts Our city government has a unique structure called Plan E, which places the bulk of authority with our city manager, who is appointed by the…

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Part 7: Charter Reform, City Management, Municipal Broadband
Part 7: Charter Reform, City Management, Municipal Broadband
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