On today's CCTV Cambridge "What's That About?"
The 2024 MA ballot has five pretty complex ballot questions this year, so on today's special DOUBLE-sized show we bring in TWO special guest experts, City Council Member Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler and Newton North HS Physics teacher Rick Michalka, to help us explain the ramifications of each question. #mapoli #cambridgema
* You don't actually have to be a dummy to watch

https://vimeo.com/1023025595

On today's CCTV Cambridge, the results are FINALLY in for Cambridge's 25th Middlesex race, where a rare contested primary between an entrenched incumbent and a progressive became something of a referendum on the (lack of) performance of Ron Mariano's state house #cambridgema #mapoli https://vimeo.com/1017614093

On today's CCTV Cambridge: Beacon Hill Needs a Reboot. We cover the latest dysfunction at the state house, where pols ended one of the least effective legislative sessions in US HISTORY without passing a climate bill, a bill to address private equity's ongoing pillaging of our state hospitals, proper funding for public transportation, etc, etc, etc... #mapoli #cambridgema https://vimeo.com/1005915113

On today's What's That About?: "Call Your Councilor!"

A recent transplant wrote to ask how she could get up to speed on Cambridge politics (other than bike lanes, she's sick of us talking about bike lanes), so we asked Vice Mayor Marc McGovern to weigh in and talk about some of the issues that mattered to him... and he did!" #cambridgema #mapoli #cambridgemapoli https://vimeo.com/1003269256

On today's CCTV Cambridge "What's That About?": Good news for people who like to blow their dough for dopamine hits! Today we wander into the burbs, where a viewer asks about the just announced federal grant for separated bus lanes from Sullivan Square... and what's going on with that footbridge they've been planning from Assembly Square for decades, is it ever gonna get built? #mapoli #mbta #cambridgema https://vimeo.com/995900109

Full interview here: https://vimeo.com/992176612

On today's CCTV Cambridge episode “How Do We Fix Beacon Hill?": For the 13th year in a row, Beacon Hill was late with their budget, literally the last state to pass a budget this fiscal year. This episode, we sit down with candidate for Cambridge's 25th Middlesex district seat, Evan Mackay, to talk about why Beacon Hill is so messed up, and how we can fix it. #cambridgema #mapoli #cambridgemapoli #cambridgecctv https://vimeo.com/992172554

On today's CCTV Cambridge episode: The city is making noises about improving Central Square and Carl Barron Plaza is a construction zone... is something really going to happen this time? Also, why did the manager cut funding for the only outdoor performance venue in CSQ? #cambridgema #cctvcambridge #mapoli https://vimeo.com/982082398

Biden Campaign Dismisses Idea of Supreme Court Reform

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/biden-supreme-court-reform-trump-immunity-1235051044/

On today's CCTV Cambridge: "What's That About?" A viewer wanted to know about the MBTA's plan to shutdown the redline this July which we get into, but we also can't help but discuss the two recent deaths on our roads caused by trucks right-hooking cyclists.
#cambridgema #cctvcambridge #mbta #cambridgecycling https://vimeo.com/973359021

On today's CCTV: "What’s That About? Encampments" In the wake of overwhelming police force used to shut down the Columbia protests in New York, how did local authorities respond to pro-Palestinian encampments at the many Cambridge area colleges? Now that the semester is over, we take a moment to survey the damage.
#cambridgemapoli #bostonpoli #cambridgema https://vimeo.com/954053071

@rsf92 @pluralistic I spent 15 years, from 2005 to 2020, working with my neighbors to build a fiber network in our rural town (Plainfield, Mass. pop. 600) in western Massachusetts. Most of that time was dealing with funding and regulatory issues, but by the time everyone stayed home to avoid the pandemic in 2020, working with the local municipal gas/electric/fiber department in the city of Westfield we had the network in place and most of the homes installed. 1 Gbps for $85, symmetrical, uncapped. It meant that while families in other towns were driving to library parking lots so their kids could use the WiFi to do their schoolwork, in our town they had faster broadband in their homes.

4 years later and we have not had to change prices. We are now interconnected with 5 neighboring towns in a mesh to share diverse backhaul paths and get increased economies of scale. We are building a stabilization fund to cover insurance deductibles, equipment replacement, and upgrades, and we are keeping more dollars in the regional economy instead of having it siphoned off to Verizon shareholders.

#MuniBroadband #FFTW

@kdnyhan there's a Cambridge Day article about the secret meeting Decker set up with Riverbend opponents and DCR https://www.cambridgeday.com/2024/02/05/opponents-of-riverbend-park-meet-in-riverside-with-state-official-demanding-support-on-traffic/

Today on CCTV Cambridge: Remember last fall when the DCR promised to speak to local officials and interested parties about re-opening Riverbend Park Saturdays on Memorial Drive? Yeah, that never happened, and it turns out that some shady business by representative Marjorie Decker might have had something to do with it, yet again. Vote in local elections, people! #cambridgema #mapoli https://vimeo.com/945910082

On today's CCTV Episode: In defiance of overwhelming public testimony against the move, the new city council delays new bike lanes in the major arteries of Broadway, Main St, and Cambridge St. We explain what they're thinking and why Councilor Paul Toner says it's an "extension, not a delay." JK, that's just some political BS he spouted at the meeting to try to seem more reasonable. #cambridgema #mapoli #bikelanes

https://vimeo.com/943714564

@panasaurusrex yeah, the answer to gentrification is not keep your neighborhood sh*tty. It's to take steps to protect the people who already live here while we make improvements to its infrastructure

@crschmidt @Lyle indeed and her preference for car convenience over everything extends to her well-publicized antipathy for street closings including for the purposes of 5ks and Riverbend Park.

@crschmidt I support the CSO and this vote sucks, but I'm curious why you put "being elected" in scare quotes. Bike lanes was a major issue during the election, and everyone knew where those 4 stood. It seems we have to get better at mobilizing all those pro-bike speakers to vote in greater numbers in 2025

@crschmidt yep