The first thing you should know about me is that I’ve lived here longer than you.
Zoning Amendments to Promote Sensible Neighborhood Development
Go fast, break things: Cambridge did it with how it builds housing
Cambridge’s City Council will soon consider amendments to a Multifamily Housing Zoning ordinance and needs real answers to questions about its impact.
Barber’s abortion care bill heads to the Senate for women still being denied treatment
My bill replaces a narrow checklist of pregnancy health care exceptions with a single standard: a physician’s professional judgment.
Somerville’s mayor is forcing a special council meeting to vote on body-worn cameras
We will never know what we might have accomplished in the first part of 2026 had the mayor read the room and set aside the issue of body-worn cameras for police.
The hater’s guide to Inman Square
With the closing of the S&S Restaurant, the deli and Jewish spot serving Inman Square since 1919, there has been some friendly debate over what should replace it.
Before a special Cambridge meeting in response to the killing of Xavier Bautista
Cambridge’s City Council should be able to come to an agreement on police technology that is managed and controlled in a way that meets legitimate concerns.
Empty and underused, 90 Washington St. drains Somerville’s lifeblood
I am honestly open to anything for the 4-acre parcel at 90 Washington St. – the city could build a zoo if it thought it would make the money back.
Treating health care as a business risks turning patients into profit rather than people
Health care is a universal public utility, but Wall Street financing models threaten our local independent care systems.
Running for office convinced me Massachusetts has a democracy problem
I assumed my biggest problem running for office would be balancing childcare with campaign demands. Instead, my biggest problem is getting anyone to pay attention to the race.
A long meeting of Somerville’s City Council on police cameras, Inner Belt development and Disability Pride
The Somerville City Council had another exhausting meeting last week – a total of more than five grueling hours covering a variety of topics.