Cambridge budget
Council approves tax increase, warns of difficult budget season ahead
During Monday night’s city council hearing, councillors voted unanimously in favor of the proposal put forward by City Manager Yi-An Huang to raise property tax rates by 6.9 percent for fiscal year 2027. The new rate is a smaller increase than in previous years, but with net combined property values decreasing for the second year […]
Cambridge halves participatory budgeting to $500,000 as 13th annual cycle kicks off
Cambridge’s annual participatory budgeting process is kicking off again, giving residents another chance to decide how the city spends public money, though this year they’ll have only half as much to work with. Read more Cambridge launches first civic assembly to weigh ShotSpotter, surveillance technology The city opened idea submissions for its 13th participatory budgeting […]
Grabbing a Bite with Taha Jennings
This is the first in a monthly series of conversations with some of our many noteworthy neighbors — people who call the city home or head this way to work or study. We grab a bite, talk shop, learn more about why Cambridge, and shoot the proverbial … well, you know. Read more Somerville Museum […]