Roy Bercaw Speaks to City Council February 12 2007

Speaking as the Chief Ethical Advisor and Ultimate Moral Authority for the Mid Cambridge Chapter of the American Council on Mendacity, Roy Bercaw presents an award to the City as the Most Mendacious City. He comments on the City Manager taking land on Gore Street by eminent domain without and notice to taxpayers. Bercaw asks about Be Curious Day in the city schools.He suggests the only way to rid the city of rodents is by banning people and food. Limiting the city to Biotech Companies and alcohol would work. He reports that the District Attorney issued an opinion that the Green Room where the City Councilors (but no poor citizens) dine on taxpayer dimes, is not part of the Council Chambers for voting. Regarding bicycle racks in Central Square Bercaw suggests removing sidewalks to make room for more racks. He asks why the City Manager asks for over time appropriations for the Water Department for medical expenses. How can he know the future? Bercaw asks what benefits the viewers get for the $850,000 that CCTV gets from the City each year plus private donations.

Old Tot Lot Destroyed, None Available on Broadway

These images show the Tot Lot at CRLS (Cambridge MA public high school) on Broadway between Felton Street and the library construction project, being destroyed. Although the new Tot Lot at the new library campus looks like it is available for use now, it remains inaccessible to the public. The schedule for repairing the old Tot Lot allows for no Tot Lot being available for children and parents for an unknown period of time. Notice in the foreground the mature tree cut down, where only the stump remains. Is this an example of a well-run city by an unelected City Manager?

Library Construction Worker Taken Ill

On Friday August 7, 2009 at about 7:30 PM one of the construction workers at the library site on Broadway in Cambridge, MA became ill. EMTs transported him to a local hospital. There was a small gathering of citizens, at least 8 police officers, and about five Cambridge police patrol vehicles including the prisoner transport vehicle; two ambulances one from the Cambridge Fire Department plus one Fire Truck. Broadway was closed from Ware Street to Dana Street from about 7:30 PM till 8:30 PM. Cambridge officers blocked traffic at Ware Street, Ellery Street and Dana Street. When I first arrived two uniformed officers plus one construction worker blocked my view, asking me to show some respect. I said it was a First Amendment Right and that they were interfering with that right. After about 30 seconds they moved and I was able to get these photos.