Here are some video clips of the regulars who spoke at Cambridge City Council meetings at the beginning of the 21st Century. First is Robert LaTremouille an attorney.
This is John Pitkin long time (17 years) President of the Mid Cambridge Neighborhood Association. The charter limits running for president to one term. But when I mentioned this at a meeting the members told me that he did not run, they elected him. I did not last long at that organization. The Treasurer screamed at me that I was not allowed to speak because I was crazy.
This is Ellin Sarot an editor.
This is Marilyn Wellons.
This is Robert Winters a math teacher who maintains a web site full of information about the City of Cambridge.
This is Elie Yarden, a retired Music Professor.
This is Kathy Podgers.
Roy Bercaw, Guest Host for Living in America, discusses Masters of Deception (Harvard University), Harvard's $14 billion endowment (grew to $35 billion in 2008), Knafel Center, Riverside Development, Central Square development, David Hoicka, Robert LaTremouille, Alex Loud, Affordable Housing, Low Income Housing, Barney Frank, MA Housing Investment Corp., Michael Capuana, Stephen Lynch, Subsidized Housing, Harvard's $20 million loan trumpeted in the media, Y2K, State Bunker in Framingham.
Narrow park in Cambridge, MA saved for people by efforts of Robert LaTremouille. One hard-working bumble bee visits some flowers in this video.
Kathryn "Kathy" Podgers is a 2007 candidate for Cambridge City Council. She is a passionate advocate for the rights of persons with disabilities and for the environment. She refuses to accept the denial of rights which others enjoy, and demands accountability for the violations by the city government of city, state and US laws which protect persons with disabilities. On Saturday August 4, 2007, while inspecting the police log of incidents at the Cambridge Police station a police dog attacked Podger's service dog. The police did nothing to stop the attack. They made no record of it.
On a previous occasion the Police Commissioner, the City Attorney and a City Councilor threatened her with arrest as she attended a City Council meeting. There are other events which she describes briefly here. Few people recognize police harassing a person who wants to run for office as a problem. This is a serious offense about which few people in Cambridge want to know. This clip is from the August 12, 2007 Cambridge Cable Access (CCTV) TV show "Cambridge Environment" hosted by Robert LaTremouille on Sunday evenings at 6:30 PM.
