Cambridge
Nine city councillors, all elected citywide; they choose the mayor from among themselves.
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Coming up
Council meetingsNov 9, 2026 · 5:30 PM · City Council
Nov 10, 2026 · 12:00 PM · Public Safety Committee meeting
Nov 2, 2026 · 5:30 PM · City Council
Latest from the council
All council itemsThat the City Manager is requested to review and reconsider the Harvard Square Kiosk Operating and Stewardship Model.
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report 2026-66 regarding discussions with MWRA about improvements to water quality and advancement of CSO infrastructure without taking of public parkland or prolonged disruption to Magazine Beach.
A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to the appropriation of $50,000.00 from Free Cash to the Community Benefits Stabilization Fund.
311 in the last 30 days
More- Requests
- 1,805
- Closed so far
- 77%
−12% vs prior 30 days
typically in 2 days
Most asked for: bike lane obstruction, other, missed trash pickup.
The city’s budget
Budget- Operating budget, FY27
- $1.03B
- Adopted FY27–31 Capital Plan
- $735M
to run the city for a year
56 projects, 0 under construction or underway
Biggest capital projects in FY27
Capital Building Projects: Municipal Facilities Improvements Plan
$29M in FY27 · $29M planned for FY27 of $143M
Public Works: Streets - Complete Streets Reconstruction
$17M in FY27 · $17M planned for FY27 of $73M
CDD: Open Space - Gold Star Mothers Park Remediation
$14M in FY27 · $14M planned for FY27 of $14M
Have your say on Cambridge
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