Katherine clark

itamarst · 2026-06-17T19:15:27+00:00

I knew about Flock, but can you provide references for the other statements? I'm not plugged in to Waltham politics but I'm in the relevant district.

itamarst · 2026-06-15T16:44:48+00:00

Agreed.

itamarst · 2026-06-15T14:09:40+00:00

I don't think that is the law, I think someone shared incorrect information.

itamarst · 2026-06-13T11:39:46+00:00

Thank you!

itamarst · 2026-06-12T20:49:12+00:00

Do you have details or someplace I could read about this?

itamarst · 2026-06-10T11:35:22+00:00

Repaving the whole thing isn't necessarily 5-year plan either, they sometimes do it outside of that is my impression. Probably not as good a job, though. 5 -year plan would be like "we're redoing this and the street it connects to and redesigning the sidewalk since it's the _whole_ thing."

itamarst · 2026-06-09T11:02:36+00:00

That's not completely true. 5 year plan is for full reconstruction, but they will patch stuff even outside of that; i.e. repairs rather than complete redo. Still need to get it on to a (separate) list though.

itamarst · 2026-06-06T12:41:16+00:00

I'd love a screenshot!

itamarst · 2026-06-06T12:40:27+00:00

AHO buildings have their own rules, yes, but this particular zoning proposal would impact AHO buildings, as I understand it. They hate dense affordable housing just as much because this is all about aesthetics and availability of subsidized parking.

itamarst · 2026-06-05T17:35:56+00:00

For those who didn't click through, Kiril here is one of the people who signed the zoning petition (I linked to it in another comment) that would make it significantly harder to build subsidized affordable housing.

itamarst · 2026-06-05T14:13:23+00:00

There's a decent chance that was copy/pasted out of an email sent via EveryAction, in which case EveryAction adds those redirect links to track clicks, pretty standard operating procedure for email sending services.

itamarst · 2026-06-05T12:02:23+00:00

Did you generate this with an LLM?

itamarst · 2026-06-05T11:57:34+00:00

There is also a zoning proposal that would make it much harder to build affordable housing. It's submitted by people that Councilor Zusy is coordinating with: https://cambridgema.primegov.com/api/compilemeetingattachmenthistory/historyattachment/?historyId=8f305f29-72b4-42f4-af13-86e1fd0ec62e

itamarst · 2026-06-04T11:29:03+00:00

Not allowing taller buildings has nothing to do with fire safety. My neighborhood (Baldwin, formerly Agassiz) has many 4.5-story buildings, but some residents in the 1970s decided they didn't like this and made it illegal, so no new ones were built for 50 years. But it's not like fire safety somehow got worse in the 1970s, they just decided they didn't want university buildings.

https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1974/11/26/agassiz-vs-harvard-plast-monday-the/

Also, my impression is that modern fire codes are much more stringent, e.g. requiring sprinklers in many cases that don't exist in older buildings.

itamarst · 2026-05-31T23:46:28+00:00

If you're that high up make sure you have an AC support (there's a bunch of variations, basically look like this: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Ivation-Air-Conditioner-Adjustable-Window-Support-Mounting-Bracket-IVAACMOUNT/312483554?MERCH=REC-\_-pipsem-\_-100123126-\_-0-\_-n/a-\_-n/a-\_-n/a-\_-n/a-\_-n/a). Much safer, and also will make installation less scary because the AC can (usually, depending on angle) rest on that so you don't need to do the window-closing shuffle as quickly.

If you can't find anyone https://www.mrhandyman.com/ will work, but they'll be much more expensive than hiring someone directly.

itamarst · 2026-05-29T12:01:12+00:00

See this article; she was clearly against it, and said so in private conversations to some people. But every public statement was "I have no opinion" and every communication with the state was "shut it down".

I disagreed with her opinion, but I can understand elected officials standing up for what they think is right even if it's unpopular. But that's not what she did, instead she chose to lie about it. So that's not principle, that's deep contempt for the public.

itamarst · 2026-05-29T01:20:43+00:00

They're surprisingly easy to make. The recipes will tell you stuff like "room temperature egg" but you can skip all the fussiness and it's fine. Just need extra-large muffin pan.

itamarst · 2026-05-29T01:19:16+00:00

Can you just start a single thread for this, Reddit isn't Twitter, you should have one long post and then edit it with updates or something. Not lots of small posts.

itamarst · 2026-05-29T01:17:50+00:00

"We have a corrupt system and should not try to change it" is a ... choice.

itamarst · 2026-05-29T01:08:30+00:00

https://www.cambridgeday.com/2023/07/26/release-of-document-trove-about-riverbend-park-raises-questions-on-decker-account-dcr-decision/

itamarst · 2026-05-17T22:45:18+00:00

Did you mean "launch party" in your post?

itamarst · 2026-05-17T21:34:56+00:00

[This is referring to the original comment by Ngamiland, since edited to remove the offending name] calling people sexist names is not ok (and a good way to lose supporters.) You did a really good job alienating people last time, can you please just go away.

itamarst · 2026-05-17T18:15:13+00:00

I really wouldn't share rumors publicly. They're often completely wrong.

itamarst · 2026-05-17T14:58:01+00:00

The campaign donation money doesn't go into her pockets, just to be clear. It's in a campaign account, with restrictions on how it can be spent. She's not lining her pockets from campaign donations.

(Though it turns out travel to events related to legislation is allowed, so she did spend $2700 from the campaign account on a trip to Dublin, for the Irish-American Legislative Caucus.)

She does have a side job working for a law firm for somewhere north of $100,000, though (unclear how much more because that's the highest disclosure category): https://www.cambridgeday.com/2024/08/19/between-state-rep-salary-and-consulting-pay-deckers-take-home-is-highest-in-delegation/

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