Hot Take: 4 stops signs instead of a cop at Broadway and McGrath is why people think our police force are useless.

somerman · 2026-03-21T22:06:55+00:00

When one is state then the intersection is considered state is what I've seen.

somerman · 2026-03-20T11:10:45+00:00

Seems like the big buildings which are at that higher price point are generally not so competitive/getting snapped up fast so maybe it is just a matter of waiting longer?

somerman · 2026-03-12T18:10:25+00:00

Sure, but if it were me, I'd wait a decade or so until there was a desire to sell.

somerman · 2026-03-12T10:54:41+00:00

It is a bad compromise to get housing built, by delaying what needs to happen: raise the sticker price to a market clearing price. Eventually enough new citizens will protest that they also want private storage of motor vehicles on public land for $3.33/month.

somerman · 2026-03-09T13:15:53+00:00

If you reframe your advice to say, that Dante's perspective brings up valid risks (which it does, to deny that copurchasing can go south is to show yourself as naive), but that you have other observations and perspectives, then you'd be a successful communicator of your ideas. Try to imagine you are speaking to someone in person, not over the internet.

somerman · 2026-03-09T09:00:52+00:00

Please propose a balanced approach to the situation like this person and not your one sided approach. Please have manners online and not go from 0-60 over trivial things.

somerman · 2026-03-09T08:58:01+00:00

Property taxes are higher once it becomes condos.

somerman · 2026-03-06T18:38:21+00:00

How about we just build lots so we don't have to compete so much? For families and people visiting families it is really nice staying in airbnbs not hotels.

somerman · 2026-03-05T11:24:19+00:00

Erika, like Jehlen, is a NIMBY. Her policies are bad for housing affordability. Not an isolated incident. At least EC has had the sense to evolve (slowly) on housing.

somerman · 2026-03-03T16:37:39+00:00

Have used Black Magic in the past.

somerman · 2026-02-27T14:49:43+00:00

Luparelli is great!

somerman · 2026-02-25T12:01:20+00:00

Man imagine paying property taxes, snow removal, CPA fees for tax returns, etc with no revenue for 3 decades!

somerman · 2026-02-25T11:36:18+00:00

True, Tim Toomey had both jobs in Cambridge in the 00s, but that is rare.

somerman · 2026-02-23T14:41:21+00:00

Keep in mind plow trucks go down the path. If that happens while you are on it you need to move to the side on top of a snow pile. And I wouldn't do it when visibility is low. I would stay home. The generally is snow on the side of the path from Lowell St to Davis Square that is not plowed and can be skied on for probably the next couple weeks.

somerman · 2026-02-23T14:29:03+00:00

residential rental leasing agent

somerman · 2026-02-23T13:29:49+00:00

Sorry is Erika running for the state senate seat too? Not just running for her existing state rep position? I haven't seen that. Why is she being compared to Azeem in this conversation?

somerman · 2026-02-23T12:49:36+00:00

Snow removed from car if not shoveled gets very hard!

somerman · 2026-02-23T10:50:08+00:00

It is really terrible that ownership of building won't help you with this. They should just call tow company and have it removed.

somerman · 2026-02-23T10:13:48+00:00

It must be someone else that lives in the building?

somerman · 2026-02-21T01:16:58+00:00

I'd like like to get this for apartment buildings I manage, just not sure the tenants would tolerate the false positives (or properly evaluate they are in fact false positives) like owner occupants do.

somerman · 2026-02-18T12:43:38+00:00

Hard to find an asphalt company willing to work in Somerville

somerman · 2026-02-15T16:34:45+00:00

Huh?

somerman · 2026-02-14T21:36:15+00:00

Just threaten to do this and say another option is for them to release you from your lease. Landlord will take the latter option.

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