Word: cca
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Vellucci, a maverick Independent who often criticizes the CCA but shares many of its positions, predicted that the good-government group would find it difficult to meet the expetations of its voters...
...CCA candidates Kenneth E. Reeves '72 and Jonathan S. Myers each received about 80 of Wolf's transfer votes. Vying with them for the seventh, eighth and ninth council seats are Independents Sheila T. Russell and Alfred W. LaRosa...
Mayor Alfred E. Vellucci, a veteran of 20 Cambridge elections, predicted that the remaining seats would be distributed in accordance with the current first-choice vote rankings. That would mean a majority of five for the CCA, in addition to pro-tenant Independent Timothy J. Toomey, Jr. who is expected to side with the good-government group on most issues...
Observers of the count attributed the CCA's strong showing this year to the ballot referendum known as Proposition 1-2-3. Touted as a measure to promote home-ownership, 1-2-3 was attacked by the CCA and other protenant forces in the city as an effort to destroy rent control...
...council watcher suggested awarding a medal to 1-2-3 author Frederick R. Meyer for helping to bring out pro-tenant support. Another quipped that the CCA should have put the referendum on the ballot themselves...