Word: cca
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...They're people who haven't participated in the CCA for years--they're relics of a past generation," Sullivan says, adding that in his opinion the controversy has proven beneficial to the CCA by forcing the association to define its position on issues such as condominium conversion; issues on which the organization earlier was reluctant to take a stand
This years' school committee will face several controversial issues including the use of standardized testing, AIDS fears among parents, and bilingual education. The candidates who are best suited to tackle these issues are first-term CCA incumbent Frances H. Cooper and CCA challengers Sara O. Garcia, Richard Griffin '51, David P. Kennedy, and Larry Weinstein. Together, their experience in education can return the Cambridge public school system to the fore of urban systems nationwide...
...emergence of moderate candidates Geneva Malenfant, Hugh Adams Russell '64, and Karen Swaim--running under the Coalition '85 banner, may upset the balance between the two entrenched local groups: the liberal, Cambridge Civic Association (CCA) which advocates good government and social issues; and the loosely-affiliated, neighborhood-oriented Independents who support constituency services...
There are currently four CCA and four Independents on the council, and City Councilor Alfred E. Vellucci is the self-proclaimed swing-vote...
Because they advocate housing reform, Coalition '85 candidates are seen as nabbing the votes of the city's condominium owners, upper to middle class, college-educated, professional and liberal people who have felt disenfranchised because of the CCA's tough stance on condo conversion...