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...referendum, which would have allowed occupants of rent controlled apartments to purchase the apartments after a year of residency, sparked an unusually high turnout of approximately 29,000 voters. Ten-year local activist Jack E. Martinelli, who was resident of the progressive coalition Cambridge Civic Association (CCA) from 1986 to 1987, predicts an average to below-average turnout of 24,000 or so this year...
...former mayor and conservative Independent Alfred E. Vellucci, infamous for his vitriolic responses to any issue to come his way, who is often referred to as the "10th incumbent." So for Martinelli and others, the issue in this election race without a standout issue is whether the progressive CCA councillors, who two years ago won a majority on the council for the first time, will maintain their hold on the city government...
Cambridge's Independents are associated with old time, traditional neighborhood-based patronage politics and draw their support from townies with strong business or family interests in the city. The liberal CCA coalition projects a far sighted internationally minded image and appeals to the city's university and yuppie sectors. But many observers say that that stereotypical dichotomy no longer holds true...
According to CCA Executive Director Karen L. Corcoran, no one else stands much of a chance. Corcoran adds that "the biggest problem for all of us is getting people interested in the election and out to vote," and that the voters' easy out is to reelect the incumbents, whose names and accomplishments they recognize...
Cambridge's gay vote has traditionally gone to incumbent mayor Alice K. Wolf and other CCA candidates, none of whom are openly homosexual. But the city's gay community, of which the Lavender Alliance is currently the only organized arm, does not seem to feel left out in the cold...