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...Cambridge Civic Association (CCA), the city's liberal party, last week backed six candidates vying for city council seats and four running for the school committee in the upcoming municipal elections...
...CCA each election year endorses a slate of candidates who agree to run on the same platform and support the same candidates for mayor and school superintendent. Currently, civic association members hold four of the nine city council slots, and control three of the seven school committee seats...
...Senator Paul Tsongas (D-Mass.) told members of the Cambridge Civic Association (CCA) Friday night that the cities of Massachusetts can rebound from several decades of decay, but warned the federal government would likely give little help...
...Cities like Lowell, Fall River, Brockton--all the older cities--have the potential to come back," Tsongas told the crowd gathered for the CCA's annual meeting, adding that attracting high-technology industry was one key to the recovery...
Before Tsongas's speech, past CCA president Peter Lange said in a speech that the recently passed Harvard Square zoning restrictions were "only the first step in preserving what is one of our great resources," adding that Cambridge residents had to stop reacting to immediate threats and decide what we want the Square to look like in ten years...