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Expressing their views on issues ranging from rent control to the economy to the environment, thousands of Cantabrigians fulfilled their civic duties yesterday by voting for city councillors and school committee members...
...voters can chose as many candidates they like, and order their votes as they wish. Seven of the nine incumbents are running for reelection, and there are 22 challengers. Among the incumbents, we endorse three. And of the challengers, we have chosen six. Recently, candidates endorsed by the Cambridge Civic Association--a progressive citizens' group that has long been influential in the city's officially "nonpartisan" elections--have had a five to four majority over independents on the council...
Among the candidates endorsed by the newly formed Alliance for Change, Galluccio, McSweeney and Sullivan have all gone beyond partisan bashing of the progressive Cambridge Civic Association (which currently holds a five to four majority on the council) to offer thoughtful, serious plans for leadership...
...Sullivan, son of former councillor Walter J. Sullivan, is also seeking a spot on the council. We support his candidacy--and not just because we appreciate his father's record of integrity and his ability to work with the council's progressive majority of candidates endorsed by the Cambridge Civic Association. Sullivan's experience in law enforcement, as an assistant district attorney and attorney general dealing domestic violence, make him a valuable addition to a council that should make public safety and police oversight a top priority...
Rather than give more details about future plans, however, the candidates have descended into potshots. One of Giuliani's ads seeks to portray the mayor as weak and ineffectual by reciting a list of civic disturbances during Dinkins' term, including a 1991 melee between blacks and Jews. Meanwhile, the Dinkins campaign has ridiculed the Republican challenger's proposal to set a 90-day limit on stays in homeless shelters, calling it an example of Giuliani's coldness and lack of compassion. At least three scheduled debates have been canceled because the candidates couldn't agree on the rules. The attacks...