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...most powerful endorsement granting group traditionally has been the Cambridge Civic Association (CCA). The CCA endorsement process involves an hour-and-a-half interview before a screening committee, then a vote by the full CCA board of about 40 people...
...behalf of the board of directors of the Cambridge Alliance, and as president of Cambridge's new private non-profit educational civic organization, I would like to take this opportunity to extend a personal invitation to all of Cambridge to join with us to improve and sustain the quality of life in Cambridge...
Many people have asked us, "Why another Civic Association?" The answer is simple--Cambridge needs a real civic organization. The longstanding and politically powerful Cambridge Civic Association (CCA) is actually a political party. The members of its board of directors act as power brokers and policy makers for the city. It is a clear conflict of interest for the CCA to serve as a "watchdog" over elected officials, since they have a contractual arrangement with their endorsed candidates. Cambridge needs a civic organization that is unencumbered by these incestuous conflicts to impartially assess the actions of local government...
...departure, along with that of top Cambridge Civic Association vote-getter Councillor Alice K. Wolf, leaves many votes up for grabs in the upcoming elections and two seats open for non-incumbents to vie for in November...
Walsh's indictment prompted calls for his resignation by the Cambridge Civic Association (CCA), the "good government" group which opposes Walsh and other Independent councillors...