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...several terms, progressive candidates, most of whom rally under the standard of the Cambridge Civic Association (CCA), have held on to a slippery five-man majority. That one-vote edge accounts for rent control in the city of Cambridge. It is also responsible for recently passed limits on condominium conversion. And in large part, those votes have kept City Manager James L. Sullivan at the helm of the city administration...
Every Cambridge election is hard to call, but this year the job is especially difficult. An influx of condominium owners (and a correspoinding shrinkage in the number of tenants) has changed the city's demographics, and anti-rent control candidates are pushing hard for the votes of condo owners. Meanwhile, Cambridge's residents, most of them Democrats, are becoming increasingly wary of big-spending city government, and they demand to know why stratospheric tax rates haven't dropped because of new state...
...rent control is in serious trouble here--in the course of the last two years, most cities in the area have ended rent controls. When they were lifted next door in Somerville, rents soared--a fact to which CCA politicians frequently refer. At the same time, the number of condominium conversions in Cambridge has increased dramatically. Only the frantic legal scrambling of CCA councilors slowed down the condo boom this year, and the prospect of renewed conversions may scare many tenants to the polls. Finally, the usually ephemeral student vote could help liberal candidacies this fall. CCA candidate David Sullivan...
...challengers also deserve support. Their election would increase the liberal edge and make progress towards social goals in the city easier. David Sullivan has defended the rights of students for eight years in Cambridge and was a key figure in achieving the current limits on condominium conversion in the city. Alvin Thompson has pledged to support continued rent controls and would add representation from the city's black population...
Currently, CCA candidates hold four of the nine city council seats and three of the seven school committee slots. They stand for liberal policy--rent control, limited condominium conversion and professional city management." And chances are, they will stand as strong after tomorrow's election as they do today...