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This year's local elections are crucial. For the first time since the early 1960s, three of the City Council incumbents have decided not to run for re-election. Although each of the three--Saundra Graham, David E. Sullivan and Alfred E. Vellucci--represent viewpoints that often differ dramatically in the city, they have all generally aligned themselves with the city's "progressives." And in recent years, they have played a crucial role in maintaining the five-member council majority that supports rent control...
...reason is parochial but important. Harvard University is located in Cambridge, and the City Council can therefore object to Harvard's actions when objections seem appropriate. The Council passed a resolution condemning Zairian dictator Mobutu Sese Seko when he recently spoke at Harvard, and in the past the Council has questioned Harvard's investment policies and labor relations strategies...
When Harvard announced its plans to build a hotel on the former site of the Gulf Station--a proposal that would have dramatically altered the character of Harvard Square--it was the City Council, not any Harvard organization, that took action. Ignoring threats of a lawsuit from Harvard, the council passed new zoning for the site and reduced by half the size of future construction...
...short, the City Council, much like the Harvard Undergraduate Council, can provide a voice of reason and skepticism in response to the actions of Harvard's administration. Harvard may well choose to ignore the objections of those outside its walls, but it is still important for the University to realize that it has not been granted what it dreams of: namely, its own independent fiefdom on the Charles...
Those who argue against rent control and for so-called "market-oriented" solutions are ignoring the realities of current income levels and rents. A City Council with three pro-rent-control members is essential to the survival of Cambridge as a multicultural city...