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...This does not represent a change in focus concerning our development work in Boston or Cambridge," Lapp wrote in a statement, adding that she will continue to oversee the progress in Allston directly as well as work on departments within the central administration. "These groups are all part and parcel of our integrated approach to property stewardship, leasing, greening, and campus development...
...March 1 “progress report,” the committee stated that final recommendations would be released in late spring, and the Cambridge Chronicle reported last week that the recommendations would be submitted to the city this week...
While the recommendations of Cambridge Review Committee—a group of 12 members hailing from various distinguished backgrounds—are unknown, the March progress report issued by the committee said that it has “focused on topics such as police authority, conflict intervention, the role of the community to work with their neighbors and the police to ensure their own public safety, as well as strengthening a sense of trust between law enforcement and the residents of Cambridge...
...progress report made no explicit mention of addressing racial bias, an accusation lobbed at the CPD in the aftermath of Gates' arrest. Kosko said that addressing racial prejudice was not “one of the issues the committee was charged with” but added that it was a "byproduct of the response to the incident...
...spite of these setbacks, however, we see some signs of progress manifest around the world. In India, a country long dogged by misogyny, we took heart in a bill that promises to establish quotas for the number of women in Parliament. However, in spite of its positive sentiments, we did voice concern about the possibility that the bill could further marginalize minorities, such as Muslims...