Because property owners feel very strongly.”Ĭassesso is an East Somerville native who’s worked for the city, the state and Cambridge Health Alliance, where she was recently chief community officer. “I think if we complement that with new creation, and new home-ownership opportunities - let’s start there. “We haven’t lived with the 20% long enough,” Cassesso said. According to the website, the median list price for homes there is just under $1 million, and the expansion of the Green Line into the city is expected to push prices even higher.īut Mary Cassesso, one of Mbah’s mayoral rivals, says ordering developers to do more is the wrong approach. The days when Somerville was an affordable alternative to Cambridge are long gone. “We need every tool in the toolbox to address our affordability issue,” he said.
Mbah also argues that Somerville - which repealed rent control in 1979 - should consider “an improved version of rent stabilization.” “Currently we have a 20% affordability in terms of the new development, but we should expand it,” Mbah said. To help keep Somerville at least somewhat accessible to less-affluent residents, he adds, the city should ramp up the amount of affordable housing required in new projects. “Having moved several times due to rising rent, it’s something that’s been personal to me,” Mbah said. While his campaign pitch touts the political power of representation, Mbah cites housing affordability as the most pressing issue currently facing the city. citizen, he won an at-large spot on Somerville’s City Council. Mbah grew up in Cameroon and went to graduate school for environmental science in Sweden before moving to Massachusetts. “So that is why I’m running for mayor, to accelerate our community’s progress on these key issues.” “I believe, fundamentally, that until we have a government that reflects the population, we should not be talking about issues of racial justice, environmental justice, or equity,” Mbah said. Somerville's Curtatone Insists He's Not Running For Governor, Blasts Baker On Vaccine Rollout Through this internet service provider, coverage reaches all parts of Somerville.Election 2021: Boston’s Race Into History One of the largest broadband options in Somerville is Atlantic Broadband. Service is primarily restricted to central Somerville. Areas that enjoy RCN service include Tufts, Powder House, and Spring Hill.
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