Scott KilcoyneEstimating total votes at ~27.5k (based on number of precincts reporting and current vote count), it looks like Sumbul has already hit the threshold to be elected
darren is Not Going Back@scooooooott Joan Pickett lying there in ninth us keeping me from sleep
Ari Ofsevit@scooooooott @bikepedantic I wonder how close it was for #9.
Christopher Schmidt@Ofsevit @scooooooott @bikepedantic it was absolutely not even close; like 600 votes. Thumbs up to the lefty crew for the fight, but there just isn’t room for two left lane candidates in Cambridge without a 25% increase in that electorate.
Utherp@crschmidt @Ofsevit @scooooooott @bikepedantic Apologies for my ignorance here but how bad is this gonna be for bike (and housing) supporters?
@utherp @crschmidt @Ofsevit @bikepedantic there are enough supporters for both (better for housing), that we shouldn't have policy whiplash and there might even be some real progress, but also probably need to be prepared for some real fights to keep it that way.
@utherp @crschmidt @Ofsevit @bikepedantic
The optimistic view is the CSO exists already, so bike supporters are just fighting for a form of status quo. Until it's complete, I think that's our main focus, but a weak majority might be enough.
Housing has a better council and has more new policies they are pushing for, so they need the better council to actually get things through the processes.
@scooooooott @utherp @Ofsevit @bikepedantic Yeah, I think this is right. Nolan was somewhat soft on her support in this election cycle, and there's no strong prediction of exactly how Wilson will govern on Council, but I would say this council is very unlikely to move forward with massive CSO expansion, but also unlikely to significantly reduce the CSO.
On the housing front, this is a great Council to have.
Danny Hidalgo@crschmidt @scooooooott @utherp @Ofsevit @bikepedantic Agree. While Quinton has been better of late, replacing him with Jivan is a significant upgrade on housing.
@dhidalgo @crschmidt @scooooooott @utherp @bikepedantic
Yeah Quinton was a ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ on housing.
Jivan replaces Alanna as good on housing / good on bikes.
Pickett replaces CARlone as bad/bad.
And Ayesha had basically no stated policies on her website and was endorsed by ABC and CCC so … lord knows. So we go from QZ (¯\_(ツ)_/¯ / good) to ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ / ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
jfsheehan@Ofsevit @dhidalgo @crschmidt @scooooooott @utherp @bikepedantic
I agree w/others on Wilson. I'm confident she'll be pro-Affordable housing, & I'm optimistic about some market rate stuff like ending exclusionary.
I think CCC endorsed her for strategy (thought she was a strong candidate & wanted to back a winner; wanted her transfers) & optics (their slate is very old and very white compared to others), not ideological alignment.
Good language in her victory status:
https://twitter.com/Vote_Ayesha/status/1722604627370123552
@jfsheehan @Ofsevit @dhidalgo @crschmidt @scooooooott @utherp
Hot take: You just shouldn't be called pro-housing in a city without being anti-more-cars, and vice versa. Each is necessary, one in isolation is unsustainable (More housing and more cars? No one can get anywhere. Stagnant housing with fewer cars? Enjoy your exclusive walled-garden playground). Ayesha Wilson (the former) and Patty Nolan (the latter) demonstrate the flaws in looking solely at silo'd pro-ABC and/or pro-CBS outcomes.
@bikepedantic @Ofsevit @dhidalgo @crschmidt @scooooooott @utherp
So in my personal one-on-one advocacy to friends and neighbors, I did always push for the 6 candidates endorsed by both ABC and CBS. And I canvassed at least once for each slate.
But in terms of the two orgs advocating effectively, I think a narrow focus is 100% the way to go. There's a lot of overlap between people who like both, for the very good reason you say! 1/2
@bikepedantic @Ofsevit @dhidalgo @crschmidt @scooooooott @utherp
And many people attracted to one end up getting into the other as well. But I never want to leave pro-housing votes on the table bc they have an issue with bike lanes, or leave pro-bike votes on the table bc they don't like tall buildings. I think that's the most effective way to maximize both orgs overlapping goals
@bikepedantic @Ofsevit @dhidalgo @crschmidt @scooooooott @utherp That said I'm not in ABC leadership so not speaking for the org, etc