Update on In-person Appointments
From December 1, 2020 through January 8, 2021, City of Cambridge departments will be conducting in-person appointments on Tuesdays and Thursdays only.
Francis Fukuyama presents: In the Realm of the Last Man Harvey C. Mansfield (Main)
Harvard Book Store and the Cambridge Public Library welcome Francis Fukuyama—Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and the author of The End of History and the Last Man—for a discussion of his new memoir, In the Realm of the Last Man.
More than a conventional memoir, In the Realm of the Last Man is personal history as political history—the story of a life that illuminates the troubled fate of democracy and liberalism over the last fifty years. Registration is required.
Cambridge Robbery Suspect Arrested in Federal Sex Trafficking Investigation
– A man has been charged with allegedly trafficking a woman to engage in commercial sex acts, coercing her to travel across state lines to engage in commercial sex, forcing her to assist him in robbing multiple convenience stores in Massachusetts, and forced her to assist in procuring an illegal firearm for him to use in one of the robberies.
Get to Know Shamsher Bam
Get to Know Shamsher Bam, a public health nurse with the Cambridge Public Health Department, who sees building trust as central to his work. For him, that means meeting residents where they are, sharing information, and strengthening connections that keep the community healthy.
City of Cambridge Announces Implementation of Training for Police Body-Worn Camera Program; Cameras Expect to Be Deployed in Early April
The phased rollout of the Cambridge Police Department’s Body-Worn Camera (BWC) Program will serve as a critical step in strengthening transparency, accountability, and trust between officers and the community.
This important initiative is part of the City’s ongoing commitment to public safety and comes after extensive planning, policy development utilizing national models, and best practices in training. The department has worked over the past two years to develop a program that meets the highest standards of accountability while protecting civil liberties.