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		<title>5/7/12 Somerville Housing Authority Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/05/06/events/5712-somerville-housing-authority-meeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 18:41:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ May 7, 2012; 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Agenda includes the FY 2012 budget.]]></description>
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		<title>5/9/12 HUD One Year Action Plan Public Hearing (2 of 2)</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/04/29/events/5912-hud-one-year-action-plan-public-hearing-2-of-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/04/29/events/5912-hud-one-year-action-plan-public-hearing-2-of-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 01:23:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ May 9, 2012; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] The HUD block grants are a very important source of funding for affordable housing in Somerville.]]></description>
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		<title>4/30/12 Assembly Row Groundbreaking Ceremony</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/04/29/events/43012-assembly-row-groundbreaking-ceremony/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/04/29/events/43012-assembly-row-groundbreaking-ceremony/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 01:12:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ April 30, 2012; 10:30 am to 11:30 am. ] Ceremony marks the start of retail/residential construction of Phase I of the Assembly Square mixed-use development.]]></description>
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		<title>Copy of e-mail to Nancy Busnach, Chair, Somerville Redevelopment Authority</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/04/29/housing/copy-of-e-mail-to-nancy-busnach-chair-somerville-redevelopment-authority/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/04/29/housing/copy-of-e-mail-to-nancy-busnach-chair-somerville-redevelopment-authority/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:36:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that the Somerville Comprehensive Plan has been endorsed by the city and adopted by the Planning Board, I would like to pass along a suggestion.]]></description>
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		<title>4/12/12 Somerville Board of Aldermen Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/04/08/events/41212-somerville-board-of-aldermen-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/04/08/events/41212-somerville-board-of-aldermen-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 02:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ April 12, 2012; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Agenda likely includes a resolution of support for the Somerville Comprehensive Plan.]]></description>
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		<title>3/29/12  Somerville Joint Land Use/Housing and Community Development Committee Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/03/18/events/32912-somerville-joint-land-usehousing-and-community-development-committee-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/03/18/events/32912-somerville-joint-land-usehousing-and-community-development-committee-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 20:42:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ March 29, 2012; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] This is a joint meeting of the BOA Land Use and Housing and Community Development Committees. The agenda includes adopting the Somerville Comprehensive Plan.]]></description>
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		<title>Somerville Labor Coalition Accuses Curtatone of Divide And Conquer Strategy on GIC</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/03/09/health-care/somerville-labor-coalition-accuses-curtatone-of-divide-and-conquer-strategy-on-gic/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/03/09/health-care/somerville-labor-coalition-accuses-curtatone-of-divide-and-conquer-strategy-on-gic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 03:09:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>the editors</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following letter (circa Fall 2011) was recently obtained by Somerville Voices from Peter Blaikie with the Somerville Labor Coalition after a reference to the letter appeared in the 12/29/2011 SJ article Somerville unions form coalition against recent health care switch by Andy Metzger which stated &#8220;Last week he (Mayor Curtatone) said he had heard about the labor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3/22/12 HUD One Year Action Plan &#8211; Public Hearing</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/03/04/events/32212-hud-one-year-action-plan-public-hearing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/03/04/events/32212-hud-one-year-action-plan-public-hearing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 19:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.somervillevoices.org/?p=11245</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[[ March 22, 2012; 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Next to road repairs, community housing has the most immediate effect of all City programs on the day to day lives of Somerville residents. Come and make your views known.]]></description>
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		<title>Beat Report: 1/19/12 Finance Committee Meeting of the Whole</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/01/21/workers-rights/beat-report-11912-finance-committee-meeting-of-the-whole/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/01/21/workers-rights/beat-report-11912-finance-committee-meeting-of-the-whole/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:39:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mayor Curtatone announced memo of agreement with Firefighters Local 76 deferring retroactive payments to next fiscal year. This agreement means no layoffs this fiscal year (including closing West Branch Library). Asked for executive session to discuss next steps, and continuing negotiations with fire alarm operators.]]></description>
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		<title>Support our Firefighters!</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/01/11/public-health-safety/support-our-firefighters/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/01/11/public-health-safety/support-our-firefighters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:49:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>eila</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.somervillevoices.org/?p=11001</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[January 11, 2012:  State and local news organizations report today that the City is suing the local firefighters union and a state panel in order to halt payment on what is legitimately owed Somerville&#8217;s Fire Fighters Local 76.  (See today&#8217;s Boston Globe report)
The Mayor claims that this will cause a $1.9 million shortfall that may cause [...]]]></description>
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