When housing is too expensive and families are getting squeezed out. You need someone who can push policy change into reality.
We can do this. From legalizing starter homes to granny flats, from tenant protections to investing in affordable housing, there's a lot of real solutions we can pursue.
I have some sad news to share.
We’ve been following the case of a Cambridge student whose father was taken by ice.
Over the last few days we’ve been informed the father died in ICE custody.
The family has asked to stay private, but support would be appreciated. Message me if interested.
It's pretty remarkable how policy goals of YIMBYism in California went from being a bundle of untouchable "third rail" ideas to being the bipartisan consensus of the gubernatorial field in a span of like 10 years. www.sacbee.com/news/politic...
Look I get it. I’m not from Somerville or Medford or Winchester which means the onus is on me to prove I can represent everyone.
So on day one I sent a survey to actually hear about what matters to you’ll.
Now we have three dozen 1:1s scheduled and I’d love to hear even more voteburhan.com/survey
Both agree that maintenance needs to take priority and would go further and say that both will get worse unless we fix the T funding, general operations, and the laws governing it.
If we passed something like Measure M in LA and did a bit of restructuring, we could easily get both.
100%. We had $3b of deferred maintenance in 2009 and now it's $24.5B and going up by about $1B ever year.
Great discussion tonight at @harvardkennedy.bsky.social Housing Panel with the Politics of Race & Ethnicity (PRE) program & @burhanazeem.bsky.social
Grateful for spaces that make room for nuanced conversations about housing, intersectionality and the future of our cities.
Stuck on the T. Signaling issues again!
I’m going to miss my next meeting and so are hundreds of other people just trying to get where they need to be.
This is what happens when we underinvest in transit for decades. We can fix this but more on that later, today I’m just frustrated.
“The city of cambridge is more credit worthy than the full faith and credit of the united states” is such a funny true sentence
Did you know that because we’re one of 20ish cities with a three AAA bond ratings Cambridge can borrow money cheaper than any developer or even the feds (2%!!)
Over the past decade, The City of Austin, Texas has permitted more housing in a typical year than the entire Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In 2022 alone, Austin approved 24,227 units, about 1.5× the number permitted across Massachusetts that year.
I’ve had people laugh saying 'A better Massachusetts is possible' sounds underwhelming.
But do you actually believe it? That fixing the T, solving the housing crisis, making childcare affordable is around the corner?
Or is believing that we can have a government that delivers genuinely radical.
Mayors, city councilors, school committee members, activists, young people from across the district packed into the Armory not to complain, but to build.
Our campaign kickoff felt less like a political event and more like a party where everyone suddenly realized: we could actually do this.
We’ve been carrying low expectations we didn’t even know we had. Not because we’re cynical, but because we’ve been trained to ask “what’s passable?” instead of “what’s possible?” This room decided to stop doing that.
On Wednesday, I asked a room of 150+ people a question: Do you actually believe that housing will be affordable and transit will work in Massachusetts (even if kept electing good democrats for another decade)?The silence said everything.
I am so excited to support Burhan for Senate.
We need people who will listen to and work with their constituents, not know-it-alls who get nothing done.
Thanks for the kind words! I’d love all the support I can get. It’s gonna be a long tough race with a lot of candidates.
Gotta show voters all your different sides
@burhanazeem.bsky.social gets stuff done. Check out his campaign and get involved!
MA needs state senators who have a real sense of urgency around the housing and affordability crises, who will stand up for our rights against this federal admin, and who are skilled at translating our core values into tangible policy progress. @burhanazeem.bsky.social is the one for the job!
Incredible ad
behind-the-scenes footage of Burhan prepping for his video shoot:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j6K...
Haha pretty much! And it was 20 degrees out when we were filming so I was freezing the whole time
Burhan would be a great state senator. The zoning changes he helped institute in Cambridge are the kind of policies that we need statewide. Excited to see how this campaign progresses and to support his election.
Sweet.
Well done @burhanazeem.bsky.social This video makes me teary about achieving what is possible given a tenacious and optimistic leader.
Burhan has been such a powerful voice for making Massachusetts affordable - making Massachusetts the kind of place that can welcome more people to such a great place to live.
So many (familiar) locations! Frank's Steak House!
So many suits! Love it.
This is a great video from someone who's consistently pushed for changes that make our community — and will make our state — more accessible to all. I'm a fan, and a supporter of his state senate run.
Why Burhan for State Senate? #mapoli
✅ Has a track record of meaningful policy changes that address affordability
✅ Puts his progressive values into action
Bonus points:
✅ Mom raised him while working at Dunkin'
