Adriane Musgrave
She/Her
- Currently
- Management Consultant
- Election history
- 2nd time running
She/Her
A graduate of BU and BU School of Management, Adriane Musgrave has lived in the area since 2004.
Politically, Adriane interned for Senator John Kerry and fundraised for the DNC in 2007. More recently, she co-founded Upgrade Cambridge. She is also involved with A Better Cambridge, with which she hosted Richard Rothstein, author of The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America.
Professionally, she has been a management consultant and program director. She was the executive director of Cambridge Local First, a non-profit network of locally owned businesses, until she announced her run earlier this year.
She previously ran in 2017.
The Harvard Graduate Student Union-UAW's guide to municipal elections in Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston for City Council and Somerville Mayor.
The Harvard Graduate Student Union-UAW's guide to municipal elections in Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston for City Council and Somerville Mayor.
Enrico Moretti of UC-Berkeley: “Economic research on this topic is unanimous. There is no question that on net, adding more units tends to lower rents.” It is a regional problem and we need our neighboring towns to add their fair share of housing.
When asked which city environmental initiative she would prioritize first, Adriane B. Musgrave responded that this was a "false question."
"We need to push on all of those issues," Musgrave said. "Climate change is not business as usual. We in Cambridge are leading the country in creating plans and doing the real research and technical feasibility and putting an equity lens on all of it, to make sure that we’re leading the way."
Sept. 26, 2019 — Declan J. Knieriem, Michelle G. KurillaWhen asked which city environmental initiative she would prioritize first, Adriane B. Musgrave responded that this was a "false question."
"We need to push on all of those issues," Musgrave said. "Climate change is not business as usual. We in Cambridge are leading the country in creating plans and doing the real research and technical feasibility and putting an equity lens on all of it, to make sure that we’re leading the way."
Adriane B. Musgrave — a second time challenger who ran in the 2017 election — said affordable housing is the most important issue the city faces. She said housing costs and accessibility were one of the reasons she decided to run.
“With the booming economy that we have, the problem is that many people are left out of the opportunity of living in Cambridge,” she said.
Aug. 3, 2019 — Declan J. KnieriemAdriane B. Musgrave — a second time challenger who ran in the 2017 election — said affordable housing is the most important issue the city faces. She said housing costs and accessibility were one of the reasons she decided to run.
“With the booming economy that we have, the problem is that many people are left out of the opportunity of living in Cambridge,” she said.
I think the three things that I talk a lot about are we need to look all across the city and strategically add density where possible. You know, as density is diversity and the opportunity of living in our city is so high, and so we need a citywide affordable housing overlay. We need to explore property tax reduction for residents who offer below-market rates and explore the use of our parking lots for middle income housing. We need to take a good hard look at our zoning code to reform it so that it's more equitable for our affordable housing groups.
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In Cambridge we already have a medicinal marijuana shop. Not many communities have that, not many communities have a needle exchange. Again forward-thinking public health and forward-thinking sort of community needs or wants is something that I think we do pretty well at. So I'd like to see it possible here in Cambridge—I don't think we should exclude it, I also don't think we wanted to become ever-present all throughout the city.
Nov. 1, 2017 — Yasmin LuthraI think the three things that I talk a lot about are we need to look all across the city and strategically add density where possible. You know, as density is diversity and the opportunity of living in our city is so high, and so we need a citywide affordable housing overlay. We need to explore property tax reduction for residents who offer below-market rates and explore the use of our parking lots for middle income housing. We need to take a good hard look at our zoning code to reform it so that it's more equitable for our affordable housing groups.
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In Cambridge we already have a medicinal marijuana shop. Not many communities have that, not many communities have a needle exchange. Again forward-thinking public health and forward-thinking sort of community needs or wants is something that I think we do pretty well at. So I'd like to see it possible here in Cambridge—I don't think we should exclude it, I also don't think we wanted to become ever-present all throughout the city.
“It’s an ‘all hands on deck’ kind of a moment,” wrote candidate Adriane Musgrave. “We need everyone engaged and actively working to make our society a better place -- whether that means running for office, taking action with your elected representatives, marching and protesting, or getting informed about the issues.”
Oct. 3, 2017 — Amy Saltzman“It’s an ‘all hands on deck’ kind of a moment,” wrote candidate Adriane Musgrave. “We need everyone engaged and actively working to make our society a better place -- whether that means running for office, taking action with your elected representatives, marching and protesting, or getting informed about the issues.”