Louise Venden knows a thing or two about hands-on experience. From driving cabs and waiting tables to working in real estate finance and even running a Beacon Hill inn, she hopes to bring the practical, fix-it-yourself approach that’s helped her throughout her career onto Cambridge City Council.

“I’m a solution-oriented person,” she said. “You can’t imagine what I can do with duct tape.”

Venden was inspired to join the race relatively late in the cycle after penning a letter to the editor of the Cambridge Day that resonated with many Cantabrigians frustrated about the lack of data and tracking of progress made publicly available following zoning reforms. The letter caught the attention of Suzanne Preston Blier, president of Cambridge Citizens Coalition, one of two Cambridge Super PACs or

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