Sylvania City Council to consider liquor question to future ballot | #citycouncil
Sylvania residents currently have to travel over 20 miles to get hard liquor, but that could change soon. Earlier this month, the owners of Chilitos Mexican Grill requested Sylvania City Council consider approving them for a special license that would allow the restaurant to add hard liquor options to their drinks menu. “We keep getting requests from […]
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Redondo Beach City Council opts out of rotation, appoints Nehrenheim as mayor pro-tem
by Garth Meyer The Redondo Beach city council Tuesday night approved Nils Nehrenheim as its next mayor pro-tem, starting July 1. The move was outside of its regular rotation, which would have made Laura Emdee the next mayor pro-tem. “I am uncomfortable with someone who is terming out this next year (in the role),” said […]
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California Reparations Task Force Releases Interim Report Detailing Harms of Slavery and Systemic Discrimination on African Americans | State of California – Department of Justice
SACRAMENTO – As part of California’s historic Assembly Bill 3121 (AB 3121), the California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans (Reparations Task Force) today released an interim report providing an in-depth overview of the harms inflicted on African Americans in California and across the nation due to the ongoing legacy of slavery and systemic […]
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Democrat-Gazette reporter receives Freedom of Information Award at Arkansas Press Association convention
Lisa Hammersly, investigative reporter and former projects team leader of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, was presented the Arkansas Press Association Freedom of Information Award at the association’s convention in Memphis on Saturday. The association held its convention in conjunction with the press associations of Mississippi and Tennessee in downtown Memphis from Thursday through Saturday. The award […]
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After Roe: What Happens To Abortion In California?
By Alexei Koseff, Kristen Hwang, CalMatters Find out what’s happening in Across Californiawith free, real-time updates from Patch. Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned the Roe decision, here are key takeaways of what to expect for abortion in California. They include the politics, more legislation, a possible influx of out-of-state patients and changes […]
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Yonkers City Council Meeting Agenda Scheduled for This Coming Wednesday, June 29, 2022 Due to the Primary Elections Being Held on Tuesday, June 28, 2022 | #citycouncil
Committee of the Whole slated for 6:30 p.m., EST Yonkers City Council Meeting slated for 7:00 p.m., EST. YONKERS, NY — June 25, 2022 — Attached is a copy of the Yonkers City Council Meeting Agenda slated for the this coming Wednesday, June 29, 2022. Please note that the City Council Meeting will be held […]
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Lightning death in California is the nation’s first of the year
AUSTIN (KXAN) — More than 200 people have been struck and killed by lighting in the United States over the past 10 years. A California woman became the first person in the nation killed by lightning this year. Antonia Mendoza Chavez, 52, was walking her two dogs in Pico Rivera, California, on Wednesday when she […]
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The rent cap system’s broken
Are the members of the city’s Rent Guidelines Board aware that inflation is now at 8.6%? If so, what were they thinking Tuesday when they limited rent hikes to just 3.25% for one-year leases and 5% for two-year leases? Indeed, the caps — which apply to the city’s 1 million rent-stabilized apartments — are so […]
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California, Minnesota move to protect women’s rights after Supreme Court decision
1/4 Pro-choice advocates take part in a protest as they march to City Hall after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending federal abortion protection and making abortion regulation an issue decided by individual states at the U.S. Supreme Court, in Los Angeles on Friday. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo June […]
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Gillette City Council passes last-minute budget adjustment for current fiscal year | #citycouncil
GILLETTE, Wyo. — The City of Gillette will spend more than expected this year with the city council passing a $2.6 million budget amendment on Tuesday. The amendment was passed during the council’s regular meeting on June 21. It constitutes a cleanup effort by the city finance department to ensure its finances are in order […]
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