Day: May 23, 2023

City Council

Tracy mayor to rally before city council meeting, alleges corruption | #citycouncil

Tracy Mayor Dr. Nancy Young will join other members of the Democratic Club to rally before a special city council meeting on Tuesday against what she alleges is a corrupt effort by three city council members to fire the city manager.Young claims that the council members are moving to fire city manager Michael Rogers, who […]

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Mayor

San Francisco Mayor booed in UN Plaza, brick thrown in crowd

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — San Francisco’s mayor and board of supervisors went to United Nations Plaza, a hot spot for open-air drug dealing and drug use, on Tuesday and attempted to hold the board’s meeting in the plaza. It did not go well. San Francisco has been dealing with “illegal, out-of-control behavior for far too long,” Mayor London […]

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Alabama

South Carolina ready to renew abortion ban around 6 weeks of pregnancy after Senate vote – The Morning Call | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

By JAMES POLLARD (Associated Press/Report for America) COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Senate approved a bill Tuesday that would ban most abortions after around six weeks of pregnancy — before most people know they are pregnant – and sent it to the governor who has promised to sign it. The proposal restores a […]

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California

California’s Pasadena Playhouse Named 2023 Regional Theatre Tony Recipient

Tony Awards California’s Pasadena Playhouse Named 2023 Regional Theatre Tony Recipient The honor includes a grant of $25,000. Pasadena Playhouse Jeff Lorch California’s Pasadena Playhouse will receive the 2023 Regional Theatre Tony Award. Decided following a recommendation by the American Theatre Critics Association, the honor includes a $25,000 grant made possible by support from City National […]

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Arkansas

Plane wreckage removed from Northwest Arkansas crash site

Workers have removed the wreckage of a plane that crashed in southern Washington County last week, killing the pilot.Neighbors saw crews removing what was left of the airplane Sunday evening.Washington County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Kelly Cantrell said a family member confirmed Johnny Morgan, 76, of Oxford, Mississippi died in the crash. Morgan was a former […]

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City Council

Monterey City Council to receive recommendations for improving Sports Center – Monterey Herald | #citycouncil

The Monterey Sports Center (Monterey Herald Archive) MONTEREY – Through the pandemic, sweeping losses and changed habits have left the U.S. fitness industry a different and still evolving sector from three years ago – the Monterey Sports Center included. Like clubs and studios across the county, the Monterey Sports Center was deeply affected by COVID-19. […]

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Mayor

The Recorder – Following City Council vote, Greenfield mayor withdraws $365K financial orders for schools

Published: 5/23/2023 6:04:52 PM Modified: 5/23/2023 6:02:22 PM GREENFIELD — In response to City Council’s vote last week to cut roughly $1.18 million from the fiscal year 2024 operating budget and reallocate the funds to the School Department, the mayor is withdrawing her request for financial orders totaling $365,000 to supplement the FY24 school budget. […]

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Alabama

The Dodgers Have Undergone a “Baptism of Rainbow-Colored Fire” | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

LA. Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence – Photo: Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence The Los Angeles Dodgers have re-invited the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to the baseball team’s Pride Night after LGBTQ groups called for a boycott of the event. The Dodgers had initially invited the L.A. chapter of the Sisters, a volunteer-run drag troupe of “nuns,” […]

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Alabama

Timothy Haugh: Biden picks Air Force general to lead NSA and Cyber Command | #elections | #alabama

Lance Cpl. Pranav Ramakrishna/US Marine Corps CNN  —  President Joe Biden has nominated an Air Force general to head the nation’s powerful electronic spying agency and the US military command that conducts offensive cyber operations – a crucial position as the US continues to battle Russia, China and other foes in cyberspace. Lt. Gen. Timothy […]

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California

Explainer: What does the latest Colorado River proposal mean for California, Arizona, Nevada?

Comment on this storyComment LAS VEGAS — Facing the future with a dwindling Colorado River supply and intense pressure from the federal government, Arizona, California and Nevada have offered a plan to cut their water use significantly. The proposal announced Monday isn’t final. It calls for cities, irrigation districts and Native American tribes to accept […]

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