Real estate, transit, oil — how early L.A. built fortunes and bred scoundrels
Sometimes, history cold-bloodedly decrees that the difference between a crackpot and a genius comes down to the size of the bank account he winds up with. Sometimes, history gets it wrong. Over the space of a few decades, Silicon Valley has staged its own Wilder West show, with a cast of nerdy outliers who, with […]
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Concerns being raised after city budget discussions | #citycouncil
Thu, 03 Aug 2023 23:29:53 GMT (1691105393805) 81d3bb27381112e34f0f4c6b5f0c2b73a019c858 5b635e9d4842dbb4a391dce5e8f747e52a00b730 by Dalton Williams Thu, August 3rd 2023, 11:28 PM UTC During Tuesday’s city council meeting, residents raised concerns about rumored budget cuts to the Amarillo Public Library and how that could negatively impact programs and people who utilize them. (Dalton Williams/KVII) Loading … Click Here For […]
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In budget address next week St. Paul mayor to focus on spending priorities as city faces post-pandemic challenges – Twin Cities
Amila Maelle Carter rides her dad St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter III shoulders as they march in the Grand Old Day parade along Grand Avenue in St. Paul on Sunday, June 4, 2023. (John Autey / Pioneer Press) St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter will unveil key spending priorities, as well as a proposed property tax […]
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Family of Latino man fatally struck after encounter with sheriffs sue Arkansas officials
The family of Daniel Adrian Barajas would have celebrated his 40th birthday Thursday, but instead they are filing a wrongful death lawsuit against local officials in Arkansas’ Saline County. The federal lawsuit is part of the family’s ongoing questions around an encounter Daniel had with sheriff’s deputies before he was fatally struck by three vehicles, […]
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Counties can’t ban oil drilling, California Supreme Court rules
Monterey County’s voter-approved ban on new oil and gas wells is invalid because state law authorizes and promotes oil and gas production, the state Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday. Next year, California voters will consider a related issue, a challenge by oil companies to a law requiring protective zones around new wells. Measure Z was […]
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Florida versus California is the election we should be having
National elections should be about contrast and choice — and those choices should offer the clearest opportunity for parity in the candidates and the parties. If the polls are to be believed, the 2024 election as it stands now, before any debates or primaries, does not offer that. Instead the country currently faces the prospect […]
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Orem City Council puts CARE tax on ballot for another 10-year cycle | News, Sports, Jobs | #citycouncil
1 / 3 Concertgoers sit on the lawn of the SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre in Orem for Smash Mouth’s concert on Saturday, May 27, 2023. Molly McCoy, Special to the Daily Herald 2 / 3 New CARE tax logo for Orem City. Courtesy Orem City 3 / 3 Greg Bohman greets his coonhound Sadie Marie […]
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Manhattan D.A. Investigates Mayor Adams’s Circle of Support
The Manhattan district attorney’s office is prosecuting two criminal cases that come uncomfortably close to Mayor Eric Adams, bringing unwanted attention to the administration and raising questions about Mr. Adams’s relationships with the accused. One involves Mr. Adam’s former buildings commissioner, who has been charged in a sealed indictment with corruption-related crimes, according to two […]
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Tracy city attorney’s license was suspended in California, has been cleared
Editor’s Note: The State Bar of California said Wednesday that Tracy city attorney Bijal Patel’s administrative suspension has been cleared as of Aug. 1.Previous story below:An emergency meeting is being planned in Tracy after leaders were made aware that the city attorney is not eligible to practice law in California. California Bar officials confirmed to […]
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Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s most recent UA Board of Regents pick resigns after two months | #alaska | #politics
By Claire Stremple, Alaska Beacon Updated: 12 minutes ago Published: 12 minutes ago The building housing the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ International Arctic Research Center, seen on Sept. 18, 2022. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) Tuckerman Babcock resigned from his post as a member of the University of Alaska Board of Regents on Wednesday, after two months […]
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