Day: August 8, 2023

California

10 U.S. cities New Yorkers are looking to move to

Miami, Florida ranked as the no. 1 city where New Yorkers are looking to move to. Envato Elements New York City is one of the most expensive American cities to live in, yet people from all around the world continue to flock there. The flux of people moving in and out of the city could […]

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City Council

Wichita City Council addresses illegal gambling machines | #citycouncil

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – The Wichita City Council approved Initial changes for an ordinance that addresses illegal gambling in the city. City officials said they have confiscated machines from convenience stores, restaurants, bowling alleys and laundromats but the devices tend to reappear. The machines are said to be primarily in lower-income areas and some even […]

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Mayor

Sacramento Mayor Steinberg responds to DA’s threat to sue city over homeless response

Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg held a news conference Tuesday morning after receiving a letter from the district attorney’s office threatening to sue the city over its response to the growing unhoused population in the area. Steinberg said he met with Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho on July 26 to offer a partnership in addressing […]

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California

Thousands of L.A. city workers stage one-day strike

Thousands of Los Angeles city workers hit the picket lines Tuesday for a massive one-day strike after union leaders accused the city of unfair labor practices, which Mayor Karen Bass and other officials denied. At City Hall, hundreds of mechanics, gardners, trash haulers and other city workers — many in uniform — gathered at the […]

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Arkansas

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders taps interim Arkansas health secretary to lead the department

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday appointed Renee Mallory, the interim secretary of the Arkansas Department of Health, to lead the department permanently. Mallory is a registered nurse who has been at the Health Department since 1988, and her roles have included chief of staff and deputy director, according to the press release announcing her […]

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California

District attorney threatens to charge officials in California’s capital over homelessness response

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Tensions are rising in California’s capital city as the Sacramento district attorney threatened to file charges against city officials over their handling of the homelessness crisis, saying they are too lenient in their approach and are failing to enforce the rules. District Attorney Thien Ho on Monday threatened to press criminal […]

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City Council

Opposing Waukegan parade groups pack City Council meeting | #citycouncil

As Waukegan officials grapple with challenges of holding back-to-back Fiestas Patrias parades and simultaneous festivals Sept. 17, the bickering organizers of the two celebrations continue to insist they should be the sole planner. The Waukegan City Council debated Monday, without a conclusion, the necessary logistics to safely hold the two events the same day as […]

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Mayor

Gary mayor names Mark Terry as new fire chief

Division Chief and former Acting Deputy Chief Mark Terry will lead the Gary Fire Department, Mayor Jerome Prince announced in a news release on Tuesday. Terry replaces Sean O’Donnell, who Prince named as fire chief shortly after taking office in 2020. City spokesman Michael Gonzalez wrote in a message to the Post-Tribune that the transition […]

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California

California becomes first U.S. state to mandate embodied carbon reduction measures | News

anchor California has become the first U.S. state to establish general code standards mandating the reduction of embodied carbon emissions in large commercial and school buildings. The decision, recently announced by the California Building Standards Commission, encompasses commercial buildings exceeding 100,000 square feet and school projects […]

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California

New California rule will cut carbon from baking…

Decarbonizing snacks is a difficult task  While replacing a home’s gas oven with, say, an electric induction model is relatively straightforward to do — at least technically, if not politically — swapping out a commercial oven is a much more complicated proposition. To start, there are several different types of industrial bakery ovens, which are used for varying functions […]

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