Manufactured home park code amendments revisited in city council | #citycouncil
By Grace McCarthy In a roller coaster of decisions surrounding a proposed text amendment that would clarify city code on manufactured home parks in east Blaine, both the prospective developers and Blaine City Council are revisiting their proposals. City council voted during its August 14 meeting to put off a decision on how it would […]
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Santa Fe City Council considers asking voters whether mayor should have a vote in the council
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – One New Mexico city is considering asking voters to reign in the mayor’s power. A resolution making its way through the Santa Fe City Council could curtail what the mayor is able to vote on in city government. Santa Fe City Councilor Michael Garcia said in 2018, the city implemented a […]
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Arkansas Visionary: John Flake – Upon This Rock, He Did Build
Photo by Jason Masters John Flake has built more buildings and managed more real estate than even his prodigious memory can count. And while asking him to name his favorite is akin to singling out a favorite grandchild, a cursory reading of his life’s work draws two immediately to the eye. The first is arguably […]
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California report credits gun laws for drop in killings; rates differ sharply across Bay Area counties – Times Herald Online
FILE – In this March 15, 2020 file photo people wait in a line to enter a gun store in Culver City, Calif. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022, overturned two California counties orders shutting down gun and ammunition stores in 2020 as nonessential businesses during the coronavirus pandemic. […]
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Clinic Fire Deals Blow to Abortion Access on California-Arizona Border
Members of a Southern California community are grappling with a devastating blow to critical abortion access after a major fire engulfed a Planned Parenthood clinic in the early morning hours of August 15. Located in El Centro, Planned Parenthood’s Imperial Valley Homan Center is the only abortion provider in greater Imperial County. While the facility […]
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St. Paul City Council overrides mayor’s veto of ballot question | #citycouncil
St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter thanks public safety employees during his 2024 city budget address at Civic Plaza at Highland Bridge in St. Paul on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023. (John Autey / Pioneer Press) When a coalition of childcare and early learning advocates asked the St. Paul City Council to fund childcare subsidies through public […]
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More Trees, Less Asphalt at School
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: To protect kids from extreme heat, California distributed another $73 million for schoolyard greening – for a total of $120 million – to transform schoolyards. SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom announced another $73 million from CAL FIRE for schools to replace asphalt with green spaces, trees and vegetation to provide […]
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Miami Mayor Suarez answers questions from NH voters
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez answered questions from New Hampshire voters Wednesday for a taping of “Conversation with the Candidate.”Suarez said he helped bring the city of Miami back from the brink of a fiscal crisis and could do the same for the U.S. government if elected president.”I would argue that I’m either the only or […]
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Arkansas school district says it will continue offering AP African American Studies course
LITTLE ROCK, Ar (AP) — The Little Rock School District said Wednesday it will continue offering an Advanced Placement course on African American studies despite Arkansas education officials saying the class won’t count toward a student’s graduation credit. The 21,200-student district announced the decision days after the Arkansas Department of Education said the course would […]
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Donald Trump’s rhetoric is screwing up GOP plans in California
Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to deliver remarks in Bedminster, N.J., on June 13, 2023. Republican leaders spent Monday promoting a new voting campaign in California, but Trump’s election conspiracies may make their efforts futile. Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images California Republican officials and lawmakers at the state and national levels spent Monday promoting the party’s […]
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