New Bill Aims to Strengthen California’s ‘Red Flag’ Law
State Senators Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, and Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, announced new legislation that would bolster California’s “Red Flag” law and other state statutes that prevent gun violence. SB 899 would make it easier for California courts to ensure that people who are deemed a threat to themselves or others no longer have access to firearms. […]
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Community airs out opinions on Safe Space Chico at an emergency Chico City Council meeting – Chico Enterprise-Record | #citycouncil
Rich Ober addresses the City Council at its emergency meeting Saturday, Jan. 6, 2023, in Chico, California. (Evan Tuchinsky/Enterprise-Record) CHICO — A half-block from the new site for Safe Space Chico’s winter shelter intake center, the Chico City Council met Saturday afternoon in a packed chambers to discuss further options. The result — after nearly […]
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Former N.J. township mayor, longtime committeeman dies at 79.
Former Neptune Township Mayor Michael Brantley died Saturday morning following an extended illness. Brantley, 79, a retired dentist in Monmouth County, served on the township committee since 2007 and had multiple stints as the mayor. He also served on the joint Neptune Township and Asbury Park West Lake Commission for years. “Dr. Brantley was a […]
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The Dungeness Crab, Of Course
Sacramento is getting in the crab season spirit. Outgoing Assemblymember Jim Wood, the North Coast’s representative since 2014, recently introduced Assembly Bill 1797, which aims to immortalize Metacarcinus magister, the iconic Dungeness crab, as the state’s official crustacean. It would add the Dungeness crab to a laundry list of official state fauna: the now-extinct California […]
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On agenda for Monday night’s Burien City Council meeting: election of new Mayor, Deputy Mayor & more | #citycouncil
On the agenda for Monday night’s (Jan. 8, 2024) Burien City Council meeting: election of a new Mayor and Deputy Mayor, appointments of councilmembers to committees, planning for 2024 and more. This first meeting of 2024 will serve as a real-time opportunity for residents to learn more about Burien’s “Council-Manager” form of government: In such […]
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Mayor Walsh issues snow safety alert before first winter storm of 2024
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — In preparation for the first winter storm of 2024, Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh has issued a snow safety alert. The snow is projected to start Saturday night into Sunday, and NewsChannel 9’s Storm Team estimates three to seven inches of snow total. Here comes the snow; how much will we get? […]
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After censure, Rochester City Council divisions have only deepened | #citycouncil
Molly Dennis still resents the censure she received from her peers at the Rochester City Council last year. The first-term council member has spent about nine months decrying the restrictions the council put on her, prohibiting her from talking to city staff members outside of department leaders and administration about city business. Those restrictions ended […]
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Bloomington mayor joins city workers clearing homeless camp
City sanitation crews, police resource officers, social workers, medical outreach specialists and the mayor all pitched in to clear a near-westside homeless camp Thursday. On her fourth day as mayor of Bloomington, Kerry Thomson put on jeans, hiking boots and work gloves and went to a homeless encampment at the intersection of Patterson Drive and […]
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50 Cent slams California’s health insurance gift to illegal immigrants
Rapper Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson III slammed California’s Democratic leaders following the announcement that the state would become the first to offer health insurance to illegal immigrants. The Golden State will offer comprehensive health insurance to immigrants, which is anticipated to expand to nearly 700,000 residents living in the state. EMPLOYMENT GROWTH TICKED UP IN […]
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Police: Rogers man threatened to rape, kill Governor Sanders
ROGERS, Ark. — Tony Mark Pittman, a man who threatened to rape and murder Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, was arrested while on shift at an IHOP in Rogers, according to Arkansas State Police (ASP). Pittman allegedly called ASP dispatch multiple times, stating that he wanted to murder and rape the Governor’s family, saying “I’m […]
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