Santa Cruz City Council to consider Measure M impact report – Santa Cruz Sentinel | #citycouncil
The Housing for People Citizen Initiative, ir Measure M, aims to put building height and floor area ratio changes in the city to a citizen vote. The initiative is a response to the city’s proposed downtown expansion plan, which would allow the construction of buildings about twice as high as the new development on Pacific […]
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Michelle Wu campaigns for Joe Biden in New Hampshire
She spoke hours before Trump was scheduled to hold a rally Saturday night at SNHU Arena in Manchester. Trump held a 16-percentage point lead over fellow Republican Nikki Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, in a Suffolk University/Boston Globe/NBC-10 poll of likely New Hampshire Republican primary voters this month. In Nashua, Wu said Trump’s […]
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Report: California, Chinese billionaires own hundreds of thousands of acres of Oregon timberland | News
A Chinese billionaire and a California timber family have become among the largest private landowners in the U.S. following major purchases of Oregon forests. Those findings come from The Land Report, a magazine that details annually the top 100 private landowners in the U.S. Its most recent report was published Jan. 9. The magazine’s research […]
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Marlena Shaw, legendary “California Soul” singer, dies at 81
Legendary jazz singer Marlena Shaw, known for her songs “California Soul” and “Woman of the Ghetto” died at the age of 81 on Friday, her daughter announced in a video on Facebook. “It’s with a very heavy heart for myself and my family I announce that our beloved mother, your beloved icon and artist Marlena […]
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NYC mayor Adams vetoes City Council’s police accountability measures | #citycouncil
New York City Eric Adams has vetoed a bill requiring police officers to report low-level stops and another banning solitary confinement in city jails. The moves have ignited another conflict between the mayor and City Council. File Pool Photo by Andrew Harnik/UPI Jan. 20 (UPI) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has vetoed a […]
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Adams’ double veto is a double failure for him
There’s something weird, and telling, about the 13th-hour vetoes Eric Adams signed on Friday of two bills related to criminal justice and public safety that the City Council passed last month with veto-proof supermajorities. That means those bills will soon become law over his increasingly angry and anguished objections unless some lawmakers choose not to […]
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California is offering $3,000 grants for earthquake retrofitting. Does your home qualify?
California’s Earthquake Brace + Bolt initiative, managed by the Earthquake Authority and the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, is now inviting applications from homeowners for earthquake retrofitting grants. The program offers up to $3,000 to eligible homeowners, with the application window open from January 10 to February 21, 2024. Click here to see if you […]
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Two Carroll Rec Center Lifeguards To Be Recognized During City Council Meeting On Monday | #citycouncil
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County commissioner urges support for Bucoda mayor as he announces his own cancer diagnosis
By The Chronicle staff Thurston County Commissioner and former Tenino Mayor Wayne Fournier on Saturday announced he is undergoing treatment for cancer. Fournier used the announcement as an opportunity to urge support for Bucoda Mayor Rob Gordon, who last year was diagnosed with a malignant neoplasm of the stomach and metastatic liver disease, or in […]
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How 10 State Conservancies Protect California’s Beauty
The Baldwin Hills area in South Los Angeles is one region where a state conservancy would keep open land accessible to the public. Jengod / Wikimedia Commons C.C. Share-ALike 4.0 License When it comes to acres of land, California’s got them. Only Alaska and Texas occupy more acres than California, whose state boundaries […]
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