Scotts Valley City Council moves to fly pride flag – Santa Cruz Sentinel | #citycouncil
The Pride flag flutters in a gentle breeze. (Joel Rosenbaum / The Reporter) SCOTTS VALLEY — The rainbow pride flag will again fly over Scotts Valley City Hall this June after the Scotts Valley City Council moved to approve the action alongside deliberating on the best use of community development block grants at its meeting […]
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Slidell mayor expects tornado relief efforts to continue six months or more
Relief efforts are well underway in St Tammany parish over a week after tornadoes barreled through the area. SLIDELL, La. — Relief efforts are well underway in St Tammany parish over a week after severe weather barreled through the area. Slidell Mayor Greg Cromer said debris pickup officially started Thursday. The damage was so extensive, Mayor Cromer believed soon after […]
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Arkansas Tech votes to not raise tuition in 2024-25
ATU Interim President Dr. Russell Jones says the university must “maintain its position as an affordable educational option for the people we serve.” RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. — On Thursday, the Arkansas Tech University Board of Trustees approved a proposal to keep in-state undergraduate and graduate tuition at their current levels for the 2024-25 academic year. The […]
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State faces mounting pressure to shore up unstable jobless aid fund
California’s massive budget deficit, coupled with the state’s relatively high level of joblessness, has become a major barrier to reducing the billions of dollars of debt it has incurred to pay unemployment benefits. The surge in unemployment brought on by the COVID pandemic pushed the state’s unemployment insurance trust into insolvency. And over the last […]
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California governor pledges state oversight for cities, counties lagging on solving homelessness
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced nearly $200 million in grant money to cities and counties to move homeless people from encampments into housing By JANIE HAR Associated Press April 18, 2024, 6:22 PM ET • 3 min read SAN FRANCISCO — Nearly $200 million in grant money will go to California cities and counties […]
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California governor pledges state oversight for cities, counties lagging on solving homelessness – NBC Bay Area
Nearly $200 million in grant money will go to California cities and counties to move homeless people from encampments into housing, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday while also pledging increased oversight of efforts by local governments to reduce homelessness. The Democratic governor said he will move 22 state personnel from a housing enforcement unit to […]
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Seaside City Council considering a fireworks ban for voters to decide on in November – KION546 | #citycouncil
On Thursday night, Seaside City Council will be discussing a possible ballot measure and question for the November election to ban all fireworks in the city. Currently, the City of Seaside allows “safe and sane” fireworks to be sold, purchased, and used, but only under very strict parameters. We’ll be speaking with Seaside council member […]
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Atlantic City mayor, wife accused of beating their teenage daughter: prosecutors
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (TND) — Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small, Sr. on Thursday said he remains focused on his duties as an elected official — as well as a father — just a few days after he and his wife were accused of beating their teenage daughter. In a news release, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s […]
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U.S. House tries anew to force sale or ban for TikTok, a ‘spy balloon in your phone’ • Arkansas Advocate
WASHINGTON — U.S. House leadership has packaged more than a dozen bipartisan bills into a so-called “sidecar” agreement meant to attract isolationist lawmakers’ support for long-stalled foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. The wide-ranging catchall, introduced as the 21st Century Peace through Strength Act, would force the split of the hugely popular app TikTok from its Chinese […]
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California official ousted for Covid remarks now accused of putting employee’s desk on roof, workplace bullying
A Northern California school administrator, who lost a city post four years ago over controversial Covid remarks, was accused of workplace bullying for putting his subordinate’s desk on a roof, officials said Thursday. The allegations against Kenneth Turnage II, director of maintenance, operations and facilities at the Antioch Unified School District, could end up costing […]
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