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LA City Council approves resources to address vacant, tagged development – NBC Los Angeles | #citycouncil

The Los Angeles City Council on Friday approved a motion aimed at addressing an abandoned luxury skyscraper development in downtown after more than 25 floors were tagged with spray paint. Council members voted 14-0 to instruct city departments to begin an abatement process to secure the site and restore the sidewalks should the property owners […]

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2023: San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan’s Holiday Message

Happy holidays! We’ve been through a lot together this year. So many of you were there with me as we rang in the year with our inauguration, celebrated our progress with the State of the City, and for every weekend clean-up in between. By getting back to basics and working together, we are beginning to […]

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Half Moon Bay City Council weighs keeping BLM mural | Local News | #citycouncil

While Half Moon Bay officials were proud to see a Black Lives Matter mural painted on the side of City Hall in 2020, some questions have arisen if the black-and-yellow imagery of the racial equity group is still appropriate for the city. It is, at least according to a great majority of residents and councilmembers […]

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Vandalism draws ire of neighbors who want mayor to tackle crime, homelessness

DENVER — Neighbors who live near Dailey Park in the Baker neighborhood say they are constantly dealing with homeless issues and other crime, and told Denver7 Wednesday they are ready for a new direction under Mayor Mike Johnston to address the growing crisis. Graffiti showed up overnight all around the park, just the latest in […]

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Helsinki Deputy Mayor Caught Painting Illegal Graffiti

A Helsinki deputy mayor was left red-faced after getting caught spraying graffiti at the weekend, an endeavour that cost 3,500 euros ($3,834) to clean up, officials said Tuesday. Guards caught Paavo Arhinmaki, 46, and a friend just after the pair finished their graffiti on a railway tunnel wall in Vantaa, southern Finland on Friday evening, […]

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City council’s approval of NAH proposal deemed ‘short-sighted’ | #citycouncil

It is difficult to understand how our members of city council could approve the NAH proposal. This seems short-sighted and narrow-minded. This billion dollar project does not come even close to meeting the city’s plan for carbon neutrality by 2030. Token mentions of some solar panels, a few charging stations for EVs and no LEED […]

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City council called on to put funds toward bike safety | #citycouncil

Gift this article Share this article paywall-free. An open letter to the mayor, vice mayor and Council: Thank you for your unanimous direction to city staff to prioritize funding for a few basic bike projects, namely: the (complete) construction of the Butler Pilot elevation, and the construction of two (dangerous) protected intersections — (Butler/Beaver and […]

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LA City Council approves $129,000 to remove graffiti from Sixth Street Bridge | #citycouncil

LOS ANGELES (CNS) — The Los Angeles City Council has approved $129,000 in funding to remove graffiti and provide other maintenance on the Sixth Street Bridge. The amount is a decrease from the originally proposed amount of $353,000, which the council’s Budget and Finance Committee slashed last month due to the bridge seeing fewer incidents […]

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Los Angeles City Council stalls $706,000 in maintenance funding for Sixth Street Bridge | #citycouncil

LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Over $700,000 in funding from the city of Los Angeles to remove graffiti and provide other maintenance on the Sixth Street Bridge will have to wait after the City Council referred the matter to the Budget and Finance Committee Friday. The bridge, connecting Boyle Heights with the downtown Arts District, has […]

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