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Endorsement: Imelda Padilla for Los Angeles City Council District 6 | #citycouncil

Imelda Padilla joined the Los Angeles City Council not quite six months ago, after winning a special election to replace former council President Nury Martinez, who resigned midterm in October 2022 after she was heard on a leaked audio making racist comments. Now the council member is running for a full, four-year term to represent […]

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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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Alaska

Democrat Pansing Brooks faces tough road in winning Nebraska’s 1st Congressional seat | #alaska | #politics

Democratic voter registrations in Nebraska have been declining, contradicting the expectation that the numbers would bounce back following a surge of Republican registrations in the May primary. In her bid to become the first Democrat in decades to represent Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District, Patty Pansing Brooks is seeking to defy conventional wisdom that Republicans […]

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Alabama

Best Bets | News | dothaneagle.com | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

What’s happening in and around Enterprise. Hoobler Music and the Enterprise Music Club presents “Beautiful Noise, The Album” concert on Friday, Aug. 12, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Aug. 13, at 6 p.m. at Hoobler Music. The four-piece band features local musicians. The concert includes other music of Neil Diamond as well. It is free […]

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Lafayette City Council proclaims June Pride Month as LGBTQ residents fight for library presence | News | #citycouncil

Pride Month continues to be a fight for the LGBTQ+ population in Lafayette Parish despite making headway in recent years. The annual June celebration, which locally has been gaining momentum and growing in size, added a parade this year along with other activities where the LGBTQ+ community and their friends, family and supporters could congregate […]

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City council looks to ban conversion therapy in La Crosse | Government and Politics | #citycouncil

The La Crosse Common Council is looking to ban conversion therapy in the city, a discredited practice aimed at changing a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. A new ordinance that would prohibit anyone from practicing conversion therapy with anyone under the age of 18 is heading before council next month. Candidate for La Crosse […]

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