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Mayor Sheng Thao Takes Turn at Round Table to Discuss Community Concerns |

By Magaly Muñoz Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao met with a group of concerned Bay Area residents at Manny’s, a civic event space in San Francisco, to discuss the most pressing issues in Oakland. Manny’s, located on the corner of 16th and Valencia streets in the heart of San Francisco, regularly hosts town halls featuring community […]

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Editorial: Bass has been quietly steering needed change in LAPD leadership

Just over a year ago, it appeared as if new Mayor Karen Bass had blown a rare opportunity to remake the Los Angeles Police Department. A Police Commission stocked with her predecessor’s appointees fast-tracked the reappointment of Chief Michel Moore to a second five-year term. Bass issued a statement saying she was on board with […]

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City Council appoints fire chief as interim manager | News | #citycouncil

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Boston Mayor Wu talks gun violence strategy with OTR

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu touted two years of record-low gun violence during her State of the City address earlier this week, but in an interview for Sunday’s episode of “On The Record,” she acknowledges the job is not done. “For the experience of family members who are grieving, for communities who are living with trauma, […]

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City Council Notes: Fullerton Ordinance Prevents Homeless Encampments within 25 feet of Critical Infrastructure | #citycouncil

CORRECTION: Douglas Cox’s quote was mistakenly attributed to Peter Gambino.  Addressing public concerns about increased homeless encampments around town, a proposed ordinance was introduced in a presentation given by Deputy City Manager Daisy Perez at the December 19, 2023, Fullerton City Council meeting. She said the ordinance balances addressing threats to public safety, public access […]

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Guyton has a new mayor. Here are some of his priorities

The City of Guyton has new leadership.WJCL 22 News caught up with the city’s new mayor following Wednesday night’s council meeting.Andy Harville said he wants to focus on improving transparency in the city. “Top priority is going to be public safety, getting the trust back with the public with law enforcement,” he said.During Wednesday night’s […]

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Kalispell City Council to review education campaign for public safety levy request | #citycouncil

Kalispell City Council will take a look Monday at a proposed educational campaign for a public safety levy request headed before voters in March. Council in November voted to put the levy request on the ballot. The move came after months of discussions surrounding recent audits of the city’s Fire and Police departments, which found […]

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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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City Council Notes: Fullerton Ordinance Prevents Homeless Encampments within 25 feet of Critical Infrastructure | #citycouncil

Addressing public concerns about increased homeless encampments around town, a proposed ordinance was introduced in a presentation given by Deputy City Manager Daisy Perez at the December 19, 2023, Fullerton City Council meeting. She said the ordinance balances addressing threats to public safety, public access to services, and protection of critical infrastructure while showing compassion. […]

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Cleveland City Council member raises concerns | #citycouncil

CLEVELAND — A Cleveland City Council member raised concerns Tuesday over a recent carjacking at Ginn Academy, calling on police to get juvenile “terrorists” off the streets. What You Need To Know OSU Associate Athletic Director for Communications confirmed Tuesday that Keenan Bailey, tight ends coach at The Ohio State University, had been involved in a carjacking in Cleveland […]

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