Empty council seat could cause gridlock on key policy votes | #citycouncil
SAN DIEGO — It could be harder for San Diego to pass controversial legislation on housing, climate change, taxes and other issues in the next several months or longer because the City Council will have eight members instead of the usual nine. This week’s departure of Councilmember Monica Montgomery Steppe, who was elected last month to […]
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Policies to enact solidarity with Palestine: passing a resolution through your city council or union | #citycouncil
Activists in cities and rank and file union members across the US are looking for ways to express solidarity with Palestine within their institutions, and enact policies to put solidarity into action. Below is a menu of options for resolutions you can choose from depending on your context – how organized your group is, how […]
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News | City of West Hollywood | #citycouncil
The City of West Hollywood is gathering nominations for its 2024 Rainbow Key Awards. The City’s Rainbow Key Awards recognize people who have made outstanding contributions to the LGBTQ+ community. Nominations may be submitted electronically through the City’s website at www.weho.org/rainbowkey. Nomination forms are due by 11:59 p.m. PST on Wednesday, January 31, 2024. The […]
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An ‘absurd ownership mishmash’: How Anchorage road jurisdiction affects snowplowing | #alaska | #politics
A front-end loader moves snow from North Star Street in Anchorage into a large pile to be hauled away on Nov. 28. (Emily Mesner / ADN) Record-breaking snow in November crippled basic government services in Anchorage for days. Schools shuttered for nearly a week. Snow removal on some streets was so shoddy that it left […]
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Senate Judiciary Committee authorizes subpoenas for Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo in Supreme Court ethics probe | #alaska | #politics
Washington — Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to issue subpoenas to GOP megadonor Harlan Crow and conservative judicial activist Leonard Leo on Thursday, marking a new front in the panel’s investigation into the ethics practices at the Supreme Court. The subpoenas were approved following a contentious meeting in which Republicans accused their Democratic […]
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Democrat Will Rollins Could Flip California U.S. House Seat
As Democrats look to regain control of the U.S. House of Representatives next year, one of the candidates that may help them do that is a gay former federal prosecutor. That candidate, 38-year-old Will Rollins, is again running against Republican incumbent Ken Calvert in California’s 41st Congressional District after losing narrowly to him in 2022. […]
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EDITORIAL: Farewell to one of Alaska’s great communicators | #alaska | #politics
“Where there is light, there is life,” said Father Michael Oleksa. “We’re going to go out and fill the darkness with light.” (Erik Hill / ADN archive 2004) On Nov. 29, Archpriest Michael Oleksa of the Orthodox Church in America died from a stroke at age 76, having spent the vast majority of his life […]
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Who won the Gavin Newsom-Ron DeSantis debate? Unhinged male rage
People watch the debate between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday at Manny’s restaurant and community space in San Francisco. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Unfortunately, things were even worse than I thought it would be. The closest thing to a winner Thursday night was unhinged male rage. The 90-minute debate between […]
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L.A. police search for gunman in killings of homeless people
Los Angeles police have launched a search for a killer suspected of fatally shooting three homeless people in separate incidents around the city, police officials announced Friday. All three killings occurred in the early morning hours over a few days in November, Police Chief Michel Moore said. Officials issued an urgent call for homeless people […]
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DeSantis vs Newsom debate hosted by Hannity heats up
California Governor Gavin Newsom dodged a question on abortion limits during Thursday’s debate. “My question, very specific. Do you support any restrictions at all on abortion, especially in months seven, eight and nine?” Newsom was asked. Newsom turned the question to DeSantis, saying that he “signed the most extreme anti-abortion bills in America.” He was […]
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