Erie City Council makes a push to get more people involved in changes they want to see throughout the city. A big part of their efforts to do so will be taking their council meetings to the road this summer calling it the City Council Neighborhoods Tour. Council will function the same way it would []
Council checked off several outstanding items at the end of a lengthy meeting Wednesday with unanimous approval of the latest consent agenda.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque City Council has approved a measure aimed at speeding up housing development downtown. The resolution puts permanent housing projects within the downtown center into the city's FasTrax program at no additional cost. Right now, project approvals and construction permits are done on a first-come, first-serve basis but developers can pay an extra []
The City Council Budget Committee will meet today to consider Mayor Johnson’s request for $70 million to help care for migrants coming to Chicago. Most of the money would come from a reserve fund set up for migrants, and the rest from rainy day funds. The city has spent nearly $300 million to help feed, […]
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The City Council will be taking a second look at the "Social Host Accountability" ordinance, which brings penalties to anyone offering alcohol to minors at social gatherings. The City wants to amend the ordinance to include fentanyl, opioids, and other illegal narcotics. The Council will also be discussing salary adjustments for []
The Los Angeles City Council approved a motion seeking to expand a proposed surveillance program that would give the Los Angeles Police Department real-time access to private and business' security cameras.
(The Center Square) – The Seattle City Council has begun discussions on a proposed bill that would amend the city’s App-Based Worker Minimum Payment Ordinance. The bill, sponsored by Seattle City Councilmember Sara Nelson, attempts to reduce labor costs for network companies, while still guaranteeing a minimum earnings standard for app-based workers. Council Bill 120775 would remove minimum wage adjustments, reduce the per-mile rate, and remove the mileage factor...
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Santa Fe City Council is considering a bill that would ban people standing on medians. Nearly a dozen people showed up to Wednesday night's meeting for public comment. The bill, introduced by Mayor Alan Webber, would ban people sitting and standing on medians. It doesn't explicitly mention panhandlers but most speakers were []
The Amarillo City Council is expected to meet Tuesday to discuss items including possibly repealing a city ordinance regulating massage establishments, adding new roads near the upcoming KidsInc Rockrose Sports Park, and updating the city's jail services agreement with Randall County.
A rendering of a new delivery hub near City Hall. Officials are moving ahead with a plan to convert a defunct newsstand in Lower Manhattan into a hub for delivery workers. [ more › ]
The city of Anaheim, California, just announced that its City Council voted to approve a Disney project called Disneyland Forward, giving Disney zoning approval to transform parking lots across the street from and near its existing theme parks into new theme park, hotel, and entertainment and retail areas. — Read the rest
'When you go into public service, you should feel the weight and responsibility.'