Five members of San Antonio City Council held a hastily organized press conference Thursday calling for a discussion of whether to remove City Attorney Andy Segovia for giving what they called conflicting and inaccurate legal advice. The coalition made up of District 2 Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, District 5's Teri Castillo, District 6's Melissa Cabello Havrda, District 7's Marina Alderete Gavito and District 10 Marc Whyte, alleges that Segovia isn't fit for the job and is bogging...
A crime was committed by at least one former employee of the L.A. County Federation of Labor in connection with the recording of a racist conversation that rocked City Hall, according to L.A. County prosecutors. But the prosecutors declined to file felony charges, and it will now be up to City Atty. Hydee Feldstein Soto's office whether to charge the employees with misdemeanors, according to a memo made public late Friday. In the memo, which explains their decision, prosecutors said Santos Leon...
EDINBURG — City leaders here have begun the process of finding a successor to replace City Attorney Omar Ochoa, who announced his resignation in early April.
GONZALES — Gonzales council members on Monday appointed the community's former city attorney to serve as its interim mayor.Ryland Percy will fill in for Barney Arceneaux, who resigned to become executive director of the Louisiana Municipal Association. Percy's term runs until the end of the year, when Arceneaux' term would have ended.Mayor Pro Tempore Kirk Boudreaux had been serving as interim mayor until Percy's appointment.Arceneaux had served as Gonzales' mayor since 2009 and...
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas is apologizing after the city's official
The court battle over the City of Richmond’s most anticipated construction project that would help keep the Flying Squirrels in the Commonwealth officially kicked off on Thursday, May 16.
Then-Los Angeles City Atty. Mike Feuer lied to government investigators and probably obstructed justice during a massive federal inquiry into a fraudulent lawsuit orchestrated by his office, according to an affidavit by an FBI agent that was made public on Tuesday. Feuer, who has not been charged with any crimes, maintained his innocence this week. He has long denied knowing about the fraud behind the lawsuit involving exorbitant Department of Water and Power bills and has similarly denied...
CARTHAGE, Mo. — The Carthage City Council controversy is now headed to the courts. City administrator Greg Dagnan filed a lawsuit against the city of Carthage, the city council, and Carthage Citizens United - a political action group. The court filing claims a violation of whistleblower protections and the sunshine law, as well as smearing []
BATON ROUGE - A property owner contacted 2 On Your Side about the mess that's next door to her. It's an abandoned structure owned by the City of Baton Rouge on Pocasset Street near Mohican Street. Rita Green says it's been the state it's in now for two years. The windows are broken, it's missing a front door, the cabinets are pulled from the wall, the ceiling torn open, overgrown grass, and littered with garbage."The kids vandalized it and it's been this way for at least two years," said...
DETROIT -- The Tigers shied away from baseball’s trend of myriad alternate jerseys for years, sticking with their traditional home whites and road grays with the Olde English D. Fittingly, their jump into baseball’s City Connect series is both a tribute to Detroit’s rich history and a nod to the
The City of Dallas is recruiting for its next City Manager. This position is appointed by, and reports to, the Dallas City Council. Council members are seeking community input and resident feedback on qualifications, characteristics, and opportunities for the next City Manager. Residents are asked to participate through two options: (1) a statistically valid survey through ETC Institute and (2) a general questionnaire through Zencity. The ETC Institute survey and its administration are...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Three Albuquerque city councilors are proposing some sweeping changes to Albuquerque's charter. The referendum, co-sponsored by Dan Lewis, Renee Grout, and Klarissa Pena would lower the minimum vote total to win a mayor or city council race to 40% instead of the current 50%. If no candidate hits 40%, then there would be []