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FBI agents search home of L.A. deputy mayor over City Hall bomb threat
Read More: FBI agents search home of L.A. deputy mayor over City Hall bomb threatFBI agents searched the home of a Los Angeles deputy mayor as part of an investigation into a bomb threat made against City Hall, officials said Wednesday. The agents searched the home of Brian Williams, who is deputy mayor for public safety, on Tuesday while looking into a bomb threat Williams “allegedly made against City…
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Blue Lake’s City Council election ended in a tie. How would the town break it?
Read More: Blue Lake’s City Council election ended in a tie. How would the town break it?BLUE LAKE, Calif. — The city official held a box aloft and the packed room fell silent under the fluorescent lights of Blue Lake’s community resource center. A longtime resident reached inside and rooted around for a manila envelope. “Are you as nervous as I am?” the official had asked the two City Council candidates moments…
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Frey vetoes $1.9 billion budget passed by Minneapolis City Council
Read More: Frey vetoes $1.9 billion budget passed by Minneapolis City CouncilStar Tribune is reporting Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has vetoed the $1.9 billion budget passed Tuesday by the City Council due to “serious concerns over fiscal responsibility.” This comes after the council approved a levy increase smaller than the 8.1% proposed by Frey in August. They also made changes to Frey’s proposed budget by directing…
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L.A. City Council approves ‘mansion tax’ spending plan and guidelines
Read More: L.A. City Council approves ‘mansion tax’ spending plan and guidelinesThe Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday voted to approve an ambitious set of program guidelines for spending hundreds of millions of dollars collected under the city’s Measure ULA tax, also known as the mansion tax. The tax on the sale of multimillion-dollar properties has collected about $480 million since it was implemented in April…
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L.A. City Council votes to boost housing development, while leaving out single-family-home zones
Read More: L.A. City Council votes to boost housing development, while leaving out single-family-home zonesThe Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday voted to boost housing development in existing high-density residential neighborhoods and along commercial corridors, while leaving single-family zones largely untouched. In a 15-0 vote, the council asked the city attorney to draft an ordinance to carry out that plan, which provides incentives to build both market rate and…
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SoCal city officials plead guilty in sprawling cannabis bribery scheme
Read More: SoCal city officials plead guilty in sprawling cannabis bribery schemeTwo more former Southern California city officials have admitted to participating in a cannabis corruption ring where bribes were funneled to a Baldwin Park City Council member in exchange for his influence in obtaining marijuana business permits. Former Commerce City Manager Edgar Cisneros and former Baldwin Park City Atty. Robert Tafoya have both copped to…
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A city council race was tied so this California city drew straws to decide who won
Read More: A city council race was tied so this California city drew straws to decide who wonWhen it came down to deciding a tied race for a Galt City Council seat, the longest straw won. Three people ran this year for two open seats on the City Council: Tim Reed won one of them with 5,870 votes, according to the Sacramento County Registrar of Voters. But Mathew Pratton and Bonnie Rodriguez…
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St. Paul City Council’s truth-in-taxation hearing gets heated
Read More: St. Paul City Council’s truth-in-taxation hearing gets heated[Subscriber only] Frederick Melo at the Pioneer Press attended Monday night’s truth-in-taxation hearing of the St. Paul City Council. Two large lines of homeowners testified over the course of more than two hours against the Mayor Melvin Carter’s proposed property tax levy increase of 7.9%. Related: Divided Anoka County Board approves nearly 17% tax levy…
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County, city groups look to generate interest in public employment
Read More: County, city groups look to generate interest in public employmentFor several years, many Minnesota cities and counties have noticed a dwindling number of people pursuing government jobs. Now, three organizations are coming together to find out why that is and how to turn it around. According to Julie Ring, the executive director of the Association of Minnesota Counties, the shortage became very clear about…
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L.A. ‘sanctuary city’ law won’t prevent deportations. But ‘we are hardening our defenses’
Read More: L.A. ‘sanctuary city’ law won’t prevent deportations. But ‘we are hardening our defenses’Facing President-elect Donald Trump’s promised mass deportation of immigrants in the country illegally, the Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday tentatively backed a “sanctuary city” law that forbids city employees and resources from being involved in federal immigration enforcement. The law would not stop the federal government from carrying out mass deportations in Los Angeles.…
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Blake Lively accuses director, co-star of “It Ends with Us” of sexual harassment, smear campaign
Actress Blake Lively accused “It Ends With Us” director and co-star Justin Baldoni of sexually harassing her and seeking to smear her reputation after she spoke out about a “hostile work environment” that nearly derailed the film. In a legal complaint filed this week, Lively alleges she raised concerns about inappropriate behavior by Baldoni, who…
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Sacramento deputies arrest man on suspicion of beheading baby son
A Sacramento County father has been arrested on suspicion of beheading his 1-year-old son, sheriff’s officials said. Andrey Demskiy, 28, was arrested and booked Friday on felony charges of murder, assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury, and corporal injury on a spouse in connection with the child’s death, according to…
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