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fromMission Local
2 days ago

S.F. closes downtown 'oasis,' shifting staff to street patrols

has had many lives: valet parking for the now-shuttered Nordstrom, the site of a proposed development that would have provided 494 units of housing if the city hadn't rejected it in 2021 and, in the early months of the Lurie administration, a " triage center" that police hoped would serve as a one-stop shop for getting people into drug treatment, getting people bus tickets out of town or just getting them arrested more efficiently.
San Francisco
fromAxios
2 months ago

Trump's not cutting off NYC, White House economic advisor says

Well, it feels like he doesn't mean it now, and I guess we'll have to wait and see what Mamdani does. I think that we are really reassured that we've kept the police commissioner,
US politics
Austin
fromAustin Monitor
4 months ago

'Party' at city hall shorted Council-required payouts to musicians - Austin Monitor

City-contracted festival organizers and staff misapplied a 2023 $200-per-musician minimum, causing local performers to be paid less than required.
California
fromPadailypost
4 months ago

Council committee OKs idea of letting RVs park in some parts of town

Palo Alto committee endorsed permitting RVs on select streets while banning trailers and broken-down vehicles, adding cleanups, banning vanlording, and exploring buybacks for transitions.
NYC politics
fromBrownstoner
6 months ago

New Yorkers to Vote on Affordable Housing Fast Track

Four ballot measures approved to streamline affordable housing development and align local elections with state and federal races.
Public health
fromSan Jose Spotlight
6 months ago

San Jose to cite and tow vehicles with expired tags - San Jose Spotlight

San Jose will enforce towing of vehicles with expired tags, impacting many homeless individuals.
Starting August 17, vehicles with six months or more of expired registration can be towed immediately.
fromStreetsblog
7 months ago

Cyclists Fuming Over Mayor Adams's Removal of Bedford Avenue Protected Bike Lane - Streetsblog New York City

"What the fuck!" Mel Regalario, who was commuting to work on Bedford Avenue in the soon-to-be-unsafe zone between Willoughby and Flushing avenues. "Where are we supposed to ride?"
NYC politics
#homelessness
from48 hills
9 months ago
NYC politics

Fielder proposal to protect unhoused families runs into opposition from 'moderates' - 48 hills

from48 hills
9 months ago
NYC politics

Fielder proposal to protect unhoused families runs into opposition from 'moderates' - 48 hills

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NYC politics
fromStreetsblog
9 months ago

DOT Still Opposes Push to Ban Corner Parking - Streetsblog New York City

Proposed no-parking zones near crosswalks may lead to increased injuries without adequate infrastructure.
NYC politics
fromMission Local
9 months ago

Tracking Mayor Lurie's first 100 days in office

Mayor Lurie's first 100 days focus heavily on public safety and bold initiatives, including homelessness reform and controversial personnel changes.
SF politics
fromwww.montereyherald.com
9 months ago

California city bans newspapers, all non-government materials at city facilities except libraries

The Fullerton City Council voted to ban non-government content at city facilities, raising concerns about freedom of speech.
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