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Mission District
fromSFGATE
2 days ago

Calif. city's residents win triple victory in data center fight

Monterey Park's City Council unanimously extended a data center moratorium and scheduled a June ballot measure to potentially ban data centers following organized community resistance to a proposed 247,000-square-foot server facility.
fromThe Nation
2 days ago

Students in New York Are Going Hungry. How Can Mamdani Help?

SNAP is not only just food being put on the table. It's stability for the future. When Steven Gray's family first received their monthly EBT allowance, the trips to Costco were life-saving. Gray said that when he was growing up in South Brooklyn and struggling with food insecurity, running out of funds often meant scrambling to make money with their siblings to help their parents afford groceries.
Public health
fromwww.amny.com
5 days ago

MAMDANI'S FIRST 100 DAYS: City operations race to catch up with mayor's child care push | amNewYork

Our vision for universal child care is a system in which every family has access to free, high quality, culturally responsive care and education for all children under five, with care offered in a range of settings and delivered by caregivers and educators who are respected and fairly compensated. Successfully implementing this vision will have a profound impact on our city.
New York City
New York City
fromNew York Daily News
6 days ago

What future for dining sheds?: Return our streets to their real purpose for vehicles

Permanent outdoor dining sheds in curbside parking lanes create operational problems for snow removal and street cleaning while providing unfair competitive advantages to some restaurants over others.
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 week ago

Doug Ford takes issue with Toronto's 13-year timeline to build road safety measures | CBC News

Hand that over to me, I'll show you how to do a roundabout in months, as opposed to 13 years. I'll show you how to do a speed bump. Ford called Toronto's city council the most dysfunctional political arena in the entire country when asked about the report and blamed radical left councillors for the city's problems.
Canada news
fromPadailypost
1 week ago

Mountain View Council votes to get rid of license plate cameras

While the Flock Safety pilot program demonstrated clear value in enhancing our ability to protect our community and help us solve crimes, I personally no longer have confidence in this particular vendor. - Police Chief Mike Canfield in a letter to the community regarding the decision to shut down the city's 30 Flock cameras.
Privacy technologies
New York City
fromGothamist
1 week ago

Mayor Mamdani resumes fines for failure to compost in NYC

New York City resumed fines for not separating organic waste, yet composting participation remains low and over 90% of organic waste goes to landfills.
#pickleball
fromwww.cbc.ca
4 months ago
Canada news

Pickleballers are making too much racket and could face new rules, Toronto city council says | CBC News

fromwww.cbc.ca
4 months ago
Canada news

Pickleballers are making too much racket and could face new rules, Toronto city council says | CBC News

Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Paper
3 weeks ago

Animal welfare leaders urge Mamdani to step up for New York City's pets * Brooklyn Paper

New York City must strengthen enforcement and staffing for animal welfare, address pet affordability, and expand leadership to reduce overcrowded shelters and stray animals.
US politics
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

Worcester now prohibits ICE action on city property. Is Boston next?

Federal immigration agents are prohibited from staging or prepping civil enforcement actions on Worcester municipal property, including parks and parking garages.
#homelessness
fromKqed
1 month ago
San Francisco

San Francisco Opens Shelter Beds for Unhoused People Forced to Move During Super Bowl Week | KQED

fromwww.cbc.ca
5 months ago
Canada news

As Barrie, Ont., moves to clear encampments, some people say they have nowhere to go | CBC News

fromKqed
1 month ago
San Francisco

San Francisco Opens Shelter Beds for Unhoused People Forced to Move During Super Bowl Week | KQED

fromwww.cbc.ca
5 months ago
Canada news

As Barrie, Ont., moves to clear encampments, some people say they have nowhere to go | CBC News

Fundraising
fromABC7 San Francisco
3 months ago

The Price of Philanthropy: Big-money gifts often come with strings attached

Major Bay Area philanthropists exert significant influence over San Francisco policies and public institutions, raising concerns about donor-driven priorities and unequal power in civic decision-making.
New York Islanders
fromThe Nation
3 months ago

For the Movement That Elected Zohran Mamdani, Now Comes the Hard Part

Zohran Mamdani's mayoral victory requires a strong, organized social movement to force concessions from wealthy corporate interests through escalating disruptive actions.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
4 months ago

Texas city will vote on overturning LGBTQ+ anti-discrimination protections next month

Arlington postponed a vote to remove sexual orientation and gender identity from city anti-discrimination protections to study legal consequences.
Pets
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

Why I have had it with entitled dog owners | Arwa Mahdawi

Entitled dog owners frequently ignore etiquette—failing to control, clean up, or properly dispose of waste—prompting municipal measures like taxes and DNA testing.
fromwww.cbc.ca
5 months ago

Vaughan officially gets rid of its automated speed camera program | CBC News

Vaughan has decided to end its automated speed enforcement (ASE) program after a special council meeting on Monday. City council supported a motion from Mayor Steven Del Duca to end the program and instead focus on "traffic-calming measures" and other ways to reduce speed in areas like school zones, according to a City of Vaughan news release. The city will make a request to York Region to suspend its ASE program on regional roads, as per the approved motion.
Canada news
Silicon Valley
fromSan Jose Spotlight
6 months ago

San Jose on the hunt for new e-scooter provider - San Jose Spotlight

San Jose ended its exclusive scooter permit with Spin after the company failed to deploy the required 500 scooters amid theft, vandalism, and financial infeasibility.
fromStreetsblog
9 months ago

Thursday's Headlines: Speed Limits for E-Bikes Edition - Streetsblog New York City

E-bike riders, are people that deliver food to our homes, and they have families as well. ... Had we done that collaboration together, we might have come up with a different solution other than 15 miles [per hour], which I believe is a penalty.
NYC politics
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