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'She's Greeting Him Hello:' Mamdani and AOC's 9/11 Row Takes Twist as Security Chief Disputes Laughing Narrative

A brief, silent clip showing Zohran Mamdani and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez smiling has sparked criticism, while a nearby witness disputes claims they laughed during the 9/11 victims' names reading.

International Business Times UK

Why Woodside's Streets Feel Different Right Now: Inside Queens' ICE Standoff

DHS says 'Operation Rotten Apple' netted 2,100+ arrests in Queens. Local officials call it a fear campaign. Here's what the data shows.

Latin Times

City Council Hearing Faults Months of Missing Cooling Tower Enforcement in Upper East Side ZIP Codes

Council members said no cooling tower violations were issued in Upper East Side ZIP codes during the four months before the Legionnaires outbreak.

Medical Daily

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Mamdani Wants To Block a Law Giving Teachers' Aides $10,000 Bonuses. The Teachers Union Is Not Happy.

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani is sparring with the teachers union over bonuses. But is he really concerned about New York City’s education budget?

Reason

New York City's Upper East Side Legionnaires Cluster Ends with Eleven Deaths and No Source Tower Named

Two more deaths bring the Upper East Side Legionnaires cluster to 11 deaths and 94 cases. A City Council oversight hearing is set for Wednesday.

Medical Daily

Corpus Christi Withholds Water to Wetlands While Lifting Restrictions on Lawns

Reservoirs have rebounded from critical levels, but an emergency order absolves the city of requirements to resume releasing water for the Nueces River Delta.

Texas Observer

A new Texas law declaws neighborhood groups that oppose housing projects

Lawmakers gutted an old state law that required a city council supermajority to approve a new housing development if neighbors petitioned the proposal.

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Man dressed as Darth Vader shows up at San Diego City Council meeting. Then he defends controversial Flock cameras: ‘This is what the emperor needs’

He found a creative way to mock flock cameras.

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Someone Went To A City Council Meeting Dressed As Darth Vader To Defend Flock Cameras

These cameras will help him track the rebel scum.

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Zohran Mamdani Sues NYC Council Over $10,000 School Aide Bonus: ‘Political Process’ Can’t Replace Collective Bargaining

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has sued to block a City Council law providing $10,000 bonuses to New York City school teachers’ aides. Mamdani asserts that this legislation violates collective bargaining laws.

Benzinga

Texas cities eye property tax hikes, spending cuts amid yawning budget gaps

Rising costs, slowing tax revenue and a sluggish economy have saddled some of Texas’ biggest cities with multimillion-dollar deficits.

The Texas Tribune

Corpus Christi voters to decide if industry should pay sharply higher water fees during droughts

Activists gathered nearly 13,000 petition signatures to place the measure on the November ballot. Legal challenges are expected.

The Texas Tribune

Council responds after Hollywood film crew seen painting over murals

Glasgow City Council has responded to concerns over a number of murals which have been painted over for a major Hollywood production

The National (Scotland)

Small plots of land fuel big suspicions among Lubbock residents, who fear it’s for a data center

Despite community concerns, the president of the Lubbock Economic Development Alliance said neither piece of land would be conducive for a data center.

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The Independent UK

Criminal charges against Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill dismissed

‘What I did was not a crime, it was never a crime,’ Murrill stated

Medical Daily

Fifth Person Dies in NYC Legionnaires Outbreak as Cases Reach 82; Officials Say Source Has Likely Been Eliminated

A fifth person died Tuesday in the NYC Upper East Side Legionnaires outbreak as cases climbed to 82. The source is "likely eliminated" but 140 towers still await results.

Medical Daily

NYC Legionnaires' Cluster Grows to 63 Cases on Upper East Side as Cooling Tower Investigation Continues

NYC confirms 63 Legionnaires' disease cases on the Upper East Side in ZIP codes 10028, 10075, and 10128. Active investigation ongoing. What residents should know now.

The Times of India

'Act now': Indian teen Romanch Mahajan's father urges NYC to ban horse carriages after son's death

The father of Indian teenager Romanch Mahajan, who died in a horse-drawn carriage accident in New York's Central Park while trying to save his mother, made an emotional appeal to the New York City Council, requesting lawmakers to ban horse-drawn carriages and ensure that "no other family" suffers a similar…

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Oakland could join 47 other of the 100 most populous U.S. cities with strong mayor governments

Welcome to the Thursday, July 16, 2026, Brew.

Reason

Ban on "Personal, Impertinent or Slanderous Remarks" in City Council Public Comments Is Unconstitutional

So the Fifth Circuit held a few weeks ago.

The Texas Tribune

Crowd packs Houston City Hall to demand action, express anger after ICE shooting

“There is no point in pretending that ICE is here to protect us,” a resident told the City Council in its first meeting since an immigration agent killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.

Ballotpedia

What is a strong mayor government? Oakland voters will decide charter amendment to change city’s form of government

Voters in Oakland, California, will decide on a ballot measure to amend the city charter to create a strong-mayor form of government, changing the distribution of power and responsibilities among the mayor, city administrator, and city council.

The Texas Tribune

Corpus Christi in legal fight with industries after rejecting demand for $80 million water refund

A judge will hear arguments this week after industrial users protested a rate hike by the city, which said residents and businesses were unfairly subsidizing industrial rates.

The Independent UK

Former mayor of Mississippi's capital city pleads guilty in bribery scheme

The former mayor of Mississippi’s capital city and a former City Council president have pleaded guilty in a bribery scheme

The Independent UK

Oakland sued over nearly $1 million fine for property owners accused of cutting down 38 trees

Attorney Chance Weldon alleged the city’s fine represents an ‘arbitrary overreach’

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