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NYC Mayor Adams in his first year has taken bold steps — but success remains uncertain

NEW YORK — In his first year as New York City’s 110th mayor, Eric Adams laid out many a plan.

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Let’s ease property tax burden by fixing tax-increment financing

Ultimately, property taxes are a math problem we must solve if we want the fabric of our neighborhoods to remain intact. TIF reform is a good place to start finding solutions.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chatham group leaders urge liquor stores, bars to close two hours early on New Year’s Eve

South Side residents are asking Chatham liquor businesses to close early on New Year’s Eve in an attempt to curb violence in the area.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Chicago’s top 10 stories for 2022

Another whirlwind year of local news saw a string of City Hall denizens bowing out, thousands of families reeling from the ongoing epidemic of gun violence and a wave of new arrivals looking to get their footing.

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I'm Mexican American. But the LA City Council audio leak reminded me that I'm Oaxacan too

LOS ANGELES — As a Mexican American, I love being from two worlds. I feel lucky to have been born in Florida, growing up in a beachside city in all the state's humid glory. I feel proud knowing how to make tamales and enchiladas and rooting for two soccer teams…

Los Angeles Times

Dublin City Council chief's comments on homeless support groups blasted as 'deeply insulting'

Sinn Fein's Micheal Mac Donnacha said the Owen Keegan’s remarks did a disservice to the City Council itself and to the DRHE who do such important work to address homelessness

Dublin Live

Berkeley's top police officer faced internal accusations of misconduct as she rose through ranks

A pioneering police officer, Jennifer Louis is poised to record several historic firsts at the Berkeley Police Department as a gay Asian woman selected to serve as chief. But as she awaits a City Council confirmation vote, a 2017 investigation into sexual harassment allegations has come to light.

Los Angeles Times

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South, West side residents gear up for city sale of vacant lots

More than 2,000 city-owned lots will go on sale next year; the new incarnation of an old program is getting mixed reviews from residents.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mayor Adams was ardent defender of discretionary spending before pushing NYC Council cuts over migrant crisis

NEW YORK — In a move that provoked harsh backlash last week, New York Mayor Eric Adams called on City Council members to fork over half of their discretionary funds to help pay for the ongoing migrant crisis that has plagued his administration for months.

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Editorial: Mayor Bass is moving fast to house encampments. She’s going to need help — and hotel rooms

On her first day in office, Dec. 12, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass declared a state of emergency on homelessness. Several days after that, she signed an order to make it faster for homeless housing to be approved.

Los Angeles Times

Raise real estate transfer tax to help the homeless

City Council looked the other way instead of supporting a vote on the tax on properties sold at $1 million or more, to generate an estimated $160 million a year to address the root causes of homelessness.

Chicago Sun-Times

What does a police district council member do?

For the first time, Chicagoans will serve on newly elected councils to influence policing in their districts. What that looks like in practice remains to be seen, but the ordinance establishing them lays out some basics.

Chicago Sun-Times

What do Chicago’s alderpersons do?

Sometimes called “mini mayors,” alderpersons answer for everything from snow removal to pothole repairs in their areas.

Chicago Sun-Times

What does the city clerk do?

The clerk is the city’s record keeper. Here’s everything you need to know about the job.

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Bass wants to bring homeless people indoors. Can she secure enough beds?

LOS ANGELES — Seated on the hard sidewalk along Cahuenga Boulevard, Rue Ryan arranged a batch of red roses she had plucked from the trash into a memorial for her "street mom," Hyper, who died two years ago.

Chicago Sun-Times

Why critics say Lightfoot’s NASCAR deal is a wreck

Interviews with Chicago City Council members, experts and a WBEZ analysis of the contract show minimal financial benefit to the city and few specifics about who pays for related costs, such as security and clean up.

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Widespread job vacancies create city service woes, stressed staff in Berkeley

BERKELEY, Calif. — Managers in city offices across Berkeley have spent the better part of the year trying to recruit staff and patch holes in work schedules as vacancies careened upward, leaving some departments operating with too few employees to provide the services residents need and expect.

Nottingham Post

Public consultation on Nottingham City Council's £29m of savings proposals begins

Councillors endorsed £29m of savings proposals, over £10m of which require public consultation. This includes raising Council Tax by the full 4.99 per cent permitted under Government proposals.

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Denver’s emergency declaration extended as migrants housed in city shelters top 400

DENVER — Denver’s local emergency declaration responding to a surge of migrants arriving in the city is not set to expire Jan. 17 after the Denver City Council approved an extension Monday afternoon.

Los Angeles Times

Scandal-plagued LA City Council deeply unpopular; voters have faith in Bass, poll finds

LOS ANGELES — If the last week was any indication, Mayor Karen Bass starts her tenure with the wind at her back.

Tribune News Service

Rikers Island correction officers contribute to flow of drugs and other contraband in NYC jails

NEW YORK — A packet of drugs in a McDonald’s salad. Vacuum-sealed marijuana in a lunch box. Hennessy cognac in AriZona Iced Tea bottles and Ciroc coconut-flavored vodka in Poland Spring water bottles.

Chicago Sun-Times

City Council approves casino deal, but …

The Illinois Gaming Board has to ask some serious questions — that’s it’s job — about the Bally’s casino project when the body meets next year to take up the matter for approval. Chicago has to get this right.

The Texas Tribune

Did party politics cost a Texas city manager and attorney their jobs?

City councils are typically nonpartisan. Odessa residents are wondering if that’s still the case after the local Republican Party helped elect new council members.

Chicago Sun-Times

Indicted Ald. Carrie Austin walked ‘unassisted’ despite medical claims, feds say

Austin is charged with taking sump pumps, a dehumidifier and kitchen cabinets as kickbacks from a developer overseeing a $50 million development in her ward.

Los Angeles Times

Nicholas Goldberg: Mark Ridley-Thomas is accused of taking bribes. But that's no justification for stopping his salary

LOS ANGELES — Should Mark Ridley-Thomas be paid his salary as a Los Angeles City Council member — his exorbitant, more-than-$229,000-a-year salary — even though he's been indicted and is awaiting trial for betraying the public trust by taking bribes and engaging in fraud and conspiracy?

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