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• Apparently, losing a Boston city election inspires men to grow goatees

  
  Universal Hub - All Boston, all the time — Authority: 596
  First Michael Flaherty , now at-large council candidate Andrew Kenneally (also click on that link to read what Kenneally and Tomas Gonzalez told students at BU about surviving a losing campaign).
  2 hours ago

• Writs, Rants, Reports, and Lawsuits

  
  Thegardeningsnail's Weblog — Authority: 116
  There is so much happening in Lil ole Livingston at the moment-I hardly know where to begin. But-since I have a little “time on my hands” at the moment-I’m going to thrown my “two cents” in on a couple of current “hot topics”   First…..let me see if I got this right..so we have 2 council persons ...
  3 hours ago

• TIF Dominates The Chicago Budget Debate

  
  Progress Illinois - — Authority: 644
  Judging by the budget debate that took place yesterday, theres nodoubt that members of Chicagos City Council have noticed theunprecedented tax increment financing (TIF) blowback that we chronicled this week. In our round-up, we noted how Ald. Tom Allen (38th Ward) had, in late October, trumpeted the need for TIF ...
  5 hours ago

• LETTER: Citizen Petition on Election Change – Let the Voters Decide

  
  Falls Church Times — Authority: 440
  TO THE EDITORS OF THE FALLS CHURCH TIMES: On Monday December 14, the Falls Church City Council will consider final passage of an ordinance to change the elections for the City Council and School Board from May to November. At its November 23 meeting, the first opportunity for public comment, the nearly unanimous ...
  6 hours ago

• No more solid gates for stores

  
  Cobble Hill Blog — Authority: 472
  Photos from NYT. On Monday, City Council voted to ban security gates that completely shield commercial storefront windows and doors from view (as in the left photo above). The only roll-down gates that are permitted are the type that allow passers-by to see inside store windows (as in the right photo above). ...
  8 hours ago

• District F runoff overview

  
  Off the Kuff — Authority: 148
  Here’s the Chron story on the District F runoff. The condensed version of Al Hoang’s vision for Sharps town’s shopping center echoes a Reagan-era foreign policy pronouncement: Tear down this mall. Mike Laster’s recent work on Sharpstown Mall is more analogous to Vietnam War-era peace talks. Mall owners ...
  8 hours ago

• Council Worries Govt Scheme Hurts Public Transport

  
  Auckland Trains — Authority: 143
  Concern seems to be growing amongst local authorities about the government’s new scheme , which is set to increase passenger transport fares. A report to the Auckland City council joins the ARC with worries that the government’s new farebox recovery scheme may hinder the further growth in public transport at a ...
  10 hours ago

• Council Grants Integration Project (CGIP)

  
  The Glasgow Equality Networks Forum (ENF) Blog — Authority: 125
  A Report on the CGIP was considered yesterday at the Finance and Audit Scrutiny Committee (Glasgow City Council) - seeking the Committee’s views on the CGIP proposals prior to consideration by the Executive Committee. Items regarding the Equalities Impact Assessment, targets for equalities and the impacts of ...
  11 hours ago

• Waiheke Cycleway Trail Gets City Council Approval

  
  Auckland Trains — Authority: 143
  It’s amazing how attitudes have dramatically changed to cycling. Once considered the domain of nutcases, hippies and greenies or “poor people,” even the most unexpected amongst us see it as a good thing to be encouraged – especially if it brings tourists here to spend a buck. The plan for Waiheke cycleway got ...
  11 hours ago

• Kyle council sets maximum library price

  
  Newstreamz San Marcos — Authority: 152
  The Kyle City Council moved forward this week on building a new library, though with some discussion as to whether the proposed 20,000-square-foot facility will be large enough to meet the citys needs.
  13 hours ago

• What Would You Do?

  
  Only In Bridgeport — Authority: 129
  I hear City Attorney Mark Anastasi has finally issued an opinion (with Mark even the patience of Job could be tested) regarding City Councilman Bob Troll Walsh’s apoplectic phone call to his council partner Evette Brantley after they differed on the value of the city moving forward with Robert Christoph as the ...
  14 hours ago

• Toxic-tower law passes

  
  Queens Crap — Authority: 582
  AP/ NY Post : The City Council has voted to bar building crews from performing demolitions at the same time as asbestos abatement. The bill addresses problems discovered after the deaths of two firefighters responding to a 2007 fire at the condemned Deutsche Bank building, which was undergoing both demolition and ...
  14 hours ago

• Council bans metal roll-down gates

  
  Queens Crap — Authority: 582
  From the NY Times : Citing high rates of graffiti, the City Council voted unanimously on Monday to gradually ban the use of roll-down metal security gates, a move that would eliminate what has been an enduring if forbidding feature of the urban streetscape. Other kinds of security gates — like rolling or sliding ...
  14 hours ago

• COMMUNITY COMMENT: Voters Will Support Hard Choices

  
  Falls Church Times — Authority: 440
  BY DAVID CHAVERN As many people know, I describe myself as a Republican although, as with all such labels, it covers a pretty wide area.  I am definitely from the libertarian, free enterprise, socially moderate (dare I say liberal) end of the spectrum.  Personal freedom tied with personal responsibility. ...
  15 hours ago

• Go read the Peoria Chronicle

  
  Peoria Pundit — Authority: 440
  C.J. Summers has some interesting posts recently. First, he makes the observation that it might be a good idea to hire a special prosecutor for Tyler McCoy .  And C.J. isn’t happy with the new water tax , considering it didn’t save any police officers’ jobs.
  16 hours ago

• Rainy day fund dried up in 2009

  
  Glass City Jungle — Authority: 481
  I’m not really sure why WTVG is reporting this as a budget update since the money for the rainy day fund was used up and I thought everyone knew there was nothing left, no magic rabbit to pull out of the hat, but Toledo budget update: no rainy day fund is a recommended read because it tells us how much the ...
  18 hours ago

• THE SIOUX FALLS CITY COUNCIL’S PRIORITIES FOR THE 2010 STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION

  
  South DaCola — Authority: 147
  This is an interesting list, to say the least; The Sioux Falls City Council strongly encourages the legislature to enact enabling legislation which allows municipalities to levy a local option tax, to raise funds for a specified purpose, to include a sunset clause, and to be voted on by the citizens. The Sioux ...
  19 hours ago

• Land swapping between Toledo and TPS, beyond Longfellow and Bowman…

  
  Glass City Jungle — Authority: 481
  While some of the parents and the residents of the area surrounding Longfellow School differ on what they think is best for the children versus the neighborhood surrounding the present location of Longfellow School, there’s a bit more involved to what is taking place. I think it would be helpful to look at the land ...
  19 hours ago

• City Council Holds Tuition Tax Bill

  
  WDUQNews — Authority: 441
  Pittsburgh City Council Voted today to hold for one week the bill creating a 1% tuition tax with the hope that a meeting with the universities later this week will produce an agreement. The 7-2 vote came after two hours of debate. City councilman Jim Motznik says the threat of the tax is why the universities are ...
  20 hours ago

• Council commitee: 4 a.m. bar hours study can wait

  
  Fresh Loaf — Authority: 644
  Is that a tear in your beer?
  20 hours ago

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