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• Alabama town bans pit bulls after sheriff shoots what he thinks might have been one

  
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  Citywide pit bull bans are often knee jerk reactions — maybe even more so when a county sheriff”s knees are involved. One week after Jefferson County Sheriff Mike Hale was approached in his yard by four dogs “acting aggressive and looking like pit bull breeds” — and fired a shotgun at them, grazing one — ...
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• No drones for Greensboro Police Department

  
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  Clark talking about problems with the noise ordinance "Where we can measure, until we learn how to hover, will always be a problem." -Police Attorney Jim Clark A few weeks ago at a meeting about Greensboros noise ordinance, Clark remarked about the difficulty of measuring decibel levels in a "sound shadow," ...
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• BIC: What’s the point?

  
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  Families are Forever is an oft-used slogan here in the Church.  We make a big deal that if we are married in the temple, our children will be sealed to us in the next life, and we can be together forever.  But let’s look at this closer.  I was temple married, but I don’t expect my kids to hang out in my ...
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• Sammamish City Council starts debate on new environmental regulations

  
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  After more than a year of study, parts of the city’s revised Environmentally Critical Areas Ordinance began to take shape June 4. The ordinance is a series of regulations governing development in a wide array of ecologically sensitive areas such as near steep slopes or wetlands. The Planning Commission studied the ...
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• Violinist seeks to block Ocean City noise ordinance

  
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  A violinist who has been performing along Ocean City’s boardwalk for years is taking his noise ordinance challenge before a federal judge. William Hassey Jr. wants a judicial order blocking enforcement of a local ordinance that bars playing music that can be heard 30 feet away. Hassey claims that ordinance ...
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• Asia’s Sprawling, High Density Future: Exporting New Urbanism to Developing Countries at The Congress for the New Urbanism’s CNU21

  
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  Dan Solomon, Mithun | Solomon Dan Solomon , CNU co-founder, author, and Principal at Mithun | Solomon , opened the session by saying that in the context of new urbanism concepts being introduced to developing countries, “We can’t exactly declare victory, but we’ve made our presence strong.” Overall, he ...
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• Green River Ordinance - "It Aint Love" video

  
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  Green River Ordinance from Ft. Worth Texas released their new single "It Aint Love" from their upcoming EP "Chasing Down The Wind." They are heading on tour this summer, hitting mostly the Southeastern United States. 
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• How Germany Regulates Dangerous Dog Breeds -- Reader Provides Translation

  
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  Laws Target Criminals and Owners Pay Special Taxes DogsBite.org - Every now and again, a surprising email arrives at DogsBite.org from a foreign country. This one is sure to inspire new ideas about regulating dangerous dog breeds. In May, a reader from Germany sent in a description of breed-specific laws in Germany. ...
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• BREAKING: Greene Street to close rooftop dance floor

  
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  Though noise complaints come in from all over the city, the discussion about Greensboros noise ordinance — which is back on the agenda for the city councils June 18 meeting — always seems to return to two downtown titans: Greene Street night club and developer Roy Carroll. Council has resurrected the noise ...
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• City Proposes Ban on Door-Knocking

  
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  The city government of Searcy, where I currently have the pleasure to live, often makes choices that are highly unusual. Very few elections go by without our city officials placing a tax increase proposal on the ballot — or sometimes they just ram tax increases through on their own say-so, without the consent of the ...
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• House Keeping - As the lingering foreclosure crisis pushes residents out of their homes, a campaign moves in

  
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  The Anti-Eviction Campaign scouts out abandoned homes and arranges for people to live in them, matching “homeless people with peopleless homes.” "Its not necessarily about what’s right or what ought to happen, but fundamental human dignity.” Read more →
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• Politicians in Iowa City reluctantly pass ban on drones, automatic traffic surveillance

  
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  Will Iowa City simultaneously ban the use of drones, license plate readers, and red-light cameras - or will law enforcement have its way and introducing the controversial technology?
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• City Council Approves Keep Chicago Renting Ordinance, Parking Meter Changes

  
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  Renters in foreclosed buildings will see some added protections thanks to the Keep Chicago Renting ordinance that passed the full city council Wednesday by a 45-4 vote.  “God has brought us a long way,” Ald. Walter Burnett Jr. (27th) said to dozens of cheerful housing advocates after the vote. “It used to take ...
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• Small Lots: 70 Little $500k Houses Headed For Echo Park/Silver Lake Border

  
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  From Eastsider LA comes word that developer Trumark is about to break ground on a 70-unit development on the Echo Park/Silver Lake border--the project will straddle both sides of Clifford Street, and offer a lovely view of the southern end of the 2 Freeway. Trumark bought the property for roughly $12 million at the ...
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• Tenant Troubles: Can Someone Be A Subtenant If They Aren’t Paying Rent?

  
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  The caretaker could be a subtenant because she is providing cat care and security for a free place to stay, but he analysis does not end there.
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• Arizona, USA: Bisbee City Council Gives Final Approval to Revised Civil Unions Ordinance

  
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  After wrangling with the Arizona Atty. Gen. over its civil unions ordinance, Bisbee has approved its new version of the civil unions ordinance. AZCentral.com reports : In 30 days, the tiny southern Arizona community of Bisbee will become the first in the state to offer civil unions for same-sex couples. The Bisbee ...
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• Public Hearing to Change Sign Ordinance Approaches

  
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  The Londonderry Commerce and Visitors Center (CVC) and its director Kathy Wagner will advocate for local businesses Wednesday, June 5, 2013 during the Town’s Planning Board Public Hearing. For months, Wagner has been working with the Town to change an ordinance which does not allow businesses to display stand-alone ...
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• Does Urban Agriculture Have a Real Future in San Francisco, California?

  
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  After reading articles about residents growing vegetables in their backyards and seeing community gardens sprouting (pun intended) up in dense cities, I have become intrigued by this idea of growing your own produce instead of purchasing it at your local market. Is there a real future for this contemporary practice ...
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• Keep Chicago Renting Ordinance Passes Council Committee

  
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  News links:  DNAinfo Chicago Chicagos Committee on Housing and Real Estate approved the  Keep Chicago Renting  ordinance with some tweaks Thursday. The ordinance, which would add protections for renters in foreclosed properties, is expected to be ...
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• Firefighters Union Backs Ordinance To Allow Renters To Stay Put During Foreclosures

  
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  The union that represents Chicago firefighters is getting behind a proposal that would prevent banks from kicking out renters during foreclosure proceedings.
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