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Lake Elsinore
Tourists cause ‘unbearable’ safety crisis as attempts to get selfies with flowers shut down an entire Californian town
inews.co.uk - Jasmine Andersson
In brief The Californian town, which has a population of 66,000, buckled under the weight of 50,000 tourists visiting the rare sight of orange and …
MLive.comadded this to Michigan News from MLive.com
Cities
Flint mayor and city council poised to receive raises
mlive.com - Zahra Ahmad | zahmad@mlive.com
FLINT, MI-- Flint Mayor Karen Weaver and members of the city council could be getting a raise soon. The Local Officers Compensation Commission voted …
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Flowers
'Poppy Apocalypse': A California City Swarmed By Selfie Stick-Toting Tourists
NPR - Matthew S. Schwartz
As the barren California desert sprang to life, they descended. With their selfie sticks, their smartphones and their gee-whiz-look-at-all-the-flowers smiles, they seemed blissfully unconcerned that they
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Cities
Somerville Could See 2 Key Housing Votes This Week
Patch - Alex Newman
The city council may vote Thursday on the condo conversion and short-term rental ordinances. SOMERVILLE, MA – Two significant housing votes could take …
Calgary Sunadded this to Calgary Sun News
Cities
Councillors frustrated at lack of transparency on funding for major projects
calgarysun.com - Shawn Knox
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Sylvester Turner
Houston firefighters to march on City Hall Tuesday in face of layoff plan
chron.com - Jasper Scherer
Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Houston firefighters are scheduled to march on City Hall Tuesday, one day after Mayor Sylvester Turner rolled out his plan …
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Polling
Bullet-Versus-Ballot: Shooters Kill Seven, Wound 15 In Local Body Election Season In Southern Bangladesh
swarajyamag.com - Swarajya Staff
In election-related violence, shooters killed at least seven people and wounded 15 more in southeastern Bangladesh as they opened fire on two …
Independent Mediaadded this to IOL News
Cape Town
Report to declare #BoKaap a heritage protection overlay zone finalised | Cape Argus
iol.co.za - Marvin Charles
Cape Town - The final report to declare Bo-Kaap a heritage protection overlay zone (HPOZ) has been completed and will be making its way to the City …
Citizen Journalism
Southern Kaduna Indigenes Protest Against Massacre By 'Herdsmen', Condemn El-Rufai's 'Deafening Silence'
saharareporters.com
Hundreds of Southern Kaduna indigenes have stormed Abuja to protest the incessant and gruesome killings of their members in Kajuru Local Government …
Oxford
Potholes in Becket Street in Oxford need fixing fast
oxfordmail.co.uk - Andrew Ffrench
ONE of Oxford’s most high-profile rutted roads needs to be repaired as soon as possible, according to the city's Lord Mayor. But work to complete the …
New Hampshire
IHoP-NH: You Might Run Into Joe Kwasnik in the Hallways of Power
indepthnh.org - By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org | 29 mins ago
IHoP-NH – In the Hallways of Power-NH InDepthNH.org’s Paula Tracy talks every week with people from around New Hampshire who come to the State House and …
San Diego City Council
City Council Imposes Overnight Curfews on Five North Park, City Heights Parks
timesofsandiego.com - Alexander Nguyen
Share This Article: The San Diego City Council voted unanimously Monday to expand city-imposed curfews on five local parks in North Park, City Heights …
San Jose, CA
San Jose Mayor Proposes Cutting Construction Taxes in Half for Feasible High-Rise Homes
nbcbayarea.com - Bay City News
A new plan to cut construction taxes in half on high-rise developments in San Jose and reroute remaining revenue into affordable housing will be …
Maine
Castonguay Square final redesign concept to be presented
centralmaine.com - By Amy CalderMorning Sentinel
WATERVILLE — The public on Tuesday will get a first look at a final design concept for what Castonguay Square downtown could look like in the …
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Joe Crowley
Ex-Congressman Joe Crowley Finally Returns Govt. Parking Pass
Patch - Maya Kaufman
Crowley should have turned in his parking placard when he left Congress on Jan. 1, the New York Post reported. QUEENS, NY — Former U.S. …
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Ralph Abraham
Louisiana governor’s race: Where Republicans Eddie Rispone, Ralph Abraham differ -
nola.com
Republican gubernatorial candidates Eddie Rispone and U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham may both think incumbent Gov. John Bel Edwards needs to be out of …
Gilberto Velazquezadded this to LNVCS
Seattle City Council
Mandatory housing affordability rezones pass City Council
Curbed - Sarah Anne Lloyd
The policy exchanges building capacity for affordable housing requirements In a culmination of a years-long process, the Seattle City Council passed legislation Monday that will implement zoning changes
Independent Mediaadded this to Cape Argus
Water
#EveryDropCounts: Conference addresses water management | Cape Argus
iol.co.za - Sisonke Mlamla
Cape Town - The growing problems of water shortages, management of sanitation and wastewater were discussed at a two-day conference in Cape …
El Paso, TX
City of El Paso finding ways to promote economic growth near at Cohen Stadium
ktsm.com - Shelby Kapp
EL PASO Tx, (KTSM) - Overhauling Cohen Stadium has been in the planning stages for a while now. However, you can soon see the improvements in …
Hastings, UK
Crisis funding cut for East Sussex families in financial trouble
hastingsobserver.co.uk - Huw Oxburgh, local democracy reporter
According to figures provided by campaigners Church Action on Poverty, the Discretionary East Sussex Support Scheme has seen its funding fall from …
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Transportation
New highways maintenance contractor begins work April-May
eaglevalleynews.com - Lachlan Labere
The rubber will hit the road for the Shuswap’s new highways maintenance contractor in April. B.C.’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure says …
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Cities
‘My heart truly hurts’: Local Muslims denounce New Zealand attacks at City Hall
ctvnews.ca - Diego Romero
The Alberta Muslim Public Affairs Council (AMPAC) held a multi-faith gathering at City Hall Thursday to condemn the New Zealand attacks and ask the …
Recycling
0318 UT Jordan Page On Shaeffer Cox Case; Recycling; What This City Council Did
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Durban
Durban mayor's spokesman 'disappears' from City Hall after Hawks probe
iol.co.za - CHRIS NDALISO
Durban - A close associate of eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede has been questioned by the interministerial task team investigating political killings …
Toronto Staradded this to National
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan city to take another look at rejected group home proposal
thestar.com - The Canadian Press
WEYBURN, CANADA—A Saskatchewan city council that voted against building a group home for disabled adults in an upscale neighbourhood is reconsidering …
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India News
2.98 lakh voters' names in Gujarat to be deleted from roll
DNA India - dna Correspondent
The election commission has started deleting names of 2.98 lakh voters from the final roll. The block-level officers have sent the list of voters who …
Chicago Sun-Timesadded this to Chicago News
Crime
Ald. Hairston accuses runoff opponent Calloway of being a deadbeat
suntimes.com - Fran Spielman
Fighting for her political life, five-term incumbent Ald. Leslie Hairston (5th) is accusing her opponent in the April 2 runoff of being a deadbeat, …
SeattlePIadded this to Local
Seattle City Council
Sawant uses out-of-state donors, leads in City Council fundraising
seattlepi.com - Joel Connelly
Seattle City Council incumbent Kshama Sawant warns supporters that "corporate PACs, big business lobbyists and developers" are coming after her, and …
News (South Africa)
2019 national election a 'race to the bottom'
sabcnews.com - Celestine Hendricks
Recent polls suggest that voter commitments to political parties have weakened and that a low turnout is very likely. The political parties that gain …
NOLA.com
New Orleans, LA
New Orleans chips away unpaid court judgments -
nola.com
New Orleans city government has begun chipping away at a backlog of unpaid court judgments and settlements that has swelled to at least $45 million …