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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…

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.