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Democrat Bass takes charge as LA mayor amid homeless crisis

Karen Ruth Bass took a ceremonial oath of office as mayor of Los Angeles and will become the first woman and second Black person to hold the job

The Independent UK

‘Little kids were starting to cry’: Inside the Kevin de León fight at Christmas gift giveaway

LOS ANGELES — The fight between embattled Councilman Kevin de León and an activist Friday night has heightened the simmering tensions in Los Angeles politics over the leak of racist audio that has rocked City Hall.

Los Angeles Times

Tense Runoff Election Pits Old Austin Versus New

The housing crisis and the climate crisis have shaped mayoral and city council elections in Texas’ fast-growing capital city.

Texas Observer

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Rent controls in Bristol could see rent hikes capped at inflation or average wages

City Hall chiefs are lobbying the government for new powers to tackle skyrocketing rents in Bristol

Bristol Post

NYC Mayor Adams’ rat infestation ticket is dismissed

NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams is no longer on the hook for a $330 unpaid summons for a rodent infestation at his Brooklyn home, a review of city records shows.

Tribune News Service

After 8 years, Baltimore hoping to have a reliable ally in Annapolis with Democrat Wes Moore as governor

BALTIMORE — Since the start of his campaign, Maryland Gov.-elect Wes Moore has stood firm in his call to be a partner to Baltimore as he prepares to move from his adopted home to the state capital early next year.

Tribune News Service

Belfast Council urges Stormont to close Fountain Street to traffic

Stormont wants the pavement cafes removed while the majority of councillors want them to remain

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Adams defends plan to force mentally ill into treatment, vows private hospitals are on board

Mayor Eric Adams defended broadening the city’s ability to involuntarily commit acutely mentally ill homeless New Yorkers after days of criticism, claiming his policy change had sparked “creative energy” and new ideas in approaching mental health.

Tribune News Service

Belfast Council presses Translink for all year round late night buses

Councillor says it is "easier to get to Dublin Airport than Dunmurry" at night

Belfast Live

Despite ban on lobbyists’ campaign money, Lightfoot took $68K from lobbyist’s companies. Now, she’s giving much of it back.

The move Friday to give back money from Carmen A. Rossi’s companies came in response to Sun-Times reporting on an ethics order issued in 2011 by Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

Chicago Sun-Times

Editorial: We have a rare opportunity to fix LA City Hall. This is how

Los Angeles has been presented with a rare opportunity to redistribute political power and improve representation and governance. The leaked recording of three City Council members and a labor official breezily exchanging racist comments about their colleagues, while plotting to carve up the city into districts that protect their own…

Los Angeles Times

Sadiq Khan backing summit to reduce school exclusions

Mayor Sadiq Khan is backing a summit on school exclusions which are contributing to violence on the streets of the capital and costing £370,000 each. Teachers, police, local authorities and community groups and parents meet on Wednesday to find ways to avoid excluding pupils under an ‘inclusion charter’ in the…

Evening Standard

Mayor backs plan to tackle school exclusions fuelling youth violence

The level of youth violence in the capital has prompted action on exclusions led by the Violence Reduction Unit

Evening Standard

Belfast alley gates funding request turned down by Stormont

Belfast council wanted half a million from the Department of Justice

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Evening Standard

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan announces Ulez expansion | Ross Lydall reports

The ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) will be expanded across all of Greater London next summer, Sadiq Khan announced on Friday. The mayor’s decision – which he described as one of the most difficult of his political career – comes in the face of mass opposition and means 15 per cent…

Evening Standard

Greater London ULEZ expansion: What is Sadiq Khan’s new plan to improve air quality and who will have to pay

What does an expanded ultra-low emission zone mean for London

Evening Standard

Greater London Ulez expansion given go-ahead by Sadiq Khan

Sadiq Khan’s decision comes in the face of mass opposition

Los Angeles Times

Kevin de Leon refuses to resign from the LA City Council. What happens to his constituents?

LOS ANGELES — Just down the street from Pamela and Valentin Marquez's tidy two-bedroom home, next to an industrial strip where trains rumble through the night, is a park and playground with a walking path through oak trees.

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Bangkok Post

Time to end BTS drama

Tweets by BTS Group Holdings and the firestorm surrounding the hashtag #DebtMustBePaid on Twitter in recent weeks show how nasty the debate over the country's management of public transport concessions can get. The furore on social media followed the grievances of BTS -- which holds the concession to run the…

Evening Standard

Plug It In: London to see surge in ultra-rapid charging points for electric cars

London’s electric vehicle revolution was given a big boost on Thursday by plans for 100 new ultra-rapid charging points. Mayor Sadiq Khan said City Hall and Transport for London would release land near the capital’s Red Route main road network to increase the number of “on the go” chargers for…

Bristol Post

Bristol's Central Library could move to former Debenhams building, say council chiefs

Bristol City Council's libraries budget is being slashed by a third as authority faces massive cuts to balance its books

Los Angeles Times

LA city voters sent conflicting messages, giving wins to both the left and the center

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles City Councilmember-elect Hugo Soto-Martinez is heading to City Hall with what he says is a clear mandate to enact bold, progressive policies on housing, homelessness, transportation and other issues.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Philadelphia's public input survey shows most area residents want a Harriet Tubman statue

PHILADELPHIA — Harriet Tubman was the overwhelming choice of Philadelphia area residents who took part in a survey asking which African American historical figure the city should honor with a statue.

Belfast Live

Belfast council asking for help from Stormont and Whitehall to avoid huge increase in rates

A rates freeze at City Hall has been ruled out without outside help

The Guardian - US

New York City mayor’s longtime friend now holds high-paid NYPD job

Lisa White, who earns $241,000 a year, is one of a number of Eric Adams’s friends, family and former colleagues hired to top roles

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