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NYC Council Member Proposes Bill to Legalize Bodega Cats

The measure envisions a certification regime alongside a free vaccination program to ensure humane care of these unregulated shop cats.

Philadelphia Council Approves $6.8 Billion Budget With Housing Bond and Tax Reforms

Oakland Council Approves $4.36 Billion Budget to Close $425 Million Gap

160th Juneteenth Celebrations Span Philadelphia, Houston and Galveston

Chicago Council Panel Approves Measure to Let Aldermen Ban Short-Term Rentals

NYC Council Backs Bally’s Bid to Build Bronx Casino

Dallas Council Approves $55 Million Wings Practice Facility in Oak Cliff

San Jose Council Approves Arrests for Repeat Shelter Refusal

Houston Leaders Decline Federal Assistance for Saturday’s No Kings Protest

San Jose Council Approves $5.5 Billion Budget, Rejects 'Pay for Performance' Proposal

San Diego Council Approves $6.09 Billion Fiscal 2026 Budget Despite $258 Million Deficit

Glendale Ends ICE Detainee Contract as Los Angeles Protests Continue

San Diego Council Approves First-Ever $43.60 Monthly Trash Fee for Single-Family Homes

Adams Pushes City Law to Adopt IHRA Antisemitism Definition

Gina Ortiz Jones Wins San Antonio Mayoral Runoff

Minneapolis Violence Interrupters Indicted on Federal Gun Charges

San Francisco to Charge for Curbside Parking in Golden Gate Park

San Francisco Board Weighs Lurie’s $15.9B Budget Proposal as Unions and Advocates Protest

San Jose Mayor Shifts Homeless Shelter Policy to Individualized Assessments

Houston City Council approves $7B Whitmire budget after protest disruption