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Mamdani Commission Votes to Put Five City Charter Changes on November Ballot

Voter approval would shift more approval power to city agencies and shorten permit timelines citywide.

Hot Mic Captures Sacramento Mayor and Vice Mayor Discussing Banning Disruptive Council Attendees

Seattle Council Sends 10-Year Transit Sales Tax Increase to November Ballot

Half Moon Bay Sends Senior Farmworker Housing Measure to November Ballot

Sausalito City Manager Arrested After Alleged Yacht Break-Ins

Henry Santana Hospitalized, Undergoing Cardiovascular Testing

Austin Manager Proposes $6.6 Billion Budget With Tax Increase and Service Cuts

Two LMPD Officers Indicted for Theft Over Alleged On‑Duty Private Security Work

Fort Worth Officials Seek Pause After Zoning Panel Rejects Data‑Center Rules

Ramsey Sheriff Says Somali Youth Gangs Linked to More Than 100 Shootings

Ald. Marty Quinn Will Not Seek Re‑Election to Chicago City Council

Raleigh Moves Toward Youth Curfew After Large July 4 Teen Gatherings Turn Violent

West Virginia Town Relieves Entire Police Department After Alleged Evidence-Room Break-In

Stockton Opens New Waterfront City Hall

Jersey City Council Rejects 15% Q3 Property Tax Increase

Judge Temporarily Clears Ogden Valley to Seek 506% Property Tax Hike

Jersey City Secures $120 Million From State and Cuts Planned Q3 Tax Hike to 15%

Red Hook Pool Fails to Open Again as Heat Wave Approaches

Man Sentenced to 40 Years for Setting Danville Councilman on Fire

New York City Artists, Parents and Council Members Call for Two‑Year AI Moratorium in Schools