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Fairfield Council Appoints Rick Vaccaro as Acting Mayor After Moy Resigns

The council made the pick to fill the vacancy pending Vaccaro’s acceptance and clerk confirmation, leaving the seat on the November ballot.

Dallas Council Authorizes $3 Million to Study Moving I.M. Pei City Hall

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Pacifica Pier Closed and Chit Chat Cafe Demolished After Abutment Sinks

Dallas Council Rejects Renovation of Pei‑Designed City Hall and Orders Sale Options

Minneapolis Council Waives Assessments and Rejects Frey-Backed Developer for George Floyd Square

Philadelphia Reverses Plan to Cut 340 School-Based Positions

Jacksonville Releases Council President’s Subpoena Response After 100-Day Records Fight

Houston Passes $7.5 Billion Budget That Adds $5 Monthly Trash Fee

Mass Shooting at Troost Strip Mall Wounds Nine Outside Alleged Unlicensed Club

Minneapolis to Host First Drag Show Inside City Hall for Pride Kickoff

Former Arcadia Mayor Pleads Guilty to Acting as Agent for Chinese Government

Boston Council Delays Vote on Wu’s $4.9 Billion Budget as School Cuts Advance

Philadelphia Council Drops Mayor’s Hotel and Short‑Term Rental Tax Proposal

Whitmire’s Budget Puts $5 Monthly Trash Fee on City Council Ballot

Mayor Jones Accuses District 7 Aide of Accessing Leaked Home Security Plan

Frey Nominates Reginald Freeman To Lead Minneapolis Fire Department

Baltimore Inspector General Finds $312,000 Paid to Departing Employees for Unworked Time

Rio Prosecutors Open Inquiry Into Bus Cash Ban as City Launches Jaé Pilot

Chelsey Napoleon Sues to Block New Orleans Clerk Election After Council Names Interim

San Diego Weighs Cuts That Could Halt December Nights in 2026