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Mayor Karen Bass Takes Metro Board Gavel and Orders Plan to Pursue Fare‑Free Transit

Her agenda moves Metro toward studying a long-term funding plan for fare-free service while accelerating safety upgrades and Olympic readiness.

Oakland Approves Sale of Its 50% Stake in Coliseum to Oakland Acquisition Company

Dallas Begins First of Three Unpaid Furlough Days to Trim $30 Million Budget Gap

Stockton Opens New Waterfront City Hall

Welch Picks The Burg Bid to Lead Tropicana Field Redevelopment

NYC Temporarily Co-Names Manhattan Streets for Knicks Players

Port St. Lucie Council Approves $24 Million Waste Pro Settlement as Property Tax Credits

Plano Advances Plan for $1 Billion Dallas Stars Arena With Up to $700 Million in Public Support

Oakland Tests Multi‑Agency Security Pilot During First Fridays Festival

Oakland Police Meet All 51 Court Reforms, Paving Way to End Federal Oversight

Chicago Unveils 2026 Summer Safety Plan to Boost Patrols at Beaches, Lakefront and Business Corridors

Castor Highlights Infrastructure in State of the City, Leaves Rays Stadium Unaddressed

Minneapolis Expands Unarmed Safety Ambassadors to Uptown in November

San Diego Mayor Unveils $6.4 Billion Budget With Cuts to Close $118 Million Gap

Virginia Beach Council Votes Thursday on 9 p.m. Oceanfront Curfew for All Ages

Little Rock Approves Citywide 10 p.m. Youth Curfew After Downtown Shooting

San Francisco Begins City Layoffs With 127 Notices as Lurie Targets 500 Cuts

Philadelphia Opens Applications for 250 Semiquincentennial Block Parties

Abbott Threatens State Control of Corpus Christi as Water Crisis Deepens

Rescue Groups Back Cappello for Chicago Animal Control as Council Vote Nears