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Duggan's Final Audit Confirms Detroit's $105 Million Surplus

Mayor-elect Mary Sheffield inherits balanced finances reinforced by a newly verified surplus.

Port KC Delays Vote on $1.4 Billion Plaza Bond Framework After Public Outcry

Detroit Nears Closeout of Blight Program With 27,000 Demolitions and 19,000 Home Sales

Adams’ Final-Day Picks Tilt Rent Board Against Mamdani’s Freeze Plan

Oakland to Charge for Sunday Metered Parking Noon–6 p.m. Starting Jan. 4

Lurie Says Crime and Encampments Fell in First Year Leading San Francisco

Reclaiming Chicago Wins $10 Million Chicago Prize to Scale Affordable Homeownership

Affinius Capital Funds $200 Million Loan for Midwood’s 200 Douglass Tower in Gowanus

NYC Luxury Sales Jump After Mamdani’s Win, Undercutting Wealth-Flight Warnings

Lottery Opens for 880 Affordable Homes at Willets Point Commons in Queens

Duggan Delivers Farewell Address, Touts Detroit Gains as Power Shifts to Sheffield

H&M to Exit San Francisco Centre as New Owner Orders Tenants to Vacate

LA Volunteer Who Quit Job to Clean Streets Prompts City Review of 311 Trash Pickups

San Francisco Board Passes Lurie’s ‘Family Zoning’ Upzoning Plan in 7–4 Vote

Cleveland Council Approves Amended $100 Million Browns Settlement, Clearing Path to Brook Park Stadium

NYC Council Nears Passage of Community Purchase Bill After HPD-Backed Revisions

NYC Taps Tranzito to Build 500 Secure Bike Parking Sites Starting in 2026

New Orleans Council Passes $1.6 Billion Budget to Close $222 Million Gap

Baltimore Zoning Overhaul Stalls in Committee After Heated Hearing

Jakarta Tops UN's 2025 Megacity Ranking as Dhaka Climbs to No. 2