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New York Trash Pickup Lags a Day as Crews Work 12-Hour Shifts After Deep Freeze

Officials say workers are focusing on trash and compost as persistent ice slows collection.

Baltimore Hauls Frozen Snow to Expanded Dump Sites as 311 Requests Top 7,000

Marblehead Authorizes Harbor Snow Dumping Through Friday to Speed Post-Storm Cleanup

Caltrans’ Removable Ivy to Shield 101 Freeway Murals Is Tagged Hours After Installation

Bronx NYCHA Gas Explosion Kills 1, Injures 14 in High-Rise Fire

San Francisco Installs Pizza-Box Bins in North Beach Pilot

Jeffrey Gibson’s Block-Long Mural Begins Installation on Former Bloomingdale’s in Downtown SF

El Segundo Mosquito Outbreak Tied to Hyperion Spurs New Traps and Pesticide Push

Mamdani Names Tricia Shimamura NYC Parks Commissioner Ahead of First Budget

Third San Jose Park Damaged by Suspected Donut Driving as Police Investigate

Judge Keeps Injunction on Berkeley Encampment Sweep Following Leptospirosis Alert

Bid to Put Great Highway Reopening on June Ballot Falls Short

Homeless Man Charged With Arson in Blaze at TxDOT-Owned Abandoned Church

Los Angeles Repairs More Than 2,400 Potholes After Holiday Storms

Philadelphia Launches $11.5 Million ‘Gateways to Philadelphia’ Cleanup at Seven Entry Points Ahead of 2026 Events

Wong Pushes June Ballot Measure to Reopen San Francisco’s Upper Great Highway on Weekdays

XCharge, Energy Plus to Build Battery-Backed Fast-Charging Depot in Brooklyn

Houston Approves $30 Million in Stormwater Funds to Demolish Blighted Buildings

San Francisco Judge Upholds Prop. K, Leaving Great Highway Closure Intact

Balboa Park Paid Parking Begins With Tiered Lot Fees and Virtual Passes