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Nearly two years ago, the Los Angeles City Council passed a controversial ordinance that banned camping by homeless people near schools, day-care centers and parks as well as any other locations that council members wanted to decree off-limits. All they had to do was submit a resolution with a list…

Today’s update is a five-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Though the field of candidates for the 21st Ward office has been cut in half, seven still remain, pushing alternatives to conventional policing, while in the nearby 18th Ward, only one candidate is challenging incumbent Ald. Derrick Curtis.

San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg and Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker face little opposition in their reelection bids. Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson doesn’t have any challengers.

Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson “is committed to making sure that the trauma that I endured ... never happens to another person,” said Anjanette Young, whose home was raided by Chicago police in 2019.

The Seattle City Council is considering whether to add caste to the city’s anti-discrimination laws

DALLAS — Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson won’t have an opponent in the general election this spring, city officials confirmed Monday.

The figures were confirmed in a report by the city's interim finance boss

It is hoped the policy will standardise a fair and consistent approach being taken by the council, as it is the first formal policy the council has had which covers all buildings.