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They're loud, they're proud — these peacocks are getting the boot

SOUTH PASADENA, Calif. — About 45 minutes before dusk, 27-year-old Jonathan Gonzalez drove up the inclines of South Pasadena's Monterey Hills community in a dark-blue pickup truck. He approached the house of a client and headed to the backyard.

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Brooklyn Center police recruitment video draws backlash

MINNEAPOLIS — Activists and community members voiced outrage at a rally outside Brooklyn Center City Hall on Monday evening to denounce what they call a hyper-militarized video produced by the Police Department to recruit officers to the force.

Tribune News Service

City Council committee alters game plan on ‘astronomical’ vaping by Chicago teens

The ordinance would require a new city license whenever a retailer “derives more than 20 percent of their gross revenue from the sale of electronic cigarette products, accessories or liquid nicotine products.”

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Chicago Landmarks Commission to consider landmark status for Promontory Point

Making Promontory Point a city landmark would effectively protect the lakefront site from development or demolition.

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City Council committee adds teeth to city ordinance protecting abortion, gender care

The Chicago Commission on Human Relations is now empowered to “investigate and adjudicate complaints” of “discrimination and retaliation related to housing.” The ordinance

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Councilmember Supports Legalizing Street Vending on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Hugo Soto-Martinez says he is seeking a way to undo the “no-vending zone” in his district.

Capital & Main

Chicago Alderman Roberto Maldonado won’t seek reelection, ending 13-year tenure

CHICAGO — Longtime Chicago Alderman Roberto Maldonado, 26th, appears to be joining the parade of City Council members opting out of another term.

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Trade union leaders square off in verbal slugfest over stalled crane ordinance

The stalled proposal would require a Chicago crane operators license for any equipment to lift over 1,000 pounds, half the current weight limit. It’s a good thing for Operating Engineers Local 150 that no final vote was taken. If there had been a roll call, the ordinance would surely have…

Chicago Sun-Times

City Hall went after Ald. Walter Burnett Jr. for owning a drug house in West Garfield Park

Within months after Mayor Lori Lightfoot took office, the police twice raided a two-flat owned by Burnett and his wife Darlena Williams-Burnett and accused them in a lawsuit of owning a “public nuisance” where drugs were sold.

Chicago Sun-Times

Dan Rodricks: Can you blame a shopping center for a shooting?

The people who got on Baltimore City Councilman Kristerfer Burnett after the shooting in Edmondson Village Wednesday morning might not know this, but he has been pushing for investment in that old shopping center for several years. Before and after the Freddie Gray uprising and unrest of 2015, Burnett was…

Tribune News Service

Fort Worth looks to rename Hillside Community Center after Atatiana Jefferson

FORT WORTH, Texas — The Fort Worth City Council will consider Tuesday renaming the Hillside Community Center in honor of Atatiana Jefferson as a “tangible legacy and reminder to the life she lived.”

Tribune News Service

Dismissing Volunteer City Advisory Board Appointee for Alleged Antifa Links Doesn't Violate First Amendment

The same would apply for other speech or political association, because "political affiliation [was] an appropriate requirement for the effective performance of the public office involved."

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NYC Mayor Adams in his first year has taken bold steps — but success remains uncertain

NEW YORK — In his first year as New York City’s 110th mayor, Eric Adams laid out many a plan.

Tribune News Service

Let’s ease property tax burden by fixing tax-increment financing

Ultimately, property taxes are a math problem we must solve if we want the fabric of our neighborhoods to remain intact. TIF reform is a good place to start finding solutions.

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Chatham group leaders urge liquor stores, bars to close two hours early on New Year’s Eve

South Side residents are asking Chatham liquor businesses to close early on New Year’s Eve in an attempt to curb violence in the area.

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Chicago’s top 10 stories for 2022

Another whirlwind year of local news saw a string of City Hall denizens bowing out, thousands of families reeling from the ongoing epidemic of gun violence and a wave of new arrivals looking to get their footing.

Los Angeles Times

I'm Mexican American. But the LA City Council audio leak reminded me that I'm Oaxacan too

LOS ANGELES — As a Mexican American, I love being from two worlds. I feel lucky to have been born in Florida, growing up in a beachside city in all the state's humid glory. I feel proud knowing how to make tamales and enchiladas and rooting for two soccer teams…

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Dublin City Council chief's comments on homeless support groups blasted as 'deeply insulting'

Sinn Fein's Micheal Mac Donnacha said the Owen Keegan’s remarks did a disservice to the City Council itself and to the DRHE who do such important work to address homelessness

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Berkeley's top police officer faced internal accusations of misconduct as she rose through ranks

A pioneering police officer, Jennifer Louis is poised to record several historic firsts at the Berkeley Police Department as a gay Asian woman selected to serve as chief. But as she awaits a City Council confirmation vote, a 2017 investigation into sexual harassment allegations has come to light.

Chicago Sun-Times

South, West side residents gear up for city sale of vacant lots

More than 2,000 city-owned lots will go on sale next year; the new incarnation of an old program is getting mixed reviews from residents.

Tribune News Service

Mayor Adams was ardent defender of discretionary spending before pushing NYC Council cuts over migrant crisis

NEW YORK — In a move that provoked harsh backlash last week, New York Mayor Eric Adams called on City Council members to fork over half of their discretionary funds to help pay for the ongoing migrant crisis that has plagued his administration for months.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Mayor Bass is moving fast to house encampments. She’s going to need help — and hotel rooms

On her first day in office, Dec. 12, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass declared a state of emergency on homelessness. Several days after that, she signed an order to make it faster for homeless housing to be approved.

Chicago Sun-Times

Raise real estate transfer tax to help the homeless

City Council looked the other way instead of supporting a vote on the tax on properties sold at $1 million or more, to generate an estimated $160 million a year to address the root causes of homelessness.

Chicago Sun-Times

What does a police district council member do?

For the first time, Chicagoans will serve on newly elected councils to influence policing in their districts. What that looks like in practice remains to be seen, but the ordinance establishing them lays out some basics.

Chicago Sun-Times

What do Chicago’s alderpersons do?

Sometimes called “mini mayors,” alderpersons answer for everything from snow removal to pothole repairs in their areas.

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