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Widespread job vacancies create city service woes, stressed staff in Berkeley

BERKELEY, Calif. — Managers in city offices across Berkeley have spent the better part of the year trying to recruit staff and patch holes in work schedules as vacancies careened upward, leaving some departments operating with too few employees to provide the services residents need and expect.

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Public consultation on Nottingham City Council's £29m of savings proposals begins

Councillors endorsed £29m of savings proposals, over £10m of which require public consultation. This includes raising Council Tax by the full 4.99 per cent permitted under Government proposals.

Nottingham Post

Denver’s emergency declaration extended as migrants housed in city shelters top 400

DENVER — Denver’s local emergency declaration responding to a surge of migrants arriving in the city is not set to expire Jan. 17 after the Denver City Council approved an extension Monday afternoon.

The Denver Post

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Scandal-plagued LA City Council deeply unpopular; voters have faith in Bass, poll finds

LOS ANGELES — If the last week was any indication, Mayor Karen Bass starts her tenure with the wind at her back.

Los Angeles Times

Rikers Island correction officers contribute to flow of drugs and other contraband in NYC jails

NEW YORK — A packet of drugs in a McDonald’s salad. Vacuum-sealed marijuana in a lunch box. Hennessy cognac in AriZona Iced Tea bottles and Ciroc coconut-flavored vodka in Poland Spring water bottles.

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City Council approves casino deal, but …

The Illinois Gaming Board has to ask some serious questions — that’s it’s job — about the Bally’s casino project when the body meets next year to take up the matter for approval. Chicago has to get this right.

Chicago Sun-Times

Did party politics cost a Texas city manager and attorney their jobs?

City councils are typically nonpartisan. Odessa residents are wondering if that’s still the case after the local Republican Party helped elect new council members.

The Texas Tribune

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Indicted Ald. Carrie Austin walked ‘unassisted’ despite medical claims, feds say

Austin is charged with taking sump pumps, a dehumidifier and kitchen cabinets as kickbacks from a developer overseeing a $50 million development in her ward.

Chicago Sun-Times

Nicholas Goldberg: Mark Ridley-Thomas is accused of taking bribes. But that's no justification for stopping his salary

LOS ANGELES — Should Mark Ridley-Thomas be paid his salary as a Los Angeles City Council member — his exorbitant, more-than-$229,000-a-year salary — even though he's been indicted and is awaiting trial for betraying the public trust by taking bribes and engaging in fraud and conspiracy?

Los Angeles Times

Civil rights group sues Dallas for ban that ‘criminalizes poverty’

A coalition made up of legal advocates and a law firm is suing Dallas over a new rule that subjects people to fines of up to $500 for standing on road medians, arguing it is unconstitutional and will disproportionately impact homeless residents.

Tribune News Service

ComEd’s $40M plan to rid homes of natural gas, City Council’s new ordinances and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

Off-duty Chicago cop found dead from apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound in Norwood Park

The unidentified 58-year-old female officer was found Thursday morning in the 5800 block of North Northwest Highway.

Chicago Sun-Times

Voters in five Texas cities approved decriminalizing marijuana. Now city officials are standing in the way.

Some local leaders say they worry the changes violate state law, while residents who supported decriminalizing marijuana say the pushback disrespects democracy.

The Texas Tribune

Victoria Centre confirms wheelchair hire could be axed by council cuts

Nottingham City Council is planning to withdraw the Shopmobility service from the Victoria Centre as it tries to plug a £32 million funding gap.

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City Council approves $8 million TIF funds for Near South Side high school

Housing advocates and residents are angry at the plan to build the school on land that was slated for public housing. Some say the school shouldn’t be built until the district fully analyzes how it would affect nearby historically Black schools.

Boston Herald

Boston City Council approves reparations task force

BOSTON — The City Council unanimously approved a task force that would spend the next two years exploring reparations for Black people.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bike lane law makes it easier to ticket, tow drivers blocking paths. Supporters say it will save lives

The city ordinance, passed Wednesday, raises the fine to $250 for blocking a bike lane. It also requires signs to be posted warning that a bike lane is closed.

Chicago Sun-Times

Funding for Red Line extension approved, straw purchaser of gun used to kill Officer Ella French sentenced and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Bally’s $1.7 billion River West casino gets final zoning approval from City Council

Chicago’s 30-year quest for a casino and entertainment complex is now exclusively in the hands of the Illinois Gaming Board. Bally’s plan is for a $1.7 billion complex in River West, at Chicago Avenue and Halsted Street.

Chicago Sun-Times

Richard J. Daley talked about it, Lightfoot delivered: City Council approves mass transit TIF to help bankroll Red Line South extension

The City Council on Wednesday created a new transit tax increment financing district to bankroll about one-fourth — $959 million — of the cost of extending the CTA’s Red Line from 95th Street to 130th Street and building four new stations along the way.

Chicago Tribune

White voters helped propel Lori Lightfoot to the mayor’s office in 2019. Will they stick with her in February?

CHICAGO — When Willie Wilson finished his remarks before the Illinois Polish American Congress in November, the lull in the room lasted long enough for the audience to begin awkwardly fidgeting.

The Independent UK

Racism scandal prompts another day of protests in LA council

The Los Angeles City Council was disrupted by another round of noisy protests after a councilman facing widespread calls to resign for his involvement in a racism scandal defiantly returned to the chamber

Los Angeles Times

LA Mayor Bass’ emergency homelessness declaration is approved during heated City Council meeting

LOS ANGELES — After several hours of turmoil, the Los Angeles City Council approved Mayor Karen Bass’ declaration of a homelessness emergency, allowing the new mayor’s first major policy proposal to move forward.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ald. Sigcho-Lopez calls for hearings on CPD officer suspended over ties to the Proud Boys

The department’s handling of the probe “points out a much bigger problem about how internal affairs — and how, in general, the police department — is accountable to the public,” the alderperson said.

Los Angeles Times

Kevin de León returns to LA City Council, meeting is abruptly halted

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles City Council member Kevin de León showed up for Tuesday’s council meeting nearly two hours into the proceedings, prompting council President Paul Krekorian to immediately call a recess.

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