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Editorial: We have a rare opportunity to fix LA City Hall. This is how

Los Angeles has been presented with a rare opportunity to redistribute political power and improve representation and governance. The leaked recording of three City Council members and a labor official breezily exchanging racist comments about their colleagues, while plotting to carve up the city into districts that protect their own…

Los Angeles Times

Business leaders to form political action committee to prevent City Council from making sharp left turn

Mike Ruemmler, who managed Rahm Emanuel’s 2015 mayoral reelection campaign, said he plans to form a committee bankrolled by business leaders to elect moderate alderpersons.

Chicago Sun-Times

Affordable housing plan in Lincoln Square cleared for passage

The project will offer lower-cost housing in a wealthy area while preserving some public parking for nearby businesses.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Debate stirs as Minneapolis council vote nears on proposed police oversight reforms

MINNEAPOLIS — Faced with ongoing criticism over Minneapolis' longtime police civilian review process, the City Council is poised to vote next week on a plan to replace it with a new Community Commission on Police Oversight.

Tribune News Service

Faced with tight transition, Mayor-elect Bass invites Garcetti staff to stay on through April

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Mayor-elect Karen Bass has invited all staffers in Mayor Eric Garcetti’s office to remain in their jobs through April, according to a letter sent last week — an atypical move intended to steady the ship amid an unusually short transition period.

Los Angeles Times

End of an era in Chicago politics as Burke chooses retirement over uphill battle for a record 15th term

Indicted Ald. Edward Burke (14th) chose not to seek reelection to a record 15th term in a ward dramatically redrawn to eliminate his most favorable precincts.

Chicago Sun-Times

Tim Degnan, Daley top gun and state senator, dies at 82

Tim Degnan a trusted point man, was key to Richard M. Daley’s political, policy success. As a lawmaker, he raised funds for the new Comiskey Park to keep the White Sox in Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Kevin de Leon refuses to resign from the LA City Council. What happens to his constituents?

LOS ANGELES — Just down the street from Pamela and Valentin Marquez's tidy two-bedroom home, next to an industrial strip where trains rumble through the night, is a park and playground with a walking path through oak trees.

Los Angeles Times

An East Texas town must boil its water on Thanksgiving as officials seek a solution to aging infrastructure

Zavalla lost all water for several days. The Texas Department of Emergency Management has sent pallets of bottled water and a team to help.

The Texas Tribune

Legal experts: Dallas’ median ban could bring lawsuits; ACLU already ‘exploring options’

DALLAS — A new Dallas law banning people from road medians or risk a fine up to $500 opens the city up to a lawsuit that could cost taxpayers, legal experts say.

Tribune News Service

Nottingham City Council could be forced to write off £2.68 million after Castle closure

Nottingham Castle closed to visitors on Monday

Nottingham Post

LA city voters sent conflicting messages, giving wins to both the left and the center

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles City Councilmember-elect Hugo Soto-Martinez is heading to City Hall with what he says is a clear mandate to enact bold, progressive policies on housing, homelessness, transportation and other issues.

Los Angeles Times

Atlanta to pay $1M settlement to family of Rayshard Brooks

The Atlanta City Council has approved a $1 million settlement payment for the family of Rayshard Brooks, who was shot and killed by a police officer

The Independent UK

Ald. Ray Lopez drops bid for Chicago mayor

The 15th Ward alderperson was the mayor’s first challenger. On Monday, the first day to file petitions, he became the first to end his campaign.

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Tribune News Service

How a political rookie pulled off an election upset to lead San Jose

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Ed Berger cast his vote for Cindy Chavez in the San Jose mayor’s race, but he wasn’t totally surprised by the political veteran’s narrow loss to newcomer Matt Mahan.

Chicago Sun-Times

More transparency is needed on soccer facility plan

Chicago housing officials have yet to disclose key details of the plan to lease valuable land to the Chicago Fire for a soccer practice facility, according to a new ProPublica report.

Los Angeles Times

In West Hollywood election, a famously liberal city appears to take a moderate turn

LOS ANGELES — In November 1984, the newly formed city of West Hollywood grabbed the world's attention when it seated the nation's first City Council with an openly gay majority.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ald. Carrie Austin’s lawyers seek to halt her prosecution over medical issues, say the court should not ‘risk the loss of a life’

Austin’s attorneys also derided recent speculation about the alderwoman’s ability to attend City Council meetings but not withstand a trial as “blatant rhetorical foolishness.”

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The Independent UK

Homeless vote in Portland, Oregon, delayed in angry meeting

City Council members in Portland, Oregon, have pushed back a vote on a disputed budget measure that would fund the creation of designated camping areas for homeless people

Los Angeles Times

It’s still all sinking in for LA Mayor-elect Karen Bass

LOS ANGELES — Rep. Karen Bass was still getting used to the title “mayor-elect” Thursday as she stood in the sun-drenched courtyard of the Wilshire Ebell Theatre and invoked the women’s club that first constructed the building in 1894.

Los Angeles Times

Berkeley police department in turmoil over leaked texts about arrest quotas

The Berkeley Police Department was in turmoil Thursday following the leak of text messages that allegedly show the president of the police officers union making racially charged remarks and calling for arrest quotas.

The Texas Tribune

For months, almost no one knew Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner had cancer

Turner, 68, revealed earlier this month that he underwent treatment for bone cancer in June. He is “cancer-free” as of last week, the mayor told The Texas Tribune during his first interview about his health.

Reason

To Fight Human Trafficking, Police in Texas Town Endorse Zoning Restrictions on Massage Parlors

City officials in Nederland, Texas, are kicking around the idea of limiting new massage parlors to industrial areas of town.

The Independent UK

Voters OK drastic overhaul of City Hall in Portland, Oregon

Voters in Portland, Oregon, have approved a ballot measure that will overhaul the city's government, spurred by growing concerns over homelessness and a desire to make City Hall more inclusive

Los Angeles Times

Bass ‘on track to win’ LA mayor’s race as lead grows to more than 29,000 votes

LOS ANGELES — U.S. Rep. Karen Bass moved closer to victory in the still-undecided Los Angeles mayor’s race Monday, with an updated vote tally showing the congresswoman leading real estate developer Rick Caruso by more than 4 percentage points nearly a week after polls closed.

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