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Over €15 million in vacant site levies owed to Dublin City Council

Councillor Daithi Doolan said it was "shocking" that DCC was owed this amount of cash when they face "huge" financial challenges

Dublin Live · Oct 4, 2022

Mayor makes case for 2023 city budget, Argyle Street voters’ top issues 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 · Oct 3, 2022

Lightfoot makes case for 2023 budget, urges City Council to ‘be bold with me’

Delivering the 2023 budget address that will serve as her reelection platform, Lightfoot’s $16.4 billion spending plan has a laundry list of new and continued investments intended to ease violence, homelessness and poverty.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 3, 2022

Another 'sanctuary city' abortion ban dies in California after attorney general's warning

LOS ANGELES — After California's attorney general warned Temecula against passing a local abortion ban, the City Council in a heated meeting Tuesday voted not to pursue the measure.

Los Angeles Times · Sep 29, 2022

California City Responds To Rising Bike And E-Bike Accidents

Carlsbad, California’s City Council is investing in infrastructure development, as well as improved drivers’ education to make roads safer for cyclists.

InsideEVs · Sep 29, 2022

Police: Oakland high school shooting wounds 6 adults

Authorities say six adults were shot and wounded at a school campus in east Oakland, California

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022

Mayoral allies urge Lightfoot to scrap plans for $42.7 million property tax increase

The increase is half what the automatic escalator approved two years ago allows. But Ald. Jason Ervin, chairman of the City Council’s Black Caucus, is among the mayoral allies advising the mayor to find another way.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 28, 2022

California attorney general warns city of Temecula not to pass abortion ban

LOS ANGELES — California Attorney General Rob Bonta warned there will be "legal action" against the Temecula City Council if it passes an abortion ban in the city in an attempt to override state law.

Los Angeles Times · Sep 27, 2022

Former Abscam Congressman ‘Ozzie’ Myers is headed back to federal prison — this time for election fraud

The last time former U.S. Rep. Michael “Ozzie” Myers stood before a federal judge to face sentencing in a bribery case, Ronald Reagan was president and Abscam — the 1970s scandal that sent Myers and a host of other elected officials to prison — dominated newspaper headlines.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Sep 27, 2022

Philly mayor signs executive order banning guns at city recreation centers, a move that could spur legal challenges

PHILADELPHIA — Mayor Jim Kenney signed an executive order Tuesday banning the possession of firearms and other deadly weapons at city recreation centers and playgrounds, a move that could reignite a long-standing debate about whether Philadelphia should be able to write its own gun laws.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Sep 27, 2022