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Angelenos are alarmed by air pollution, extreme heat. Poll finds they want action

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles voters are alarmed by deadly heat waves, destructive wildfires and dangerous air pollution — and they want politicians to take major steps to reduce the city’s reliance on fossil fuels and prepare for a hotter future.

Los Angeles Times

Chicago casino sites gain critics on the City Council

More alderpersons — with Pat Dowell (3rd) the latest — object to plans in or near their wards after residents voice complaints at community hearings.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ethics Board chairman defends calling out Sposato for posting photo of himself in front of fire truck on Facebook

“We don’t go look at peoples’ social media sites. We react to complaints,” Ethics Board Chairman William Conlon said. “You can’t use the city logo, the city seal or city equipment to promote yourself for election.”

Chicago Sun-Times

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Lightfoot tweaks gas card giveaway yet again to smooth road to City Council passage

Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plans to reserve 75% of gas cards for residents of South and West Side neighborhoods defined as “high-mobility hardship.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Edinburgh Council accused of 'turning a blind eye to poverty'

In his fourth attempt at getting elected to the City of Edinburgh Council, ex Scottish Socialist Party MSP Colin Fox is calling for more attention to be paid to poorer communities outwith the city centre.

Edinburgh Live

Rick Caruso's role in the 2002 rejection of a Black LAPD chief created a furor

LOS ANGELES — Two decades ago, the Los Angeles Police Department faced a defining moment, as crime ticked upward, a massive corruption scandal smoldered and a federal judge pushed to correct the department's long history of civil rights violations.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: L.A.'s settlement of lawsuit over homelessness won’t do much about homelessness

More than two years ago, a group calling itself the L.A. Alliance for Human Rights and consisting largely of downtown Los Angeles business owners and residents filed a lawsuit against the city and county over their handling of homelessness. The group argued that officials had perpetuated and failed to address…

Los Angeles Times

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How City Council should fix its remapping mess

The process of creating and then approving new maps, as it now stands, is enough to make one’s head spin. Time to break free of the convoluted system. Let voters decide.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago City Council attendance report card: Leslie Hairston best, George Cardenas worst

Council members show up, on average, for four of every five required meetings, a new analysis by The Daily Line, WBEZ and Crain’s Chicago Business found.

Chicago Sun-Times

When even onetime reformers turn corrupt, it’s time to strengthen good government laws | Editorial

Ineffective campaign finance rules, allowing alderpersons to make unilateral decisions on many permits and zoning changes and permitting elected officeholders to represent clients seeking government aid invite corruption.

Chicago Sun-Times

Nottingham City Council explains why it is having to hire costly consultants

Some are on £1000 a day

Nottingham Post

Indicted Ald. Carrie Austin’s decision to share tax credits helps deliver senior housing project named after late Ald. JoAnn Thompson

At a grand opening Wednesday for the $26.6M Montclare Senior Residences of Englewood, developer Philip Mappa of M.R. Properties aired the untold story of how Austin’s selflessness helped salvage the project.

Chicago Sun-Times

City Hall may seek to intervene in Danny Solis case, claiming to be victim

Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she told lawyers to file a victim-impact statement in Solis’ case. She added, “no one is above the law and Chicago residents expect that their elected officials will be held accountable.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Verdict on bus lane change on major Nottingham route to 24 hours ahead of switch

It's not yet being enforced despite new signs in place

Nottingham Post

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A bought politician or bribery scheme invented by prosecutors? In Philadelphia Councilman Kenyatta Johnson’s trial, a jury will now decide

PHILADELPHIA — There was one point upon which lawyers on opposite sides of Kenyatta Johnson’s federal bribery trial agreed in their final pitches to jurors Tuesday: There is no smoking gun to prove the Philadelphia City Council member accepted nearly $67,000 in bribes disguised through a consulting contract with his…

Chicago Sun-Times

City Council must stop dragging its feet on civilian police oversight commission

Qualified and committed Interim Commission candidates have been named and are eager to get to work. Deadlines have passed. Council members should pick Interim Commission candidates by the next council meeting on April 27.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ex-Ald. Danny Solis’ secret deal with feds goes public

It’s the formal understanding between U.S. Attorney John Lausch’s office and a man who could be remembered as one of Chicago’s most significant government moles. Solis’ cooperation was first exposed by the Chicago Sun-Times four weeks after he signed the deal.

Chicago Sun-Times

Why City Council members are now attending more meetings

After analyzing publicly available attendance records for meetings between May 2019 and December 2021, WBEZ, Crain’s and The Daily Line found that City Council members overall attended 81% of the meetings they were required to be at.

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Ald. Ray Lopez’s bid for mayor could energize LGBTQ activists, voters

If elected mayor, Ald. Ray Lopez would make history — as Lightfoot did. Lopez would be the first openly gay and Latino person to serve as mayor.

Chicago Tribune

Daniel Solis, ex-Chicago alderman-turned-FBI-mole, charged with bribery

CHICAGO — Former Chicago Ald. Daniel Solis, who turned government mole to help federal investigators build cases against Ald. Edward Burke and ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan, has been charged with a bribery count.

Benzinga

Detroit Allowing Recreational Cannabis Sales Is A 'Monumental Win, Will Create New Opportunities,' Say Industry Insiders

In an 8-1 vote Tuesday morning, Detroit's City Council finally passed an ordinance allowing sales of adult-use cannabis to begin, after months of delays.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ray Lopez running for mayor; City Council critic to give up seat to challenge Lightfoot

“Our residents do not feel safe. People who work here don’t feel safe,” Lopez told the Sun-Times. “We have to right this ship now.”

Tribune News Service

‘We must protect access to the ballot box,’ retiring Rep. G.K. Butterfield says

G.K. Butterfield Jr. learned politics at his father’s knee. The elder Butterfield in 1953 became the first African American elected to City Council in Wilson, North Carolina. But a few years later, the council changed election rules while the Butterfields were out of town, making it so Butterfield Sr. couldn’t…

Los Angeles Times

LA City Council backs $3 million settlement for firefighters who alleged retaliation

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday agreed to pay up to $3 million to settle a lawsuit brought by a group of firefighters who alleged that they faced retaliation after reporting misconduct in the Fire Prevention Bureau.

Tribune News Service

NYC Council majority calls on Mayor Adams to end ‘cruel’ homeless encampment sweeps

A majority of the City Council’s members called on Mayor Adams Tuesday to immediately halt his administration’s “cruel” homeless encampment crackdown and instead focus on expanding social services.

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