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Philly’s new police oversight board, first proposed in 2020, is moving forward

PHILADELPHIA — Nearly two years after it was first proposed in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, and almost a year since Philadelphia’s City Council approved legislation to create a new police oversight agency, the organization is finally poised to move past the planning phase and into reality.

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Afternoon Edition: March 28, 2022

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

Chicago Sun-Times

Nicole Lee takes seat in City Council after unanimous confirmation vote

Nicole Lee cemented her place in Chicago political history on Monday as the City Council’s first-ever Chinese-American member after sailing through her confirmation hearing and being sworn into office less than an hour later.

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Ward remap referendum still not a done deal

The deadline to avoid a referendum, by convincing 41 members of the City Council to agree on a map, is May 19.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cars dumped outside homes near Liverpool Airport as families jet away on holiday

Residents have witnessed people throwing McDonald's wrappers out of car windows and urinating in private gardens

Manchester Evening News

Fury over drivers avoiding airport car parking charges by leaving cars in residential streets

Roads by Liverpool John Lennon terminal have become popular drop-off points for stingy motorists

Wales Online

Illinois Supreme Court rules no overall ban on pols using campaign funds to pay criminal defense lawyers

The case involved former Ald. Danny Solis (25th), who was under federal investigation, but his successor, Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez, had hoped state’s top court would set a precedent that could have broader implications for other politicians, such as former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan and…

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From LA mayoral candidates Karen Bass and Rick Caruso, sharply divergent views of city and how it should be run

LOS ANGELES — U.S. Rep. Karen Bass and businessman Rick Caruso showed up to Tuesday night’s Los Angeles mayoral debate with two sharply different messages — about leadership and, to an extent, the current state of the city.

Los Angeles Times

Latino voters can't be ignored. LA mayoral candidates are working to earn their votes

LOS ANGELES — When Antonio Villaraigosa ran for mayor of Los Angeles in the early 2000s, some were not ready for a Latino to lead the city.

Los Angeles Times

Michigan City Unanimously Approves Psychedelics Decriminalization

With the support of Decriminalize Nature Hazel Park and efforts by Councilmember Luke Londo, Hazel Park has moved to decriminalize psychedelics like psilocybin and ibogaine. The decision comes at a time when activists continue to pursue a broader statewide policy change to legalize psychedelic substances through votes, Marijuana Moment reports.

Benzinga

Washington city ambivalent about small Amazon robots scooting along streets and sidewalks

Kirkland could be among a small selection of cities in the United States where Amazon's small delivery robots scoot along sidewalks, through crosswalks and up driveways to bring packages to awaiting residents.

Tribune News Service

Lightfoot accused of ‘stacking the deck’ on Chicago casino committee

After cutting the list of potential sites to three, Lightfoot rammed through a resolution creating a special committee led by Zoning Committee Chairman Tom Tunney (44th) with soup-to-nuts jurisdiction over “all matters within the jurisdiction of the City related to the establishment of the casino.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Selection committee recommends two 11th Ward finalists to replace Patrick Daley Thompson, but Lightfoot delays appointment

Lightfoot had wanted a replacement seated in time for Wednesday’s City Council meeting. The Rules Committee was to meet Tuesday to confirm the mayor’s choice, but the meeting was canceled at Lightfoot’s behest.

Chicago Sun-Times

Inside Kinahan gangster Liam Byrne's lavish €1m house seized by CAB that could be used as social homes by Dublin City Council

The Crumlin home, which was once estimated to be worth a whopping €1m, is now up for sale for just €400k and has been viewed by almost 30,000 people online

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Houses seized by CAB could be used as social homes by Dublin City Council, says councillor

The home of Kinahan gangster Liam Byrne, which was seized by CAB, went on sale in 2021 with an asking price of €400,000

Daily Record

Humza Yousaf's wife standing as SNP candidate in Dundee council elections

Nadia El-Nakla is seeking a seat in the West End ward of Dundee City Council as one of the SNP's 16 candidates across the local authority area.

Tribune News Service

Overwhelmed prosecutors quitting ‘in tears’ amid staffing crisis, NYC district attorneys say

Underpaid prosecutors overwhelmed by a mammoth backlog of cases are quitting in droves when their work is needed more than ever, the city’s district attorneys told the City Council on Friday.

Tribune News Service

You snooze, you lose: NYPD cracking down on subway sleeping

NEW YORK — Almost 500 straphangers have been ticketed this year for taking up too much space napping in subway cars, a New York Police Department chief said Friday at a City Council budget hearing.

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Don’t feed the bully Donald Trump

City Council has more pressing matters than spending time and energy on an ordinance targeting Trump and his ugly downtown sign.

Chicago Sun-Times

2 Fulton Market deals pass plan commission’s review

Both projects sailed through the panel and go to the City Council, although one drew debate about its architecture.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ricardo Munoz, another guilty former City Council member, set to learn sentence

Munoz pleaded guilty in September to wire fraud and money laundering, admitting he took nearly $38,000 from the Chicago Progressive Reform Caucus to pay for personal expenses like skydiving and a relative’s college tuition.

Chicago Sun-Times

City Council member condemns Lightfoot as ‘phony reformer’

Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez is furious over the tavern license granted to the Giant Penny Whistle, defying a moratorium along a three-block stretch of Blue Island Avenue. Sigcho-Lopez joined the Pilsen Neighbors Community Council in suing to nullify the license.

Chicago Sun-Times

City Council’s special meeting on vaccine mandate fails to attract a quorum

Mayor Lori Lightfoot had made it clear before leaving town for Florida that she would instruct her allies to stay away from the special meeting, arguing that voters are “sick and tired of gamesmanship ... political charades and stunts.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Catanzara threatens political retribution against three of police union’s strongest City Council supporters

Catanzara wants three former firefighters now on the council — Nick Sposato, Anthony Napolitano and Jim Gardiner — to back Erin Jones, a CPD detective challenging state Sen. Rob Martwick, a favorite of Chicago Firefighters Union Local 2.

Chicago Sun-Times

Plan to create position of legislative counsel stalls again

Unless she is re-elected, Mayor Lori Lightfoot may never face a council with its own parliamentarian to counter her rulings from the chair. On Wednesday, a new and improved legislative counsel ordinance championed by Ald. Anthony Beale was held in committee.

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