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City fumbles on migrant issue again with bid to put tent camp in Brighton Park

Of all places, the city picks a site that once contained a zinc smelting operation — a process that can potentially leach toxins into the soil. It’s another example of blunders on handling Chicago’s migrant crisis.

Chicago Sun-Times

Almost 300 London renters facing 'no fault' evictions each week, City Hall analysis finds

Sadiq Khan called the new analysis 'deeply concerning' as he urged the Government to pass the Renters Reform Bill

Evening Standard

Mayor Brandon Johnson hints at return of guaranteed income program

A pilot launched under former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot provided 5,000 residents with $500 a month for a year with no strings attached.

Chicago Sun-Times

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London affordable homes programme slashed by up to 11,000 but City Hall says Government to blame

Deputy mayor Tom Copley suggested that Liz Truss's mini-budget had played a role in increasing the programme's costs

Evening Standard

Islington: North London council to buy back 310 ex-council flats for homeless families and Afghan refugees

Council housing buy back 'one of the largest in the country'

Evening Standard

Mayor Johnson accepts reality: State won’t consider more money for migrants until 2024

That should end City Hall’s lobbying via news media for more money this fall and lower the temperature a little, Rich Miller writes.

Chicago Sun-Times

More than 1,000 COVID-19 relief loans went to city of Chicago employees — and many look fraudulent, city’s watchdog says

Chicago’s Inspector General Deborah Witzburg revealed only one disciplinary case but said, “There are members of the police department included on the list that we are looking at.”

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Sadiq Khan urged to use legal powers to prevent East End LTNs being axed

Last-ditch plea to prevent Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman ditching walking and cycling schemes

Evening Standard

Senior London Tory rebukes her party for ‘crescendo’ of ‘transphobic rhetoric’

City Hall’s Emma Best said she was ‘devastated’ by comments at the party’s conference

Evening Standard

Mayor Johnson proposes Chicago Department of Environment

Unlike the former department scrapped by Rahm Emanuel, the new City Hall addition would not enforce pollution laws.

Chicago Sun-Times

Susan Hall clashes with Sadiq Khan’s policing deputy on public trust in the Met

The Tory mayoral candidate said Londoners’ trust in the police has ‘absolutely plummeted’

Evening Standard

‘Great American hero’ Dianne Feinstein honoured by Kamala Harris and Nancy Pelosi at San Francisco memorial

Late Senator was remembered for her leadership in California, her fight against torture, and boundary-breaking career as woman in politics

The Independent UK

As xenophobic protests rock NYC, the city closes its door to asylum seekers

Xenophobic protests against a migrant centre in Staten Island come as City Hall is seeking to remove its longstanding obligation to provide shelter, Richard Hall writes.

The Independent UK

At Dianne Feinstein’s funeral, mourners remember her ‘mayoral roots’

Nancy Pelosi, Kamala Harris, Chuck Schumer and others gathered where Feinstein’s historic career began — San Francisco City Hall.

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Sadiq Khan criticised for ‘astonishing’ delays to Liveable Neighbourhoods programme

Ten of 18 schemes have been paused ‘as a result of TfL’s constrained financial position’

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Lexington Council seeking proposals for the next City Hall

Lexington city leaders are asking for proposals regarding a new City Hall. The Urban County Council Thursday moved ahead with a request for proposals motion.

The Independent UK

Long a city that embraced cars, Paris is seeing a new kind of road rage: Bike-lane traffic jams

Paris is a city where motor vehicles have long been king

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan’s ally expected to face re-selection battle after losing votes

Dr Onkar Sahota is understood to be facing a backlash from some in his party over Ulez

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Sadiq Khan refuses to rule out breaking up Met Police if reforms fail

The mayor said the new London Policing Board would help hold the force to account

Evening Standard

Stephen Lawrence’s brother to sit on Sadiq Khan’s new policing board

Baroness Casey recommended the board’s creation in her review of the Met Police’s culture

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan public meeting ‘to be moved from central London’ amid Ulez security concerns

Police warning after People’s Question Time was targeted by protesters

Evening Standard

Mayor’s ally faces backlash from Labour activists over support for Ulez extension

An ally of Sadiq Khan is at risk of losing his £60,000-a-year City Hall job because of his support for the Ulez expansion.

Evening Standard

Criminologist warns politicians are too election-focused to tackle youth violence

A City Hall committee was told that governments are reluctant to devote long-term resources to fix the problem

Evening Standard

City Hall committee urges tighter regulation to stop e-bike fires

City Hall politicians have urged ministers to crack down on dangerous e-bikes products

Evening Standard

OPINION - 20mph London: Speed limit cut on over half of roads: The Leader podcast

More than half of all London roads now have 20mph limits. Do the stats back the low-speed zones? Air quality, MPG and community benefits explained. Our City Hall and Transport Editor Ross Lydall and Jeremy Leach from 20’s Plenty For Us discuss the rationale behind the 20mph zones, and whether…

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