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US Rep. ‘Chuy’ Garcia takes steps toward run for Chicago mayor

CHICAGO — U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia took two key steps toward announcing a campaign for Chicago mayor this week, amending his campaign committee to support a City Hall run and filing an economic disclosure statement as he continues weighing a challenge to Mayor Lori Lightfoot.

Chicago Tribune

Why LA's ban on homeless encampments near schools, day care has become heated election issue

LOS ANGELES — Echo Park resident Stan Gale was seriously thinking of moving out of L.A.

Los Angeles Times

INVEST South/West has given a boost to Austin, Auburn-Gresham

Three years in, INVEST South/West has secured significant investment commitments, but many people are still asking if the program has had an impact. We can vociferously say it has.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Rough sleepers up 21% in London as Mayor warns of ‘revolving door’ of homelessness

Figures obtained by City Hall show that 5,712 people were sleeping rough in London between April and September – a 21 per cent increase on last year

Evening Standard

London ‘sees 24% increase in rough sleepers year-on-year’ as living costs surge

Analysis by City Hall suggests there were 5,712 people on the capital’s streets between April and September.

The Independent UK

Caruso spending $53 million on relentless ad war against Bass, a 13-1 advantage

LOS ANGELES — Businessman Rick Caruso will end his campaign for mayor of Los Angeles much as he started it — pounding away with a television advertising campaign that attempts to persuade Angelenos he is the kind of independent problem solver who can overcome entrenched and corrupt interests at City…

Los Angeles Times

LA bribery trial spotlights City Hall corruption in run-up to election

LOS ANGELES — When billionaire Chinese developer Wei Huang burst into the U.S. real estate market 12 years ago, he did it with a bang, buying a downtown L.A. lot where he set out to build a 77-story skyscraper. It was supposed to be the tallest on the West Coast.

Los Angeles Times

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For Chicago schools parking deal, Board of Ed turned to Lori Lightfoot fundraiser

Carmen A. Rossi’s Chicago Parking Solutions got a two-year contract to park cars at more than a dozen schools even though the school system said another company put in a better bid.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lexington council parks $1 million toward youth sports complex

The discussion about a youth sports complex in Lexington continues at City Hall. This week, the Council approved $1 million dollars toward infrastructure for such a facility.The discussion about a youth sports complex in Lexington continues at City Hall. This week, the Council approved $1 million dollars toward infrastructure for…

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Laura Kavanagh will become first female commissioner in FDNY's 157-year history

NEW YORK — The FDNY’s acting commissioner is to be appointed to the job permanently on Thursday, City Hall and Fire Department sources told the Daily News.

Tribune News Service

Children and parents take to the barriers in bid to stop Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman axing school street

Protest comes after London mayor Sadiq Khan announced £69m a year for borough schemes, including more school streets

Evening Standard

Governor sees BTS fare plan nixed

Bangkok Council has rejected a motion from Governor Chadchart Sittipunt asking it to consider whether City Hall has the authority to collect fares for BTS Green Line extensions.

Bangkok Post

Amid noisy protest, the LA City Council — listening via earbud — conducts its business

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council held its first in-person meeting in nearly two weeks on Tuesday, plowing through its agenda and taking more than 90 minutes of phone-in public comment while demonstrators shouted, chanted and jeered from the audience.

Los Angeles Times

City Hall opposes junta's policy on Green Line

The City Hall opposes early Green Line concession extension for Bangkok Mass Transit System plc (BTSC) and proposes the government pay for its extension routes or take over the entire system.

Bangkok Post

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Los Angeles Times

LA City Council president will not excuse Kevin de León's council absences

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles City Council President Paul Krekorian had harsh words Monday for his colleague Kevin de León, telling the embattled council member in a letter that his continued presence on the legislative body was "causing actual ongoing harm" to the practical operation of the council.

Los Angeles Times

Leaked racist audio recording could push LA City Hall further left in Nov. 8 election

LOS ANGELES — Dissatisfaction with Los Angeles City Hall has been simmering for years, with residents growing exasperated over the protracted homelessness crisis, anxious over crime and exhausted by a string of corruption indictments targeting various city leaders.

Chicago Sun-Times

Petitions out for Rep. Garcia mayoral run; lawmaker still mulling Chicago City Hall bid

Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia knows that mayoral petitions are being circulated on his behalf and has not discouraged it, petition drive leader Clem Balanoff told the Sun-Times.

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan travels to Argentina to lead world city action on climate change

Sadiq Khan said he was hoping to learn new ideas on tackling climate change as he began a three-day visit to Argentina on Wednesday.

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Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan unlikely to meet his affordable housing targets for London

A total of 25,000 new homes must be started by March 2023 to meet the target of 116,000

Chicago Tribune

Lightfoot raises another $1 million for reelection bid. Is it enough to pull away from a crowded field of challengers?

With four months to go before she faces Chicago voters, Mayor Lori Lightfoot still hasn’t secured an overwhelming financial advantage over rival candidates seeking to make her a one-termer at City Hall.

Los Angeles Times

Paul Krekorian voted in as new LA City Council president

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council selected Council member Paul Krekorian as its next leader Tuesday afternoon, with the 10 members present voting unanimously for him to take over the council presidency.

Los Angeles Times

Frank Shyong: Racial coalitions define life in Los Angeles, and City Hall’s divisive politics needs to catch up

We no longer live in the Los Angeles that is depicted in the leaked recordings of city leaders engaging in a casually racist and nakedly corrupt conversation.

Tribune News Service

Former Mayor Bill de Blasio to teach at NYU in 2023

NEW YORK — Bill de Blasio, who long ago plastered the lyrics to Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song” on the wall of his New York University dorm room and later served as New York City’s 109th mayor, will return to his alma mater to teach this winter and spring, the school…

Los Angeles Times

Racist audio leak has ‘tainted’ LA's redistricting maps. Now some want them scrapped

LOS ANGELES — For nearly a week, activists and elected officials have demanded the ouster of three Los Angeles City Council members, calling it the only acceptable response to secretly recorded audio of them engaged in a conversation with racist and derogatory language.

Los Angeles Times

Gil Cedillo, a champion for immigrant rights, imperiled by racist leak scandal

LOS ANGELES — When four Latino leaders held a meeting to discuss Los Angeles' City Council boundaries last year, one in the group acted at points as the political elder in the room, a now-infamous audio recording revealed.

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