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Did Los Angeles City Hall Blink by Delaying the Olympic Wage?

Business groups threatened a ballot measure targeting a key city revenue source, raising fears of layoffs and charges of “shakedown.”

Capital & Main

Corpus Christi’s delayed water response bubbles up to Texas governor’s race

Frustrated by a lack of progress, Gov. Greg Abbott threatened state action. Gina Hinojosa, his Democratic opponent, accused him of backing industry over people.

The Texas Tribune

Farmer donates land for a park, city sells it for data center development — $10 gift became $10M for city government, with $30M tax expected over next decade

Texas farmland originally donated in 1999 to be used only as a public park has been sold to a data center developer for $10 million.

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Corpus Christi delays decision on nearly billion-dollar water plant despite impending crisis

The City Council rejected the treatment plant last year over cost and environmental concerns, but plans resurfaced as the city’s water woes continued.

The Texas Tribune

Viral videos of teen takeovers have taken social media by storm. Experts are wary and warn of the danger

‘These teen meetups aren't going away because social media isn't going away,’ a former New York City detective says

The Independent UK

With limited options, Corpus Christi focuses on delaying – not avoiding – its looming water crisis

The city is looking into emergency conservation measures as most options for additional water have been tapped or are years from completion.

The Texas Tribune

Rain gives Corpus Christi a small break, delaying projected water crisis by 3 months

Without additional rain, the coastal city expects to impose mandatory water restrictions around December, new data shows.

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Corpus Christi to begin talks on privately built desalinization plant

A new Houston company hopes to build a $1.3 billion facility in the area and wants the city, which is on the brink of a water crisis, to commit to 30 years of purchases.

The Texas Tribune

Zohran Mamdani’s first veto targets a protest safety bill, but the real battle is over Gaza demonstrations near NYC schools

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani just dropped his first veto, and it’s putting a major protest safety bill on ice. The move has kicked off a fresh power struggle with the City Council, but the real tension here isn’t just about policy. It’s about how the city handles Gaza-related…

The Mary Sue

Corpus Christi delays action on plan to cut water use by 25% if emergency is declared

A Level 1 emergency, which could arrive in September, would limit households to 5,250 gallons a month under proposed restrictions. About 30% of residential customers use more.

The Texas Tribune

Houston City Council approves gutting policy limiting ICE cooperation, civil rights groups say

In contrast to the civil rights groups’ assessment, Houston’s city attorney told council members that the amendment — crafted by the mayor’s staff and the governor’s office — brings no major changes.

The Texas Tribune

As States Spend Millions to Woo Data Centers, Colorado Is Having a Reckoning

Legislators debate a possible moratorium while residents take their demands and health fears directly to a data center developer.

Capital & Main

Corpus Christi is scrambling to ward off a water crisis. Here’s a guide to its water projects.

From drilling groundwater wells to recycling wastewater, Corpus Christi has launched a host of projects as it races against the clock to find more water.

The Texas Tribune

Airbnb Says More Short-Term Rentals Will Boost L.A.’s Budget. Opponents Say It Won’t Work.

Stricter enforcement could bring in millions as Olympics approach, housing advocates counter.

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Los Angeles aims to ban single-use printer cartridges — new ordinance will target ink and toner that can't be properly recycled

Aside from being weirdly malevolent, printer cartridges are quite wasteful in most situations because they're designed to be thrown away once empty. Los Angeles is trying to fix that by banning any single-use ink or toner that can't be properly recycled or that doesn't have a take-back program from the…

Reason

Culture War Politics Have Been Costly for This California Town

Huntington Beach's elected officials are pursuing performative MAGA policymaking and keep losing in the courts.

The Independent UK

Pavarotti’s widow furious after Italian town builds ice rink around statue of opera legend

The mayor of Pesaro has apologised after complaints that the placement of the ice rink ‘ridicules’ the late singer

The Independent UK

Wealthy California town splits residents after council move to permanently ban pickleball: ‘There’s gonna be a problem’

Carmel residents are now banned from playing pickleball at Forest Hill Park in California

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The Independent UK

Turbulence for Dodger Stadium gondola as Los Angeles officials seek to ground the project

A proposal to build a gondola from downtown Los Angeles to Dodger Stadium hit some turbulence when the City Council voted to urge transportation officials to ground the project

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Emergency Tax Bill Ends $6,000 Senior Deduction and Tip, Overtime Tax Breaks in D.C.

Here’s how state tax conformity rules could immediately raise your income tax liability.

The Independent UK

NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo wants to save Rikers Island, New York's notorious jail complex

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo says he wants to save Rikers Island, the notorious jail complex that has become a symbol of dysfunction in the city's criminal justice system

Sports Illustrated

Barcelona Receive Camp Nou Return Date ‘Boost’ From City Council

Barcelona have had to re-think since originally planning to re-open Camp Nou to 60,o00 fans.

The Independent UK

Mary Sheffield advances in Detroit mayor’s race, opponent not yet decided

Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield has advanced to the November election

Reason

Minnesota Town Denies Family Permission To Build Affordable Housing Unit on Their Property

The Pepin family is suing the City of Blaine after the City Council used dubious reasoning to deny a permit for additional housing on their property.

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Trump administration sues New York City over 'sanctuary city' policies

The lawsuit says New York City's policies violate the supremacy clause of the Constitution by interfering with the enforcement of federal law. Similar lawsuits have been filed in recent months against New York State, Colorado, Los Angeles and elsewhere.

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