The meeting was set up to explain to council members that they needed to start making immediate cuts or the city could be facing insolvency. "Councilmember Gallo, you've asked on repeated occasions from us to let you know when it is critical that we take action. I want you to hear clea...
Oakland council members, activists blast banks for blightScott Johnson
- Oakland city councilmembers resolved on Thursday to put a measure to strengthen the police commission before voters in November. The unanimous vote followed another unanimous vote, with apparent community support, to strike a clause that would have let the council allow the police chief to change...
On Tuesday, city council members voted to rename a stretch of MacArthur Boulevard between Grand Avenue and Van Buren Avenue, where the rapper once lived, as "Tupac Shakur Way." The rapper, who was born in New York City and lived in Baltimore before moving to California, claimed that he "...
Ferndale Council to Consider Providing Free Snow Removal Service to Local Church Should city employees and equipment be used to provide free snow removal for a local church? That’s the decision Ferndale City Council members are being asked to make at the Jan. 27 council meeting. ...
Should city employees and equipment be used to provide free snow removal for a local church? That’s the decision Ferndale City Council members are being asked to make at the Jan. 27 council meeting. Read more January 25, 2025 Pontiac Mayor Tim Greimel Won’t Be Seeking Re-Election ...
Two members of the Oakland City Council are planning to propose legislation, possibly this month, that would allow and regulate the commercial cultivation of medical marijuana. Council members Larry Reid and Rebecca Kaplan said they hope the rules will limit the public hazards sometimes associated...
Mayor Schaaf has convened an Affordable Housing Task Force and City Council President Lynnette McElhaney has officially designated the 14th St. corridor a black arts district. Yet artists and families are getting pushed out of Oakland as the Planning Commission fast-tracks project after project, ...
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Jackson could be gearing up for yet another lawsuit against the state, this time in relation to the governor’s decision to veto millions of dollars in legislative earmarks for city projects. On Tuesday, the city council approved ente...
Seven city council members voted to enter negotiations with Lott. One council member abstained. Earlier in the day, three of five county supervisors voted yes after more than three hours of discussion and testimony in a room sparkling with sports celebrities. ...