Cleveland opens new pedestrian bridges
Cleveland Metroparks officials celebrated the opening of two pedestrian bridges that cost $5.2 million. Officials say the two 580-foot-long bridges are needed to safely carry a ...
Court may appoint former San Francisco mayor to take over city’s troubled housing authority
A San Francisco judge is considering appointing former San Francisco Mayor Art Agnos as the temporary receiver of the city’s troubled Housing Authority. The judge wants ...
Utah, Nevada senators to push for land-use bill passage this year
A senator from Utah is working with Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid to get land bills passed before Democrats take control of Congress in January. Opponents of Utah Sen. Bob Bennett’s bill, which seeks ...
New York to revise ban on trans fat foods
New York’s health commissioner is revising a proposal to severely restrict the amount of artificial trans fats in the meals served in the city’s 20,000 restaurants in order to give those eateries ...
Hawaii mayor fights delay in rail tax
The mayor of Honolulu is taking immediate action to squash a bill that would delay implementation of a tax to support a new rail system that he says a majority of people on ...
Nevada town bans foreign flags
Pahrump, Nev., threw in an extra measure with the anti-illegal immigration ordinances it recently passed — a ban on the flying of all foreign flags. As part of a package that declared ...
Deal may renew long-standing effort for Georgia light rail line
Plans for the construction of Georgia’s first commuter rail line, which has been debated for almost two decades, are back on track, with service possibly available in two ...
Oakland, Calif., may do well without the A’s
A decision by the Oakland A’s baseball team to move to a new stadium in another city may actually benefit Oakland, officials say. The city made virtually nothing from the team ...
Texas town passes anti-illegal immigration laws
Farmers Branch, Texas, has become the first city in the state to pass serious measures against illegal immigrants. The city council has passed resolutions requiring apartment renters to ...
Oklahoma city wants to use county’s jail
Tahlequah, Okla., officials hope that an arrangement with surrounding Cherokee County will allow them to close the troubled city jail and house municipal prisoners in a new county facility. The city is willing to pay ...
Nuclear power plant to pay for Illinois town’s new water system
Nine months ago, Exelon Nuclear executives, under fire for failing to promptly report a radiation leak into groundwater near Godley, Ill., promised to pay for the town’s new water system. This week...
Minnesota town considers environmental impact law
Fridley, Minn., is considering joining more than 300 other American cities in the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement. Later this month, the city council will vote...
Designers compete for New Orleans riverfront project
While parts of New Orleans are still rebuilding from Hurricane Katrina, the city is taking proposals for a massive redesign of parts ...
California lawsuit is latest move in national pursuit of handicap accessibility
A lawsuit against the California Department of Transportation is the latest in a series of efforts by the national handicapped community to make city sidewalks more accessible to people ...
Virginia eliminating ‘10 codes’ from police communications
Virginia’s law enforcement officers and emergency medical personnel are learning a new language — English. The state is implementing a new “common language protocol” to replace...
Deprived of 49ers’ stadium, San Francisco may lose bid for 2016 Olympics
The breakdown of negotiations between the San Francisco 49ers football team and city officials over the construction of a new stadium could kill the city’s chance at hosting ...
Group seeks to give Wal-Mart the Bronx cheer
Neighborhood, labor and small-business groups in the Bronx in New York are trying to drum up opposition to any plans to open a Wal-Mart in their area, even though ...
Atlanta announces new plan to target ‘johns’ of child prostitutes
Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin wants to go after the men who go after the city’s underage prostitutes. Franklin, citing a report from a group she founded to ensure women ...
Michigan town ends century-old ban on alcohol
Zeeland, Mich., has done away with its 104-year-old ban on alcohol sales in a bid to attract more visitors. Proponents say...
Idahoans reject bid to put Ten Commandments monument in park
The residents of Boise voted down an effort to put a Ten Commandments monument in a public park. More than 52 percent of the voters said...
State plans to take over Boston city elections
Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin says he will take control of the Boston Election Department following election-day problems that capped a history of controversies the department has faced. ...
Denver voters face new system
Denver voters in today’s election face a new system that has led to concern by some candidates. Instead of hundreds of neighborhood precincts, residents will report to 55 concentrated vote ...
New York county challenges board in court
Erie County, N.Y., is already in conflict with its newly established “hard” control board. The county forced board officials to explain to a state court judge why they voted to change from a “soft” advisory board to ...
Kansas DOT crews tackle sinkhole mystery
Officials with the Kansas Department of Transportation hope a 10-day project will solve the mystery of a sinkhole that has been devouring a 35-foot-long section of a state highway for years. ...
Residents of model planned community in New Jersey chafe at rules
Good fence leads to bad feelings among neighbors in Washington, N.J. Washington’s Town Center community of 500 residents was built five years ago with strict rules meant to preserve ...
