Current City-Government News Results

Vestavia Hills voter turnout light for referendum on changing city government - Everything Alabama Blog
Vestavia Hills polling officials reported light turnout for today's referendum on whether to change the city's form of government. David Manning , chief inspector of the city's Civic Center -- one of ...

Boynton shuts down city government in wake of investigation - Tulsa World
BOYNTON - In response to being investigated for alleged Open Meeting Act violations, nepotism and other issues, town administrators in Boynton have locked the doors to City Hall and "taken a retreat." A ...

Mexico Promises Increased Security in Border City After Explosions - FOX News
NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico -- Mexico's government on Sunday promised to increase security after a series of explosive devices were detonated in the border city of Reynosa, and officials said they would step up ...

MOCA interested in taking over city's L.A. Municipal Art Gallery in Barnsdall Park - Los Angeles Times
L.A.'s Museum of Contemporary Art is interested in running the city-owned Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery in Hollywood's Barnsdall Park, as the cash-starved city government tries to outsource eight arts ...

Gov 2.0 advocates put government, technology together to find solutions - Boston Globe
which starts this fall and will fund a team of developers to create applications that enhance citizen interaction with the city government. Elsewhere, Gov 2.0 advocates have their struggles with the status quo.

For Muslims, a 9/11 anniversary like no other - AP - msnbc.com
when some resistance emerged in the neighborhood and from some in city government. Recently, vandals broke into the new building, spilled paint on the floor and broke expensive windows. Shami believes the ground zero ...

Downtown Tijuana Jail to Be Abandoned - San Diego weekly Reader
What to do with “El Ocho” is a current concern of city government. Some propose a razing of the ancient leviathan, while other civic groups propose a conversion to a museum. “There are many dark stories in this ...

Residents, businesses fight over Fort Lauderdale noise rules - Weblogs.sun-sentinel.com
SCOTT WYMAN covers Fort Lauderdale city government. From 2000 to 2010, Wyman wrote about Broward County government for the Sun Sentinel. His work included the area's property tax crisis, the expansion plans of Fort ...

US Muslims gird for tough 9/11 anniversary; ground zero uproar stokes fears of ... - Minneapolis Star Tribune
when some resistance emerged in the neighborhood and from some in city government. Recently, vandals broke into the new building, spilled paint on the floor and broke expensive windows. Shami believes the ground zero ...

OCEANSIDE: Library renovation ready to go - North County Times
which covers most day-to-day functions of city government excluding water and sewer operations. Renovation plans have enough flexibility built in that the library should be good for another 20 years. "What we've ...