Mayor calls for new measures to secure the success of London's roads (Greater...
(Source: Greater London Authority) Two new east-west cross-city tunnels to reduce congestion by up to 20 per cent and save the London economy £1bn each year Smaller tunnels and 'flyunders' in locations...
View ArticleClout at 20: Gar Joseph's baby is all grown up and still kicking
'CLOUT WAS BORN from politics. Internal politics." That's how retired Daily News assistant managing editor Gar Joseph recalls the genesis of the column he founded 20 years ago. It was the mid-1990s -...
View ArticleWhat they're saying about DeRay Mckesson's Baltimore mayoral announcement
In a surprise move Wednesday night, prominent civil rights activist DeRay Mckesson filed to run for Baltimore mayor as a Democrat. Known for his association with the Black Lives Matter movement,...
View ArticleThe first Black Lives Matter mayor?
When Lester Spence talks about the young civil rights activist who recently, and to much fanfare, decided to run for mayor of Baltimore, his voice rises. “The audacity of somebody like that,” says the...
View ArticleTime to Step On the Gas
Cities -- like the human body -- are machines that need proper maintenance and repair. New York City, the greatest metropolis in the world, looks great on the outside. There are gleaming luxury...
View ArticleMayor Weaver Calls for Action to Remove Lead Pipes in Flint (City of Flint,...
(Source: City of Flint, MI) February 2, 2016 - Flint, MI- Mayor Karen Weaver was joined today by mayors from Michigan and leaders from across the nation to call for immediate action to remove the lead...
View ArticleFebruary 3, 2016 -- Mayor Turner Names New Director of Education (City of...
(Source: City of Houston, TX) Mayor Turner Names New Director of Education February 3, 2016 --Mayor Sylvester Turner has selected former Houston Independent School District Trustee Juliet Stipeche to...
View ArticleFighting Mayor de Blasio's 'Luxury Housing' Plan
Earlier this month New York city council speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito co-hosted her final community meeting for residents of Spanish Harlem concerned about the city's housing plans. On its face, the...
View ArticleThe most prominent Black Lives Matter activist is running for mayor of Baltimore
I understand that issues of safety are more expansive than policing, and that to make the city as safe as we want it to be, we will have to address issues related to job development, job access,...
View ArticleTranscript: Mayor Patrick Madden Delivers 2016 State of the City Address...
(Source: City of Troy, NY) All news February 05, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: John Salka, Deputy Director of Public Information John.Salka@troyny.gov / (518) 279-7131 Mayor Patrick Madden...
View ArticleNewport Beach mayor outlines vision for 'doing the right thing'
For newly appointed Newport Beach Mayor Diane Dixon, being on the City Council means more than casting a vote on a single issue. Dixon became mayor in December, about a year after being elected to the...
View Article'I Am Running for Mayor of Baltimore'
I love Baltimore. This city has made me the man that I am. Like an old friend, I've seen it at its best and its most challenged. From Ms. Rainey's second grade class at Rosemont Elementary School to...
View ArticleDoes Baltimore Need DeRay Mckesson?
Last week, I co-moderated a forum of Democrats running for mayor of Baltimore. We had 11 candidates, a feisty standing-room-only audience, more than two feet of snow on the ground—and a potential...
View ArticleDeRay Mckesson Runs for Baltimore Mayor
DeRay Mckesson, a leading figure in the Black Lives Matter movement, announced on Wednesday...
View ArticleCity Kicks Off Dream Extreme 2040 Plan with Visioning Session (City of Lake...
(Source: City of Lake Elsinore, CA) On Thursday, February 11, the City Council will kick off its efforts to develop a long-term, strategic planning document for the City. This...
View ArticleBlack Lives Matter activist joins Baltimore mayor’s race
BALTIMORE, Md. (AP) — Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson has joined the crowded 2016 Baltimore mayoral race. Maryland’s State Board of Elections shows that he filed Wednesday to run in the...
View ArticlePlans for a streetcar between Brooklyn and Queens could hit a roadblock
Transport experts questioned New York City’s ambitious plan for the 16-mile proposal, the largest urban planning project yet pushed by Bill de Blasio...
View ArticleMayor Brown Delivers Tenth State Of The City Address (City of Buffalo, NY)
(Source: City of Buffalo, NY) Home > Leadership > Mayor > Press Releases > Mayor Brown Delivers Tenth State Of The City Address Mayor Brown announces selection of Ciminelli Real Estate...
View ArticleClinton-Sanders Iowa race even tighter
Hillary Clinton's remarkably narrow win over Bernie Sanders in the Iowa caucuses is now even narrower. Nearly a week after the contest, the Iowa Democratic Party on Sunday announced revised results...
View ArticleU.S. Rep Gregory W. Meeks Lauds Mayor’s Investment to Revitalize Downtown Far...
(Source: Gregory W Meeks) U.S. Rep Gregory W. Meeks Lauds Mayor's Investment to Revitalize Downtown Far Rockaway NEW YORK, NY - Congressman Gregory W. Meeks released the following statement...
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