City Hall and Government

1+ day, 52+ min ago   (940+ words) Austin City Council approved changes to the city's affordable housing incentives Thursday, created an advisory board for East Austin's Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex and provided additional funding for SAFE Alliance as the nonprofit continues to navigate a financial crisis and…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (536+ words) Speaking with a fellow dispossessed about the evolving horrors of 'economic development' on the Lower Texas Coast. Follow Deceleration on YouTube. For this month’s podcast, I interview David Zamora, a 31-year-old home care provider I grew up with in Port…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (788+ words) A divided Palo Alto City Council voted Monday not to release an investigation into former planning commissioner Forest Olaf Peterson, with the majority arguing that the public benefit did not outweigh the potential risk to witnesses who spoke on the…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (608+ words) By Alannah Klingsporn | 9/8/26 11:38pm Rebecca Davis is appointed to the Sustainability Committee during the Elon Town Council meeting Sept. 8. Burlington resident Adil Masood urged the town council to address a growing student parking shortage during the meeting, pointing to several streets…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (587+ words) 9and10News.com Traverse City hits pause on a neighborhood tax break after an overflow crowd pushes back Commissioners delayed a citywide attainable housing district for small rentals, conceding they rushed the rollout, and will bring it back with clearer rules in…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (454+ words) Los Altos celebrates its 75th birthday next year. Back in 1957, through a direct assessment, business owners enabled the new city to build surface parking plazas as an intentional feature of downtown. Senator Alan Cranston praised the design as offering “close proximity…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1219+ words) Voters in three of Campbell’s five City Council districts will cast ballots in the Nov. 3 election, though only two districts have more than one candidate. Hot issues in the city of approximately 43,000 people include meeting state housing development goals while…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (380+ words) State housing officials have weighed in on a ballot measure to preserve downtown parking lots in Los Altos. Los Altos City Council would need to consider new places for housing if voters approve Measure D on Nov. 3, according to a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (774+ words) Three Cupertino City Council candidates are campaigning together in an effort to win a majority and advance a shared vision for city leadership, fiscal and economic growth, housing and public safety. While candidates often align with similar political views, running…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (493+ words) As pressure mounts on Menlo Park City Council to approve a Russian developer”s proposal for a skyscraper at the former Sunset Magazine headquarters, residents opposing the project have started a campaign to urge council to fight the proposal. Menlo…...