Tag: City Hall

Residents Protest at San Francisco City Hall, Call for Restoring Public Safety

Residents gather in front of San Francisco City Hall at 11 a.m. PT (2:00 p.m. ET) Sunday, April 16, to call for restoring public safety and social order. …


LIVE April 16, 5 PM ET: Residents Protest at San Francisco City Hall Calling for Restoring Public Safety

A group of residents gathers in front of San Francisco City Hall at 5:00 p.m. ET Sunday, April 16, to call for restoring public safety and social order. …


LIVE April 16, 2 PM ET: Residents Protest at San Francisco City Hall Calling for Restoring Public Safety

A group of residents gathers in front of San Francisco City Hall at 2:00 p.m. ET Sunday, April 16, to call for restoring public safety and social order. …


LIVE NOW: Residents Protest at San Francisco City Hall Calling for Restoring Public Safety

Residents gather in front of San Francisco City Hall at 11 a.m. PT (2:00 p.m. ET) Sunday, April 16, to call for restoring public safety and social order. …


Missouri Town Must Pay $600 Attorney Fees for Banning Resident From City Hall

Phelps County Circuit Judge John Beger ruled that the city of Edgar Springs, Missouri, violated the Sunshine Law by barring residents’ constitutional right to access city hall for four years, without a chance to appeal the decision. According to the ruling, the Phelps County city must pay plaintiff Rebecca Varney a fine of $600 plus legal…


LA City Council to Return to Virtual Meetings

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council will return to virtual meetings for the first month of 2022 as officials assess the latest COVID-19 surge, Council President Nury Martinez’s office announced Jan. 4. Meetings were held virtually twice a week from March 2020 until June 15, 2021, when the City Council resumed in-person meetings, although members…


Mayoral Candidate Feuer Seeks 2022 Ballot Measure to Double Size of Council

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer said Nov. 1 that, as part of his mayoral campaign, he will seek to have a ballot measure next year to double the size of the city council, with each council member receiving half their $223,829 salary. Feuer first announced his position to increase the number of city…


LA City Council to Fill Vacant Seat

The Los Angeles City Council is left with an impending decision regarding Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas’s vacancy following his recent suspension. The council president can either appoint a replacement to temporarily fill the position of Ridley-Thomas, or the city council can vote for an appointment, according to LA City Clerk Holly Walcott. “I imagine we’ll see at…


LA City Council Redistricting Commission to Present Draft Map

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council Redistricting Commission will hold its first of four meetings Oct. 6 to present the public with its draft map for new council district boundaries. The draft map defines borders for 13 districts, leaving details out of Councilman Paul Krekorian’s District 2 and Councilwoman Nithya Raman’s District 4. The borders…


Santa Ana’s Crime Surge Prompts Taskforce

Police and city officials in Santa Ana are launching a multifaceted crime-fighting initiative in response to a rise of homicides and other violent crimes. “The increase in violent crime, unfortunately, is consistent with patterns, both in small and large cities across the country throughout 2020,” Santa Ana Chief of Police David Valentin said during a…