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This includes $14.6 million in affordable housing projects; $6.1 million in historic preservation projects; and $6.4 million in recreational use and open space projects BOSTON – Monday, February 28, 2022 – Mayor Michelle Wu and the City…

Sewer district meeting set for February 23SPENCERVILLE – The St. Joe-Spencerville Regional Sewer District…

CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) - Several organizations in the Lowcountry came together with the community on Saturday to lend a hand with a project in the Lowcountry.Friends of Lowcountry Lowline, Charleston Waterkeeper, and the Sustainable Ocean…

Garbage trucks could be picking up your recycling in the next few days!The City of Huntsville Public Works…

CINCINNATI - Some neighborhood councils are seeking their own grants to purchase pedestrian protection that the City of Cincinnati cannot afford.It's not a freeway, but living along Hamilton Avenue in College Hill cost Brooke Cook so many…

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Colorful community events return for the community of Georges River in 2022, bringing the region to life with a tribute to local legends at the Australia Day Awards, roaring lions and red lanterns in the Year of the Tiger,…

After a “downtown decade,” city manager Erik Walsh made sure San Antonio city council members saw more money allocated to bond projects in their own neighborhoods. But after he and city staff…

PORT ORCHARD - The latest iteration of the South Kitsap Community Events Center design, presented to Port Orchard City Council at a meeting in late September, received rave reviews from council members. Design representatives…

WRAC Board of Directors Passes Two Motions Relating to Camping in Public Spaces By Dolores Quintana The Westside Regional Alliance of Councils or the WRAC Board of Directors passed a motion that could eventually be voted on in…

The playground will be named in memory of Guy Stone. His widow, Jackie, shielded herself from the sunny morning by sitting under an umbrella watching the workers."I just wish he was here to see it finished," she said of her husband, who…

Pacific Coast Television typically honors outstanding members of the community on an annual show known as…

Kaplan says police fees nearly forced the city to shut down a voting site at the Oakland Coliseum in the November 2020 election. "It happened minutes after it didn't happen because the police department Oakland was trying to shake them up…

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In preparation for the transfer of oversight of maintenance issues within Pottery Canyon from La Jolla Parks & Beaches to the La Jolla Shores Association, members of an ad hoc committee formerly under LJP&B provided an update on the…

Community groups painted "Black Austin Matters" along three blocks of Congress Avenue in 2020. Juneteenth, an official city holiday for the city of Austin starting in 2020, commemorates the day black residents of Texas have discovered that…

The stories of Leicester's Windrush Generation will be shared in a program of community events taking place this year. Over £ 10,000 in funding from the Department of Housing, Communities and Local Government has been awarded!-->…

After the pandemic forced cancellation of most events in 2020, the Rolling Meadows Community Events Foundation and city officials have a full roster of local gatherings on the 2021 calendar, from concerts and festivals to…

The City of Los Angeles has 99 community groups tasked with making recommendations to city council members and ensuring that neighbors' voices are heard. These are the so-called neighborhood councils, which play an important…

Los Angeles City Neighborhood Council elections are in full swing this week. Tomorrow is the first deadline for people who wish to vote in the first group of NC elections. This year, the NC elections are grouped into 12 different…

Share this article:Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to add gender identity and gender expression training to the diversity, equity and inclusion training of Los Angeles neighborhood…

Delon Jackson: The Good ThingsThe notion of politicians versus statesmen has been debated in society since the dawn of time; it is no different from wants versus needs. What do I mean? In politics we see two types…

On Monday, Des Moines city council members praised the multi-million dollar downtown waterway projects, but said the city must keep its promises to neighborhoods while seeking l 'money. Council members in a working session Monday morning…

Los Angeles City Council slashed the Los Angeles Police Department's budget following calls to action from Los Angeles City Neighborhood Councils. As of June 29, at least 13 neighborhood councils in the city had sent letters to LA City…

PORTER RANCH, CA - The Porter Ranch neighborhood council will vote Wednesday on whether to bring forward a resolution calling on Los Angeles council member John Lee to step down.Lee has been a matter of suspicion in District 12 since…

James willamor February 6, 2020; CityLab In 1974, the city of Raleigh, North Carolina, led by its first black mayor, Clarence Lightner, sought to institutionalize citizen participation in city governance by establishing a formal network…

RENTON, WA - City Council is set to approve funding for four neighborhood improvement projects in the city, including a new downtown mural, improvements for a Kennydale area park and the habitat restoration along May Creek. A city council…

AKRON, Ohio - Akron City Council has approved changes to two grant programs that will provide a total of $ 280,000 to support community projects such as neighborhood gardens and after-school programs.The Akron City Council Neighborhood…

TROY - City Council has selected 24 neighborhood projects to receive grants of up to $ 1,000 each as part of its neighborhood improvement program.The board awarded $ 17,256.01 to fund the projects at its May meeting. The!-->…

Here is a list of neighborhood councils that hold elections in the San Fernando Valley. Check the websites for stakeholder qualification and voting rules. Some neighborhood councils require verification documents from stakeholders. By…

Do we really need neighborhood advice? These words were on the agenda every month when Jerry Brown was president of Westwood Neighborhood Council. Yes, every month. No, not Governor Jerry Brown. Brown was the first president of WWNC when…

As Leonard Pitts sums it up so well in this fascinating adventure that dates back to the beginnings of neighborhood councils in Los Angeles, The "Quiet Revolution": A History of Neighborhood Empowerment in Los Angeles,…

Grants will be awarded to a neighborhood in amounts ranging from $ 500 to $ 3,000. Two or more quarters can join together to increase the amounts they can receive and earn additional points in scoring requests.Applications must be…

Mayor Murray announced in July that he wanted to sever the city's ties with neighborhood councils.…

Earlier this year, I called Wallingford Community Council member Eric Fisk to talk about the demise of the Wallyhood neighborhood blog. We did, but we also spoke about his perception - shared by many in his leafy craftsman's paradise -…

LOS ANGELES >> Los Angeles neighborhood councils would have an easier time dividing into smaller councils under a policy backed by a city panel on Friday. Some Los Angeles neighborhoods have expressed interest in branching out into…

Los Angeles Police are investigating a community activist and criminal convicted of misusing tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars while serving as chairman of his neighborhood council.The James Harris case is just one of six cases…