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City officials and a San Francisco-based non-profit organization, Urban Alchemy, are teaming up to tackle homelessness through the Leading Outreach with Valued Engagement (LOVE) program. The initiative aims to provide services to homeless residents, connect them with local resources, and promote a safer and more welcoming environment in the Cerrillos
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The East Grand Forks City Council is set to consider updates to its sanitation and refuse hauling contract with Countrywide Sanitation, following the company's sale to Waste Management. Despite the change in ownership, officials assure residents that the transition is expected to be seamless, with no significant changes
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People sleeping rough on the streets of Liverpool woke up this morning to find notices pinned to their tents ordering them to move on or face consequences. The notices, from the Highways Department at Liverpool City Council, assert that the tents are an obstruction and a nuisance. Ed Fryer, a
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McDonald's plans to operate its new restaurant in Headingley Central until midnight have sparked controversy, with 43 objection letters submitted to Leeds City Council. The proposed "late night refreshment" licence has raised fears of exacerbating anti-social behaviour on the Otley Run, a popular drinking route that
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A recent traffic investigation has raised concerns that Derby's Mickleover suburb is ill-equipped to handle thousands of new homes, sparking calls for an in-depth review of its current amenity facilities. The investigation found that temporary traffic lights were in place on Station Road for nearly half a year,
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Despite the completion of several affordable housing projects and a decline in the number of homeless people from the previous year, officials in Bakersfield say they are troubled by the continued influx of newly homeless individuals. The City Council's homelessness committee heard preliminary results of the 2025 Point-in-Time
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The ongoing bins strike in Birmingham has had a devastating impact on the city council, with residents facing missed collections and heaps of rubbish in the streets. The council, which effectively declared itself bankrupt in September 2023, has revealed that the strike has incurred a significant level of one-off response
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Eau Claire City Council members were forced to delay a vote on adopting the proposed Century Zoning Code Update due to an amendment aimed at striking a balance between preserving trees and promoting affordable housing. The amendment was divided and voted on in sections, with some passing and some failing,
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City officials, including Mayor Brandon Bochenski and Superintendent Paul Olson, are confident that a 1998 opinion by the North Dakota Attorney General's Office will allow the School for the Blind to retain a mural on its property. The mural, which was painted without city permission, has sparked controversy
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A longstanding issue at The Rising Sun pub in Colden Common has led to a Winchester City Council licensing subcommittee review of its licence on July 22. The pub has faced numerous noise complaints from nearby residents, prompting the council's environmental protection team to submit an application to
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Industrial developer Bridge Industrial is set to acquire Ford City Mall in Chicago's Southwest Side with a $150 million plan to demolish the shopping center and transform the site into a massive 913,000-square-foot warehouse complex. The project, which is under contract, would create approximately 90 construction jobs
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Leicester City Council's attempts to revamp the neglected Hospital Close estate have been hindered by delays and issues, including problems with utility installation. Despite the setbacks, the authority remains committed to delivering 135 new council homes, with phase one expected to be completed by early autumn. The project,
