Oklahoma City council votes down sports car race proposal - USA Today
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:40:30 GMT+00:00
votes down sports car race proposal USA Today oklahoma city (AP) Citing the sluggish economy, the Oklahoma City council voted 6-2 Tuesday against a plan that would have committed $7 million toward ...

A breakthrough in education reform in Seattle - Crosscut
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:59:28 GMT+00:00
Crosscut Political leaders such as former Mayor Norm Rice and Richard Conlin and Tim Burgess of the city council issued op-eds in support of the district's reform ... A breakthrough in education reform in Seattle Crosscut (blog)

Herhold: Why we should know the names of finalists for San Jose police chief - San Jose Mercury News
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:01:27 GMT+00:00
San Jose Mercury News But the night was memorable because of a pointed exchange between ex- council candidate Aaron Resendez and City Manager Debra Figone. ...

NAACP annual event at DeLaveaga Park called a unifying force - Santa Cruz Sentinel
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:07:16 GMT+00:00
Santa Cruz Sentinel The barbecue was well-attended, by at least 50 people of all races, including Assemblyman Bill Monning and several city council members and council ...

Vote on expanding light rail looking unlikely in 2011 - Seattle Times
Thu, 12 Aug 2010 04:19:26 GMT+00:00
on expanding light rail looking unlikely in 2011 Seattle Times City Council members are expected to propose a property-tax levy next year to rebuild the Elliott Bay sea wall, hurting the odds for a rail measure at the ... Extra Fizz: Despite Delay, Transit Master Plan Will Be Done in Time for 2011 ... PubliCola (blog)

Edler says strong-mayor system would provide leadership - Yakima Herald-Republic
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 05:47:37 GMT+00:00
Yakima Herald-Republic Under the city's council -manager form of government, council members select one of their own to hold the largely ceremonial two-year mayoral post that ...

Mayor is mum on attempted ouster - Lynnwood Enterprise
Thu, 12 Aug 2010 07:18:19 GMT+00:00
Lynnwood Enterprise The City Council voted 6-1 at its Aug. 9 meeting to ask for Gough to step down. Council President Ted Hikel abstained, which under council rules is counted ...

Calif. bill seeks to ban plastic shopping bags - The Associated Press
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:43:32 GMT+00:00
The Associated Press The state Senate is schedule to vote Tuesday on the bill, which has been the subject of a furious lobbying campaign by the plastic bag manufacturing ... For third straight year, California legislature rejects plastic bag ban Plastics News Plastic Bag Ban: Officials, Environmentalists Make Last Pitch Before State ... LAist (blog) Plastic Bags in the Crosshairs Tonic Contra Costa Times

You Can't Paper Over the Plastic - Miller-McCune.com
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:07:51 GMT+00:00
Miller-McCune.com Plastic is an incredibly valuable resource, says Seattle City Councilman Richard Conlin, whose municipality voted down a 20-cent tax on bags last year. ... Lawmaker Blasts Plastics Trade Association for Falsities (via Huffington Post) California Majority Report Chemical industry targets lawmakers over plastic bag ban California Watch (blog)

Liquor changes could leave local governments woozy - Yakima Herald-Republic
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:39:37 GMT+00:00
Yakima Herald-Republic A recent limited survey by The Seattle Times showed some liquor prices in Washington to be about twice as much as a Costco store in California. ...

Women leaders in Lubbock say they have overcome challenges in the recent decades - LubbockOnline.com
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 05:30:23 GMT+00:00
LubbockOnline.com Women were a rarity in public office and law school when Jordan, now 74, entered Lubbock's city council and Texas Tech's School of Law, she said. ...

Niceville says former Destinite must remove family's chickens from the city ... - Destin Log
Sun, 15 Aug 2010 22:00:00 GMT+00:00
... Destin Log The city of Niceville does not. The City Council voted 4-1 Tuesday not to amend an ordinance that bans chickens within city limits. ...

Olbermann Ties Stabbing to Mosque Opposition, GOP Strategy is 'Hate' - NewsBusters (blog)
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:39:45 GMT+00:00
NewsBusters (blog) olbermann: Mr. Mehlman`s suggestion that gay voters ought to vote Republican to oppose the greatest anti-gay force in the world, he`s not out of several ...

This Week in the News - Cunningham Report
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:21:30 GMT+00:00
Cunningham Report The Board of Referred Powers consists of five Los Angeles City Council members, including Janice Hahn, a supporter of the project. ...

Based on Anecdotal Evidence - PubliCola (blog)
Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:00:17 GMT+00:00
PubliCola (blog) (The city council and mayor have proposed various increases to the tax, which could bring it as high as 10 percent). Quintana didn't argue that the tax ...

Unions' Tactics Diverge in Engaging Obama Agenda - Education Week News
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 05:07:28 GMT+00:00
Education Week News In Seattle , she received the second-highest number of votes for a position on the executive council . You will never be heard if all you are doing is ...

Marc Emery US Prison Blog #12: Letter to Jodie - Cannabis Culture
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:02:54 GMT+00:00
Cannabis Culture My Transfer application to the Canadian corrections system goes in on that day too, I hope, through the Canadian Consulate here in Seattle . ...

Overstreet, Jensen likely to continue to general election in House 42nd race - TheNewsTribune.com
Wed, 18 Aug 2010 05:05:50 GMT+00:00
TheNewsTribune.com Overstreet, 35, is a Seattle firefighter. He's been on the Blaine City Council since 2005 and was the chosen candidate of the Whatcom County Republican ...

Pixie Dust, Treason, & Spies - The New American
Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:36:56 GMT+00:00
The New American A twelfth agent was arrested in Seattle the following day, June 28. For a brief moment, newspaper, Internet, and television stories evoked a Cold War deja ...

Kyle Busch Rewrites NASCAR History At Bristol - TruckSeries.com
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:11:10 GMT+00:00
TruckSeries.com First, the achat adobe seattle suburb 8.04 vice a single user, amid the pueblo that the student population once administrative service offerings and epg ...