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VACAVILLE — The City Council unanimously agreed Tuesday to contract with Economic Planning Systems Inc. to prepare a new comprehensive housing strategy with a completion goal of February 2022. The company was selected by city staff based on its prior experience working with similar municipalities, a

Kind Castle, a retail marijuana dispensary, has opened a new location in Craig and is in the process of obtaining a permit in Cedaredge, but owner John Dyet knows there’s likely no chance he’ll ever get approval to open up a location in Glenwood Springs. “It’s been almost impossible to get a marijuana store approved in Glenwood. I narrowly was able to get my marijuana store approved in the Glenwood Meadows plaza even though it was a perfect application,” Dyet recalled. His application...

Los Angeles City Council voted in favor of anti-homelessness ordinance that would impact roughly 40,000 unhoused Angelenos Echo Park Lake Thursday, March 25, 2021 in los Angeles, CA. Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images The LA City Council passed an ordinance that would prohibit homeless encampments in some areas of the city. The measure restricts “sitting, lying, or sleeping or storing, using, maintaining, or placing personal property in the public right-of-way.” The measure ...

Print Oceanside is proposing to loosen regulations on tattoo parlors as the body art becomes more popular and new shops have asked to open. “Currently, the Municipal Code limits tattoo businesses to one per 50,000 residents, but this has not been enforced by the city due to concerns with First Amendment protections,” City Planner Jeff Hunt said by email Tuesday. As a result, the planning staff has recommended the City Council delete the population limit and amend its zoning provisions to be...

Activists alter signs in Trinity Bellwoods to call out police brutality Activists alter signs in Trinity Bellwoods to call out police brutality City staff began removing hacked signs posted on fencing that read "city housing crisis is underway" By Radheyan Simonpillai Martin Reis Toronto activists designed and posted signs at Trinity Bellwoods to call out the city’s behaviour following the forced and often violent response to people protesting encampment evictions at that park, Alexa...

By The Herald Staff City of Ottawa officials said a crackdown on grass clippings left in the streets is needed. City officials said grass clippings in streets and public right-of-ways clog storm drains and cause localized flooding. They are also a hazard for motorcyclists and bicyclists and can cause wrecks. As per Chapter 14 of the Municipal Code, the City will be issuing warnings to all property owners with grass clippings or yard debris blown into the street or other public right-of-way. Aft...

Investigative Reporter Investigations into two sitting Chula Vista Councilmembers may have been tainted by actions of City officials before outside attorneys have released their own findings in the cases. Separate complaints were filed last month by Dr. Peter Watry, Jr., a retired Economics professor, raising concerns that Councilman John McCann and Councilwoman Andrea Cardenas may have violated the City’s campaign laws. According to the City’s Municipal Code, such complaints must be filed ...

Laramie PD Reminds Public About Firework Use, Risks Get our free mobile app According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, there were 18 deaths and 15,600 people treated in emergency departments for fireworks-related injuries in the US last year. In addition to the obvious safety hazards, fireworks can be stressful for domestic pets, people with anxiety disorders, and shift workers whose sleep patterns coincide with fireworks use. Laramie Municipal Code, in part, states the following “...

Article content A Toronto District School Board staffer who’s been on home assignment for more than a month for distributing two virulently anti-Israel manuals is moderating an online panel for educators next week that features four speakers who have been very public about their anti-Zionist sentiments. Javier Davila, who is on leave from the board’s Gender-based Violence unit and under investigation, has been busily promoting the June 30 online seminar entitled Teaching Palestine: An Intr...

A Toronto District School Board staffer who’s been on home assignment for more than a month for distributing two virulently anti-Israel manuals is moderating…