New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday ordered a sweeping review of the nonprofit organizations that run the city’s $2 billion network of homeless shelters after allegations emerged that the chief executive of a major operator had used his power to sexually abuse women and enrich himself and his family.
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Bay Area cities have banned gas to fight climate change. But not Los Angeles Source: By Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times • Posted: Sunday, February 7, 2021
Over the last two years, 42 California cities and counties have banned or discouraged gas hookups in new buildings. The policies vary from place to place, but the goal is to shift homes and businesses from gas furnaces and stoves which generate planet-warming emissions to electric alternatives such as heat pumps and induction cooktops.
Los Angeles had hoped to be a leader in this area. The sustainability plan released by Mayor Eric Garcetti in April 2019 said all new buildings should be “net-zero carbon” by 2030, with existing buildings converted to zero-emission technologies by 2050.
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday ordered an independent audit of the city’s non-profit shelter providers after a published report described multiple sexual abuse accusations against the top executive of one of the largest providers. De Blasio also ordered the Bronx Parent Housing Network to hire an independent investigator to examine multiple sexual […]
City preschools, elementary schools and District 75 schools for students with complex disabilities are open for in-person learning, but are shut down when multiple cases crop up in the same building.
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Over the last two years, 42 California cities and counties have banned or discouraged gas hookups in new buildings. The policies vary from place to place, but the goal is to shift homes and businesses from gas furnaces and stoves which generate planet-warming emissions to electric alternatives such as heat pumps and induction cooktops.
Los Angeles had hoped to be a leader in this area. The sustainability plan released by Mayor Eric Garcetti in April 2019 said all new buildings should be “net-zero carbon” by 2030, with existing buildings converted to zero-emission technologies by 2050.