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NYPD gets a new top cop after months of turmoil. Jessica Tisch is the 2nd woman to lead the force
1 month ago

NYPD gets a new top cop after months of turmoil. Jessica Tisch is the 2nd woman to lead the force

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Moving to stabilize an administration roiled by investigations, resignations and his own indictment, New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday appointed sanitation chief Jessica Tisch as police commissioner. As sanitation commissioner, she became TikTok famous when she declared in 2022, “The rats don’t run the city, we do.” “I need someone that’s going to take the …

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PNLG forum turning the tide on marine development
1 month, 1 week ago

PNLG forum turning the tide on marine development

China Daily  

By LI YOU | China Daily | Updated: 2024-11-14 The PEMSEA Network of Local Governments Annual Forum held in Xiamen provides a learning platform for coastal and marine management among its members. LIN YUYANG/FOR CHINA DAILY As a highlight event held during the 2024 East Asian Seas Congress and World Ocean Week in Xiamen — two major international ocean-themed events …

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Endorsement: Eddie Anderson for Los Angeles City Council District 10
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Endorsement: Eddie Anderson for Los Angeles City Council District 10

LA Times  

Residents of the 10th Council District have had more than their fair share of political upheaval recently. Opinion Fixing City Hall Los Angeles City Hall has been rocked by scandal after scandal, but now there’s momentum to reform city government. He’s also an organizer with the LA Voice, a multiethnic, multi-faith organization that helped pass ballot measures for affordable housing …

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NYPD officers will have to record race of people they question under new police transparency law
10 months, 3 weeks ago

NYPD officers will have to record race of people they question under new police transparency law

Associated Press  

New York City police officers will be required to record the apparent race, gender and ages of most people they stop for questioning under a law passed Tuesday by the City Council, which overrode a veto by Mayor Eric Adams. In New York, a proposed bill that would require officers to document basic information when they question someone has divided …

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Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan dies at 92
1 year, 8 months ago

Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan dies at 92

LA Times  

Richard J. Riordan, the take-charge venture capitalist who as mayor shepherded Los Angeles’ rebound from the 1992 riots, expanded its Police Department and masterminded its recovery from the Northridge earthquake, has died at his Brentwood home. “Mayor Richard Riordan loved Los Angeles, and devoted so much of himself to bettering our city,” said Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. “We’ve gotten …

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India’s Cities are Victims of Outdated Political Economy Constructs
3 years, 4 months ago

India’s Cities are Victims of Outdated Political Economy Constructs

News 18  

Livability in a city, over the past 18 months, is strongly influenced by the extent of the ravages unleashed by the COVID-19 virus. Constitutional Oddities City governments also lack original powers under the Constitution of India, which requires individual states to legislate city mandates, even though the Twelfth Schedule specifies 18 functional areas as city government mandates. No Takers for …

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