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Four Arrested At Occupy Palm Beach

Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: West Palm Beach, Video, Peter Olegovich, John Pope Jacqueline Bryant, Miami News, Occupy Palm Beach Arrests, City Hall, Frazier Williams, Occupy Palm Beach, Miami News

West Palm Beach police arrested four Occupy Palm Beach protesters early Monday morning after city authorities told the activists to vacate the old Cit...

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WATCH: Incredible Star Wars-Themed Escalator

Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Star Wars, City Hall, Tel Aviv, Video, Star Wars Escalator City Hall, Star Wars City Hall, Israel, Star Wars Escalator, Tel Aviv City Hall, World News

Is this the world's most amazing display of interior design? The Eighth Wonder of the World? Admittedly, the landmark looks surprisingly uncrowded -- ...

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Bloomberg To Appeal Order To Release Correspondences With Cathie Black

Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Schools Chancellor Cathie Black, City Hall, Mayor Bloomberg, Nyc Schools Chancellor, Sergio Hernandez, Village Voice, Ny News, Cathie Black, Video, New York News

The Bloomberg administration is set to appeal an order from the State Supreme Court to release email correspondences between the Mayor and former Scho...

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A Street Closing in Queens Hurts Business but Unites a Community

Daniel Medina | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: New York City Department of Transportation, Small Business, Coalition, Congressman Joseph Crowley, Councilman Daniel Dromm, 37th Road, Jackson Heights, Asian Americans, City Hall, Jobs, Queens New York, Customers, New York City, New York News

The customers are gone. Empty red steel chairs line rows of computer desks where they once sat. A tall stack of bills lies on a cracking, worn-out wooden desk that cannot be repaired until business is good again, if that is anytime soon.

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Occupy L.A. May Branch Out To Occupy Beverly Hills, Skid Row

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Cherkis | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Video, Occupy Pasadena, Occupy Wall Street, Rodeo Drive, City Hall, Occupy La, Occupy Venice, Occupy Long Beach, Beverly Hills, LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles, Lapd, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- After a tense all-nighter with the Los Angeles Police Department, Occupy L.A. activists and their tents outside City Hall have been give...

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Kelly Brook Shows Off Her Perfect Pins In Pink Mini Dress To Launch Sky Ride

www.mydaily.co.uk | Posted 10.26.2011

Read More: Kelly Brook, Pink, Mayor, Launch, Heels, Sky Ride, Event, City Hall, Bicycle, Ride, Bike, Cycling, London, Boris Johnson, Dress, Home News

Kelly Brook was out in the (fleeting) London sunshine yesterday to launch the latest Sky Ride initiative, showing off her perfect pins in a teeny-tiny...

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Emanuel Moves Home, Takes Brown Line To Work

Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Montrose Cta Stop, Ravenswood, Residency Requirement, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Real Estate, Mayor Emanuel, Rob Halpin, Rahm Emanuel, Brown Line, 100 Days, City Hall, Cta, Move In, Emanuel Moved, Chicago News

Mayor Rahm Emanuel has moved back into his family’s Ravenswood home--once the site of a battle that almost cost him the race--and took the Brown Lin...

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San Francisco Needs Long-Term Budget Solutions

Michela Alioto-Pier | Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: Board of Supervisors, Mayor Ed Lee, Budget, City Hall, Ed Lee, San Francisco Budget, San Francisco, SF Candidate Questionnaire, San Francisco News

I am pleased this year's budget was passed with less conflict than in past years. But ultimately, this year's budget, passed by an interim mayor, is full of interim solutions to our long-term budget challenges.

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Necessary Conversation: You Can't Bring a Snake in Here

Necessary Conversation | Posted 09.21.2011

Read More: Comedy and Satire, Redistricting, Mayor Ed Lee, Beth Spotswood, Jane Kim, City Hall, San Francisco, Melissa Griffin, Humor, Necessary Conversation, San Francisco Supervisors, San Francisco News

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L.A. Honors the People's Games: Making Dreams Come True

Jennifer Ketcham | Posted 08.20.2011

Read More: Basketball, Terry Jastrow, Lucius Allen, Antonio Villaraigosa, Michael Bloomberg, Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks, City Hall, Earl the Pearl Monroe, Armyan Bernstein, Los Angeles, New York City, The People's Games, Los Angeles News

It started with a vision. An attorney that shoots threes. A tax accountant that can dribble a ball like crazy. A team of "guys next door" that didn't make the pros, but still play like they are trying to.

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'Oprah Winfrey Way' Still Needs City Hall's Approval

Posted 08.06.2011

Read More: Oprah Winfrey, Oprah Winfrey Way, Oprah, Chicago Streets, Mayor Daley, Chicago, Chicago Media, City Hall, Chicago Honorary Streets, Chicago Celebrities, Chicago News

While its name has already been emblazoned on a sign outside the entrance of Harpo Studios, it turns out that "Oprah Winfrey Way" still faces one more...

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Chancellor Walcott Breaks Up Brawl At City Hall

Posted 07.06.2011

Read More: Dennis Walcott, Mayor Bloomberg, Ny News, Cathie Black, City Hall, New York News, Dave Evans, Rafael Martinez Alequin, Ny1, New York Education, New York News

New York City Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott truly is the anti-Cathie Black. Whereas Black's tenure as chancellor involved making tasteless Sop...

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Mayor Daley's Last City Council Meeting

The Huffington Post/AP | Posted 07.04.2011

Read More: Chicago City Council, Rahm Emanuel, Mayor Daley, City Hall, City Council, Mike Royko, Mayor Daley Chicago, Chicago Aldermen, Daley's Last City Council Meeting, Chicago News

Chicago aldermen gave retiring Mayor Richard Daley a standing ovation at his last City Council meeting. Aldermen presented a resolution honoring ...

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The Politician's Dilemma

Henry J. Stern | Posted 06.18.2011

Read More: City Hall, Sydenham Hospital, Ed Koch, Robert Wagner Jr., Politics, Political-Manipulation, New York News

Government decisions are made more complex because they have a political side to them, and there is often a cost in making a correct decision.

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The 30/10 Initiative Revisited

Joel Epstein | Posted 05.25.2011

What is the best way to promote economic development and hiring? My vote is for a new New Deal which helps communities accelerate construction of overdue projects.

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How To See The Beautiful Abandoned City Hall Station

The Huffington Post | Jonah Green | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Abandoned Subway Station, Secret Subway Station, City Hall Station, City Hall Subway Stop, City Hall Subway, Abandoned City Hall Stop, City Hall Subway Station, Slidepollajax, NY Around Town, City Hall, NY Real Estate, New York News

If you ride the 6 train to the end of the line and get off at the Brooklyn Bridge stop, you're missing out on something incredible. As the train loops...

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Why It Matters (Gov 2.0)

Alan W. Silberberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gov 2.0, Social Media Week LA, Politics, City Hall, Alan W. Silberberg, Los Angeles, Government, Elected Officials, Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles News

The other day I had an awesome opportunity to moderate a panel at Los Angeles City Hall. As part of the Social Media Week Los Angeles, we were having ...

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US to Muslims: Please Sit at the Back of the Bus

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Terry Jones, Miami University Ohio, Cultural Revolution, Pentagon, Islamophobia, Muslim Americans, St. Bart?S Episcopal Church, Extremism, 9/11, Mike Bloomberg, New York City Police Bias Unit, America, Martin Niemoller, Fanaticism, Gainesville, Jim Luce, Freedom Summer, City Hall, Terrorists, Kristallnacht, Central Synagogue, Islam, Lower Manhattan, Fundamentalist Mindset, Asma, United States, Hate Graffiti, New York City, Holy Quran, Islamic Issues, Muslims, Dove World Outreach Center, Martin Luther King, World Trade Center Protests, Segregation, Civil Rights Movement, Donald Trump, Anti-Semitism, Christianity, U.S.A., American Society for Muslim Advancement, Catholic Bashing, Torah, As-Salamu Alaykum, New York News

Islamophobia is growing in the United States. Hate graffiti is now discoloring my own building here in New York City -- calling for the Holy Quran to ...

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Bloomberg's Diversity Vow Questioned After All White Hires

nytimes.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: City Hall, Bloomberg Administration, Campaign Pledges, Michael Bloomberg, Bloomberg Diversity Administration, Mayor Bloomberg, New York News

Since winning a third term in November, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has announced a parade of major appointments: bringing aboard three new deputy mayo...

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In Defense of San Francisco Values

Geri Spieler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Yosemite, Gop, City Property, San Francisco Values, Right Wing, Mayor Gavin Newsom, Fiscal Responsibility, Hetch Hetchy, Gavin Newsom, Pepsi, San Francisco Chronicle, Coke, Republican Convention, City Hall, Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado, Encironmental, San Francisco, Bottled Water, Los Angeles News

The Republicans are doing what they do best: Obfuscate the issues, blame, complain, point fingers and make up stuff up instead of offering real solutions about real problems.

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Growing a City Hall Garden (VIDEO)

Rebecca Gerendasy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sustainable Food, Earth Day, Portland, City Hall, Growing Food, Portland Oregon, Community, Sustainability, Gardening, Green News

Only a small handful of cities in the United States have a vegetable garden just outside their city hall. Most have either grass or concrete, or both....

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Rebuilding America From Ore to Assembly

Joel Epstein | Posted 05.25.2011

We need to start thinking and acting differently if we want to extricate ourselves from the malaise that ails us. A public works project here in LA is an excellent start.

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Gambling on a Bay Treasure

David Helvarg | Posted 01.14.2010

Read More: Nature, Park, Casino, Addiction, City Hall, San Francisco Bay, Butterfly, Ken Salazar and Interior Department, Green News

There's only one undeveloped headland left on the West Coast's largest estuary that could be a local and world center for natural ecosystem services, youth recreation, education, jobs and opportunities.

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Bloomberg's Car Fleet Expands, Despite Workforce Stagnation

nypost.com | David Seifman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Reduce Carbon Footprint, New York City Hall, Enviromentalism, Mayor Bloomberg, Carbon Footprint, Green Living, Green, Green Energy, New York, New York City, Cars, Electric Cars, New York Mayor Bloomberg, Green Technology, Enviroment, City Hall, City Fleet, Michael Bloomberg, New York News

He may be one of the nation's most environmentally conscious executives, but Mayor Bloomberg also presides over a fleet of government vehicles that ha...

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Bloomberg Aides Funneled Money to 2 Groups

New York Times | MICHAEL BARBARO and RAY RIVERA | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: City Hall, New York City Money, Funneling Money, Bloomberg Aides, Bloomberg Aides Funneling Money, New York City Hall, New York, New York News

For years, aides to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg routed hundreds of thousands of dollars in city money to at least two politically connected nonprofit g...

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