Voters in the San Fernando Valley head to the polls today to decide who should replace former Los Angeles City Councilwoman Wendy Greuel. The runoff b...
Dan Collins | Posted 11.25.2009 | New York
When we reflect on things we're thankful for, do you think anybody puts New York government on the list? Nah. Nevertheless, in the spirit of the season, here's a list of public sector thank yous.
Posted 11.19.2009 | Denver
DURANGO, Colo. - A person in a chicken costume ruffled the feathers of Durango's city council as its members discussed rules for backyard fowl. At a c...
nydailynews.com | Frank Lombardi | Posted 11.04.2009 | New York
White City Council members will be in the minority for the first time based on Tuesday's general election results. And, as expected, voters certified ...
Don McNay | Posted 10.27.2009 | Business
If anyone has ever dreamed of being an office holder, 2010 is the year to do it. There are going to be several situations where voters elect a complete unknown, just to express their anger about the incumbent.
Mark Olmsted | Posted 10.15.2009 | Impact
While not on everyone's political agenda these days, Hollywood's trash problem is still a mess to be reckoned with. Mark Olmsted poses some solutions for the city's lack of cleanliness.
Judy Montero | Posted 12.02.2009 | Denver
The Rockies success couldn't come at a better time because our restaurants and night clubs have been feeling the sting of this economy as much as anyone.
Waylon Lewis | Posted 11.17.2009 | Denver
Is it a case of Big Brother -- or good ol'fashioned green common sense -- for Boulder to limit the construction huge homes?
Reverend Billy | Posted 11.16.2009 | New York
Corruption has taken a sophisticated form. It has been enlarged from the usual millions under the table, unchanged since Tammany Hall and beyond, to the modern era of marketing.
Jarrett Murphy | Posted 11.16.2009 | New York
BIll Thompson won the Dem nomination, but the real story was elsewhere. In City Council contests, voters delivered the broadest upset to incumbents in recent New York political history.
Jesse Larner | Posted 10.22.2009 | New York
All of Michael Bloomberg's defensiveness, and the egotism that clearly lurks beneath it, makes me wonder just why the Mayor really does want to hold onto the office.
Greg Archer | Posted 09.01.2009 | Politics
The woman, featured in a "This Week in Public Comment" video is more unique by way of weird .... with a dash of "oh isn't that interesting?" tossed in for good measure. Crazy? Not so sure.
Henry J. Stern | Posted 08.29.2009 | New York
When one asks what can be done about the errant or corrupt public official, we would first respond that the question is very difficult to answer.
Scott Stringer | Posted 08.16.2009 | New York
Our food system in New York City needs a radical overhaul. We need to make food a real priority.
AP | Posted 08.14.2009 | New York
NEW YORK (AP) -- A city councilman resigned Tuesday after authorities signaled he may be close to pleading guilty in an investigation of a council slu...
brooklyneagle.com | Linda Collins | Posted 08.02.2009 | New York
The City Council may not approve the Coney Island Redevelopment Plan. At Wednesday's public hearing, Council members had many questions and concerns....
Bill Cunningham | Posted 07.23.2009 | New York
The coup and near counter-coup of a few renegade members have exposed the most "dysfunctional" state legislative body to editorial scorn and cartoon ridicule.
New York Daily News | Benjamin Lesser and Erin Einhorn | Posted 07.02.2009 | Local
Three-quarters of the City Council's 51 members got campaign contributions from employees or board members of the nonprofits they helped bankroll with...
Joshua Schoen | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics
Dodge Landesman, an 18-year-old, is running for City Council in the Second District of New York. Should youth in the country be represented in public office?
John Mirisch | Posted 03.31.2009 | Politics
I'm one of the 11 candidates running for 3 seats on the Beverly Hills City Council, a basically non-paying gig, and I have become a lightning rod for the full force of anonymous sleaze attacks and dirty tricks.
Michelle Bart | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics
Lets change local government too!
Chicago Tribune | Pat Curry | Posted 02.21.2009 | Chicago
Chicago Ald. Sharon Dixon (24th) has been arrested early this morning and charged with driving under the influence, police said. The alleged incident...
Chicago Reader | Posted 10.12.2008 | Chicago
Mayor Daley took media questions following Wednesday's City Council meeting. Asked if he is worried about legal challenges to the O'Hare Expansion Pr...
Posted 10.11.2008 | Chicago
Ald. Bob Fioretti introduced an ordinance that would ban metal bats from Chicago youth baseball. "This is an issue of actual injury. This is an issue...
Posted 10.09.2008 | Chicago
UPDATE Aldermen delayed a vote Monday on Mayor Daley's plan to boot the cars of drivers with just two unpaid tickets, rather than the current minimu...
Los Angeles Times | Posted 12.08.2009 | Los Angeles