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Verbatim: Ballard delivers State of the City
Madam President, Members of the City-County Council, special guests and friends, I am here today to report on the state of the City. And I am here to say that this is our time. The first three months of this year have been a whirlwind. Of course, the...
Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Manufacturing and Engineering, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Healthy Diet, Super Bowl
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As convention chair, Villaraigosa promises to be inclusive
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa -- a one-time student organizer, union leader and now one of the nation's most prominent Latino politicians -- stepped into his role Wednesday as the face of a Democratic Party convention that is being pitched as the...Tags: Labor Day, Antonio Villaraigosa, Voting, Bank of America Corp., Same-Sex Marriage
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Community Commentary: More can still be done in climate protection
Editor's Note: The following was addressed to the City Council. * Village Laguna is grateful for all the city has done to meet its commitment to the U.S. Conference of Mayors Climate Protection Agreement, ("City works toward climate protection goal,"...Tags: Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Natural Resource Industry, Renewable Energy, Alternative Energy
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City works toward climate protection goal
In 2012, the City Council has planned to voluntarily reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 7% below 1990 levels, as outlined in the U.S. Conference of Mayors Climate Protection Agreement, which Laguna adopted in 2007. The city has taken steps recommended in...Tags: Waste, Waste, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Pollution, Solar Energy
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Mailbag: Is anyone tracking the rise in sea levels?
Recent reporting and comments about global warming do not include information on the increase in the ocean's sea level, or what properties in Laguna Beach have been threatened or damaged by the rising sea level. In February 2007, the City Council adopted...Tags: Bodies of Water, Lonesome (movie), An Inconvenient Truth (movie), Al Gore, Movies
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National expert gives blessing on compromise Chicago ward map plan
Clout StreetChicago voters might not have to weigh in on a new City Council ward map this year after a national expert on Monday blessed a compromise plan put forth by dueling groups of aldermen. But council members plan to press forward with more public hearings...Tags: Chicago City Hall, Richard F. Mell, Edward M. Burke, Michael Madigan, Rahm Emanuel
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Emanuel to support gay marriage at D.C. mayors' meeting
Clout StreetMayor Rahm Emanuel will join mayors from across the U.S. in supporting the rights of same-sex couples to marry. Mayors for Freedom to Marry will be launched as part of the U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting in Washington D.C., where Emanuel is set to...Tags: Marriage, Minority Groups, Rahm Emanuel, Gays and Lesbians, Same-Sex Marriage
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Emanuel to speak at mayor's conference in D.C.
Clout StreetMayor Rahm Emanuel will speak at the winter meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors next week in Washington, D.C. Emanuel will give a talk Friday on education, with a focus on the importance of City Colleges of Chicago, according to spokeswoman Jennifer...Tags: Barack Obama, Rahm Emanuel, Washington, DC, Chicago Mayor, Richard M. Daley
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Community Commentary: Laguna lacks clear path for environmental goals
Two months after the Oct. 6 meeting when the Laguna Beach City Council discussed the future of the Environmental Committee, it is only natural to ask: Do we want to run a sustainable city? Do we care about the city's natural environment from the greenbelt... -
Hunger and homelessness on the rise in U.S cities, mayors report
Nation NowAmericans are gearing up to spend billions of dollars for Christmas and other holiday gifts this year, a time when hunger, poverty and homelessness are all rising, according to Census data and surveys by city officials.... -
New federal consumer agency still handcuffed by politicians
Watchdog with Paul MuschickIt really wasn't a surprise that the Senate failed to confirm Richard Cordray this morning as director of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Senate Republicans previously had threatened to block the nomination of any director until the new...
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