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While public approval of his performance after one year in office is good enough to let Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt breathe a sigh of relief, he cannot stay complacent as polls show his popularity is shrinking nonetheless.

Bangkok Post

Johnson holds getting-to-know-you video call with Bears as prelude to stadium talks

“I grew up with the Super Bowl Shuffle,” the mayor told reporters earlier Wednesday, before a video chat with Bears president Kevin Warren. “We want to make sure that we can keep shufflin’ here in the city of Chicago with the Bears.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Pita gets a head start on city problems

Move Forward Party (MFP) leader and prime minister aspirant Pita Limjaroenrat has promised to work closely with City Hall to tackle 21 of Bangkok's major problems, including traffic congestion, flooding and air pollution.

Bangkok Post

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Atlanta project decried as 'Cop City’ gets funding approval from City Council

Atlanta City Council has approved funding for the construction of a proposed police and firefighter training center, rejecting the pleas of hundreds of activists who packed City Hall and spoke for hours in fierce opposition to the project they decry as “Cop City.”

The Independent UK

Bangkok Pride organisers apologise for damage to student artworks

Organisers and City Hall on Monday apologised for the damage to students' graduation-related artworks on Sunday when participants in the Bangkok Pride event entered the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre and failed to protect the exhibited pieces despite resquests.

Bangkok Post

Is this the end for RPZs as council hikes permit charges and orders major review

Some permits are going up 500 per cent as council chiefs say the zones don't work

Bristol Post

Sadiq Khan suggests Government may change mind on cash for Ulez scrappage scheme

The Mayor also hinted that he may add more funds to the £110 million scrappage scheme if necessary

Evening Standard

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Judge overrules city denial of Southeast Side metal-shredder’s permit to operate

Mayor Brandon Johnson vows to appeal the ruling, defending the city’s decision to block Southside Recycling from opening on a site along the Calumet River.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago’s most violent Memorial Day weekend in 7 years ‘intolerable,’ Mayor Brandon Johnson says

Reducing crime wave will take time, says City Hall source.

Chicago Sun-Times

London’s empty homes could be worth £20bn: which borough has the most?

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan describes vacant property figures as a “scandal” and demands more powers from ministers to tackle the growing issue

Evening Standard

Chicago must do better for kids after the broken promises of school closings

Chicago can’t change what happened 10 years ago, when City Hall closed dozens of schools despite warnings that it was a terrible idea. But CPS is at a make-or-break moment now. The mistakes of the past should be motivation to do better for students moving forward.

Chicago Sun-Times

Wayne Sullivan: City Hall diversity scheme renamed in tribute to Sadiq Khan aide who died aged 37

A City Hall scheme to encourage diversity is to be renamed in tribute to a Sadiq Khan aide who died from cancer aged 37.

Evening Standard

After 50 years, dean of Chicago television’s political reporters calling it a career

On June 30, Mike Flannery, political editor of Fox 32-Chicago, will retire after 50 years on the beat. He sat down with the Sun-Times, where he got his start, to reminisce about his storied career and the “blind spots” of the Chicago mayors he has covered.

Chicago Sun-Times

High Court accepts two more grounds in legal fight against Ulez expansion

The High Court is now set to consider four of the five grounds put forward by the coalition of Tory councils challenging the Ulez expansion

Evening Standard

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Chicago Sun-Times

East 75th Street residents win City Hall crackdown on bars blamed for summer mayhem

Three taverns agreed to “corrective-action plans” requiring safety improvements. A fourth is expected to follow. The battle over East 75th Street offers a window into street-level democracy, Chicago-style.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ozingas’ underground development on Southeast Side may be dead due to mining ban

A city zoning official recently issued an opinion based on what’s publicly known about the proposed 6 million square foot project. The family-backed venture isn’t giving up.

Chicago Sun-Times

Here’s some steps Mayor Brandon Johnson can take to fix public transit

For one, the Johnson administration’s choices around community development and public safety matter for improving public transit, a UIC urban planning professor writes.

Evening Standard

Met Police data error sparks fresh concerns over strip searches of children

The Met said a ‘data transmission error’ meant they provided City Hall with ‘incorrect’ information on the number of child strip-searches carried out in 2021

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Miami Herald

Developer paid Miami’s mayor $170,000 to push his project, company records state

MIAMI — A developer quietly paid Miami Mayor Francis Suarez at least $170,000 over the past two years to help cut through red tape and secure critical permits for his stalled real estate project in Coconut Grove, according to internal corporate records exclusively obtained by the Miami Herald.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lightfoot’s security detail dramatically reduced

A police spokesperson refused to reveal specifics of the reduction, fearing it could invite more threats against a former mayor who already has had her share.

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan: Boroughs need power to charge limitless council tax on empty homes

‘Long-term vacant’ homes across London are thought to be worth some £20 billion in total

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: New mayor, new City Council. Perfect time for needed campaign reform.

All’s fair in love, war … and campaigning. At least that’s what some political candidates think.

Evening Standard

Action needed on noise complaints threatening London pubs says Tory London Mayor hopeful

Samuel Kasumu said Londoners should expect to ‘deal with’ a bit of noise

Evening Standard

‘Simply not good enough’: Mayor apologises over late payments to small firms

Every year since Sadiq Khan became Mayor, City Hall has failed to meet its targets on getting payments to small businesses on time

Reason

Montana Town Forbids All Protests (Except at City Hall), Because of Planned Protests of "Drag Story Hour"

From a Livingston (Montana) Police Department order, posted by the Livingston Enterprise (Sean Batura): Whereas, a local business is presenting a "drag story hour" hosted by the Livingston Pride Coalition; Whereas, individuals in drag reading stories to children is a sensitive issue in today's political climate and has garnered national…

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