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Corpus Christi to begin talks on privately built desalinization plant

A new Houston company hopes to build a $1.3 billion facility in the area and wants the city, which is on the brink of a water crisis, to commit to 30 years of purchases.

The Texas Tribune

Zohran Mamdani’s first veto targets a protest safety bill, but the real battle is over Gaza demonstrations near NYC schools

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani just dropped his first veto, and it’s putting a major protest safety bill on ice. The move has kicked off a fresh power struggle with the City Council, but the real tension here isn’t just about policy. It’s about how the city handles Gaza-related…

The Mary Sue

Corpus Christi delays action on plan to cut water use by 25% if emergency is declared

A Level 1 emergency, which could arrive in September, would limit households to 5,250 gallons a month under proposed restrictions. About 30% of residential customers use more.

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Houston City Council approves gutting policy limiting ICE cooperation, civil rights groups say

In contrast to the civil rights groups’ assessment, Houston’s city attorney told council members that the amendment — crafted by the mayor’s staff and the governor’s office — brings no major changes.

The Texas Tribune

As States Spend Millions to Woo Data Centers, Colorado Is Having a Reckoning

Legislators debate a possible moratorium while residents take their demands and health fears directly to a data center developer.

Capital & Main

Corpus Christi is scrambling to ward off a water crisis. Here’s a guide to its water projects.

From drilling groundwater wells to recycling wastewater, Corpus Christi has launched a host of projects as it races against the clock to find more water.

The Texas Tribune

Airbnb Says More Short-Term Rentals Will Boost L.A.’s Budget. Opponents Say It Won’t Work.

Stricter enforcement could bring in millions as Olympics approach, housing advocates counter.

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Los Angeles aims to ban single-use printer cartridges — new ordinance will target ink and toner that can't be properly recycled

Aside from being weirdly malevolent, printer cartridges are quite wasteful in most situations because they're designed to be thrown away once empty. Los Angeles is trying to fix that by banning any single-use ink or toner that can't be properly recycled or that doesn't have a take-back program from the…

Tom’s Hardware

Culture War Politics Have Been Costly for This California Town

Huntington Beach's elected officials are pursuing performative MAGA policymaking and keep losing in the courts.

Reason

Pavarotti’s widow furious after Italian town builds ice rink around statue of opera legend

The mayor of Pesaro has apologised after complaints that the placement of the ice rink ‘ridicules’ the late singer

The Independent UK

Wealthy California town splits residents after council move to permanently ban pickleball: ‘There’s gonna be a problem’

Carmel residents are now banned from playing pickleball at Forest Hill Park in California

The Independent UK

Turbulence for Dodger Stadium gondola as Los Angeles officials seek to ground the project

A proposal to build a gondola from downtown Los Angeles to Dodger Stadium hit some turbulence when the City Council voted to urge transportation officials to ground the project

The Independent UK

Emergency Tax Bill Ends $6,000 Senior Deduction and Tip, Overtime Tax Breaks in D.C.

Here’s how state tax conformity rules could immediately raise your income tax liability.

Kiplinger

NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo wants to save Rikers Island, New York's notorious jail complex

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo says he wants to save Rikers Island, the notorious jail complex that has become a symbol of dysfunction in the city's criminal justice system

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Barcelona Receive Camp Nou Return Date ‘Boost’ From City Council

Barcelona have had to re-think since originally planning to re-open Camp Nou to 60,o00 fans.

The Independent UK

Mary Sheffield advances in Detroit mayor’s race, opponent not yet decided

Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield has advanced to the November election

Reason

Minnesota Town Denies Family Permission To Build Affordable Housing Unit on Their Property

The Pepin family is suing the City of Blaine after the City Council used dubious reasoning to deny a permit for additional housing on their property.

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Trump administration sues New York City over 'sanctuary city' policies

The lawsuit says New York City's policies violate the supremacy clause of the Constitution by interfering with the enforcement of federal law. Similar lawsuits have been filed in recent months against New York State, Colorado, Los Angeles and elsewhere.

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Hamtramck (Michigan) May Stop Flying Pride Flag and Other Flags on City Flagpoles

From Monday's decision by Judge David Lawson (E.D. Mich.) in Gordon v. City of Hamtramck: This case concerns a dispute… The post Hamtramck (Michigan) May Stop Flying Pride Flag and Other Flags on City Flagpoles appeared first on Reason.com.

The Independent UK

New Orleans' jail system was troubled decades before 10 inmates made an audacious escape

The recent jailbreak in New Orleans followed decades of dysfunction in the city's jail system and recent warnings that conditions were ripe for catastrophe

Reason

Naples (Florida) Restrictions on Drag Performance at Pride Fest Likely Unconstitutional

Today's long decision by Senior Judge John Steele (M.D. Fla.) in Naples Pride, Inc. v. City of Naples so holds… The post Naples (Florida) Restrictions on Drag Performance at Pride Fest Likely Unconstitutional appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

Rent Control Delayed but Not Dead in California

Plus: Arkansas legalizes ADUs, activists sue to stop missing middle housing, and Trump's housing plans for federal lands

The Independent UK

Massachusetts mayor who shuttered a libelous newspaper faces renewed corruption allegations

A few months ago, a mayor in Massachusetts was relishing a rare victory over a newspaper for its years of personal attacks

The National (Scotland)

Glasgow has more children in temporary accommodation than 'whole of Wales'

GLASGOW has more children in temporary accommodation than there are facing the same situation in Wales, a letter from the City Council has revealed

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City Council Corruption Uncovered In South Carolina Investigation

City Council members in North Charleston, SC, accused of kickbacks and bribery, leading to resignations and legal charges.

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