Mayor Karen Bass says she reached a deal to restore police hiring
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has reached an agreement with City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson to find the money to reverse the cuts to police…
Mayor Bass taps AECOM to assist with Palisades rebuilding
Nearly five months after a firestorm laid waste to a wide swath of Pacific Palisades, Mayor Karen Bass announced Friday that the global infrastructure firm…
Like Mayor Bass, Supervisor Kathryn Barger also deleted her fire text messages
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has come under heavy scrutiny for deleting the text messages she sent during the region’s disastrous January firestorms. But she…
Newark mayor sues N.J. DA over being arrested last month
June 4 (UPI) -- The Democratic mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka, has sued the Republican U.S. district attorney of New Jersey over his arrest last…
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass will be spared from testifying in homeless case
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass won’t be called as a witness in a multiday federal court hearing that could determine whether the city’s homelessness programs…
‘Malicious’: New Jersey Mayor Ras Baraka sues US attorney after arrest | Donald Trump News
A New Jersey mayor has filed a lawsuit against a federal prosecutor and close ally of United States President Donald Trump after he was arrested…
Newark mayor sues New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor after arrest at immigration detention site
NEWARK, N.J. — Newark Mayor Ras Baraka sued New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor on Tuesday over his arrest on a trespassing charge at a federal immigration detention…
Tulsa’s new mayor proposes $100M trust to ‘repair’ impact of 1921 Race Massacre
TULSA, Okla. — Tulsa’s new mayor on Sunday proposed a $100 million private trust as part of a reparations plan to give descendants of the 1921 Tulsa…
What is Pete Buttigieg’s legacy as mayor of South Bend?
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — On Jan. 1, Pete Buttigieg’s second term ended, and the “Mayor Pete” era in South Bend was over. In the Democratic presidential candidate’s…
There will soon be a ‘mayor of L.A. County.’ How much power should come with the job?
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Boxer turned Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko lands major blow as he blasts ‘authoritarian’ Zelensky
KYIV's mayor and former world champion boxer Vitali Klitschko entered the ring with Volodymyr Zelensky, accusing him of "authoritarianism".The former heavyweight blasted the wartime Ukrainian…
She ran the L.A. animal shelters. Why couldn’t she fix the problems?
Staycee Dains was about a month into her job overseeing the Los Angeles city animal shelters when an employee openly defied her. Dains asked the…
Some at L.A. City Hall want to end the mayor’s homeless emergency
It was the first and possibly the most dramatic act by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass after she took office: declaring a city emergency on…
London Mayor Sadiq Khan backs calls to decriminalise possessing ‘small quantities’ of cannabis
SIR Sadiq Khan has backed calls to decriminalise possessing small amounts of cannabis.London’s mayor said a report published today gave “a compelling case”.The London Drugs…
Commentary: Back in the news, Albert ‘Little Al’ Robles still has a lot of bones to pick
When the world calls you “Little Al,” you’re going to do what it takes to be seen.That’s what I thought after spending an hour last…
Former Irvine council member charged with perjury, multiple felonies
Only a few months ago, former Irvine Vice Mayor Tammy Kim had aspirations of returning to the City Council she previously served on for four…
Former L.A. deputy mayor strikes plea deal over fake bomb threat
A former senior member of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ staff has struck a plea deal with federal prosecutors, admitting he called in a fake…
Congresswoman charged with pushing ICE agents while trying to stop mayor’s arrest
Federal prosecutors alleged Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver of New Jersey pushed and grabbed officers while attempting to block the arrest of the Newark, N.J., mayor…
Judge and mayor appear in US courts over immigration crackdown cases
A Wisconsin judge and a New Jersey mayor faced charges in two separate US courts on Thursday. Source link
Lawyers for US Mayor Ras Baraka argue he was targeted for arrest at protest | Donald Trump News
Baraka’s defence team say they will file a motion to dismiss trespassing charges pursued by the Trump administration.Lawyers in the United States have said they…