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City Of Oakland Confirms Raiders As Development Partner In Lott NFL Stadium Plan
City Of Oakland Confirms Raiders As Development Partner In Lott NFL Stadium Plan City Of Oakland Confirms Raiders As Development Partner In Lott NFL Stadium Plan City Of Oakland Confirms Raiders As Development Partner In…
Hong Kong tallies record turnout rate and record number of voters for Election Committee that picks city’s next leader – South China Morning Post
South China Morning PostAll eyes are on whether Hong Kong’s pro-democracy camp could for the first time win an influential share of seats in the committee that would go on to pick the city’s next…
Hong Kong protestors say the city’s government is using ‘evil tactics’ against pro-democracy groups – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.ukHundreds of people took part in a pro-democracy rally in Hong Kong on Saturday to protest the hard-line stance the government has taken against pro-democracy legislators, activists and supporters. The protesters accused the administration of…
Unity takes centre stage at new Hong Kong cultural hub – South China Morning Post
South China Morning PostUnity takes centre stage at new Hong Kong cultural hub. City’s No 2 official praises HK$4 billion East Kowloon project due to launch in 2021. PUBLISHED : Thursday, 08 December, 2016, 10:26pm….
Hong Kong’s Tourism Board Wants You to Discover the City Like a Local – Adweek
AdweekAlthough international arrivals to Hong Kong have grown over the last few years, the Hong Kong Tourism Board is seeking to lure more global travelers with a series of videos that highlight the city’s lesser-known…
Downtown Fayetteville Master Plan – 1st draft
Downtown Fayetteville Master Plan – 1st draft This is the City’s first draft at developing a master plan that will make Downtown Fayetteville a great and exciting place to live, where local businesses can thrive…
Shereda Nosakhare: Libby Schaaf Didn’t Want Her To Run For Oakland City Council District Six
Shereda Nosakhare was first reported in this space (yep, story broken here) to be the newest candidate to run for the Oakland City Council Seat currently held by Desley Brooks. Here’s the video: UPDATE: Libby…
Oakland News | Oakland City Council District Two Candidates Videos
This Oakland News is focused on the hot race to replace current, legendary, Oakland City Councilmember Pat Kernighan. But you may be wondering who that face is. The woman’s name is Aimee Allison. And yes,…
Oakland News: Blackwell Departure Reveals Unstable City Of Oakland
This Oakland News finds Oakland as the picture of instability: the legendary Henry Gardner replaces Fred Blackwell as Oakland City Administrator (there’s other news about the election campaigns below). Fred elected to leave Oakland for…
City Of San Bruno Slams PG&E Response To Criminal Indictment For 2010 San Bruno Fire
The City of San Bruno today criticized PG&E’s response to its criminal indictment in the matter of the San Bruno Fire. The U.S. Attorney’s office filed criminal findings against PG&E for 12 violations of federal…
Abel Guillen For Oakland City Council District Two Kicks Off Today
Abel Guillen, who ran against Rob Bonta for the California Assembly District 18 Seat in 2012, has officially tossed his hat in the ring for the Oakland City Council District Two Seat. He’s got some…
Seattle news helicopter crash: ‘Ball of flames’ – Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Honolulu traffic is second worst in U.S. – Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Google Donates $6.8 Million to Give Kids Free ‘Muni Ride’ – Headlines & Global News
Headlines & Global NewsGoogle Inc. has donated $6.8 million to let kids ride the Muni bus for free for two years. The company’s generosity aims to help the city with its affordability crisis and to…
Dutch ambassador visits Cleveland to meet a trading partner (and see some van … – The Plain Dealer
Dutch ambassador visits Cleveland to meet a trading partner (and see some van …The Plain DealerCLEVELAND, Ohio–For an ambassador from The Kingdom of the Netherlands, Cleveland suddenly offers much to see and check up on….
There’s Not One Home for Sale in San Francisco That an Average Teacher Can … – DailyFinance
There’s Not One Home for Sale in San Francisco That an Average Teacher Can …DailyFinanceThis week, the real estate listings website Redfin published a startling statistic. In the entire city of San Francisco, not one…
Thai protesters scale back rallies – Deutsche Welle
Deutsche WelleOpposition protesters in Thailand have been dismantling barricades in the capital, Bangkok, in the wake of renewed violence. A city park is becoming the focus for rallies aimed at bringing down the government. Anti-government…
Former NFL safety Darren Sharper surrenders to police in Los Angeles rape case – Fox News
Fox NewsFormer NFL safety Darren Sharper turned himself into Los Angeles police late Thursday, after being charged in an arrest warrant in New Orleans alleging he and another man raped two women in the Louisiana…
Thai protesters retreat but crisis ‘not over’ – Channel News Asia
Channel News AsiaTensions eased in Thailand’s strife-hit capital on Saturday after protesters abandoned their attempted “shutdown” of Bangkok, but the move was seen as only a temporary reprieve for the kingdom’s embattled premier. PHOTOS. A…
Los Angeles rain: Rainfall totals by city – Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles rain: Rainfall totals by cityLos Angeles Times1/31. By Rong-Gong Lin II. February 28, 2014, 6:05 p.m.. Cities across Los Angeles County were racking up impressive rainfall totals Friday from a powerful winter storm….
Philip Seymour Hoffman had heroin, cocaine, and amphetamines in system … – New York Daily News
New York Daily NewsDoomed actor Philip Seymour Hoffman died of an accidental overdose of a host of hardcore drugs, including heroin, cocaine and amphetamines, the city medical examiner determined Friday. Hoffman was found dead Feb….
Ousted Ukrainian president blasts opposition, as Russian forces reportedly enter … – Fox News
Fox NewsOusted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych surfaced in Russia Friday, thundering defiantly against the “pro-fascist hooligans” who drove him from office, as Russian armored vehicles rumbled across Crimea and reports surfaced of troops being deployed…
Road closures planned throughout Honolulu for sewer work – khon2.com
Road closures planned throughout Honolulu for sewer workkhon2.comThe City’s Department of Environmental Services says traffic will be affected next week as construction crews rehabilitate wastewater pipes throughout Honolulu. City contractors will conduct sewer pipe work…
City Council Passes LA ‘Fracking’ Ban – CBS Local
CBS LocalLOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The Los Angeles City Council moved a step closer Friday to make L.A. the biggest city in the nation to approve a moratorium on a controversial oil and gas drilling…
Chicago’s Jeanne Gang eyes SF skyline – San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)The local office of developer Tishman Speyer confirmed Thursday that it has hired Chicago’s Jeanne Gang to design a tower on one of the city-owned lots near the future home of the…
Honolulu garbage truck fatally strikes woman – Thegardenisland.com
Honolulu garbage truck fatally strikes womanThegardenisland.comHONOLULU (AP) — A 70-year-old Honolulu woman has died after being run over by a city garbage truck in Kalihi. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser (http://is.gd/fc1zW5) says Barbara Kato was the third…
San Francisco construction crew adds human skeleton to unique collection of … – Equipment World Magazine
San Francisco construction crew adds human skeleton to unique collection of …Equipment World MagazineWhile building the $1.9 billion Transbay Transit Center, described as a “Grand Central Station of the West,” workers with the Transbay Joint…
Uber turns on marketing engines to pressure Seattle city leaders: Illegal … – GeekWire
GeekWireSeattle city officials say Uber and other alternative transportation networks are operating outside of city law by offering rides to the public through popular apps. Now, with a critical vote coming up this afternoon, Uber’s…
11 Essential Nashville Songs: Country Classics That Make the Show – TV Fanatic
11 Essential Nashville Songs: Country Classics That Make the ShowTV FanaticNashville is where legends are made, and aspiring stars chase their dreams. A unique blend of culture, personality and drama, it’s peerless as a music…
Architect Jeanne Gang to design San Francisco tower – San Francisco Business Times
San Francisco Business TimesTishman Speyer has hired architect Jeanne Gang to design a building near the future Transbay Transit Center in San Francisco. Few details of the project, planned for a city-owned lot, were known,…
Seattle clamps down on UberX, Lyft, Sidecar – San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)Seattle’s city council on Thursday night took steps to limit how many cars UberX, Lyft and Sidecar can have on the road at any given time, an action that the services say…
Fresh violence in Venezuela as protestors refuse to be bought off by president’s … – Daily Mail
Daily MailViolence swept through the streets of Venezuelan capital Caracas yesterday as anti-government protesters rioted over President Nicolas Maduro’s attempt to buy them off with a six-day long-weekend. Hundreds of students rallied in the city’s…
Courtney Ruby Runs For Oakland Mayor: SAY NO!
Courtney Ruby Runs For Oakland Mayor: SAY NO! Courtney Ruby , the Oakland City Auditor , has filed papers to run for Mayor Of Oakland. If Ms Ruby were Oakland’s Mayor, she would use the…
Amid Los Angeles fracking ban, new attention on city’s oil investments – Los Angeles Daily News
Amid Los Angeles fracking ban, new attention on city’s oil investmentsLos Angeles Daily NewsThis Sept. 6, 2013 file photo shows the Inglewood Oi Field, which sits below the Windsor Hills neighborhood. The Los Angeles City…
At Council Hearing, Calls for New York to Offer Homeless Children and Families … – New York Times
At Council Hearing, Calls for New York to Offer Homeless Children and Families …New York TimesMembers of the City Council pressed the de Blasio administration at a hearing on Thursday to complete a proposal for…
Top female U.S. architect Jeanne Gang to design S.F. tower – San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco ChronicleThe local office of developer Tishman Speyer confirmed Thursday that it has hired Chicago’s Jeanne Gang to design a tower on one of the city-owned lots near the future home of the Transbay…
TSA agent nearly rejects Washington, DC , driver’s license, sparking outrage – New York Daily News
New York Daily NewsTo some parts of the country, Washington, D.C., might as well be its own nation. A Washington resident was flabbergasted earlier this month when a Phoenix Transportation Security Administration agent nearly rejected…
New York’s de Blasio boots charter schools from city space – Fox News
Fox NewsNew York Mayor Bill de Blasio delivers his State of the City address at LaGuardia Community College in the Queens borough of New York, Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, in New York. De Blasio, delivering…
‘Poonami’ floods London street with sewage – Ninemsn
‘Poonami’ floods London street with sewageNinemsn‘Poonami’ floods London street with sewage. Londoners have taken to Twitter to post disgusting photos of what’s being called a “poonami” flowing through streets in the city’s south. A river…
Not a Single Home Is for Sale in San Francisco That an Average Teacher Can … – Businessweek
Not a Single Home Is for Sale in San Francisco That an Average Teacher Can …BusinessweekThis week, the real estate listings website Redfin published a startling statistic. In the entire city of San Francisco, not…
Potential new or expanded cities vex Miami-Dade commissioners – MiamiHerald.com
Potential new or expanded cities vex Miami-Dade commissionersMiamiHerald.comMore than 100 people filed into Miami-Dade County Hall on Thursday to voice their enthusiasm or indignation — there was little middle ground — about the possibility that…
3rd Person Arrested In Connection With Dallas Driveway Robberies – CBS Local
CBS LocalThe driveway robberies have happened all over the city of Dallas — nine in the northeast, four in the southeast, two in the northwest, seven in the southwest, and two in the central division….
Google to pay for SF free Muni for youth program – San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle(02-27) 11:17 PST SAN FRANCISCO — Tech giant Google has agreed to donate $6.8 million to San Francisco to fund free Muni passes for low- and middle-income youth, under a deal brokered by…
App allows tourists to travel back in time to historic London – Fox News
Fox NewsThe Museum of London recently re-released an app that overlays historic photographs of London across whatever the user is looking at in present day to create an augmented reality of the city. The app,…
Overrun Gets A Limited Run From Midtown And Ltd Edition Comix For London … – Bleeding Cool News
Overrun Gets A Limited Run From Midtown And Ltd Edition Comix For London …Bleeding Cool NewsOverrun by Andi Ewington, Matt Woodley and Paul Green will launch in an exclusive edition at the London Super Comic…
San Francisco police officers indicted on federal charges – KTVU San Francisco
KTVU San FranciscoFive San Francisco police officers and a former officer were indicted Thursday on federal civil rights and corruptions charges tied in part to a series of raids on residential hotels in the city,…
Cleveland among eight contenders to host 2016 Republican National Convention – The Plain Dealer
The Plain DealerCLEVELAND, Ohio — The bids are in — and the city of Cleveland is one of eight contenders to host the Republican National Convention in 2016. Cleveland will compete against Cincinnati, Columbus, Denver,…
Josh Rubenstein’s Weather Forecast (Feb. 27) – CBS Local
Josh Rubenstein’s Weather Forecast (Feb. 27)CBS LocalSTUDIO CITY (CBSLA.com) — So this first wave moved in just as we forecasted. Rainfall totals in Santa Barbara were close to 1 inch, and when all is said…
Las Vegas in final mix as host for 2016 GOP convention – Las Vegas Review-Journal
Las Vegas Review-JournalThe event would be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center if the city wins the right to host, under the proposal offered by the Las Vegas Host Committee. The event could generate…
Denver Moves Into ‘Next Phase’ In RNC 2016 Host City Decision – CBS Local
Denver Moves Into ‘Next Phase’ In RNC 2016 Host City DecisionCBS Local… Phase’ In RNC 2016 Host City Decision. February 27, 2014 8:07 AM. View Comments. Former Congressman Bob Beauprez and Denver Mayor Michael Hancock…
12K cameras to give Atlanta police broader window to city – Atlanta Journal Constitution
12K cameras to give Atlanta police broader window to cityAtlanta Journal ConstitutionLt. LeAnne Browning (center) with the Atlanta Police Department answers questions Wednesday during a tour of the APD video integration center. Browning is flanked…
Suicide car bomber kills at least 10 in Somali capital: police – Reuters
ReutersMOGADISHU (Reuters) – At least 10 people were killed in an explosion when a suicide bomber drove his car into a tea shop near the national security headquarters in Somalia’s capital, a senior police officer…
Las Vegas survey gives city mostly positive marks for services – Las Vegas Review-Journal
Las Vegas Review-JournalWhile satisfaction with city services is 19 points above the U.S. average, Las Vegas trails other cities when it comes to its overall image, the overall quality of life, the direction the city…
Chris Christie faces new uproar in states largest city – Politico
PoliticoJust as he’s fighting to regain his political footing, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is facing a new uproar on the home front, as public protests mount against state control of the public schools in…
Hawaiian Airlines ending Honolulu-Fukuoka service – Sacramento Bee
Sacramento BeeHONOLULU — Hawaiian Airlines is canceling its daily flight to the Japanese city of Fukuoka, saying it hasn’t been able to get enough passengers on the route. The airline said in a statement Wednesday…
Hawaiian Airlines ending Honolulu-Fukuoka service – MiamiHerald.com
MiamiHerald.comHONOLULU — Hawaiian Airlines is canceling its daily flight to the Japanese city of Fukuoka, saying it hasn’t been able to get enough passengers on the route. The airline said in a statement Wednesday its…
City of Miami, Agencia EFE sign collaboration agreement – Fox News Latino
City of Miami, Agencia EFE sign collaboration agreementFox News LatinoThe City of Miami and Agencia EFE on Wednesday signed a collaboration agreement aimed at promoting investment and entrepreneurial initiative in the South Florida metropolis. Mayor…
Denver DA declines to file charges against city employee – Denver Post
Denver PostThe Denver District Attorney has declined to file charges against a city employee arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. Damion Baca, 33, was released from jail Wednesday, said Lynn Kimbrough, spokeswoman for the district…
