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With city data indicating that African - Americans have been charged with marijuana crimes twice as frequently as white residents, the Oakland City Council voted unanimously in March to allocate 50 percent of medical marijuana and cannabis sales permits to people affected by the war on drugs.

May 2 (Reuters)- Amazon.com Inc said it has halted planning for a new office building in Seattle and might sub-lease rather than occupy another future tower downtown, pending a city council vote on a proposed tax on top businesses.

May 2 - Amazon.com Inc said it has halted planning for a new office building in Seattle and might sub-lease rather than occupy another future tower downtown, pending a city council vote on a proposed tax on top businesses.

Seattle's City Council voted on Monday to levy a special tax on sodas and other sugary beverages sold to consumers, becoming the latest of several local government bodies across the country to take such action for the sake of public health.

On Wednesday, Portland's City Council voted to tax companies whose chief executives make more than 100 times the median employee pay.

Amazon has suspended part of its expansion plans in Seattle, pending the outcome of a City Council vote on a new tax on large employers that would fund programs aimed at providing affordable housing and helping the homeless.

He was merely accused of participating in a city council vote on a relatively small financial matter.

The Irwindale City Council voted Wednesday night to drop a public nuisance declaration and lawsuit against Huy Fong Foods, makers of Sriracha hot sauce.

In June, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley supported the removal of the Confederate battle flag from the state Capitol, and in December, the New Orleans City Council voted to remove four Confederate monuments.

Amazon.com said it has halted planning for a new office building in Seattle pending a city council vote on a proposed tax on top businesses.

The Memphis City Council voted on Oct. 3 to offer the tax breaks for the company's headquarters, possibly in addition to incentives from the development agency Economic Development Growth Engine, Shelby County and the state.

In early October, Stonecrest's City Council voted 4 - 2 in favor of the name change.

Two years ago, the Seattle City Council voted unanimously to give taxi and ride - sharing drivers classified as independent contractors the ability to unionize.

In December, the Los Angeles City Council voted to create a permanent revenue stream for its affordable housing program by slapping a fee on new homes and apartments.

With those stats from the city of Oakland's Department of Race and Equity in hand, the City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to overhaul the nation's first equity program to set aside 50 percent of medical marijuana and cannabis business permits during the first phase of permitting for people affected by the War on Drugs.

The number of California cities joining the DOJ has risen by the week since the Los Alamitos city council voted to do so in late March.

The Stonecrest City Council voted 4 - 2 on Monday to de-annex 345 acres of land if the e-commerce giant picks the area for what the company calls HQ2, a corporate hub where Seattle - based Amazon says it will one day house 50,000 jobs.

The Stonecrest City Council voted 4 - 2 on Monday to de-annex 345 acres of land if the Seattle - based e-commerce giant picks the area for what the company calls HQ2, a corporate hub which could lead to the creation of thousands of jobs.

On June 5, the Seattle City Council voted to pass a tax on sweetened beverages.

Stonecrest's City Council voted to de-annex 345 acres of land and asked the Georgia General Assembly to officially rename the property in the tech giant's honor.

According to one story, when the New York City Council voted in the late 1970s to name the corner of Broadway and 120th Street «Reinhold Niebuhr Plaza,» none of the Christians on the council knew who Niebuhr was, but all of the Jews did.

A Highland Park commission signed off this week on the park district's proposed redesign of Rosewood Beach, pushing the hot - button issue one step closer to a City Council vote.

Last night the Superior, Wisconsin city council voted down a proposed ban on toys in most kids» fast food meals.

ROLLING MEADOWS — The City Council voted 6 - 1 Tuesday night to annex the Plum Grove Club, a formerly private pool and tennis club.

The City Council voted last week to hire a grant writer to secure up to $ 125,000 to put ball fields, soccer fields and other recreational facilities in the park that would be at Illinois Highway 173 and Ramer Road.

The district's Garden Plots were eliminated as an option after the City Council voted not to allow a skate park there.

WAUKEGAN — The City Council voted Monday night to transfer day - to - day responsibility for the city - owned Waukegan Municipal Beach to the more recreation - oriented Waukegan Park District.

Last September, the City Council voted to allocate $ 8 million to build the complex, with plans to open it in 2002.

The New York City Council voted 28 - 20 to require certain retailers to collect a fee on each carryout bag, paper or plastic, with some exceptions, with Mayor Bill de Blasio expressing support for the measure.

Despite initial reservations about his independence, the New York City Council voted 48 - 2, with one abstention, to approve de Blasio's pick to head the city Department of Investigation: Mark Peters.

This week the City Council voted to embrace Mayor de Blasio's plan which is not the more generous bill the unions had favored.

United for Affordable NYC said it would begin disbanding in March, after the City Council voted on zoning plans the mayor viewed as integral to his affordable housing plan.

Watchdog group Reinvent Albany praised today's City Council votes in favor of bills that improve the Open Data Law and create a portal for city residents to register to vote online.

The City Council voted Tuesday to adopt the city's $ 82.1 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2017 weeks ahead of the beginning of the new fiscal year, which starts on July 1.

The New York City Council voted to give its members hefty pay raises in February 2016 and simultaneously imposed a ban on certain forms of outside income, effectively making the job of City Council member a full - time position.

The City Council voted on Tuesday to confirm Cappelli to the Civil Service Commission after Mayor Bill de Blasio tapped him for the paid position.

it would begin disbanding in March, after the City Council voted on zoning plans the mayor viewed as integral to his affordable housing plan.

In a release, the Medina campaign reached back to 1994, when Dilan as a member of the City Council voted for vacancy deregulation.

«I've said this 1,000 times: I don't agree with her on some things, I violently disagree with her on some things, but she has been a very good speaker who has, by and large, kept the City Council voting on those things that are important and directing them on the best interests of the city,» he said.

The day of the rally, the City Council voted to declare that a housing emergency is still in effect in New York, a move that sets the stage for renewal of rent regulations.

As NY1's Michael Scotto reports, it's likely the plans will be overhauled before the City Council votes on them.

A scheduled City Council vote on the controversial Sherman Plaza rezoning plan in Inwood has been...

The federal government sued the city of Ferguson one day after the city council voted to revise an agreement aimed at improving the way police and courts treat poor people and minorities in the St. Louis suburb.

Authorities have more power to crack down on shops selling synthetic marijuana after the City Council voted unanimously to pass three bills aimed at halting the spread of the drug.

The Boulder City Council voted this week to put on the ballot a referendum asking if corporations are citizens.

NYCLASS is plotting an extensive lobbying effort, sources say, to eventually cull together the City Council votes necessary to outlaw the carriages.

ALBANY — The yearslong debate over whether to impose a fee for plastic bags in New York appeared to come to a hard - fought end last month, when the City Council voted to charge 5 cents for most plastic and paper shopping bags.

The City Council voted unanimously today to approve the rezoning of Chelsea Market, paving the way for developer Jamestown Properties to build a nine - story office tower atop the converted cookie factory.

It will be reviewed by Community Board 2, which is expected to sign off on the plan, in October and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer before the City Council votes on it.

The City Council voted 46 - 0 Wednesday to increase Staten Island Ferry service to at least every half - hour, beginning with weekend evenings and then around the clock by May 1, 2015.