Sentences with phrase «from local city councils»

Richard has delivered hundreds of lectures on energy and climate issues to audiences in 14 countries, addressing policy makers at many levels, from local City Councils to members of the European Parliament.

The Berkeley ICO came one step closer to becoming a reality this week, earning a significant vote of approval from the local city council.

Outplacement can be contracted at most levels of government, from the local city council all the way up to senior positions in federal agencies.

«What occurs on a legislative and political level, from the local city council up through the federal government, has such an impact on how we do business and on whether we do business.

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At a meeting of the Brisbane City Council on August 8, local officials heard from residents and housing advocates in a meeting to decide the proposal's fate.

And because staff cuts prevent papers from covering important local issues — or, sometimes, even just the basics, like city council meetings and sporting events — circulation drops further, making them irrelevant and unattractive to other buyers.

Ms. Leibovici is a long - time local politician who was first elected as a Liberal MLA for Edmonton - Meadowlark in 1993 and served on city council from 2001 to 2013.

Look away from the bubble and see municipal politicians such as Sir Richard Leese, Labour leader of Manchester City Council, doing their best to use the heavily circumscribed powers of local government to gain real results for their populations.

Local authorities could be on the brink of a revolution freeing them from subservience to Whitehall, the leader of Manchester city council has claimed.

She was elected as a local councillor to South Glamorgan County Council between 1985 and 1997, and was a Cardiff City Councillor from 1995.

With growing demands on the Corporation and a corresponding need to raise local taxes from the commoners, the Common Council grew in importance and has been the principal governing body of the City of London since the 18th century.

Peter A. Baynes, Executive Director of the New York State Council of Mayors said, «Governor Cuomo's creation of a team to examine how oppressive mandates are crippling local governments, including cities and villages, is a welcome relief from years of inaction.

These sites will go through the standard Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP), which includes public hearings by the local community boards, input from borough presidents, and votes by the Council and City Planning Commission.

For local candidates running for borough and City Council offices, those waivers can be issued from the leadership of the state party.

Because the Continuum project is seeking a zoning change, it will need approval through the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure, or ULURP, which includes input from the local community board and borough president as well as up - down votes from the City Planning Commission, City Council and mayor.

Hundreds of those who did vote in Malliotakis» race, but not for her, cast write - ins, including several for local Democrat Justin Brannan, who is now running for City Council, certain write - ins for presidential candidates such as Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, and even gag votes for deceased individuals, such as Elvis Presley, or fictional characters from popular culture, such as Tywin Lannister from Game of Thrones.

About 40 members of AFSCME Local 1961 heard from challengers Frank Commisso Jr., the 15th Ward Common Council member, and Carolyn McLaughlin, council president, on issues including the union's frustration over a lack of a new contract with the city for nearly fourCouncil member, and Carolyn McLaughlin, council president, on issues including the union's frustration over a lack of a new contract with the city for nearly fourcouncil president, on issues including the union's frustration over a lack of a new contract with the city for nearly four years.

As Political Director of the New York City Central Labor Council, Carrión has forged deep partnerships among 300 local unions from every trade, occupation, and public and private sector of the New York economy, representing a wide spectrum of workers, including teachers, truck drivers, operating engineers, nurses, construction workers, electricians, firefighters, retail workers, janitors, train operators, bakers, and many more who are the face of today's workforce.

Members of Unite Here Local 11 in the Los Angeles City Council chambers on Tuesday before the Council voted to increase the city's minimum wage from City Council chambers on Tuesday before the Council voted to increase the city's minimum wage from city's minimum wage from $ 9.

She already has support from three influential labor unions — the Communications Workers of America, the New York State Nurses Association and the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union — whose local leaders joined her on stage, along with about half a dozen City Council members.

QUEENS, NY — Queens Borough President Melinda Katz and Stop & Shop, with help from students of I.S. 93Q, today unloaded 1,000 Easter hams off an 18 - wheeler in front of Borough Hall, donated in time for preparations for the upcoming holiday to five local Queens organizations: Catholic Charities Queens North Community Center of Astoria, Chinese - American Planning Council's Nan Shan Senior Center of Flushing, Hour Children of Long Island City, Korean Community Services Senior Centers of Corona and Flushing, and Queensbridge / Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement Senior Center of Long Island City.

Jen has worked to make utility costs more affordable, helped local governments save energy and taxpayer dollars, and organized dozens of town and city councils across the political spectrum to stop new crude oil pipelines from endangering our communities.

Jen has worked to bring down utility costs, helped local governments save energy and taxpayer dollars, and organized dozens of town and city councils across the political spectrum to stop new crude oil pipelines from endangering our communities.

For example, the City Council broke from its tradition of deferring to the local council member on land use matters in 2009, when it approved a rezoning for Two Trees Management in Dumbo against the wishes of David Yassky, the Council member at thCouncil broke from its tradition of deferring to the local council member on land use matters in 2009, when it approved a rezoning for Two Trees Management in Dumbo against the wishes of David Yassky, the Council member at thcouncil member on land use matters in 2009, when it approved a rezoning for Two Trees Management in Dumbo against the wishes of David Yassky, the Council member at thCouncil member at the time.

From 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., NYC Central Labor Council President Vincent Alvarez and Teamsters Local 237 President Gregory Floyd, Community Service Society of New York President and CEO David R. Jones and Thompson participate in a rally to protest reductions in federal funding for NYCHA; City Hall Park, Manhattan.

He helped gather 4,000 signatures from locals determined to keep them operating in the town centre, forcing the city council to back down.

«I as a City Council member got arrested to try to stop the [former Mayor Michael] Bloomberg administration from closing one of our local firehouses,» he said.

«When we learned about struggling upstate power generators at a time when downstate was starving for electricity, we were astonished to find that NY was considering a 350 mile extension cord from Quebec to NY City that denies any NYS power generator an opportunity to compete,» said Ted Skerpon, President of IBEW Local 97 and Chair of the 15,000 member NYS IBEW Utility Labor Council.

Decisions about street co-namings are up to the City Council, but the advisory opinions from local community boards are important.

Members of New Yorkers for Beverage Choices were joined by city council members and representatives from a local soft drink and beer workers» union to speak out against the proposal to restrict the size of sweetened drinks sold at certain stores to 16 ounces.

CITY HALL — Local leaders from East Harlem and the South Bronx are calling on City Council Speaker Christine Quinn to help redraw District 8 council lines they believe will be fairer to both neighboCouncil Speaker Christine Quinn to help redraw District 8 council lines they believe will be fairer to both neighbocouncil lines they believe will be fairer to both neighborhoods.

Cop haters will soon be able to make complaints against the NYPD from the comfort of their local City Council members» district offices.

Billed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn as a move toward environmental justice, the East 91st Street project has long gotten flak from locals — who claim it will bring pollution, noise, rats, and wreak havoc on the overall quality - of - life.

PLATTSBURGH Following a string of requests from the owner of a local cab company, the Plattsburgh Common Council has imposed a new fare limit that will allow taxi companies in the city to charge $ 1.50 more per ride.

Tolls for the three bridges from Brooklyn and New Jersey weigh heavily on the borough, as does street repaving; local Council members have complained that the city's new ferry service, set to begin this summer, does not include a stop on the island.

Members of dozens of city and state unions joined the rally Monday, including hardhats from the Building and Trades Council, teachers from the United Federation of Teachers, transit workers from Transport Workers Local 100 and many more, along with several community groups.

Pickles led Bradford City Council in the 1980s, as a revolutionary Thatcherite who tried to show local government could be run very differently from the policies of the Labour Left.

Beth Newcomer The Legislative Analyst for NYC Council Member Helen Rosenthal (District 6, Upper West Side) encouraged attendees to reach out to their local Council Members and urge them to support the following legislative initiatives: • Possible legislation regarding divestment of the city's pension funds from fossil fuel companies • A bill to require the city to do a carbon footprint analysis of all the products the city procures, and to use that analysis to inform a policy of low - carbon operations • A number of bills to reduce the carbon emissions of city - owned vehicles and improve the sustainability of city buildings • A bill to enhance the city's already - strong idling laws so as to make them easier to enforce Find your Council Member here.

The union representing the carriage drivers, Teamsters Local 553, has received support from the city's Municipal Labor Council as well as from Vinny Alvarez, president of the New York City Central Labor Council, and the Working Families Pacity's Municipal Labor Council as well as from Vinny Alvarez, president of the New York City Central Labor Council, and the Working Families PaCity Central Labor Council, and the Working Families Party.

We look at New York, from the local (Binghamton City Council race) to the federal (NY - 22 congressional race), for a few examples of the misleading of the public.

The Chancellor could not be clearer regarding his conditions for accepting a transfer of powers from central to local government — «with these new powers for cities must come new city - wide elected mayors who work with local councils.

Marjorie Velázquez Launches Community Petition over 2800 Bruckner Blvd Social Service Clearinghouse Concerns Bronx Community Board 10 Treasurer and City Council candidate collects nearly 200 signatures from local residents amid recently - announced tenant eviction, concern over rumored plans to convert office -LSB-...]

Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and City Council Member Margaret Chin want to make the city's land use review process apply to the incoming residential buildings, which would lead to feedback on them from Brewer's office and the local community board, according to PolitCity Council Member Margaret Chin want to make the city's land use review process apply to the incoming residential buildings, which would lead to feedback on them from Brewer's office and the local community board, according to Politcity's land use review process apply to the incoming residential buildings, which would lead to feedback on them from Brewer's office and the local community board, according to Politico.

Also present, however, were some members from the city's construction trades unions, as well as members of Teamsters Joint Council 16, which represents about 120,000 members in city locals.

NEW YORK, NY (04/04/2012)(readMedia)-- Council Members Brad Lander (D - Brooklyn), Melissa Mark - Viverito (D - Manhattan), Eric Ulrich (R - Queens) and Jumaane D. Williams (D - Brooklyn) came together on the steps of City Hall Wednesday with partners from Community Voices Heard, the Participatory Budgeting Project, and the Urban Justice Center's Community Development Project and dozens of local organizations to declare the results of the groundbreaking participatory budgeting vote held last week.

Palma has used at least $ 64,000 from local unions to pay legal fees and fines from violations of the city's campaign finance law during her City Council campaign in 2003, according to several sources familiar with the accocity's campaign finance law during her City Council campaign in 2003, according to several sources familiar with the accoCity Council campaign in 2003, according to several sources familiar with the account.

EAST HARLEM — City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito laid out an ambitious agenda focused on equality in her first State of the City address in East Harlem Wednesday, calling for $ 25 million to repair NYCHA buildings, local control over the minimum wage and a city - wide bail system to keep poor people accused of minor crimes from languishing in jail for weCity Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito laid out an ambitious agenda focused on equality in her first State of the City address in East Harlem Wednesday, calling for $ 25 million to repair NYCHA buildings, local control over the minimum wage and a city - wide bail system to keep poor people accused of minor crimes from languishing in jail for weCity address in East Harlem Wednesday, calling for $ 25 million to repair NYCHA buildings, local control over the minimum wage and a city - wide bail system to keep poor people accused of minor crimes from languishing in jail for wecity - wide bail system to keep poor people accused of minor crimes from languishing in jail for weeks.

All Mr. Gomez is doing with his comments is drawing attention away from the real issues here,» said Marjorie Velazquez, a local Democratic district leader and candidate for city council.

Locally, she's earned support from City Auditor Marty Masterpole, Common Councilors Joe Nicoletti and Steven Thompson, Council President Van Robinson and Democratic County Legislator Peggy Chase, as well as a half - dozen local labor unions.

Following the success of the Spring School, Professor Bahaj from the University of Southampton proposed that the British Council in Japan, Tohoku University, and the University of Southampton should perhaps consider expanding the RENKEI programme with the involvement of the local authorities / city councils from major cities in Japan and the UK.