Sentences with phrase «public city council»

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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.

Ritchie Torres, who chairs a city council committee on public housing, said at the press conference that there was a direct link between the falsification of permits and the decline in affordable housing in New York.

The district's city council passed Public Vehicle - for - Hire Innovation Amendment Act late in 2012 to allow and regulate what the law referred to as «digital dispatch» companies including Uber, ending a long ban.

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

A public swimming pool and more supermarkets are high on the wish list of the City of Perth community, as revealed this month in the first survey of residents undertaken by Perth council and the Property Council of Austracouncil and the Property Council of AustraCouncil of Australia WA.

«Folks from all over this city — including many Council members, including the public advocate and the comptroller — have been fighting for Fair Fares for years now and just this week, we've taken an enormous step forward thanks to the members of the City Council, [and specifically] Speaker Corey Johnson,» he scity — including many Council members, including the public advocate and the comptroller — have been fighting for Fair Fares for years now and just this week, we've taken an enormous step forward thanks to the members of the City Council, [and specifically] Speaker Corey Johnson,» he sCity Council, [and specifically] Speaker Corey Johnson,» he said.

Latin America holds the ignominious distinction of having the most cities on Mexico's Citizens» Council for Public Security's annual ranking of the world's most violent cities for 2016.

Public - sector pressure is an overflowing inbox and a city council meeting that's going to be contentious.

In an unusually public spat, Amazon is rethinking some building projects in Seattle because of a new tax being considered by the City Council.

July 7, 2013 — San Diego, CA Council of Great City Schools Public Relations Executives Meeting sponsored by Schoolwires

As one significant response, the Seattle City Council unanimously passed a new tax on income over $ 250,000 for an individual and $ 500,000 for a family to try to recover lost public income.

Whether City Council wants to use more of the tax base for Northlands» plans may show the extent to which they love using public money to buy risk.

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He was also chairman of the board of trustees of Claremont University Center and Graduate School (1984 - 1994), founding chairman of the board of trustees of Southern California Public Radio (1999 - 2004), a trustee of the Mayo Clinic (2004 - 2016), a trustee of the RAND Corporation (1994 - 2016 and formerly chair), a director of Edison International (1995 - 2014), a director of City National Corporation (2001 - 2014) and a director of the Council on Foreign Relations (2002 - 2010).

Several years back, after many years of public exhibits in my local public library that included a wide variety of subjects, one of which had been recognition of October being «National Gay & Lesbian History Month»... all H — L broke loose in several city council meetings.

Actually, many of the public shelters are run by a church group or a council of churches on contract to the city.

(Citizens in a local community could use various levels of persuasion with the video store owner: consultation, letters to the local newspapers, appeals to the city council to make zoning changes, or stage actual public protests or a boycott.)

The Portland City Council approved an ordinance late Wednesday that prohibits the use of synthetic pesticides for outdoor pest management on public and private property.

Towne Park's environmental council, Towne Green, spent this year's Earth Day weekend working to ameliorate Annapolis in partnership with GreenScape 2013, a «City of Annapolis and community partnership invested in the beautification, clean - up and planting in public spaces throughout the city.&raCity of Annapolis and community partnership invested in the beautification, clean - up and planting in public spaces throughout the city.&racity.»

A nearby City Council meeting, open to the public, had reached capacity.

15 - 0 Vote by which the Milwaukee Common Council revoked a law that banned beer drinking in public parking lots, making the city's stadiums and arenas safe for tailgating.

The City Council eventually approved the deal despite widespread public objection.

The Chicago Food Policy Action Council and the Food Chain Workers Alliance have played a leadership role in the City's adoption of the Program by supporting the Chicago Good Food Taskforce organized by the Mayor's Office including multiple City of Chicago Sister Agencies (Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Park District, Chicago City Colleges, Chicago Housing Authority) and Departments (Department of Public Health, Department of Family and Support Services, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Aviation, and Procurement).

I think city councils could do more good for kids by considering other food and kid scenarios like banning soda served to kids in public schools, or requiring food with nutritive value to always be served when refreshments are offered at a school, or requiring restaurants to offer kids real food choices on the kids menu.

Details of the agreement will not be made public until it is reviewed by the Park District and City Council, officials said.

Once the trust has reached a deal with a contractor, it will then identify that company and the private investors paying for the projects before going to Chicago Public Schools, the Park District and City Council for public approval, hePublic Schools, the Park District and City Council for public approval, hepublic approval, he said.

At the Aug. 15 park board meeting, a group of teenagers requested that the park district consider providing a public park for their sport in the event that the City Council bans or restricts unsupervised use of skateboard ramps.

Following public pressure from the City Council, the Chicago Park District on Wednesday agreed to cut an admission fee increase for Chicago residents at the Art Institute of Chicago that was scheduled to take effect May 23.

The D.C. Council has begrudgingly approved a food service contractor to provide meals for more than 100 of the city's public schools.

DARIEN — A man with a long record of public and volunteer service has been chosen as Darien «s Citizen of the Year by the City Council.

A man with a long record of public and volunteer service has been chosen as Darien's Citizen of the Year by the City Council.

NEW YORK — Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and Public Advocate Leticia James today announced that lunch is now free for every student at every public school across New YorkPublic Advocate Leticia James today announced that lunch is now free for every student at every public school across New Yorkpublic school across New York City.

NEW YORK — Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and Public Advocate Letitia James today announced that lunch is now free for every student at every public school across New YorkPublic Advocate Letitia James today announced that lunch is now free for every student at every public school across New Yorkpublic school across New York City.

And so Seattle City Council passes ordinance to protect public breastfeeding.

The budget laid out by Mayor Bill de Blasio, Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and members of the City Council designates funds for crime prevention in public housing developments, enhanced services for inmates, free school lunch for middle schoolers, child care for low - income families, and...

WHEATON — Neither the public nor the Wheaton City Council offered objections Monday to a laundry list of proposed boundary changes designed to clear up questions along the 4 - mile - long border shared by Wheaton and Glen Ellyn.

Oakbrook Terrace Mayor William Kallas issued a public apology at the City Council meeting Tuesday to residents of the nearby unincorporated Brandywine townhouse development for making what critics called disparaging comments about the community and other multifamily developments.

At 11 a.m., NYC Council Member Jessica Lappin, Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott and NYCLU Director Donna Lieberman hold a press conference to speak out against a resolution that calls on Albany to allow religious groups to use New York City public school space for worship services; Tweed Courthouse, 52 Chambers St., Manhattan.

Also at 10 a.m., NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton will testify before the NYC Council Public Safety Committee on the budget, City Hall, Manhattan.

«Whether in the State Senate, the Assembly, the Westchester County Board of Legislators, or the Rye City Council, George Latimer has steadfastly supported working men and women throughout three decades of public service,» said John Santos, Vice-President of 32BJ.

At 1 p.m., Brewer is scheduled to testify at NYC Council Committee on Justice System public hearing on low wage theft, Committee Room, City Hall, Manhattan.

Good - government group Citizens Union released a report this morning that found more competitive elections take place on the New York City council level than at the state level, which they attribute to in part a public - financing of campaigns.

At 10 a.m., the NYC Committee on Women jointly with the Committee on Public Safety hold an oversight hearing on the NYPD's handling of sex crimes investigations, City Hall, Council Chambers, Manhattan.

Also at 10 a.m., NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson, New York City Public Advocate Letitia James, Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz Jr. and other elected officials rally for the inclusion of the Fair Fares proposal in the fiscal 2019 New York City budget, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

The Brennan Center studied the impact of public financing in the New York City system and found that nearly 90 percent of the city's census block groups had at least one person who gave $ 175 or less to a city council candidate in 2City system and found that nearly 90 percent of the city's census block groups had at least one person who gave $ 175 or less to a city council candidate in 2city's census block groups had at least one person who gave $ 175 or less to a city council candidate in 2city council candidate in 2009.

The New York City system of public matching dollars has led to a more racially diverse city council, the study foCity system of public matching dollars has led to a more racially diverse city council, the study focity council, the study found.

At 9:30 a.m., criminal justice reform advocates and public defenders for #FairFares announce a series of speak - outs across NYC in support of Fair Fares, ahead of the final NYC Council Transportation Committee budget hearing, outside City Hall R subway stop, Manhattan.

At this meeting, Executive Director of the Kings County Democratic Party Jeff Feldman committed to providing details and answering questions on the review of the reforms by the party's newly created Rules Committee following a panel discussion on Women in Public Service including Public Advocate Letitia James and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito.

A directly - elected city mayor, in contrast, is the head of a single city council or local authority and is responsible for public service delivery within that area.