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Another former SF public works official arrested in public corruption scandal

07/20/2021 - 6:38 AM By Brittany M.

The former Bureau Manager for San Francisco Public Works, Gerald “Jerry” Sanguinetti, has been arrested and charged with five felony counts of perjury and two misdemeanor charges for failing to file financial disclosure statements.

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Report says LA city attorneys orchestrated ‘sham lawsuit’ over DWP billing flub

07/15/2021 - 9:27 AM By Brittany M.

LA City Attorney Mike Feuer’s run for mayor just got more complicated.

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Fontana’s former manager didn’t work a single day last year. So why did the city pay him nearly $1 million?

07/08/2021 - 4:25 AM By Brittany M.

The City of Fontana has some explaining to do.

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Coronado Mayor Condemns “Rush to Judgement” After Tortilla-Throwing Incident at Coronado High

07/08/2021 - 4:14 AM By Brittany M.

“There’s a big difference between unsportsmanlike conduct, unsportsmanlike conduct that is racially insensitive and a racially motivated act,” the mayor said.

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Vallejo City Manager Resigns

07/06/2021 - 5:25 AM By Brittany M.

Greg Nyhoff will get nearly $600,000 as part of the split.

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Member of LA Redistricting Commission Resigns Over Facebook Controversy

07/01/2021 - 7:19 AM By Brittany M.

A member of the Los Angeles City Council Redistricting Commission resigned Tuesday amid ongoing fallout over a private Facebook group that has elicited outrage.

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Councilwoman’s New Staffer Files Suit Against Sacramento

06/22/2021 - 5:49 AM By Brittany M.

Skyler Henry says the city interfered with his First Amendment rights when it tried to get a restraining order against him.

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Tito Ortiz Resigns From Huntington Beach City Council

06/03/2021 - 5:43 AM By Brittany M.

Au revoir, Tito.

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Livermore planning commissioner to keep seat after offensive “ghetto” remark

05/05/2021 - 1:12 PM By Brittany M.

Second chances aren’t all that common these days, but a Livermore planning commissioner is getting one.

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Huntington Beach Mayor Pro Tem Tito Ortiz in the Hot Seat Over Unemployment Claims

05/04/2021 - 7:05 AM By Brittany M.

On the filings, Ortiz wrote that he stopped working for the City on Feb. 9. City Manager Oliver Chi said that's not true.

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