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Palo Alto City Council Pursues “Urgency” Ordinance to Protect Retail

04/07/2015 - 5:30 AM By Brittany M.

In a 7-0 vote Monday night, Palo Alto city council members decided to pursue an “urgency ordinance” aimed at protecting the city’s flailing retail businesses.

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L.A. City Council Approves Temporary “Mansionization” Restrictions

03/31/2015 - 2:59 AM By Brittany M.

The Los Angeles City Council approved new temporary restrictions Wednesday aimed at curtailing so-called “mansionization” in 20 L.A. neighborhoods.

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Hermosa Beach voters to decide city's oil future

03/03/2015 - 10:54 AM By Anthony York

Hermosa Beach must decide if it’s an oil town

 

Hermosa Beach is a tourist mecca, known for good beaches and better waves.

 

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Palm Springs considers assistance for displaced renters

02/19/2015 - 11:05 AM By Anthony York

The condo-ization of Palm Springs is displacing dozens of city residents, as more and more apartment buildings are turned into individual units and put up for sale, or being torn down to make way f

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In San Francisco, even government is booming

01/12/2015 - 9:18 PM By Anthony York

In San Francisco, it seems, everything is booming.

 

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Changes to state employment law set to go into effect

12/16/2014 - 2:43 PM By Anthony York

 

Two major new changes to the Fair Employment and Housing act are set to go into effect next year, thanks to laws signed by Gov. Jerry Brown.

 

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Manteca Faces Criticism Over New Homeless Encampment Rules

11/13/2014 - 5:45 AM By Brittany M.

In the age of social media, no policy is local. The City of Manteca learned that the hard way this week after new rules on homeless encampments captured international attention—and ire.

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L.A. City Council Goes After ‘McMansions’

11/06/2014 - 6:15 AM By Brittany M.

The Los Angeles City Council moved to curb the process of “mansionization” in some L.A. neighborhoods Tuesday, following numerous complaints from residents.

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Move by San Francisco to grab underwater mortgages could trigger statewide eminent domain fight

10/30/2014 - 2:49 PM By Anthony York

 

The next front in the eminent domain wars may have been opened in San Francisco this week.

 

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Los Angeles Ditches Flat Rooftop Policy

10/02/2014 - 6:47 AM By Brittany M.

Los Angeles could soon be on the cusp of an architectural Golden Age, thanks to new revisions of the city’s municipal code.

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