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Richmond City Council Tackles Aerial Mind Control

05/26/2015 - 5:54 AM By Brittany M.

Queue “The Twilight Zone” theme song.

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Long Beach City Council Endorses “Meatless Mondays”

05/21/2015 - 5:29 AM By Brittany M.

The move may have been little more than symbolic, but it has delighted cows and chickens everywhere.

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El Monte Official in Hot Water After Islam Comment

05/18/2015 - 5:20 PM By Brittany M.

The Council on American Islamic Relations is calling for the city planner's resignation. 

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City offers training on how to cope with majority-female council

05/14/2015 - 8:25 AM By Anthony York

Women currently hold seven of the 11 seats on Austin’s City Council.

Clearly, this is a bit too much for some Texans to handle.

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Protesters Overrun Oakland City Council Meeting

05/07/2015 - 11:37 AM By Ashley Underlee

An Oakland city council meeting was overrun Tuesday evening when a crowd of protesters stormed the building.

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City official takes bathroom trip -- with microphone turned on

05/05/2015 - 7:51 AM By Anthony York

If the case of Robert Durst didn’t give us enough of a warning about the dangers of a life microphone in the bathroom, we have a new reminder from a city official in Georgetown, Texas.

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William Shatner has idea to solve state's water crisis

04/23/2015 - 7:17 AM By Anthony York

Lots of people have ideas about how to solve California’s water problem. Now, you can add William Shatner to the list.

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Venice Beach council wants topless sunbathing for women

04/23/2015 - 6:41 AM By Anthony York

The Venice Neighborhood Council said this week that it "supports women being afforded the same rights as men to sunbathe topless." The council vote was 12-2.

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Hundreds of Dogs Descend on Huntington Beach for So Cal Corgi Beach Day

04/13/2015 - 11:23 PM By Brittany M.

Caution: cuteness overload. 

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San Francisco Still #2 in the Nation for Ivory Imports

04/02/2015 - 5:00 AM By Brittany M.

Despite a notable track record on animal rights issues and a statewide ban on elephant tusks, the City of San Francisco remains second in the nation for ivory imports.

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