2026 is shaping up to be a year of city council candidates with problematic pasts.You may recall…
Is This the Coolest Government Job Ever? Denver, Detroit Hire First Chief Story Tellers.
Some cities are reclaiming the narrative with their own “chief story tellers.”
Three Women at the Center of One of Kern’s Biggest Crime Mysteries Are Lobbying for More Public Safety Funds
Diane Byrne, Cheryl Holsonbake, and Jane Parrent are the mothers of the so-called Bakersfield Three — two deceased young men and a missing young woman whose cases are believed to be connected by family members and crime sleuths.
McFarland Hires Interim Replacement for Missing City Manager
Will the city ever get the answers it’s looking for?
Scarface for Council: Rapper Makes Run for Houston City Government
Brad Jordan, also known as “Scarface” from the hip-hop group Geto Boys, has announced his candidacy for Houston’s District D council seat.
McFarland Seeks Answers in Strange Disappearance of its City Manager
John Wooner has been missing since Tuesday, May 14.
Bloody Brawl Erupts Between Officials at Contract Cities Event
The CCCA has suspended the City of Commerce's membership after the melee.
Why is Milpitas So Stinky? The City Will Spend $85,000 to Find Out.
Something’s rotten in Milpitas. Will we finally find out what it is?
Santa Rosa Man Gets Back at the City With Nude Mannequins
Tall fences make good neighbors.