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This Motel is a Hotbed for Drugs and Crime. L.A.’s City Attorney Wants to Force Its Managers to Live In It.

05/01/2019 - 7:17 PM By Brittany M.

L.A. seeks to give three motel managers a taste of their own medicine.

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Leaks, Mysteries, and Conspiracy Theories Follow SF Public Defender’s Death

03/04/2019 - 7:15 PM By Brittany M.

Is San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi being smeared in death because of his history of criticizing the SFPD?

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Florida Mayor Charged With Attempted Murder After Opening Fire on Swat Team

02/26/2019 - 9:00 AM By Brittany M.

We’ve covered plenty of bizarre stories involving city officials over the years, but this one just may take the cake.

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Duke, Beloved Dog Mayor, Dies at 13

02/26/2019 - 8:57 AM By Brittany M.

He was a very good boy.

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Rare Snow Hit SoCal Last Week and We’re Still Not Over It

02/26/2019 - 6:02 AM By Brittany M.

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SF Fire Station Forced to Give Up Its Cat

02/12/2019 - 3:42 AM By Brittany M.

Poor Edna.

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Typhus Crisis Hits L.A. City Hall

02/12/2019 - 3:31 AM By Brittany M.

The building is crawling with flea-infested rats and they’re transmitting a potentially deadly disease.

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Idyllwild’s Four-Legged Mayor Will Warm Your Heart

12/20/2018 - 4:33 AM By Brittany M.

The mayor of Idyllwild is a very good boy.

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This Nine-Year-Old Convinced His Town to Ditch a Ban on Snowball Fights

12/05/2018 - 2:37 PM By Brittany M.

Not all heroes wear capes.

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This Oregon Town Just Elected a Teenage Mayor

11/12/2018 - 7:47 AM By Brittany M.

And by the way, he looks a lot like Ben Wyatt from Parks & Rec.

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