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Hayward dispatchers and public safety personnel are having to track calls using pen and paper
Hayward dispatchers and public safety personnel are having to track calls using pen and paper
Chief Joe Jardin claims Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh ignored a call to support the ban and would not invite city council members to training on the fires
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The agency made the move after an EasyMile shuttle in Columbus braked suddenly, causing a passenger to fall from a seat and suffer a minor injury.
The 2nd Circuit said the plain language of relevant laws make clear that the U.S. attorney general can impose conditions on states and municipalities receiving money
Berkeley’s idea is the latest creative solution proposed to ease California’s housing crisis, which would give renters “the first refusal and right to purchase” when their apartment buildings or rented homes are put on the market.
Some of the most popular ballot-marking machines register votes in bar codes that the human eye cannot decipher; that’s a problem, researchers say
A bill working its way through the Alabama Legislature seeks to limit city governments’ use of occupational taxes to address revenue shortfalls
More than 1,000 dams in Mississippi have no hazard rating because of a backlog of work for state regulators. This also means they’re not yet required to have formal emergency action plans in case of breach.
The Secret Service is striving to help local officials identify potential school violence perpetrators before they strike.
A report from the U.S. Geological Survey shows how public-private partnerships could become a critical component for safeguarding the land and benefiting the economy.
San Francisco is “very close” to having a five-year test program running that will allow officials to more easily take control over those deemed incapable of their own care due to mental illness.
The new initiative is inspired by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s approach to finding homes for people suddenly displaced by hurricanes.