2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (425+ words) A shortage of commissioners forced San Jose’s Parks and Recreation Commission to postpone its official nomination to rename downtown park Plaza de Cesar Chavez until October, months after a major sex abuse investigation tarnished the late labor leader’s legacy. The…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (422+ words) by: Kristi Smith, The North Platte Bulletin - Sep. 10, 2026 No one spoke Wednesday at the city council’s public hearing on the proposed budget that would collect more property-tax revenue and also lower the city levy for property taxes. The proposed budget…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (361+ words) I’ve lost count of how many times San Rafael officials have asked voters for “just one more tax” to protect essential services. Measure W on the November ballot is the latest, and it’s not a small tax: It would increase…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1693+ words) Background: Voters in 2018 approved a 1.5% sales tax increase — dubbed Measure X. The tax is set to decrease to 1% in 2029 before going away by 2039. The city is asking voters to make the tax permanent to avoid deeper cuts to city services…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (701+ words) Voters in November will decide whether to make a sales tax increase, geared toward funding public safety, maintenance and youth programs, permanent. In 2018, voters approved a 1.5% sales tax increase — dubbed Measure X. That rate was designed to decrease to 1% in…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (714+ words) Just a week out from the city’s budget vote, the San Antonio City Council remains divided on major top-line spending issues that could radically shape the size and direction of city government. The council has approved several budgets without the…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (170+ words) kjzz.org Phoenix council votes to change name of the Cesar Chavez city holiday to Farmworkers Day The Phoenix City Council voted on Wednesday to permanently change the name of the city holiday that previously recognized the late labor leader…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (717+ words) Tucson will indefinitely pause renaming all city property after a narrowly divided council declined to make an immediate decision on whether to rename a Westside park after a Tucson resident some residents say has a controversial past. Wednesday’s call to…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (461+ words) TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — The Tucson City Council voted to pause a proposal to rename Joaquin Murrieta Park after civil rights activist Salomon Baldenegro at Wednesday night's meeting, after the council said new allegations of domestic violence were brought to their…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (211+ words) For UFCW retail members, the primary concern is the expansion of self-checkout technology and its negative impact on workers as well as consumers. Store employees are often required to oversee as many as ten or more self-checkout stations while also…...