City Atty. Carmen Trutanich has overstepped the bounds of his office, but it's not too late to turn things around.Carmen Trutanich took office as Los Angeles city attorney on July 1. Independent of the dominant forces at City Hall, he seemed to promise a breath of fresh air. But instead, he has been misusing the powers of his office.Trutanich has hinted menacingly of "criminal aspects" to his inquiry...
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India has 35 cities with million-plus population, with Mumbai leading the pack with a population of about 17 million. The question arises — can individual cities grow forever and whether there is an optimum city size? This is an important question as development plans of cities frequently follow the direction of development rather than guiding them. Is the current size of cities justifiable in terms...
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Along with making a presentation on what a good city should be like and how it should be developed, Enrique Penalosa, former mayor of Bogota, Colombia, suggested to Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi that Ahmedabad should be developed into a city that reflects its character and values, on Monday.Talking about the suggestions he made to Modi, Penalosa said, "Unlike cities in China, Indian cities have...
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L.A. City Council must end the fight over ending the city controller-city attorney fightCouncil members should either order City Atty. Carmen Trutanich to drop the case or agree to pay a key lawyer in the dispute.The endless loop that is the Los Angeles city controller-city attorney dispute returns on Tuesday to the City Council, which has the power to put the matter to rest but has so far shown not...
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The city unit of CPI (M) urged the government to announce a special package for the flood-affected residents of Kurnool city saying the help from the government and outside agencies was inadequate.CPI city secretary S.N. Rasool, district secretary Ramanjaneyulu and Raithu Sangham district Secretary K. Jagannatham said every flood victim in the city should get help from the government.They alleged that...
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Indiana Supreme Court will decide whether a share of East Chicago casino revenues earmarked for economic development should go to a nonprofit corporation or to the city.The court will hear arguments Thursday in a lawsuit filed by Foundations of East Chicago against officials in the northwest Indiana city and the Indiana attorney general.The 2007 state budget redirected a $6 million annual payment to...
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city would soon have satellitemapping and land audit to avoid encroachments on open spaces,as per Maharashtra government's mission to make the financialcapital slum-free.The decision was taken at a meeting of the HousingDepartment chaired by Chief Minister Ashok Chavan today.Chavan suggested that in order to make the city slumfree, satellite mapping and third party land audit would beconducted, an...
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Honda's exceedingly triumphant Accord and Civic cultivated the path for the Honda City, a reasonably priced automobile intended for city utilization. Launched in the early part of the eighties as a hatchback in specified countries, the suitably labeled City was a more reasonable model for working consumers driving inside the city and required a substantial level of pleasure. The City has seen sensational...
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MULBERRY | The city's voters decided Tuesday to put the future of the city’s police services in the hands of the City Commission.The 20 percent of citizens who voted passed a charter amendment, 363 votes to 55 votes, that gives city commissioners authority to keep the existing department or contract with another agency for police services.“The people have spoken that they’re ready for this change”...
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