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But critics of the project voiced every concern imaginable. Many feared traffic congestion near the site at Deer Hill Road and Pleasant Hill Road, which drivers use as a route to Highway 24. Others said it’s in a wildfire zone and worried that residents or students at nearby Acalanes High School wouldn’t have a clear path to evacuate. Some said the development would harm rare wildlife species on the hillside. One person said it should be redesigned to protect people from COVID-19. Another said it should be put somewhere else, to avoid blemishing views from a scenic highway. … [Read more...] about Lafayette City Council postpones decision on 315 apartments that sparked a housing war

Since 2012, the Seattle Police Department has been under a consent decree with the federal government. The decree was implemented that year after the U.S. Department of Justice released findings of a “pattern or practice” of unconstitutional use of force within the department, according to the city’s website. … [Read more...] about Seattle police cuts face potential federal pushback

“Attack fully or you will never defeat it. That’s the justice agenda,” Cuomo said. “And this has to be done on a federal level and it should be done on a federal level because it’s not a New York issue or California issue or Florida issue. It’s an American issue.” … [Read more...] about Cuomo says New York will pass ‘most aggressive’ policing reforms in country

That’s why the city is now expanding the “Al Fresco” program. It started a few months ago and allowed businesses to expand outdoors onto sidewalks and street parking. Tuesday night, the city council approved the same plan for city-owned parks, parking lots, and plazas. … [Read more...] about San Jose Helping Businesses Open In Public Places To Survive Pandemic

On Monday, Cuomo tweeted that he would “sign additional police reforms” which would require police to report a weapon discharge within six hours; require police departments and courts to track arrest data, including race and ethnicity; and require police to provide medical and mental health needs of those under arrest or in custody “who require it.” … [Read more...] about Cuomo to sign additional police reforms in New York