“I lived in Lafayette all my life, but I only realized in the later times how white the schools were ... and how little socioeconomic diversity there was,” a young college student named Benji Levine said during the meeting. He and his brother, Jeremy Levine, recently formed a group called Inclusive Lafayette to advocate for dense housing, touting the environmental benefits and hoping to draw a wider variety of people into the community of tawny hillsides, good schools and horse stables. … [Read more...] about Lafayette City Council postpones decision on 315 apartments that sparked a housing war
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Seattle police cuts face potential federal pushback
The proposals seek to reduce the police department by as many as 100 officers and cut nearly $4 million of its $400 million annual budget. The vote came after weeks of police protests in the city and throughout the country, prompted by the death of George Floyd while in the custody of Minneapolis police in May. … [Read more...] about Seattle police cuts face potential federal pushback
Cuomo says New York will pass ‘most aggressive’ policing reforms in country
“You have New York City, that is still reeling from the COVID virus, and now you have this night of looting, that I’m telling you shook people in the city to the core,” Cuomo said Sunday. “You don’t need police? You don’t need police?” … [Read more...] about Cuomo says New York will pass ‘most aggressive’ policing reforms in country
San Jose Helping Businesses Open In Public Places To Survive Pandemic
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
Cuomo to sign additional police reforms in New York
"I'm going to sign an executive order today that will require local governments and police departments … to develop a plan that reinvents and modernizes police strategies," Cuomo said at his daily press briefing Friday. ”That plan then has to be enacted into local law — every city, every county — it has to be done by April 1. If it's not done by April 1, and if it's not passed, they're not going to be eligible for state funding.” … [Read more...] about Cuomo to sign additional police reforms in New York
