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South Jordan city manager may take Florida job

Deseret Morning News (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago

City leaders here may soon have to start searching for a new city manager.

Davis, California, May Become a Charter City So That It Can Use IRV

Ballot Access News (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

In California, only charter cities have the freedom to use Instant-Runoff Voting to elect their own city officers. Davis, California voters voted in 2006 to use IRV, but since Davis is not a charter city, the vote cannot have any effect. But on July 22, the Davis City Council voted to put the [...]

Randy Oliver new Surprise (AZ) city manager

The Peoria Chronicle (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

The city council of Surprise, Arizona, unanimously selected Randy Oliver as their new city manager. Randy, of course, was previously the city manager here in Peoria. Since he left, Henry Holling has been the interim city manager while the council continues to look for a permanent replacement. Oliver is arriving in Surprise [...]

A new country - Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, Luxembourg

TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago

Jump to the full entry & travel map Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, Luxembourg Took train into Luxembourg spending night in Luxembourg city.

4th Circuit Upholds City Council Mandate For Non-Denominational Invocations

Religion Clause (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago

Yesterday in Turner v. City Council of Fredericksburg , (4th Cir., July 23, 2008), the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of appeals upheld the policy of Fredericksburg, Virginia's city council requiring prayers which open its sessions to be nondenominational. In an opinion by former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, sitting by designation on the case, the court held that legislative...

City recruiting for CRA board

Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago

The city is looking for people to sit on its Community Redevelopment Agency board.

No, I haven't resigned, city manager insists

Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago

Orange City Manager John McCue said Wednesday that he had not resigned, a day after Mayor Harley Strickland suggested otherwise at a city meeting. McCue has been a controversial figure in the city and was narrowly awarded a 5 percent raise earlier this month. Strickland claimed that on Friday, McCue said he would be resigning, and he mentioned it at Tuesday's City Council...

City Room: Recalling a City Hall Assassination

New York Times (Free subscription) | yesterday

On July 23, 2003, City Councilman James E. Davis of Brooklyn was assassinated at City Hall by a political rival, Othniel Askew, 31.

City of the Past, City of the Future

Richard Spencer (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago

The other day I wrote for the main paper about the shutdown of major industries in Beijing, such as the shift of the giant Capital Steelworks from the Shijingshan district in the west of the city to the coast, and how it represented the end of Chairman Mao's dream of Beijing as a workers' industrial paradise.

2009 Tour of California cities announced

Cyclelicious (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago

2009 Tour of California to cross Golden Gate Bridge Amgen Tour of California race organizer AEG announced the 16 start and finish cities for the 2009 edition of the Tour of California today. Eight new locations have been added to the list of host cities. The new cities -- Davis, Santa Cruz, Merced, Clovis, Visalia, Paso Robles, Rancho Bernardo and Escondido -- join Sacramento,...

• City of San Jose, California: San Jose Announced as Host City for Expanded 2009 Amgen Tour of California - Market Wire

Japan: Six Eco Cities

Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | yesterday

Martin J Frid from Kurashi blogs about Japan government's policy on eco model cities.

Man shot in Alphabet City after dropping child at school

NY Daily News (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

A man in his 50s was shot in Alphabet City after dropping his child off at school this morning, police said.

Mbarara Set to Upgrade to City Status

All Africa (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago

AFTER years of lobbying and preparations, Mbarara Municipality, the largest town in western Uganda is to acquire city status. The municipality mayor, Wilson Tumwine, said the municipality had met all the conditions required to become a city.

London third most expensive city

BBC News (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago

London is the third most expensive city in the world to live in for expatriates, with Moscow and Tokyo leading the list.

Moscow tops list of pricey cities

ziomal.biz (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago

Moscow tops the league of the most expensive cities to live in for expatriates, followed by Tokyo and London.