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Hit the brakes! The speed limit is changing from the standard 25 miles per hour in a handful of high-traffic spots.
The San Diego City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved lower speed limits in several high-traffic areas around the city.
City officials may sue the owners of two motels and a restaurant after nearly 1,500 police calls to their properties in the past three years.
Tensions were high at the April 8 Milton City Council meeting after they received another delay in their wastewater treatment plant. On March 27, the county tabled the city’s request for a conditional ...
MIAMI — The Miami City Commission has deferred a vote on a proposal to create lifetime term limits for elected officials, with the commission’s chairwoman — the necessary swing vote — saying the ...
A 13-year-old passenger died Wednesday, April 9, days after a single-vehicle crash in Santa Ana that killed four others. She was hospitalized after the crash on Saturday and placed on life support ...
Maps also consider “terrain-specific hazards, sundowner wind patterns and evacuation complexities,” fire agencies said in a joint statement Wednesday. The City of Santa Barbara will be merging ...
Royer listed an address within Granbury’s city limits. Records the officer sought from a vacation rentals website showed that address was marketed and rented out to customers as many as 31 ...
Santa Monica beach will not host beach volleyball at the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics. Mayor Lana Negrete said the two sides couldn't agree on things like logistics, financial guarantees and more.
GOLETA, CA, April 9, 2025 – The State of Goleta is strong according to Mayor Paula Perotte. The Mayor gave her 2025 State of the City Address last night, April 8, 2025, at a bustling Goleta Community ...
suggested to council that the city impose a moratorium on all mineral activities within city limits until the Yukon’s mineral legislation is modernized, arguing that companies should not be ...
Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. The City of Santa Barbara has earned national recognition for their Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Operating Budget. The two awards ...