The Sacramento City Council on Tuesday unanimously passed the first spending plan for the Measure L Children’s Fund, a voter-approved initiative to support youth development and violence prevention.

In 2016, the D.C. Council unanimously passed what came to be known as the NEAR Act, a police reform measure meant to increase data collection and transparency in the hopes of creating more ...

Los Angeles County is the nation’s most overgrown local jurisdiction, with the largest population (more than 10 million people) and the largest budget ($43 billion). Its government’s responsibilities ...

Last week, Santa Clara County released an update on the implementation of 2016 Measure A affordable housing bond. Once again, the report demonstrates how the bond is delivering on its promise to ...

“The law hath slept,” declares the Duke of Vienna, but he himself hasn’t been doing so well in that department—at least not according to David Esbjornson’s production of Shakespeare’s Measure for ...

A top priority for the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York in 2016 is a bill that would require workers on buildings 10 stories or higher in New York City, public or private, ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The domestic spending package passed in the House Thursday afternoon includes a measure to help civilian members of the U.S.

These are depressing and uncertain times. Our national government bombards us daily with threats to our democracy and values, with low-income people and people of color under sustained attack. However ...

This November, all San Diego County voters will get to decide whether to raise the sales tax by half a cent to fund road and transportation improvements. Here’s what you need to know. If passed, ...

In Mountain View’s North Bayshore neighborhood, where land abutting Google’s headquarters comes at a premium and the average home is priced close to $2 million, a 100-unit affordable housing ...

In 2016, Humboldt County voters approved a rent control ordinance for mobile home parks. Proponents of the ordinance aimed to protect people from rent hikes who needed affordable housing. Residents of ...