Honolulu is facing a housing shortage, and the city council is considering a tax on empty homes to address the issue.

A proposed City Council measure to penalize real-­property owners who leave their Oahu residences vacant for extended periods of time has a chance to start moving again following the release of the ...

San Bernardino City Council faced intense backlash after holding closed-session meetings without the full council present to ...

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Environmental advocates dressed up as invasive species, including coconut rhinoceros beetles, to raise awareness about the ...

A Kauai councilmember is sounding the alarm on the coconut rhinoceros beetle, calling it an an “all hands on deck” emergency. She says the destructive ...

The city’s law director, Stephen Smith, told the council it takes five people to overturn Stage's mayoral veto. The council could attempt again to do so at its next meeting April 21.

A Los Angeles City Council committee approved a motion Friday seeking to prohibit the use of two specific offensive epithets during civic meetings. The Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental ...

Closure to a north Abilene thoroughfare was approved during Thursday's Abilene City Council meeting. Council members approved a revised proposal for a block closure of North 21st Street near ...

Midland City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at City Hall, 333 W. Ellsworth St., where City Manager Brad Kaye will introduce the proposed 2025-26 city budget. The budget is not yet up for a ...

not just downtown,” Reyes said. Doane Liu, executive director of the city’s tourism department, told council members at Tuesday’s meeting that he expects revenues to double following a ...

Final approval for the bonds is expected at the June 12 council meeting. The next phase in the issuance of a multi-million dollar bond will continue following the Abilene City Council's approval ...