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Fulton property taxes will increase by 4.9 percent in the coming year, but will remain at the bottom of the list of tax rates in other Whiteside County cities. Fulton City Council members have faced a dilemma in how to raise revenue for the 2010-2011...
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A week after Oakland grappled with its highly unpopular new parking rules, Berkeley turned to its parking policy Tuesday night as a way to generate revenue. More News The City Council voted unanimously to take the first step toward increasing the city's...
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Within hours of the Santa Clara City Council voting early Wednesday to back a plan to build a $937 million stadium in the South Bay city, team President Jed York was on morning sports radio trumpeting the deal, which must ultimately be decided by Santa...
Extra security measures will be laid on ahead of the council vote on the plans, which have met fierce opposition. Parents and local people have staged a series of protests, including sit-ins, marches and a roof-top demonstration. The council has carried...
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As the right-wing blogosphere railed and a U.S. senator vowed financial retaliation against the Berkeley City Council for its effort to boot the Marine Corps out of town, three war protesters ratcheted up pressure from the left by chaining
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