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  • Report: Detroit Has Negative Cash Flow of $162M
  • Detroit is broke and faces a bleak future given the precarious financial path it's on, according to a new report out by the city's state-appointed emergency manager.

  • San Diego Mayor Building Economic Bridges to Tijuana
  • Satellite city offices are not uncommon for large cities, but San Diego Mayor Bob Filner’s newest outpost is in another country. By opening San Diego’s Tijuana office this year, the mayor hopes to promote cross-border relations and foster economic partnerships.

  • Amtrak Unveils Locomotives to Replace Aging Fleet
  • When Amtrak unveils the first of 70 new locomotives Monday at a plant in California, it will mark what the national passenger railroad service hopes will be a new era of better reliability, streamlined maintenance and better energy efficiency.

  • Tracking the Carbon Footprints of Cities
  • Scientists have found that urban hubs with over 10 million people are increasingly responsible for human-caused global warming, prompting closer study of cities across the country and around the globe.



  • Downtown Detroit Projects Derailed Over Financing
  • The reluctance of banks and major pension funds to underwrite loans for downtown projects has been a consistent problem for the struggling city.



  • D.C. to Open Hybrid Traditional-Charter School
  • D.C. Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson described the effort as a first-of-its-kind partnership that will produce neither a traditional school nor a charter school but something in between.

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