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• D.C. Council Fails to Override 'Living Wage' Veto
• Sep. 18, 2013
• The D.C. Council failed Tuesday to overturn a mayoral veto of a hotly contested measure requiring the city’s largest retailers to pay their workers no less than 50 percent more than the current minimum wage.

• Democratic Runner-Up Bows Out of New York Mayor Race
• Sep. 17, 2013
• Democrat Bill de Blasio became his party's presumptive nominee in the race for New York City mayor on Monday, after his chief rival Bill Thompson conceded the primary and Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave his endorsement for the general election.

• D.C. Mayor Vetoes ‘Living Wage’ Bill Aimed at Walmart
• Sep. 13, 2013
• District Mayor Vincent C. Gray vetoed legislation Thursday that would force the city’s largest retailers to pay a super-minimum wage to their workers, ending two months of uncertainty over the controversial bill’s fate and setting up a decisive override vote at the D.C. Council as early as Tuesday.

• Democrats Urge Runner-Up to Give Up in NYC Mayoral Primary
• Sep. 12, 2013
• New York City’s Democratic power brokers moved swiftly on Wednesday to prevent a combative sequel to the party’s primary for mayor, as union officials and party leaders rallied around the front-runner, Bill de Blasio, and urged the second-place finisher, William C. Thompson Jr., to end his quest for a runoff election.

• The Rise of Cities and the Mayors Who Run Them
• Sep. 12, 2013
• With the feds and states more marginalized than ever, cities -- and the mayors who run them -- are growing stronger.

• NYC Mayoral Primary: De Blasio Leads Democrats, Lhota Wins GOP Nomination
• Sep. 11, 2013
• Bill de Blasio, an activist-turned-operative and now the city’s public advocate, celebrated a remarkable come-from-behind surge, it was not clear if he had won the 40 percent needed to avoid a runoff election on Oct. 1 with William C. Thompson Jr., who finished second.

• New D.C. Traffic Cameras Catch Stop Sign, Crosswalk Violators
• Sep. 11, 2013
• The city’s beefed-up automated force also will nab drivers who run stop signs and encroach on pedestrian crosswalks, and truckers who drive overweight trucks through neighborhoods where they are prohibited.

• San Antonio Adopts Disputed Gay Rights Ordinance
• Sep. 6, 2013
• San Antonio's leaders on Thursday approved anti-bias protections for gay and transgender residents, over the disapproval of top Texas Republicans and religious conservatives who packed a City Council hearing and occasionally shamed supporters for comparing the issue to the civil rights movement.

• New Traffic System Improves Minneapolis' Flow
• Sep. 4, 2013
• Lights are timed so that successive traffic lights remain green, allowing for rush-hour traffic to get in and out of the city more efficiently, said Steve Kotke, director of the Minneapolis Public Works Department.

• Bay Bridge Opens New East Span to Traffic
• Sep. 3, 2013
• The Bay Bridge - now with a soaring, signature tower anchoring the new east span - is finally open.

• Commentary
• Goodbye Governing, Hello San Diego
• Sep. 1, 2013
• After 26 years, this journalist will stop writing and start doing in San Diego as the city’s newest urban planner.

• Will D.C.’s Defiance Toward Walmart Spread?
• Sep. 1, 2013
• Even though Walmart threatened to pull the plug on plans for D.C. stores if the City Council passed a bill to force it to pay more than the minimum wage, they passed it anyway. Labor advocates are hoping more cities will follow.

• Fast-Food Workers Lead Nationwide Minimum-Wage Protests
• Aug. 29, 2013
• In the pre-Labor Day walkout, workers in at least 58 cities will picket restaurants such as McDonald's, Burger King and KFC during peak lunch hours, calling for $15-an hour-pay and the right to form a union without fear of retaliation. The event is also intended to roughly coincide with the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, a protest as much about economic justice as civil rights.

• NYPD Designates Mosques as Terrorist Organizations
• Aug. 29, 2013
• The New York Police Department has secretly labeled entire mosques as terrorist organizations, a designation that allows police to use informants to record sermons and spy on imams, often without specific evidence of criminal wrongdoing.

• Broadband: Public Officials Want More Government Participation
• Aug. 29, 2013
• A Governing survey shows strong support for government-run fiber networks, but it’s less clear how they will get built.