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• L.A.'s Bike Share Hits a Roadblock
• Jun. 28, 2013
• The company behind the plan to place as many as 4,000 rental bikes around the city delays the launch after learning it can't sell advertising on its kiosks.

• Is Big Data Just for Big Cities?
• Jun. 28, 2013
• Small and midsize cities are behind in harnessing data to make a city run smarter. Dubuque, Iowa, is bucking that trend.

• Most Metro Areas Will Wait a Long Time to Regain Lost Jobs
• Jun. 27, 2013
• More than half of all U.S. metro areas won't regain the jobs lost in the recession until the second half of 2015 or later, an analysis for the U.S. Conference of Mayors says.

• NYC Passes Paid Sick Time Law over Bloomberg's Veto
• Jun. 27, 2013
• New York City is becoming the most populous place in the United States to make businesses provide workers with paid sick time, after lawmakers overrode a mayoral veto early Thursday to pass a law expected to affect more than 1 million workers.

• NYC Council Rebuffs Bloomberg in Police Oversight Vote
• Jun. 27, 2013
• The New York City Council approved two bills to protect minorities from overzealous police, setting up a clash with Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who says the laws would make it more difficult to fight crime and terrorism.

• Chicago's Bike Share to Roll Out Friday
• Jun. 27, 2013
• The city follows Washington, D.C., and New York City in offering such a program.

• In a City of Delinquents, Philadelphia Mayor Nutter Failed to Pay His Bills On Time
• Jun. 20, 2013
• The same man who has repeatedly staged news conferences to publicly shame tax deadbeats - was delinquent on his gas bill and received a three-day shutoff notice from Philadelphia Gas Works.

• Unused Houston Astrodome May Become Massive Convention Center
• Jun. 20, 2013
• The Houston Astrodome, an iconic stadium that’s fallen into disrepair since it was shuttered four years ago, could see new life as a giant convention center and exhibition space under a plan recommended by a county board on Wednesday.

• Post-Bloomberg: Will Innovation in NYC Dry Up?
• Jun. 19, 2013
• A new report gives the next mayor of New York City a set of innovative reforms that have proven effective and scalable in other cities.

• Bill to Require Notification of Spying Operations Advances in New Jersey
• Jun. 19, 2013
• A state Senate panel advanced legislation that would require out-of-state law enforcement agencies to notify New Jersey authorities before conducting counterterrorism operations within its borders.

• Garcetti Aims to Be Different Kind of L.A. Mayor
• Jun. 18, 2013
• Since his victory last month, Mayor-elect Eric Garcetti has set himself to the task of being a more low-key public official than his predecessor. He is not using a transition team studded with big names and has scraped plans for a black-tie inaugural ball, opting instead for a public party in Grand Park with music and food.

• Bloomberg Explores Requiring Food Composting in NYC
• Jun. 17, 2013
• Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, who has tried to curb soda consumption, ban smoking in parks and encourage bike riding, is taking on a new cause: requiring New Yorkers to separate their food scraps for composting.

• Philadelphia Council OKs New Property, Cigarette Taxes
• Jun. 14, 2013
• Regarding school funding, Council unanimously passed a new $2-per-pack cigarette tax as part of Mayor Nutter's plan to help the school district close a $304 million budget hole.

• Bloomberg's Plan to Fight Climate Change Faces Obstacles
• Jun. 13, 2013
• The projects will have to pass through an array of government agencies, billions of dollars in financing must be secured; and of course the mayor is leaving office at the end of the year, and there is no guarantee that his successors will embrace all of the components.

• Judge Rules Tennessee Violated Occupy Nashville's 1st Amendment Rights
• Jun. 13, 2013
• Occupy protests spread around the country in 2011, mostly by citizens who were taking aim at the country’s income disparities and what they saw as an overly cozy relationship between federal politicians and Wall Street financiers.