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San José Mayor Matt Mahan Unveils Performance-Pay, No-New-Taxes Plan in Governor Bid

The long-shot Democrat is using a results-first message to stand out in a crowded June primary.

L.A. County Reports First Drop in Homeless Deaths, Driven by Fewer Overdoses

Mamdani Names Erin Dalton to Lead New York City’s Department of Social Services

Mamdani Restores NYC Encampment Sweeps With DHS-Led 7-Day Outreach Plan

NYC Cold Snap Deaths Under Review Reach 26 as City Hall Faces Scrutiny Over Reporting Shift

NYC Confirms 19 Outdoor Deaths in Prolonged Freeze — Seven More Hypothermia Fatalities Occurred in Private Homes

New York City Cold-Snap Deaths Rise to 22 as Council Probes Outreach Failures

NYC Cold Snap Deaths Rise to 16 as Code Blue Response Expands

NYC Cold Snap Death Toll Hits 14 as City Opens Single-Room Shelter Units

NYC Confirms 10 Found Dead in Freeze as Outreach Ramps Up and Causes Remain Under Review

Austin Activates Five Nights of Cold Weather Shelters as Freeze Returns

Federal Judge Expands L.A. Contempt Case to Examine Alleged Brown Act Breaches

Judge Keeps Injunction on Berkeley Encampment Sweep Following Leptospirosis Alert

Minneapolis Mayor Frey Vetoes Encampment Services Ordinance

Adams Presses Mamdani on Homelessness, Public Safety and Rent Plans

Hochul and Adams Rebuke Mamdani’s Plan to Curb NYPD Encampment Sweeps

San Jose, Caltrans Strike Deal Authorizing City to Clear Encampments on State Land

Texas and Austin Launch Parallel Encampment Sweeps as City Offers Shelter, Questions State Plan

Sixth Body Found in Houston Bayous in Two Weeks as Police Reject Serial-Killer Link

Minneapolis Fortifies Lake Street Sites After Two Mass Shootings Leave 13 Wounded