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San Diego Council Repeals Balboa Park Paid Parking and Lowers Trash Fee as It Passes FY2026‑27 Budget

A closed‑session settlement ends paid park parking and cuts the typical single‑family trash charge to $38.75 next year, shifting the cost pressure into future budgets.

Philly Schools Will Not Restore 340 Positions After City’s One‑Time $48 Million Payment

New Panel Says Dallas City Hall Can Be Repaired in Phases With Staff Remaining

Georgia Town Sues DHS to Block 10,000-Bed ICE Facility in Social Circle

Kansas City Committee Advances Washington Square Park Royals Stadium Plan

Austin Approves $500 Fines for Excessive Engine Noise

San Francisco Expands Tenderloin Late-Night Store Curfew to SoMa After 8–2 Vote

Dallas Pension Board Narrowly Backs $11 Billion, 30-Year Plan, Settling Fight With City

Cincinnati Panel Backs $8.1 Million Protest-Arrest Settlement, Sends It to Full Council

Forest Hills Homeowners Sue NYC, Say NYPD Used Private Streets for Stadium Crowds

Tucson Woman Arrested in Online Threat That Halted Tempe City Council Meeting

Minneapolis Council’s Lawsuit Decision on Private Encampment Remains Unclear After Closed Session

Judge Rebukes Philadelphia Over Delay in Ellen Greenberg Reexamination, Sets Oct. 14 Deadline